Last year, one of my parents' friends published a Sarawakian Eurasians recipe book, and have asked our family to contribute some of our recipes for the next edition. HMMPH. What are we, chopped liver?! LOL I'm just joking, of course I'd love to send it a few recipes... but it also gave me an idea … Continue reading Eurasian Recipes: Tomato Ketchup Chicken
On every family holiday, my father allocates a minimum of TWO days for shopping, which is a very smart system so we don't go nuts on the first day, and also so we don't waste time in shops on the non-shopping days. On the latest holiday to NZ, I went to TOWN in Stevens, Albany … Continue reading Earl Grey tea cupcakes
The night before we took off for our annual family vacation, I whipped up this carb heavy dessert (turned decadent breakfast should there be leftovers) as a parting/happy holidays offering for my beloved grandmother. Due to recent complications with her health, she's not allowed to eat too much sweet, fatty or really just rich foods. … Continue reading Apple and Raisin Bread Pudding
It's the first day of a brand new calendar year, however unlike my school days, a new year means little besides switching my desk calendar to a brand new one (I think I'm going with a word a day calendar this year...) as everything else remains the same. Mayhaps I'll start tracking a change in … Continue reading Savouring 2012
I am currently in the holiday state of mind, ready to slip on my flip-flops, bikini, slap on the suntan oil and spend the day on the sand with a good book and a frilly looking cocktail. Here on the Equator, we're lucky enough to have constant holiday weather, but I'll do you one better: … Continue reading Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
I've given the blog a bit of a revamp, changing the name from The Happy Hufflepuff to Ellebug. This is due to the fact that The Happy Hufflepuff is not a very sustainable name, considering the legalities involved with using a name from the Harry Potter world. If I am ever to branch out of … Continue reading Ellebug Bakes
Run, run, as fast as you can,You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!I don't know how, why or when the Gingerbread man became associated to Christmas, but it's a tradition that I can definitely appreciate, considering I'm mad for ginger (gingersnaps, ginger beer, Weasleys, etc). I was familiar with the fairytale while growing up … Continue reading Gingerbread Men
Ever since I saw this cake by Amanda (aka iammommy) last year, I've been obsessed with it. I've dreamt of the colours, the ruffles, the sweetness of it all... I just needed to wait another year for Christmas. Do you have any idea how frustrating that is? Yes, you probably do. The only thing is … Continue reading Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake
I'm constantly humming Christmas carols, there's always something green or red in my daily outfits, I start re-watching films like The Santa Clause, Love Actually, The Holiday, Home Alone, Elf, and Scrooged. I start reading lists of things that happened in 2011 on the internet, laugh at some of them, wrinkle my nose and sniff … Continue reading Green Tea Chocolate Chip cookies
I haven't tried any new cookie recipes in a while, preferring to stick to plain sugar cookies or my favourite: Oatmeal Raisin cookies, but then I saw a picture of M&M cookies recently and decided to give them a shot. M&M cookies2 cups and 2tbsp of all purpose flour1/2 tsp baking soda1 1/2 sticks salted … Continue reading M&M Cookies
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