Tag: Dessert

Orange Semolina Cake

Orange Semolina Cake

My favorite Middle Eastern café, Tamam, used to serve up incredible homemade desserts, one of which was orange semolina cake. That was the last slice of cake I had at that café before it closed down, and it was also the first time I ever 

Coffee Ice Cream

Coffee Ice Cream

We are now in the midst of summer and the days keep getting hotter and hotter. I don’t typically have a sweet tooth but summer is the time I crave ice cream in a bad way. The best thing about homemade ice cream is that 

Blue Sticky Rice (Kueh Salat) Recipe

Blue Sticky Rice (Kueh Salat) Recipe

When you walk along streets with picturesque heritage buildings in Singapore, Indonesia or Malaysia, you’ll come across stores selling kuehs, bite-sized steamed savory snacks or desserts typically made of glutinous rice or rice flour. Many variations of kuehs were created by the Peranakans, a unique culture that was born