I have no qualms about recommending Dona Manis Cake Shop to anyone who enjoys traditional sweet treats like a good old banana pie. In fact I don’t think there is another bakery in Singapore that does banana pies in the same way as Dona Manis. That’s probably why their banana pies are so special even […]

Ma Lai Gao (马来糕) is a traditional steamed sponge cake that is soft, fluffy and brown in colour because of the use of brown sugar. It is a common dish found in many dim sum restaurants. That’s why Ma Lai Gao is also known as the Cantonese Sponge Cake. Besides dim sum places, you can […]

My maternal great grandmother was a Teochew who came to Singapore from Swatow, China. I remembered the times when all of us would gather around the dining table to help or watch her make traditional kueh during festive occasions. Her yam cake and png kueh were the best. Ever since 老嬤 passed away, I hadn’t […]

I am insanely in love with peanut butter! Really enjoy making these peanut butter cookies because the whole house is filled with peanut butter fragrance as they are baking away in the oven. In fact, when I was making the cookie dough earlier, I could already smell the peanut butter. Yum! Making this batch for […]

Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, is garnering more attention worldwide with its plateau of great events, entertainment, food, and a whole lot more. It isn’t just empty buzz that is attracting people to Brisbane and cementing its status as a hotbed for the ambitious. With a bigger story unfolding, Brisbane definitely has the […]

Been seeing a lot of baked mochi cakes (烤年糕) on TikTok lately. They come in all kinds of flavours and fillings like taro, cheese, brown sugar, cranberry, black sesame, etc. I’m a big mochi fan so thought I would also try making a Baked Chocolate Mochi Cake. If you have leftover glutinous rice flour after […]

The Singapore Role as a Hub for Global Commodity Trades Singapore has become the largest hub in the entirety of the Asian continent when it comes to global commodity trading. This is largely due to the many painstaking and dedicated hours put in by various authorities over the past two decades. The country’s trading facilities […]

Decided to give Hubby a treat at Gram Cake & Pancakes. Had walked past it so many times before and he kept saying how much he wanted to try their souffle pancakes. And yep, the moment I was off my low-carb/no-sugar diet, we just had to come here. One thing off his wish list, woohoo! […]