Category Archives: Drooling & Cooking

Food, food, glorious food!

The Chicken Soup for My Soul

My kids love the “Kai See Hor Fun” or Chicken Koay Teow at Old Town.  Being an Ipoh-bred lass, I have definitely had my fair share of yummy chicken koay teow, which originates from my hometown.  I have often wondered … Continue reading

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How I Uncracked the Crack “Under Pressure”

A few days before my daughter’s birthday do, I started making the Dora figurine for her cake.  I used fondant, and when I searched the internet, there weren’t too many samples to refer to.  Most of the Dora cakes used … Continue reading

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That Cake I Made

Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook would have known that I’d recently made a birthday cake for my son. For me, the hardest part of making a novelty cake is not in the baking nor the … Continue reading

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The Chocolate Banana Cupcakes I Made

If there are any two food items that go together so well like an old married couple, it would have to be chocolate AND banana.  Incidentally, most kids I know name these two items as tops on their favorites list. … Continue reading

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My Red Velvet Cupcakes: I thought they were going to be a failure but…

…look how lovely they turned out! I am pleased as punch! And to add the icing to the cake (literally), both my kids gave their thumbs up 🙂 I decided to make some red velvet cupcakes today for the first … Continue reading

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