Have you attempted to make bread? I have made it ten thousand times, but none of them was success! Yes, it is depressing to be honest. I have come to the point giving up, as I just don't know what went wrong. All the bread I made were so hard to eat. Very unpleasant! -__-

Until I "met" Veronica, my bread making teacher on her blog "Veronica's Recipes", I was very reluctant to try making bread again. I just simply cannot afford the attack from failure.

In her blog, there are so many Asian bread/ bun recipes and it also has the step by step pictures, so you can follow better and know how your dough should look like in each stage. It's so helpful especially for the new bee like me.

Most of her recipes are using basic method which is mixing, kneading, initial proofing, resting, shaping, final proofing and baking. Yes, it is basic method even it has so many steps, but I guess this is the most direct way to make your bread dough. One thing you have to bare in mind, before you start to make bread, make sure you have plenty of time because it takes a very long time. However, it is very rewarding when the bread comes out from the oven. You can definitely taste the sweetness and love from each bite of the bread.

Ever since I have made my very first edible bread, I start to love making bread. Til today, I have made: this sweet corn & tuna bun, sausage bun (2 times), egg salad bun, pineapple bun and seaweed & pork floss bun. Exciting right? I start using tang zhong method for the last two buns. However, the results were not up to standard. They still tasted very nice, but I think the texture of the bread can be improved.

This is the first time, I kneaded the dough by hand... so it was a very good experience, even it is very tiring... Stay tuned for my bread making adventure. 

Happy Chinese New Year!! Oops... I think it is over soon! :P Anyway, how's your CNY so far? Mine, was good. Got a reunion dinner at in-laws, a little bit of fishing and I finally made this Chinese Radish Cake. I remembered mum used to make this and the New Year Cake (Niangao 年糕) every Chinese New Year . 

I missed those days.

Anyway, have you tried the Chinese Radish Cake before? This is my all time favourite whenever I go yum cha. They normally served as a pan fried dim sum. But lately, they are also served as a steamed dish which I find more original and healthy. Mum used to fry radish cake with XO sauce and it is yummmm~

This batch I made it a bit lumpy but the taste was great. According to my father-in-law, he said next time I can put a little bit more water, then it should turn out smoother :D Thank God that I have a father-in-law who can really cook! 

There are many different recipes in the internet world, this time I picked the one from Day Day Cook 日日煮. Yes, it is a Chinese site, but you can choose to read in English. Awesome right? I know! So now you can cook Asian food without any trouble! :)