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Apam Balik / Min Chiang Kueh Recipe

Apam Balik, also called Min Chiang Kueh (面煎粿) is one of the local snacks from my childhood that I used to eat for breakfast or dessert. Nowadays, it is a very common kueh/snack you can find at shopping malls or at hawker centres. They can come in many different fillings like ground peanut, red bean paste, cheese, salted green bean paste, chocolate, black sesame seed and many more. It is more common/traditional to have ground peanuts as the filling. If you have a nut allergy, you might want to avoid some of the Asian desserts!

My preferred filling for Min Chiang Kueh is ground peanut. I had already bought a few packets of ready-made ground peanut with sugar while in Singapore last year so now was an opportunity to use it.

Apam Balik Min Chiang Kueh Recipe

Summer Activities A – Z: T

I know Autumn is in full swing now but I’ve not long to go now with my Summer Activities A – Z! I started in July but have been playing catch-up since our holiday to Singapore. Here are the few T activities we did.

summer activities t turkey

Hundreds and Thousands Mini Cake

This is a recipe from One Day One Dish book by SeaShore publishers which I bought when we were in Singapore. In the book, the recipe is called Chocolate Rice Sprinkle but instead I replaced the chocolate rice with Hundreds and Thousands.

hundreds and thousands mini cookies

Chinese Qing Ming Festival / Tomb Sweeping Day

The Chinese Qing Ming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, is a special occasion when families pay their respects to departed loved ones at their gravesites. The date changes every year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. In 2014, Qing Ming Festival fell on 5 April. Traditionally, families may visit and pray anytime within 10 days before or after the actual day to avoid heavy congestion at cemeteries and temples.

Chinese Qing Ming Festival Tomb Sweeping Day chinese culture

River Ang Bao 2014 in Singapore

Sadly tomorrow is the last day of the Chinese New Year celebrations and this is also my last post for the Chinese New Year theme.  Hope you all have fun reading my blog posts from making Chinese New Year lantern crafts to foods!

River Ang Bao Entrance

Chinese New Year Goodies in Chinatown

Today, I would like to take you on a journey to see Chinese New Year goodies found in Singapore Chinatown. Living there for over 20 years and going to Chinatown in Outram Park is one of my highlights and recommendations to soak in the new year atmosphere.

Since I moved to the UK, I miss the opportunity to shop for the full range of Chinese New Year goodies. Some of these goodies can be found in UK Chinese supermarkets though so take a closer look if you get chance!

Chinese New Year Goodies in Chinatown

Different Types of Chinese New Year Goodies

This time of year is one of the best times to travel to Asian countries, especially Singapore. Not only can you escape the bitter winter cold in the UK, but you will also get to enjoy the wide variety of food, colourful decorations and festive celebrations during Chinese New Year. As a proud Singaporean, I would love to share some of our delicious Chinese New Year goodies. Most of these treats are specially produced once a year to celebrate the festive season, making them even more special and eagerly anticipated.

Chinese New Year Goodies iin jar

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, is one of the most loved Chinese celebrations. In Singapore, many people also refer to it as the Lantern Festival because the streets come alive with colourful lantern displays and children proudly carrying their lanterns at night.

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival

Santa going to Singapore for Holiday!

“This blog post is my entry for the Travelsupermarket Postcards from Santa Competition.”

This was drawn by Mr K, 5. Santa is going to Singapore for holiday to escape the cold and he has just arrived at Singapore Changi Airport!

Santa going to Singapore for Holiday!

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Hi, I’m Eileen — a mum of two teenagers, aged 18 and 17, and a passionate lifestyle blogger sharing snippets of family life, creativity, and culture since May 2012. My daughter lives with visual impairment, and our journey together has shaped much of the heart behind this blog.

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