Cocoa Dessicated Cococnut Buns

Moist and soft inside, tasty dessicated coconut buns.

Kibbled wheat muffin ( healthy version)

Kibbled wheat, grains that are cracked or broken into smaller particles and then moistened or steamed and dried.

Abok Abok Sago Kuih ( Gula Melaka)

                Soft and chewy texture, with beautiful aroma of gula melaka in every bite you get.

Recipe from Anncoo Journal
Ingredients
White sago  300g
Gula Melaka ( Palm Sugar) chopped into pieces  280g
Pandan leaves  3 pieces
Water  80g
Fine dessicated coconut ( shredded coconut)  250g  ( I only needed 100g)
Salt  1/8 teaspoon

Sago pre-soaked for 30 minutes

sugar syrup done

sugar syrup and sago well combined

steaming done

 after cooled, cut into small pieces
coat with shredded coconut

Method
Rinse and soak the sago with water for 30 minutes, drain well after that.
Together with the pandan leaves, heat up the gula melaka with water until the sugar is well dissolved. Strain the syrup mixture.
Mix and stir the sago and sugar syrup together.
Pour into a greased, 8 inch square pan.  Over high heat, steam it for 30 minutes. Let it cool completely.
Meanwhile, steam the shredded coconut with 1/8 tsp salt for 10 minutes.
Slice them into small pieces and coat them with shredded coconut.

Tiny Chocolate Cupcakes ( healthy ingredients)

I have made these cupcakes so many times, they are so good.  Oh yes, I deserved this little treat for some of my lazy afternoons!


Recipe from: Healthy Chef
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups (150g) almond flour/ ground almonds
1/4 cup (21g) unsweetened good quality cocoa powder
2 tablespoons honey, maple syrup or rice malt syrup
1/4 cup ( 60ml) milk your choice diary, almond or soy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 free range eggs / organic eggs
1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
1/4 cup (60ml) macadamia oil, light olive oil, avocdo oil or cold pressed coconut oil



Method
Preheat oven to 160C fan forced /  180C no fan.
Well combine almond meal, cocoa powder and baking powder.
Add the eggs, oil, milk and honey. Mix well to form a smooth batter.
Spoon into 12 small individual cupcake tins.
Bake for 25 minutes until puffed and cooked through.
Serve alone or topped with chocolate frosting or rasperry sauce.

Cheese and Bacon buns

One of Aussie kids all-time favourite buns.  They are light, airy and very tasty.

Homemade Popcorn Chicken

How can this be healthy? Oh yes, it is. Minimum oil is used here, it is not deep fried but baked; you can choose to use fresh organic chicken if you like.
Requested recipe asked for quite a bit of garlic powder, if you like garlic, go for it.  I would reduce the garlic and add more paprika for my next cook. I prefer my corn flakes not too fine.
Overall, we enjoyed it, all gone in one go :)



Recipe from: Gourmet Living Magazine 
Ingredients:
230g chicken breast, skinless
100g cornflakes
4 tsp garlic powder
15g (about 4 tbsp) Parmesan freshly grated
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
60g plain flour
2 egg whites, whisked lightly
a little oil


Marinade
1 1/2 tsp oyster sauce
1 1/2 tsp light soya sauce

1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
1/4 tsp sugar

note: I made a few batches at one go

going to start blending..

pound the chicken between two parchment papers
to tenderise it slightly.

like this

cut and marinade the chicken

coat the marinated chicken with plain flour, egg and last, the corn flakes mixture

drizzle oil, ready to get baked

Method:
Place chicken meat in a plastic bag. Pound with a rolling pin or empty glass bottle to flatten it. Remove and cut into 1 inch cubes.  Marinate in fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 200C.
Process cornflakes with a food processor until you get small crumbs, or place the cornflakes into a plastic bag and crush with fingers to create the crumbs.  Add garlic powder, parmesan , paprika and ground black pepper to mix well.  Set aside.
Dip the chicken cubes in the flour followed by egg whites and cornflakes mixture.
Line a baking tray with aluminium foil.  Grease the foil to prevent chicken cubes adhering to tray during baking later.
Arrange the coated chicken cubes on the tray.  Drizzle with some oil over them.
Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden brown.  Turn the chicken over halfway through.  Do not overcook the chicken lest it turn dry and hard.
Serve warm and best to go with dips such as tomato ketchup, sweet chilli sauce or tartar sauce.

Coconut and Banana Pancake

                                       Delicious, good to go on its own or, served with ice cream.


Recipe from: Gourmet Living Magazine
Ingredients 
150g mashed bananas
110g dessicated coconut
50g plain flour
1 tbsp cornstarch
25g sugar
1/4 tsp salt
80ml water
some butter ( for pan-fry only)

Mix everything together

use a nonstick pan

Method
Mix all ingredients ( except butter) well.
Cover with a cling wrap and let it chill for at least 10 minutes.
Heat up the pan with some butter.  Pour in one tablespoon of batter for each pancake.
Over low heat, pan-fry until both sides are slightly browned.

Rye Bread ( walnuts)

A very healthy bread. Mostly Rye flour is used here.  Generally, rye lacks gluten, produces slightly heavier bread than white bread and the crumb is little tighter so a more dense texture is expected.

Pork Belly Mui Choi ( Preserved Mustard Greens Braised Pork Belly)

A traditional Hakka dish, with sweet and salty pickled mustard greens and the slow-cooked melty pork belly, simply delicious.  Being a Hakka, this is something we always have for meals at home.
It goes so good with just plain rice and, you would ask for 2 bowls of rice for sure.

Peanut Butter ice cream

                                                                         Delicious!

Whole Wheat Honey Banana Muffin (healthy version)

These muffins are my lunches / breakfast  for some days in the week.  Nutritious, healthy, light, moist and simply delicious treats for me.  I use minimum amount of honey and dark muscovado sugar here, relying on the sweetness from the overripe  bananas.

Sesame whole wheat crackers (healthy)

                                        Love the nutty flavour, quick and easy to make them.

Wholemeal Big Meat Buns

Beef steamed buns with lots of vegetable.  Make lots, wrap and freeze them so you can always have some for lazy weekend dinners at home.  Go with any kind of dipping sauces you like....vinegar and sesame oil, chilli oil, chilli sauce, chilli, mustard sauce, XO sauce, what else?
Oh yes, they are soft, moist, fluffy and very filling buns :)