joyous days are a-coming!

30Jul06

Monday’s my last day at work! I’ve been rifling through my cookbooks for the past week, my fingers itching to reclaim the lost territory known as my kitchen. Already, I’ve gotten an order for 6 trays of desserts to be delivered on Tues for a Nurse’s Day party, my largest order yet.
The countdown has begun.
Come [...]

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coconut candy

15Jul06

Local sweets 101.

Coconut candy:- Much loved, tropical treat that originated from Malaysia. Freshly grated white coconut flesh, truckloads of granulated sugar and liberal lashings of full-fat evaporated milk. To up the decadence quotient, a ‘healthy’ knob of butter. Extremely popular during Hari Raya and Deepavali, in a mindboggling array of colors. Semi-hard upon biting into [...]

Filed under: Coconut, Desserts, Local dishes, Slices, Vegetarian   |  6 Comments