Ma Po Tofu

Serving: 2-3 if it's the only dish Cooking time <10 mins Prep time <10 mins not including marinating time As always, if possible, marinate the meat in soy sauce, sugar and corn starch for a min of 15 mins before...

My House Cooking Staples for Chinese food

Since I decided to add Chinese cooking to the blog, I thought I better write a brief note about the cooking staples in my house. Why would I add Chinese dishes? It was because of my brother. When my brother heard about me learning...

Cranberry Buttermilk Scones

I love baking with buttermilk. I find buttermilk baked goods to have awesome moisture as well as flavour. Since buttermilk comes in 1 L cartons, whenever I buy it to bake 1 item, I end up baking a whole bunch of items to use...

2 tier Birthday cake

Catching up on posting.  :) I have a niece born before Christmas and one after Christmas. So we celebrate their birthdays during Christmas dinner This year, I made a 2 tier cake so they each get a layer. The...