I have sweet tooth and love all kind of dessert. Instead of being away from my home country for 10 years, I am still missing the "Kuih Muih" in Malaysia. Unfortunately, not all kuih muih are available in NZ. To satisfy my craving on those delicious food, I have to look for the recipe and make by myself. In fact, this is a good opportunity to sharpen my cooking skills.

I made "Onde Onde" last weekend. This was my 3rd time to made this "Kuih". As I remembered, they were not sweet enough when I made them in the first time. Obviously, I had not inserted enough palm sugar into the glutinous balls. For second time, I made them when mum and dad came to visit. However, they were still not tasted good. Finally, I found that I forgot to mix the desiccated coconut with some salt. After learning all the lessons, I tried to made the "Onde Onde" as perfect as I could this time.

I had read a few "Onde Onde" recipes in the internet. I have realised that fresh grated coconut is recommended in order to achieve the best result. Unfortunately, it is hard to find the fresh coconut in NZ. So I replaced the ready packed desiccated coconut from supermarket. Apart from that,t I could get all the other ingredients easily from Chinese Grocery. In fact, the steps were also easy to be followed. Here's the link where I got the recipe.

Overall, I was happy with the result this time. The taste was improved. I was enjoyed every bite especially when they exploded the sweet syrup from the centre.

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BBQ Pork Bun

One of my favourite Dim Sums is steam bun. The most popular one is BBQ Pork bun. We normally won't miss out when we go to Yum Cha.

One night, my hubby kept telling me how he missed the mini Pork bun "Xiao Long Bao" in Malaysia. We spent most of that night talking about how nice was the mini pork bun tasted in Malaysia, how to make it blahh blahh.... Finally, I ended up go to bed with rumbling stomach. So, I decided to make my own "Sioa Long Boa" on the next morning.


Searching the recipe in internet but the version of Malaysia's "Xiao Long Bao" was very different from what had shown in the recipe in internet. Eventually, I went for the recipe of BBQ Pork Bun instead of Xioa Long Bao. Here the link for the recipe.

Going through my pantry and fridge and luckily I had all the ingredients that I needed. So, I started making BBQ Pork bun after lunch.

The whole process took about 3 hours. Although, they did not look professionally made, the taste was acceptable. I felt contented as my hubby and my baby Michelle loved the buns. They finished all the buns on that night.