Sherra's Taste of Life

The town started to paint red. It could only mean one thing - Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner. Although we don't really celebrate this occasion (we're not Chinese), I like the happy and hopeful vibes this festivity brings in. One of the things that I look forward to in this time of the year is the abundance of CNY goodies and sweet treats. When I went to do my grocery shopping recently, the aisles of the supermarket is now filled with delightful pastries and sweets. Among my favorites are the Nonya Love Letters (Egg Roll), Lily Honey Cookies and Kuih Baulu in fancy cute fish shapes. All these make a good snacking options. My kids love them too. Have you started getting your goodies yet?

Once again, foods are overflowing in the last Christmas celebration. And to think that the festivity is not yet through (read : New Year and Chinese New Year celebrations are still to come), romancing our tastebuds is definitely far from over too. I'd like to share some pasta recipes that I've stirred up during our annual Christmas potluck and Christmas party events. One that's rich, creamy and cheesy and the other that's light and healthy. Since I've prepared this for a number of people, the serving size is big. You may adjust the amount of the ingredients depending on the number of people you will serve it to. TRIO CHEESE CHICKEN PENNE What you need: 1kg Penne Pasta cooked according to package directions, 2 cups pasta water reserve, 1 kg chicken breast fillet (cut into cubes), 1 large onion (chopped), 7 cloves garlic (finely chopped), 2 large glass bottles (600g) of traditional pasta sauce, 4 cans of cream of mushroom soup, 1 can of cut button mushrooms, dried ita...

It's been a while since my last post here. Boy, that was another long hiatus! The holiday season caught me in all forms. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas celebration. This was how our home looked like this season...