Steamed Chinese Herbal Chicken

Hello everyone!

Yes, I am back after a long absence! Not sure whether that is a good thing or not for you, but I am hopeful that it is good. 

After a splendid 6-weeks with family and friends in Malaysia where I was truly spoilt rotten, I am back in the UK. The first week was downright busy, just trying to clear stuff and organise our storage space as well as doing some gardening. I planted some bamboo as well as some winter violas. I am now willing them to grow and flourish. 

Strawberries & Cream Chiffon Cake

Strawberries and Cream Chiffon Cake

Hello! I realised that I have been cooking and baking a lot but I haven't had the time to sort out all the photos and blog! Really need to get more organised. I guess it is hard to stick to a schedule when you are on vacation but at the same time there should not be any excuses.I also need to compile a collage of all the photos of food that I have consumed in the past 3 weeks or so. Maybe, maybe not - it is a scary thing when you look back at the amount of food that you ate! Perhaps ignorance is really bliss in this context.

Enough of that, remember my previous post on the Original Chiffon Cake? Well, I got an idea, also from the same book, to take the cake a step further and make it into a light strawberries and cream chiffon cake. Oh look at that, isn't it perfect for afternoon tea?

Pie Tee (Top Hats) made from scratch

Pie Tee (Top Hats)

Happy Meatless Monday everyone!

For today's recipe, I thought I would share a recipe for Pie Tee. This is a rather traditional Nonya dish and is basically mini pastry tart shells that are deep fried then filled with a combination of thinly sliced vegetables and topped off with a dollop of chilli sauce. These mini little savouries make wonderful appetisers. A word of caution, it is a little labour intensive to make the tart shells however the end result will make it worth your while.