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SO has been wanting to eat this tapioca dessert. Today boh cho kang, so I eng eng made this for dessert. Hmm....from my recollection living in Sg, I think it's being eaten with coconut cream. But then again, I thought there was also a hint of gula melaka. Anyways, I made both sauces.

A sample of games prezzie. :-P

Heh heh~~~make a guess, did I made these? *blushing*

Buy from supermart one lah, not about to try it home made 'cos easily available here and inexpensive too. But my version bah. If lazy to cook, that could jolly well be a meal too. :-P

*sobs sobs* Nong time no eat ah. But then even if it went on sale, the body cannot afford it. *blushing* Neyways, I'm going to get some to make durian pudding for an upcoming Christmas party. Heh heh~~~~ Wah raos....even as I upload the picture, looking at the thick creamy flesh, hmm...yum yum!

An improved version. It almost look like mini "huat kueh". :-P

Okay okay....I know it's a bit, okay, not a bit but too early to be posting CNY cookies. Show you first lah and then see what I can come up with next year. :-P

And then I added crushed peanuts to the dough. Jiak liao buay teng.

Love this CNY cookie. Melts in the mouth. Yum yum.

One of my fav too. Grated cassava with gula melaka.

Yeah, somebody got this for Christmas. *hint hint* She rans a restaurant on Hwy 7/Kennedy. Kekekeke~~~~

Alamak.....pai seh.....I realised the cookies looked burnt eh? But ho jiak leh. *blushing* Ka ki kong hor? Modelled after the traditional fruit cake, I used partial of the ingredients for this cookie.

Okay, don't get excited, nobody got the freebies. I used the tin for storage nia.

Some new "faces" in 2005. Hmm.....I noticed the same guest in the same seat, wearing the same outfit? hee hee..... Well, that was the last batch 'cos yours truly took a break in 2006 and didn't bake any.

The canto say "kiu mm pa gao, jui gan yu sau". Hee hee....if u no understand, sorry lah. Okay lah, translate lah. It means, oh....hold on to your bladder....it's direct translation ah......"trick not afraid old, most important must accept". Ho lah ho lah....don't make sense lah. My point was I made these in 2004 and will repeat the feat this year. Heh heh~~~~ Oh, can you guess/name the cookies therein? Got prezzies, know? :-P

My maiden effort with doing log cookies. Quite a challenge for me to avoid the log from falling apart. :P

I prefer doing drop cookies, no need to shape them.....hee hee.........

Well, Christmas is round the corner and it's time to do some serious baking. This is chopped cashews topped with quartered cherries.

Eaten with brown sugar and freshly grated coconut. Or, if you wanna go "lite", you can eat it "as is".

My version of zi zar ee mee. Anyhow ga sak bo tak lah.

Not really sure how to do this 'cos haven't had this for a long time. I dip nian gao in light batter and then pan fry. Do you think it look like bak kua aka pork jerky? Hur hur~~~~

Hee hee....don't know the name for it but basically, it's steamed grated cassava rolled in grated coconut. One of my favourites. :-D

A relative gave me this recipe and the molds along with it. My challenge was I couldn't get ovalette here. Anyways, I went ahead without the ovalette and it turned out alright.

Well, I couldn't possibily ignore the main lead of this family. So, here she is. Your familiar 9-layer kueh lapis.

Not me, not me............I didn't do this. :P A good friend made these. She's really good at it and it taste shiokalicious!!!! :-D

I made these. :P I find this better than the "jiu zhen gao" because the gula melaka portion gave a "pang pang" taste. :D

Well, I saw this duo colour kueh on a certain site and thought, "hey, I can do this." I don't know what flour is being used. For me, I used rice and tapioca flour. Green portion is pandan and the brown, gula melaka. Wanna have a "Name the Kueh" Contest? Hee hee..........

A friend wanted to know/see how the kueh ambon pan looks like. Okies, S......you know who you are. Nah.....mai kong boh. hee hee..........you owe me one. :P Erm...pardon the photography eh. Blame the crappy camera lah. Psst....looking for donation to "Buy New Digital Camera Fund". Any interest? Kekekekeke~~~~

My first and only attempt. Find it beri mah huan to handle the banana leaves lah.

Braised dried scallops & chinese mushrooms in oyster sauce with lettuce. I like dishes like this. Actually, I can eat bland food. :P

I got this recipe from the Canadian Living magazine. Marinate fish in salsa sauce and apricot jam, then bake it. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Hmm.....yum yum!

Not really a fan of sotong but thought I'll give this a try.

Hee hee......can you guess that I like shrimps? But eat shrimps with shells hor, better to eat at home. Yum yum....fingers licking good. :-D

A fellow S'porean cooks up a really awesome version. I learnt it from him. Love the sambal but not when cooking it 'cos the house smells. Love this dish with nasi lemak. Hmm.....I hope I get invited to this friend's house again! :P

My version of hae mee.....strictly shrimps 'cos me no like meat! :P But my friends dish up really superb prawns noodle soup that I hid mine in the closet. Hur hur.........