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Grandmother Bread: My Current Go-to Homemade Bread

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!

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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Orange & Pumpkin Crazy Cake

I want to share with you today a very special cake I recently made.  It’s special because this cake contained NO EGGS, NO BUTTER, NO MILK  and if you want to follow my recipe exactly, you don’t even need a … Continue reading

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Malaysia Bugslock: Naturally Drives Mozzies (and Bugs) Away!

Most of you would know that I make my own insect repellent.  This actually works great and I use it every day, spraying it on my kids’ clothes and skin.  However, I have been wondering if mosquitoes do develop a … Continue reading

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Something Made Me Smile Today

Remember that lengthy kefir post I published a while ago?  Well, in that post I said that I have not seen kefir being sold in grocery stores in Malaysia, yes? I was wrong! I saw it today at a store here … Continue reading

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