Aug 31, 2012

2 The Fluffy Pandan Cake

It's fluffy! The fluffiest cake I have ever eaten and now, I can't get it out of my mind. It's probably a blessing that I don't live near the area, otherwise..... It's non-sugared cream I'm beginning to realise that the best tasting cakes are not always found in high end bakeries. It's the little obscure stalls that seem to surprise me. I stumbled across this kueh (cake) stall when I was scouring for food at the Neighbourhood Cafe Food Court in Kota Damansara. The kueh owner had a table of tea goodies on display. Everything looked so delicious but the pandan cakes attracted me most because of its vibrant colour and interesting take.I purchased...

Aug 23, 2012

2 Snooping the Neighbourhood in Torrential Rain

21 August 2012, 2.30PM - 4.00PM. The rain has been punishing these past days. Hubs and I were having lunch in Kota Damansara when it poured, swift and hard with gusts of wind that serves only to remind me of Mary Poppins floating in with her umbrella. Raindrops keep falling on my head ♪♫ "Wanna check out Desa Parkcity's roundabout in this weather? " , I ask from a past experience and a curiosity if things were the same. Minutes later, we were in our car, drenched but still adamant about going to check out our dream neighbourhood in stormy conditions. We also explored the roads surrounding the area. This includes Bandar Manjalara and some...

Aug 16, 2012

4 My new oven.. (★.★) and the beehive cake

Note from a fan The first thing I did when I got my new oven was to look for a recipe to try. No I didn't, of course. Honestly, I updated my Facebook status and tweeted about my new kitchen toy because I could not contain my excitement.It was something I wanted to shout to the world although it meant nothing to them. That's how thrilled I am about it. It was only after that, that I started to think about what to bake. I settled on the beehive cake after pouring through a ton of recipes. Not because it looked attractive on Google Images. I just recalled that it was my late aunt's signature cake. She was considered the "sifu" (guru) in...

Aug 1, 2012

0 A Birthday candle for my Aunt

A candle for my Aunt so dear, Who now walks with the Lord.It's her Birthday. I've lit a candle in memory. The night is still. I relive the happy moments we've shared in my mind. May she rest in peac...
 

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