The Informal Chef

I have never been fascinated with the look of scones. But there have to be something about these little lumps of glutton that make it so pop...

Fritata ! The name does sound fancy but it is nothing more than a baked thick omelette, or, as Jamie Oliver aptly put it, an omelette ...

Ah, Doraemon's favourite food, what not to love about this? Dorayaki originates from Japan. It consists of two round pancake-like pa...

This is a refined version of my first butter cake recipe . After seeing so many smooth top butter cakes, I am inspired to make a flawless...

Making bread pudding is pretty easy to do. It was one of my earlier conquest when I started blogging. If you ever have trouble following ...

Guess what I did to my yummy pumpkin kaya that I made yesterday? Yes, I paired it together with my Japanese milk bread recipe to make th...

I know there are many recipes for pumpkin kaya and I am not surprise one bit how popular it is. This kaya is a keeper! For a start, it is...

I am going all artsy-fartsy today. It took me a long time to come out with this dish. I had this idea dancing in my head to reinvent our ...

Whenever I see postings of those perfectly cooked eggs with runny yolks, I am grossly tempted to take a bite. There is something about ha...

It has been a while since I last posted a recipe on  bao  or Chinese bun. Recently, my interest was pique with this Taiwanese  Gua Bao  w...

Wonton is a smaller version of  sui kow  or dumplings, often with a thinner and and smaller skin. Just like its cousin, you can put almos...

Chinese restaurants love selling this. In Chinese, the name 桂花 means osmanthus and if directly translated, this would be Osmanthus Fried ...

Don't be fooled by the name. It didn't originate from  马来 or  Malaysia ( Ma Lai Go basically means Malay cake in Chinese). This...

For those exposed to the American culture, you would most probably know what a corn dog is. It is a popular carnival food in America. Th...

It is without a doubt  nasi lemak  or coconut fragrant rice is our national treasure. I believe most people would agree to this. Every ho...

My husband absolutely love this. We used to go to Puchong to eat dim sum just for this  bao . For those who do not know what this is, l...

I don't have a breadmaker. Neither do I have a dough kneading machine. So when I saw this recipe on Masterchef, I got excited. I hav...

Most of us in Asia are already familiar with soft fluffy milk breads. They are are wildly popular as a staple here. I started baking brea...

If you are a fan of glutinous rice, this is definitely a must have. There are many ways and many versions to this. You can serve this in ...

Dates are found abundantly and cheaply around this Ramadhan time of the year here. Have you ever wondered why dates are so significant i...