Connect and have fun with your extended family
Having some quality time with my aunty and mum When we talk about creating connections with children and family, it is about sharing experiences together. This means making time to [...]
Having some quality time with my aunty and mum When we talk about creating connections with children and family, it is about sharing experiences together. This means making time to [...]
The parenting paradigm that I grew up in during the 1960s and 70s was the traditional parenting style, which was based on conditional love. It emphasised punishment, fear, control, criticism, [...]
Make time for the people that you love! Just the other day I tried calling an elderly lady (Aunt Cathy) in Adelaide, and I was told that she had recently [...]
Don't wait until another special occasion before we connect with family and friends again! A few years ago when we celebrated my grandmother's 100th birthday, we invited a few hundred [...]
Authentic Malaysian dishes made simple with readymade pastes Curry Chicken is a unique “Nyonya” cuisine as developed using typical Malay spices. Besides the usual steamed white rice, this dish is [...]
Rendang is traditionally prepared by the Malaysian and Indonesian community during festive occasions such as traditional ceremonies. Rendang is rich in spices. Along with the main meat ingredient, rendang uses [...]
Have you ever tasted a dish and feel nostalgia and sentimental about it? Possibly remembering how you enjoyed this particular dish with your family or friends? Or when reading a recipe [...]
Just a short message to wish all of you a Happy New Year 2019! Thank you for all your support throughout the year. I hope you are enjoying your end-of-year [...]
Christmas time is a time to re-connect with your family and friends, re-evaluate your priorities and make time for what is important in your lives. I would like to take [...]
My grandmother (Mah-Mah) on her 100th birthday tea ceremony celebration The one in red is me receiving a red packet from my grandmother. I was talking to my mum yesterday [...]
In another words, what Nyonya dishes will you be serving on your long table and you don't have much time to cook those dishes? First, let me explain a little [...]
The easiest way to share your culture and heritage with younger generations is through the cuisine you grew up with. I wrote about why it is important to embrace our [...]
"If you don't know your roots, you are like a leaf that does not know you are part of a tree". Source: The Little Nyonya drama series I told myself [...]
Seriously... I have never attempted to do my grocery shopping online. Yes, I believe I am the old fashion grocery shopper; I like to look, touch and feel the fresh [...]
The reason for today's blog post is because I had been talking a lot about Assam Laksa for the past few days with friends and families. And I ended cooking [...]
Back to the meals that I cooked for our overseas guests – for the first night, we had steamboat with the family, where all the fresh ingredients were prepared prior and we added several [...]
Source: Ages Ago, Penang I had the chance to visit this eatery - Ages Ago in Penang, and the photos on the wall caught my attention. The words on this [...]
Our breakfast in Penang I just came back from visiting my parents in Malaysia. Even though it was a three week trip, the time just flew by. We spent most [...]
I was having a conversation with a customer, telling her that I look forward to her feedback about the products she bought and possibly sharing few photos as well. I [...]
I have been working behind the scenes for a while and now would like to take this opportunity to introduce Nyonyalicious to you! Before I do that, I will share [...]
I grew up with this Penang famous Pok Oy Thong mixed spice - which is made up of finely ground cinnamon, aniseed, star anise, lime peel, cloves, coriander seeds, nutmeg, rice [...]
Yes! You can COOK! Just a few days ago, a friend told me that she could not cook. No matter how I assured her that she could, , she kept [...]
Food is not only a way to connect with your family and friends, it is also the essence of who you are! It is about reconnecting to you culture, your traditions and sharing them with your [...]
Parenting in a new culture and the opportunity for stronger bonding and connections As parents, irrespective of our background or culture, our primary goal is to have great relationships with [...]
You are just a click or a card away from your loved ones In my last blog post, I wrote about making time to connect with your loved ones, especially [...]
Make every minute of your life count Do you remember the time growing up with your cousins, aunties and all your extended families? Can you recall the fun time you [...]
Let’s talk about the Jigsaw Puzzle – recently I took out a 1000 piece puzzle and started to assemble the pieces. I enjoyed it especially when I needed to relax [...]
My children learning how to make gyoza (Japanese dumling) with my cousin in Japan I have to apologise for not keeping in touch for the past 2 weeks. It was [...]
One of my many favourites - Penang Assam Laksa Penang Assam Laksa ranked at number 7 on World’s 50 Most Delicious Food compiled by CNN Go in 2011. In Penang, we [...]
School Holidays… Just relax and breath… School holidays – the best time of the year! That's my experience. It is a great time to relax, lay around the house and [...]
I am going to take this opportunity to thank you for your support with the launch of my first book - United We Shine!. It was definitely a surreal experience [...]
Nyonyalicious store - pdf format Amazon: https://amzn.to/2M5vcvh (Kindle version) I would like to share something really exciting with you today ... Over the past few years I had been thinking of [...]
Building relationships and bonding with relatives - Make every opportunity to connect and bond count. I have just communicated with my relatives overseas about planning our travel itineraries for the [...]
What is maths? According to Wikipedia, “ it is the study of quantity, structure, space and change”. Sounds complicate? Actually it is not! You see, maths is alive! It is being applied every [...]
Peranakan Kuih - Pulut Inti made simple with Butterfly Pea Powder Putut Inti is a sweet dessert of steamed glutinous rice with coconut milk and topped with palm sugar infused [...]
Hang in there.... It will get better! I was with a friend yesterday, who shared with me about an unwell child and being here without family support. This reminded me [...]
Growing up in a Penang peranakan family, we use this amazing butterfly pea flower for our nonya kiuh, such as pulut inti and pulut tai tai (surprisingly not many other [...]
The Little Nonya Hainanese Chicken rice mix is one of our most popular pastes in our range - and I can tell you why...It is authentic in taste! If you [...]
Personally, coming from an Asian family, my love for gardening is not that great. However, my brother and mother would not support this view as both of them love their [...]
Parenting is a Partnership!! I spoke about this topic previously. Yet it is such an important topic, and I would like to re-address it. Why do I say parenting is [...]
Strengthen your relationships with your children through your childhood dishes What is your favourite childhood dish or food memory? Why is it so special? Last week I talked very briefly [...]
Tok Panjang setting courtesy of PAA NSW Tok Panjang Chinese New Year Dinner While helping to plan for the Peranakan Association NSW Chinese New Year dinner, I was asked about [...]
This whole week is all about Chinese New Year and family connections. Throughout the week, we had many wonderful conversations, chatting with relatives through phone and social media. One of [...]
Sharing your childhood dishes with your children is one of the many ways to build better relationships with them As parents, especially migrant parents, one of the many challenges is [...]
The benefits of hand written letters or cards I love receiving physical cards and letters, especially from friends and relatives living all over the world. Don't you? However nowadays, with [...]
The most effective way to inspire and influence your children How do you impart your knowledge to or inspire your children? How do you instill values on to your children? [...]
Mixed vegetable omelette What to pack for school lunches...? This may be one of the many creative challenges parents will be figuring out every school day. When my children were [...]
Chicken fried rice using leftover soy sauce chicken I was brought up with the philosophy of "no wastage" of food: finish not only everything on my plate, but never throw [...]
Source: Body and Soul section of The Advertiser newspaper, 21 Jan 2018 Enlarged article: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/tokpanjang/Images/kidsinkitchen.jpg My editor just sent me this article to highlight and enforce the messages I am sharing [...]
Journaling - place where you may have the answers to all the questions you need answering This is a very personal post - it is about my own journey of [...]
Home cooked ramen in under 30 minutes Have you heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? I grew up with sumptuous, healthy and hot breakfast almost [...]
I know Halloween is not as popular in Australia as other countries;however, I used to take my children and their friends for “treat or tricking” in our neighbourhood when they [...]
As some of you may know, Malaysia had its election yesterday, 5th of May, 2013. On my Facebook timeline, it was all about the election. Later today, I should be able [...]
Why are values important? Values are your beliefs and philosophies in life—things that are important to you. Your values determine your priorities in life, your interactions with people, and how your conduct yourself. . [...]
Yesterday when I was having breakfast with my family in Chinatown, next to our table was an elderly couple enjoying their breakfast. While waiting for our order, I was unintentionally [...]
A few weeks ago I had a chat with a friend who just had a confrontation with her daughter that morning. She said her teenage daughter was really angry and [...]
Partnerships are special. I previously wrote about making a date with your spouse. The subject for this week: the importance of re-connecting with your spouse. Simple steps mean we can re-connect. In [...]
The challenges of high school What happens when you children moves from primary to secondary school? How would they feel? How do they adjust? During the transition, it is a [...]
love, relationship, family and people, Happy couple raise up hands with hat traveling in summer garden “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our [...]
A few nights ago, I had dinner with relatives who had just flown in from Malaysia, and I casually asked what the wife normally cooks for dinner (I just [...]
I have written about making time and creating opportunities to connect as a couple, and don’t forget to have fun together. I believe that in every relationship you need to put in some [...]
It is not just a box of takeaway noodles - it is about what it represents! What's so special about this box of takeaway noodles? From the first look - [...]
Lay Ean and Dr. Dana Skopal - Editor for Tok Panjang Just had a wonderful lunch with my editor, Dr. Dana Skopal. For those of you who have not met [...]
Last weekend was my daughter's birthday. So how do we celebrate birthdays in Australia? Do I still follow the ritual from my childhood? It is not possible to do everything [...]
Do you really know what your life would be like in 5, 10 or 20 years? We can plan, wish and hope, and envision what it would be like, but [...]
Happy New Year!! It is the start of a new year and I would like to wish all of you good health and may the new year bring happiness, health [...]
Yesterday, I decided to put all my work aside and dug out several boxes from the study cupboard. Those boxes had been in the cupboard for as long as I [...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and family. Christmas time is a time to re-connect with your family and friends, re-evaluate your priorities and make time for [...]
Simple ways to connect to your community Even though I have left home more than 30 years ago, I still miss all my family and friends in Malaysia. This is [...]
Festive times are a time to share, give and reconnect with the family. As I was doing my weekly grocery shopping and met a few friends along the way, we [...]
When I moved to Sydney from Melbourne some 22 years ago, the local library in Chatswood was running a wonderful program to help migrants learn conversational English. I thought it [...]
Festive seasons are great opportunities for connections and to introduce your culture to your family It is few more weeks to Christmas, and I hear people dreading this time of [...]
It is only a few more days until Christmas. Have you organised your greeting cards? What about your gifts? Your presents? Your treats? Your guests? Family gatherings and hosting people? [...]
Nasi Lemak Day 4 and last day of the Nonya Cuisine Made Easy; we are looking at nasi lemak and its accompaniments. This is a very easy to prepare dish [...]
Authentic Nonya Curries in under 30 minutes I can't speak for everyone, but if you are serving more than 10 people, I would normally prepare my dishes prior (or at [...]
Otak otak in baking dish Ok - this is one dish that I have been experimenting with the most - and I think it is one of the most successful [...]
Mee Siam Will you be hosting the family this coming festive season? Have you thought of what to serve your guests? Would you like some ideas on quick and easy [...]
This pyrex dish can go from bench top, to steamer, to table and back to a refrigerator with the convenience of a lid As Malaysians will know, we are a [...]
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