Children’s Day (India) - Guest Blogging

The Garden Of Love

Today is Children’s Day in India. It’s a day to remind us to LOVE children, have FUN with them and tell them they are VERY SPECIAL!

The Garden Of Love

I want to thank Shirley from http://www.enrichingyourkid.blogspot.com for inviting me to be her guest blogger for this very special occasion. It’s such an honour and a delight. Children always have a big part in my heart. Since it’s Children’s Day, I decided to call my dish for the blog post, ‘The Garden Of Love’, to show that a child’s life is like a garden that needs a lot of love and care to make it beautiful.
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Homemade Egg Tofu

Soft egg tofu

Homemade Egg Tofu, commonly known as Japanese Tofu in Malaysia, is actually easy to make. It comes in tubes. To cook it, we always cut the tofu into rings and then deep fry them before cooking. 2 popular restaurant dishes using this Japanese tofu that my family loves are Hot Plate Tofu and Clay Pot Tofu.
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Popular Pineapple Tarts

Fabulous pineapple tarts

Mmmm....YUM

These lovely Pineapple Tarts are very popular in Malaysia especially during Chinese New Year. It is a lot of work but it’s worth all the effort. I think it’s fun to make. In Taiwan, it is called Pineapple Cookies and they are highly popular there, too.
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Healthy Lemongrass Drink

Fragrant lemongrass drink

Lemongrass, called serai in Malaysia, is an important ingredient in many Malaysian, Vietnamese and Thai and other South East Asian cuisines. This beautiful herb is very easy to grow in tropical countries. It carries a very aromatic, lemony scent with a little hint of ginger that gives a dish a very fine, lovely fragrance that lingers on in your mind even many hours after a meal.
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Sweet Potato Donuts

Syrup coated donuts

DONUTS or DOUGHNUTS! At the mention of it, my daughter will immediately go, ‘Ooooooooh, I want some’. She loves Krispy Kreme so much that she is willing to trade her breakfast, lunch and dinner for it! I seriously wonder what is so special about it. I mean, it’s just a small piece of flour dough with a hole in it and costs more than £1 each! To me it’s like eating gold. Besides, how do they still stay soft for a few days? That begs the question, ‘What are the ingredients?’
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Lemon Bars For Lemon Lovers

I love lemons…the look, the colour, the smell and the taste. It is such a healthy fruit too. When my daughter made her first lemon cake, I fell in love with it immediately. I thought that’s the best cake I’ve ever tasted…so moist, so tangy and so lovely smell.
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Popular Malaysian Dessert (Bubur Cha Cha)

Delicious Malaysian bubur cha cha

Time for something sweet…the popular Malaysian Dessert, better known as Bubur Cha Cha. I love the name. Doesn’t the name make you feel like getting up and cha cha cha? Well, you can’t have this and dance at the same time because it’s actually soupy.
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Thai Chicken Coconut Soup

Fabulous Thai Chicken Soup

I can’t believe that I am cooking Thai food again. After cooking the Pumpkin, Prawns And Coconut Soup, the thoughts and taste never seems to go away. I remembered I ate 3 bowls and still long for more of it. It drove me to cook again, but with chicken this time and lots of coriander leaves and more chilies. Again, it turned out faboulous. I ate 3 bowls again! Carry on like this, I think I’m going to be in trouble with my weight soon. Well, so thankful that my friends want me to join them for badminton. So, I’m playing 4 times a week now. That’s a lot of calories that I’ll burn off each time…..just very comforting to justify myself for all food indulgence…haha.
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