Danish butter cookies in Royal Dansk blue tin have been so popular as seasonal gifts for Christmas and New Year. Crispy, delicious and full-of-butter-taste, they are especially enjoyed in teatime and as snacks. In Denmark, the cookies are traditionally served, along with rice pudding as desserts at Christmas, in various shapes and various names (yes […]
Most of us probably have tasted and love the famous Cinnabon. Would a homemade version of Cinnabon / Cinnamon rolls sound even more appealing to you? We are still in the midst of winter and what’s better than a kitchen that is filled with the sweet aroma of freshly baked bread and cinnamon? Every once […]
Bánh bò (Vietnamese honeycomb cake) is a type of sweet and chewy sponge cake from Vietnam, and a relative of Indonesian bika ambon or Malaysian honeycomb cake (kek sarang semut) (click on the link for the recipe). You don’t eat bánh bò by immediately biting into it, because the cake is very chewy and rather leathery, but […]
It is almost Lunar New Year! I remember when my father went on a business trip around this time to China, he always brought back this sweet delicacy called Feng Li Su (鳳梨酥). When I was small, I never quite understood why it’s always just around Lunar New Year when I got to eat them […]
So, we are heading right into the last quarter of the year. It’s time when we can officially go absolutely maniac over pumpkins, pumpkin-themed activities, and of course, sweet and savoury pumpkin dishes. At where I live, whenever I go to the superstore or visit the farmer market, there will be a huge outdoor section […]
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