Happy Winter Solstice 2007!

Written on December 21, 2007 – 11:54 am | by Riceballz |

Do you know that the Winter Solstice Celebration is more important than Chinese New Year for the Cantonese clan? Back then when I was younger, we used to gather at our grandparents house for a sumptuous and elaborate winter solstice dinner dinner and to eat glutinous rice balls afterwards. This year round I am darn [...]


Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Written on December 18, 2007 – 9:05 am | by Riceballz |

PB cupcakes! OMG this is my first successful cupcakes! About the only decent stuff I made before Christmas. Ingredients: 145g brown sugar 50g shortening (30 g butter) 130g peanut butter 1 egg 180ml milk 3ml vanilla extract 155g all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar (1 teaspoon lemon juice) A pinch [...]

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Reese Peanut Butter Pieces

Written on December 15, 2007 – 12:33 am | by Riceballz |

My God, these are good. Reese peanut butter cups! I’ve heard of them in all those chic lit I read, but never really tasted them until now. Dang. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter is to die for. Ditto to these peanut butter pieces! Think M&M’s, with peanut butter fillings. Best sugar high snacks [...]