Category Archives: Close to Heart & Home

Family, friends & home

Tackling The Five Thousand Dollar Buns Recipe

Posted on November 27, 2014 by The Giddy Tigress

So apparently the creator of this recipe utilised five thousand dollars (I’m assuming RMB) to obtain this supposedly super soft and super fluffy buns that are to die for.  I tried a tweaked version a few months ago, but it … Continue reading →

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Homemade Pulut Tai Tai with Two Ingredients From My Garden!

Posted on November 15, 2014 by The Giddy Tigress

Here’s a delicacy I have been dying to make for the longest time.  It’s called pulut tai tai, and it is one of the prettiest looking nyonya kueh you’ll ever see.  It’s one of my husband’s favorites too!  Made from glutinous rice, pulut tai … Continue reading →

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Board Games Certainly Don’t Make Me Bored!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by The Giddy Tigress

Today, I’m going to tell you why I love board games.  Yes, you read right…I love board games. What’s not to love?  It’s interesting, stimulating, sometimes mind boggling and some even create an opportunity for exercising those weary limbs.  Think … Continue reading →

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Grandmother Bread: My Current Go-to Homemade Bread

Posted on November 5, 2014 by The Giddy Tigress

There’s a reason why I have not been posting about my bread-making escapades of late.  I started out making and perfecting that loaf of bread with the milk loaf, and ever since, I had been using that.  Hence, no reason … Continue reading →

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Homemade Kaya: I Did It the 10-Minute Way!

Posted on November 2, 2014 by The Giddy Tigress

While I was growing up in Ipoh, I remember sometimes waking up to the smell of kaya cooking away.  When my grandma visited us, she would sometimes whip up her homemade kaya using the charcoal stove, and since my room … Continue reading →

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