Orange-Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings

These sticky and yummy wings made with Sriracha and honey are that you don't want to miss every bit of them.

I love cooking chicken wings. If you click to browse the recipe index, you’ll find many chicken wing dishes already posted on this blog. What I love about cooking wings is that they can be turned into many tasty dishes without any difficulty.

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Pineapple Ginger Prawns

Here comes another delicious and nutritious pineapple stir fry dish. This pineapple was grown by one of my friends at his backyard. It’s totally organic for sure. This dish is very refreshing and very delicious.

The pineapple I used was not too large, just big enough for making this dish. It’s fresh and sweet.

I like adding a secret ingredient to take this dish up a level. You might’ve known what it’s if you’ve viewed the previous pineapple dish, a bit similar to this one. Yes, it’s pickled ginger, that’s the one you enjoy at a Japanese sushi restaurant. Pickle ginger goes really well with pineapple.

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Banana Waffles

Here come the waffles that adults and kids will love. When I was a kid, I was very fond of the Hong Kong style waffles that are often spread with condensed milk and peanut butter. It totally won my heart.

Recently I love adding some mashed ripe bananas into the batter. The hot banana waffles straight out from the waffle iron are the best. You may indulge yourself with any favourite ice cream on top, and more extras, like chopped nuts. The waffles are heavenly tasty, perfect for tea time.

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Stir Fried Beef with Pineapple & Pickled Ginger (紫蘿牛肉)

There are two special ingredients to make this beef stir-fried dish so different and intriguing.

When I was a young kid in Hong Kong, I tried this dish at a restaurant for dinner. I just fell in love with the first bite of the pineapple and pickled ginger. If you like the classic sweet and sour pork dish, you don’t want to miss to try this one. The savoury juicy beef is so tender, got balanced its taste so well with the two sweet and sour ingredients.

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Mango Pudding Recipe (Chinese Style + Video)

Nothing is easier than making this Chinese style mango pudding. It’s a no-brainer recipe without any fuss at all. The mango pudding is very addictively delicious. It’s a crowd pleaser in any social gatherings.

Mango pudding is our family’s favourite dessert in summer. Especially in Australia, we can easily find juicy and sweet mangoes. Bowen (aka Kensington Pride, KP) is the best we think, so I usually buy Bowen mangoes to make dessert or just take them as it is after dinner.

Speaking of this mango pudding, a special ingredient is used in this recipe, that’s evaporated milk. Yes, Hong Kong style desserts often use evaporated milk. Evaporated milk is handy, creamy and full of milky aroma. Only a bit of evaporated milk will make the pudding colour stand out, more attractive than just using milk or cream.

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Chicken Wings in Lemon & Ginger Sauce

Here comes her favourite dish, chicken wings in lemon and ginger sauce. The taste of this dish that is mainly sweet & sour, blended with the heat of ginger makes the chicken wings irresistible.

It seems that chicken wings won’t be enough whenever they are cooked for my family.

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Yoghurt Custard with Mixed Berries

This yoghurt custard with mixed berries is a guilt-free dessert to wrap up your dinner. It can be made on the go.

I like all sorts of berries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Not only they have amazing health benefits with lots of antioxidants that can boost our immune system, but also they are juicy and tasty.

With some berries, this baked custard was turned into a very balanced delicious dessert to wrap up my dinner. The dessert was even more superb by adding some yoghurt. It’s absolutely a guilt-free dessert. It can be served warm or cold.

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Banana Chocolate Crepe

A simple crepe with banana and chocolate sauce is the best for any occasions. Let it be breakfast, morning tea, afternoon tea, or snack for anytime on a day. Its texture is smooth and soft and its taste is heavenly delicious.

Pin here to PIN this Banana Chocolate Crepe!

When I spotted a crepe maker was on sale at Aldi, it quickly became one of my kitchen gadget collections.

Hadn’t hubby encouraged, I would’ve taken one or two more days to consider. You might easily guess who is the person in my family loves to have crepes the most? Back home, off I went to whip up one of his most favourite versions, banana chocolate crepe, which costs 9 dollars each from a dessert bar.

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Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry (Video)

This pineapple chicken stir fry can be a festive dish for any celebration occasion or family gathering. It is salty, sweet, sour and spicy, with an all-around balanced taste. 

Particularly I like stirring in some pickled ginger when finishing cooking this dish. A bit of pickled ginger makes a big difference in taste and increases the family’s appetite.

Pineapple is in season down under here. They are big, sweet and fragrant. I chose one was not too large and we can finish it in one go.

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Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce (Christmas Party Snack)

These little meatballs are perfect as finger food in Christmas party. The tooth picks will help keep your hands clean from dipping the little meatballs into the delicious cranberry sauce. Your guests will appreciate your thoughtful arrangements.

You might notice there are two ingredients in the recipe, not often used to make meatballs. Yes, they are soda water and mashed potato. These two special ingredients can magically keep the meatballs even moist and soft than usual ones.

The cranberry sauce I used was store-bought, so it’s very handy to prepare this party snack. Even better, these meatballs can be made well ahead without any fuss. Let’s enjoy the party !

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Stewed Pork Ribs in Orange Juice (橙汁肉排)

This stewed pork ribs in orange Juice dish is my family's all-time favourite. The pork rib meat nearly fell off the bones after being stewed in the orange juice for two hours, absorbed all the flavours of the sauce. It goes perfectly with a bowl of steamed rice.

That said, the cold weather would help oranges grow juicier and sweeter. If it’s right, no wonder I can find many large and super sweet navel oranges at supermarkets in recent cold days.

I bought a large packet of them as my snacks a few days ago. They were really juicy and meaty. I just used two of them to squeeze out one whole cup of juice to cook this stewed pork ribs dish.

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Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes

Can I say everyone in parties loves cheesecakes? If not everyone, then most people are so into trying these little cute cheesecakes. I made some for a bring-a-plate family gathering, they’re gone quickly once served on table.

What I like the most about making cheesecakes is that I can make them well in advance, chill in fridge, then bring them along inside an insulated food bag. Then off I go for enjoying the party without any stress.

As I got a new kitchen toy – a 12-cup mini cheesecake pan recently, I can’t wait to try this nifty kitchen gadget. Baking cheesecakes turns out into a 20-minute-or-so matter. Then simply top the baked cheesecakes with some blueberry coulis, place one or two fresh blueberries for garnish.

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Mango Cheesecake

Mango, one of my favourite fruits, is in season, that makes me love summer more in Australia. Who can resist the sweet, juicy and luscious mangoes? I’ve already had several large sweet mangoes before making this delicious mango cheesecake.

My dad used to warn me not to have too many mangoes because they would upset my stomach and digestive system. But interestingly, I found the Aussie mangoes are not like those I had in Hong Kong that would upset my stomach.

The moment I stepped into Coles the other day, the cover of their freebie, monthly magazine, really caught my eyes. It’s a photo of a double-layer mango cheesecake with heaps of mango slices on top and culis running down the edge. How could I resist the temptation? 

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Lemon Ginger Honey Tea

Winter is flu season in Australia. Take care, everybody. This lemon ginger honey tea can help boost up our immune system. It's tasty and can be made within 2 minutes.

To myself, this drink is one of the most delicious flu and cold natural remedies. For ages, ginger has been used to help accelerate blood circulation, fight inflammation and relieve pain due to a cold in Chinese herbal medicine.

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Orange Chiffon Cake

Oranges are my family’s staples. Chiffon cakes are my favourite snacks. Both of them come together to make a delightful dessert for my family.

To make chiffon cakes successfully, it’s not that difficult than I thought. All I need is to make sure the egg whites are properly beaten and folded in well into the batter. I’m particularly fond of its light-as-cotton texture. The chiffon cake is not too sweet, yet very fragrant and delicious.

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Pan-fried Chicken Thigh in Orange Sauce

The tender and succulent pan-fried chicken thighs taste amazingly good in the fragrant orange sauce. It's best served with hot steamed rice or any favourite salad greens.

The weather is getting colder. And oranges are in season right now. I particularly love Australian navel oranges. More and more sweet navels are available in the market and their prices are going down.

Ever tried to make any dishes with oranges? If you get a chance to get some sweet oranges, give this recipe a go.

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Baked Chicken Wings with Honey & Lemon

These baked chicken wings are tasty and juicy with fragrant lemon aroma.

Whenever we have chicken wings for lunch, dinner or snack time, my daughter would never have enough.

One of my friends even screams out, “Chicken wings, I love you.” , when any wings are on table. I don’t know if chicken wings have got any magic.

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Strawberry Cobbler

When I crave for an after-dinner-dessert, I often go for making a dessert made with strawberry. Strawberry is one of my most favourite fruits.

Over the past two weeks, many large, good-quality and sweet strawberries are sold at a bargain price at the nearby supermarket. It's a very good reason to make a strawberry dish.

To myself, a dessert enjoyed after dinner shouldn’t take too long to prepare. So I set the route on making a cobbler, that I’d call it an open pie, much easier to make than a traditional pie.

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Orange Chicken Wings

Orange, one of my favourite fruits, begins to be in season here finally. I often like to use navel oranges to make savoury dishes. Both of the acidity and sweetness of an orange are magic to balance the taste of a chicken dish.

Although the sweetness of each orange is quite different, this recipe is very forgiving. A bit of sugar or lemon juice will be well enough to adjust the taste of the dish. It’s downright easy. You won’t be wrong as long as you remember to taste before it’s served to your family.

The glossy delicious orange sauce makes the chicken wings so finger-licking good. It will make you want more. This dish can be served as a snack or a main served with salad or steamed rice.

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Lemon Chiffon Cake (No Cream of Tartar nor Baking Powder)

The smell of this lemon chiffon cake is so refreshing and appealing. Some readers asked me if we can make chiffon cake without using any cream of tartar or baking powder. Here you get it.

This recipe doesn’t yield for any cream of tartar or baking powder, you need only one whole lemon to make this soft and fluffy chiffon cake. Please see more tips below the recipe on how to get it successfully.

Both cream of tartar and lemon juice contains acidity that will help stabilize the beaten egg whites. Just using lemon juice to beat egg whites might be a challenge. But the end results proved it could be achievable successfully.

Not only does this lemon chiffon cake smells fragrant, but also it tastes slightly tangy and refreshing. It’s so light and makes you feel like you won’t have enough and want to have more.

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