Sausage Bun with Cheese Topping

it seems that everybody has an attempt on this so why not try it out myself. Marcus has given his stamp of approval that this is definitely a keeper. It is easy to do if you know how, right. Basically all you need is sweet bread dough and roll it up and cut it 3/4 through and manipulate a little. You can spice it up with whatever you want and bake it at 375 for 12 minutes or so. Viola ready to serve and I like it pipping hot right from the oven.

My big boss

Kaya's Party

Kaya's 1 month party

We were invited to my nephew's daughter one month party. There were a varieties of food being served. Siamese chicken, chicken and beef satay, prawns salad, beef kichap, roast beef rolls, dips and more.

Mee Goreng

Why not cook mee goreng for tonight. I bought two packets of fresh shanghai noodles at the noodle factory couple of days ago. I didn't add bean sprouts or any type of vegetable on it except some spring onions. Sometimes I like to add some Choy Sum (green mustard veggies) or Kai Lan.

Cream Corn Agar Agar

I found the recipe for this one from the internet. I didn't like it much cause it didn't meet my expection.

Another Version of Banana Prawns Spring Roll

All it requires are semi ripe pisang rebus, fresh shrimp washed, deveined and marinated with salt and black pepper, and some spring roll skin. Deep fried and ready to serve!

Prawn Fritters

When I was younger we couldn't afford much but this one makes me reminisce about my younger years. We made this pancake with dried prawns instead of prawns/shrimp but today I used fresh shrimp with a little pounded dried shrimp as well. It is a savory pancake and can be eaten in the morning or as an afternoon snack.

Bird House #2

The picture on this one is a little blurred due to the fact that I took it from upstairs my bedroom window. Last year we had quite a few bird's eggs hatched from this one. Both male and female birds were attending to their young. Cheeko was waiting on the bottom of the bird house for them for a feathery feast

Bird House #1

In the attempt to have birds in our garden I bought this bird house from Home Sense. I had it sat on a pole of about a metre tall for don't remember how long. One day I saw my cat jumping at the bird house and lord and behold there they were chipping! Earlier I noticed the bottom seam swelled a little. I don't think it was probably constructed due to the material being used; the particle board started to decay, however this bird doesn't mind it. Hooray for me, will have little birds chipping again soon.

Bird House #3

An updated picture on this. I have finished spray painting and my husband cut up a base for me to put a pole on it. Two days ago I saw a bird sat by the window. She jumped in and investigated the main floor and jumped out through the other window. Honestly I think this has too many windows and I doubt it if the birds are going to make a home out of this one. The rain might be able to come in. So far no nest yet. Besides the ugly magpie might be able to get the little babies when they are hatched. We might have to improvised it and closed some windows with pieces of wood. Let wait and see what happen.

Niagara Fall at night

It was quite a long drive from Mississauga to Niagara Fall. By the time we arrived at Niagara Fall it was already 6:00 pm . The night was cold out and dark and couldn't see much of the water fall. Junior made a last minute decision to take us to the Falll. From the left my hubby Costy, Junior (my grandson's dad and daughter's fiance), my daughter Alicia, and lastly my dear son Marcus.

New Addition

My hubby bought this Amitabha for our garden. I don't know much about Amitabha or Buddha and I hope someone will clue me in. My guess his hand gesture represents blessing or meditation. All the same I am clueless but I just adore it. The color is perfect and it stands about a metre tall.

Sugar Pea and Prawns

Mother's Day

When I saw this bouquet of flowers I couldn't resist. It was the day before Mother's Day I went with my two sisters to Costco. Since I love flowers and yellow and brown are one of my favourite colors. This one seems to call my name when I walked by it. Hmm..I just love it! Why not indulge and spoil myself. I have to love myself too right? :)

Corn Beef Fritters

Asam Pedas Pomdano

Not a perfect pic cause my hands were shaking too much from overworking in the kitchen and prior to that working in the garden. I love spicy food and couldn't wait to eat it as usual. My mouth was watering and my stomach was growling at me. See what i did all days I peeled all the ingredients and grind them all up. I made all together 2 large nescafe bottles of Asam Pedas paste for later use. I fried them in oil so I can store them in the fridge for a longer period. You can freeze them too. It is so versatile.. you can add some pounded dried prawns and make it into sambal for frying with long beans, or egg plants, or put it on your fish wrap with aluminium foil, add some tamarind juice or lemon juice and grill it on your BBQ. The list is endless of course just use your imagination.

New Bird House

I bought it and decided to paint it. Ha ha I cheated. You want to know how I did it? Cheeky as usual I was scouting around and bought 2 cans of oil base paint; a white and a brown. I heard oil base is better for out door projects. I couldn't get anyone to help me at Rona until after waiting for about 15 minutes someone gave me a hand telling me the pros and cons. I sprayed it and it is surely a piece of cake. Ha ha I did it! You have to wait for my updated pic. Hey know what I saw a bird went into my new bird house inspecting the main floor and out the other window. Boy that is beautiful! I like to use a binocular to watch birds too if you must know eventhough I do feel a little dizzy after looking through the lens. Enough of my rambling for today so let get to see what I have to cook.

Red Tulip

I thought I got rid of these tulip but they came back. I didn't realized how beautiful they are when nothing else is blooming around now.

Nothing special tonight

You will be surprise how much kids love sausages especially our family. Chicken wings are okay to eat provided you don't go overboard. Rojak is one of our local favourite. There are quite a few types of rojak. Some just like vegetable rojak, others fruits, and another with prawn fritters and deep fried tofu. The list goes on depending on what you fancy. Cooking is so easy just add whatever you like and take out what you don't care for. Viola you have your own creation to be proud of. There is no set rules except for baking.

Japanese Cheesecake

I have never tasted a cake so soft. It felt like cotton puff!

Savory Salmon Muffin

Let's Introduce Our Family

A new addition to our forever expanding family. My daughter Alicia and our darling grandson Ojay

Blue Girl

She is one of my favourite tender rose that grew in my garden year after after, although we have a harsh winter of -30 C. We have her growing close to the back wall of our house and there wasn't any winter covering as long as you have the roses buried least 11/2 to 2 feet deep.

Soon Kuih or Bangkuang Kuih

One of my favourite kuih kuih. I sauteed slightly minced chicken breast, chinese mushroom, shredded sour mustard (kiam chai), minced garlic, and season with salt and sugar to taste. I tried to avoid msg whenever I can get away with it. I also tried another version I fried some pounded dried shrimp, minced garlic and spring onion. I prefer the sour mustard Soon Kuih. Chili - I added some lemon juice and sugar to sambal olek.

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Dorie Greenspan Chocolate Cookies. It requires Whopper Chocolate Balls, Cocoa Powder, Bitter Semi Sweet Chocolate, and 1 cup of Ovaltine which I substitute it with Milo.

Malay Agar Agar

Poko this is for you. I reduced the sugar by 11/2 cup and added a pinch of salt.

Cinnamon Bun

I was a little in doubt when my friend gave me this recipe over the telephone. Anyhow they turned out beautifully. I made them in a 9" square pan for exactly 9 buns. I didn't apply the cream cheese frosting when the picture was taken. I use a convectional oven to bake them so the baking time is reduced by at least 10 to 15 minutes depending on your oven. On my personal observation the following day the buns were still nice and soft. It's a keeper!