Embracing the plant-based lifestyle in Malaysia
“You’re vegan? Don’t you miss ice cream?” A common question every vegan faces. My brain does, but my body doesn’t! I must admit, I have crumbled about two or three times in the past two years of being a vegan. I gave in to my…
One thing I used to consume regularly before going vegan was yoghurt. It was something I believed was one of the healthiest things I was putting into my body. But through my research into living out a plant-based diet, I have discovered this was far…
It was World Vegetarian Day yesterday, and I’m so glad to be celebrating with this blogpost! It just so happens that this recipe also coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival. This festival is an ancient Chinese tradition that used to involve the offering of full-moon-shaped foods…
Kaya has got to be one of my most favourite jams, EVER. Super rich and creamy, with a base of eggs and coconut milk, it’s part of a common breakfast here in Malaysia, typically served with Roti Bakar (‘Grilled Bread’ in Bahasa). Enjoying this indulgent…
On some days, I find myself needing to snack more often than usual. It depends on the sizes of the meals I have in the day. Sometimes, a meal which I think was going to last me a few hours surprises me with the opposite!…
If there was anything that I’ve dreamed of making, it’s the perfect cake. I’ve always been fascinated by the art concealed within the glass display walls of bakeries and upscale cafes. It was an unattainable dream for a humble self-taught food maker. There have been…
Dark chocolate is proof that vegans can have their (choc) cake and eat it too! This is the simplest recipe you can possibly find for something so melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The other option is melting cacao butter for a chocolate that won’t melt so quickly between…
Chocolate. Pecan. Cookies. Need I say more? I will anyway. I was SO excited about creating this recipe, as I’m not the most adept at making things gluten-free. When this came out of the oven the first time, and I put those warm nuggets into…
I love desserts that feature cooked apple. I’m most familiar with it in a pie, or a strudel, or a crumble, so I wanted to see what I was like in a cake! My trial version of this recipe went straight to the office of…
One of the Malaysia’s pride and joys of the ‘mamak’ stall (affordable and very casual Muslim Indian cafe) life is the Teh Tarik. Directly translated into ‘Pulled Tea’, the drink is made by pouring hot milk tea from one metal canister into another from an…