Singapore Pineapple Tarts
Posted on 01. Tue, 2012 by grace in Lunar New Year, Singaporean, Sweets
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, A Tiger in the Kitchen
When I was growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year meant one thing: my grandmother’s pineapple tarts. The salty, buttery, bite-size circles topped with quarter-size dollops of dense, homemade pineapple jam were an obsession for me. We had them in the house just once a year, at the lunar new year, when Singaporeans spend two days visiting friends and relatives to swap tales of business and children’s test scores over tea and sweets. Quantities aren’t exact. My aunts don’t use a recipe, and they laughed at me the first 10 times I asked them for this one. The first set of instructions they gave me for pineapple jam was, “Aiyah, you just juice the pineapple, add sugar and then boil, boil, boil!”
Filipino Biko Sweet Sticky Rice Recipe
Posted on 11. Wed, 2011 by admin in Asian Recipes, Asian Snacks, Filipino, GF-Adaptable, Sweets
Biko is like a soft, warm, sticky rice cake. It uses sweet rice or sticky rice. It is sometimes called glutinous rice because it gets gluey when cooked but it contains no gluten. It’s a different kind of grain and often, attempts to substitute other kinds of rice for sweet or sticky rice just don’t yield the same results.
Tropical Tiramisu
Posted on 07. Fri, 2011 by grace in Asian Snacks, Sweets
By Periplus Editors, Quick & Easy Asian Tapas and Noodles
Sago, derived from a variety of palm trees, often forms the basis for many desserts in Asia. Here it contributes to a playful departure from the traditional tiramisu—where tropical fruits, instead of the expected chocolate and espresso, give oomph to a creamy mascarpone base.
Japanese Spongecake (Katsutera)
Posted on 06. Tue, 2011 by grace in East Asian, Fast Asian Recipe, Japanese, Sweets
By Susie Donald, Masano Kawana and Adrian Lander, Japanese Homestyle Dishes: Quick and Delicious Favorites
This easy spongecake comes together in 10 minutes. The only difficult part about it is letting the cake cool completely before cutting into it for a slice.
Green Tea Bundt Cake
Posted on 06. Mon, 2011 by grace in Japanese, Sweets
By Joanne Choi, Week of Menus
This cake is not too sweet. It has a lovely green tea flavor and has a striking color and look to it. It also is easy to throw together quickly. It is similar in flavor to green tea ice cream.
Tapioca Pearls with Sweet Coconut and Cantelope
Posted on 06. Fri, 2011 by grace in Chinese, Sweets
By Jaden Hair, Steamy Kitchen
This beautiful, exotic dessert is wonderful to serve in the summer as a cool treat. It is a great ending to a barbecue dinner.
Filipino Fruit Sundae (Halo-Halo)
Posted on 04. Wed, 2011 by grace in Filipino, Sweets
By Andrea M. Aranas, Author, The Filipino-American Kitchen
If there is such a thing as a national dessert of the Philippines, halo-halo proudly holds the title. Meaning “mix-mix,” this multilayered dessert is a sundae-milk shake-slushy hybrid that’s sure to quell summer’s simmering heat.
Baked Coconut Slices
Posted on 04. Mon, 2011 by grace in Sweets
Courtesy of Quick & Easy Asian Desserts
Dried Persimmon Punch (Sujeonggwa)
Posted on 04. Sat, 2011 by grace in Drinks, Korean, Sweets
By Soon Young Chung, Korean Cooking Made Easy: Simple Meals in Minutes
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