desserts

holiday + boredom + winter = increase in appetite = cravings for dessert *blame it on the weather*

First up, a dessert called 'boh kiap' *a hainanese dessert* which dough is made out of flour and water.

The dough is kneaded until the texture becomes just right.

The fun part begins when the dough is rubbed between the hands to make the distinctive shape and is then dropped into the boiling pot of water, ginger and sugar.

If you do get bored of the original shape, you can always diversify by making circles or like yih wen who decided to make squares, triangular and rectangular shapes *all depending on your creativity*

*I made a dough man before but everything fell apart as soon as it hit the boiling water, my failed attempt*

Next up, 'taufu fah'.*gasp*....*i know what you're thinking, taufu fah??!!??seriously??!!??*

It's actually from a packet, everything pre-mixed, no hard labour like grinding the soy beans required.

All that is needed is a whisk and a lot of patience.


Ta dah! taufu fah..made is australia:) It's quite good but nothing beats kimberly road's in penang.

Chocolate chip and almond muffin

A friend of mine helped make the dough *fyi: she's a real chef*

Ingredients: choc chips, choc powder, honey, almond chips, water, egg, butter, self-raising flour...

As you can see below, we made 2 batches, can you spot the difference?


For hungry eyes *ahem* trained eyes,

The first batch *circled ones* have less EVERYTHING (almonds and choc chips)...

"Save the best for the last"


*I had 5 muffins within 1 hour* I feel so freaking FAT now, and I'm tempted to get another one*

'I blame it on the weather, damn winter!*lolx