Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
There is a Chinese restaurant in my area where we usually hold our big family gathering with relatives. At the end of the meal we are usually served with sweet soup and two kinds of mini pastries like little cubes of osmanthus cake, red bean cake, deep fried sesame balls and warm Chinese cookies on... Continue Reading →
Recently my church friend, Anna, taught me how to make Macau almond cookies. I didn’t know how easy it could be until her detailed explanation. My immediate thought was like, hm… could I turn it into a sugar-free version? I put my thoughts into action after purchasing mung bean flour from the grocery store. I... Continue Reading →
I don’t usually add baking powder to my waffles (refer to my blog post, Asian-Style Waffles (No Baking Powder), for details) but recently I have been trying something new. I came across to Domestically Blissful’s Homemade Mochi Waffles recipe and I really loved how they turned out. The mochi waffles were crunchy outside with just... Continue Reading →
I finally bought a high speed heating blender!!! My eyes have been on this for so long and I eventually bought it for hubby’s birthday (ya for HIS birthday and HE PAID for it lol). After unboxing I immediately looked for recipes online and I followed this Chinese recipe to make some black sesame soup... Continue Reading →
This is the second flavor that I developed for my nerikiri mooncakes this year (read about my first flavor in the blog post, Sugar-Free Matcha and Red Bean Nerikiri Mooncakes). These no-bake mooncakes are similar to Japanese confectionery but a lot less sweet. Both the crust and filling are made with sweet white bean paste.... Continue Reading →
I have friends (including myself) who are diabetic and need to control their diet so I’ve been making sugar-free mooncakes for several years (read about my blog posts, Sugar-Free Crispy Matcha Mooncakes With Sweet Red Bean Paste and Sugar-Free Traditional Cantonese Mooncakes for more details). Realizing that some other friends or their kids have food... Continue Reading →
Here comes my sugar free glutinous rice balls recipe that was made with Lakanto golden monk fruit sweetener. When I attempted my first trial I made them a bit too big and my family members complained about the size. Later I adjusted the dough to filling ratios to 3:2 and they came out perfect. 這是使用羅漢果天然黃糖製作的無糖湯圓，第一次試做時做得太大粒，家人說吃完之後太飽了。後來EC把皮餡的比例調整為3比2，這個比例十分好！... Continue Reading →
Mangoes are in season and they are on sale almost everywhere recently. I bought a case of Ataúlfo mango two weeks ago for about $10. The price was even cheaper so I bought another case for $8.88 the past weekend. With this much mangoes you could eat them fresh or make desserts out of them.... Continue Reading →
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Wish all of you healthy and joyful in the year of the Pig. If you have been eating traditional steamed sticky rice cake these couple of days, definitely try the baked ones that I am sharing today! I first blogged about it back in December, 2015 and it was super... Continue Reading →
Last week I posted the recipe for sugar-free mooncakes (read about my blog post, Sugar-Free Crispy Matcha Mooncakes With Sweet Red Bean Paste). This time I'm sharing an almost identical one except that real cane sugar was used. The pastry dough contains slightly less liquid and browns more easily than the sugar-free version. When you... Continue Reading →
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