2008 cny cookies & crunchies

what is cny without the cookies and crunchies (and additional 10lbs)?
i was quite lazy this year but mami enthusiasm infected me (not much choices but to go along...).

so we started of with mami's fave pineapple tarts. we bought 4 sweet & juicy "sui jing" pineapple in quite a good price from the fruit vendor. tks to mami's bargaining skills. instead of the traditional way of scraping the pineapple, we have revolutionalised this step by using the juicer. this kingly tarts turned out beautifully with a thicker crust this year (i love it thicker!).

things were not so cheerful for the bangkits. mami and i got some disagreements over the recipe. well needless to say... temper flares like the bangkits. although the smell was delicious but the texture was rock hard...better luck next year? no! i think i will not attempt to bake this cookie again...

mami then proceeded with her floss rolls and was generous to give me a handful of them for me to taste testing... they were a little small this year but knowing mami, ya, she packed quite some floss in each of them. so they were flavorful.

this year's comeback kid award goes to ~drumrolls~~drumrolls~~drumrolls~ milky rolls! cheche was very delighted as it was one of her favourites. mami got out of my way when i measured and whip the batter as she put it "this is your expertise". she gladly came into the picture when the dough was ready to be cut. mami's a michelin star cookie cutter :D at least in our family la. of course the milky rolls was a success :D it's a cookie that will not go wrong unless it's over baked. i had fun rolling the cooled cookies in the milk and sugar powder (and pop 1 in my mouth every now & then).

of course there's the kuih bunga ros. a nyonya favourite. mami was at her wit's end at the begining and i discreetly disappear from her radar lest being her scape goat.... luckily, things blossoms after a while & production escalated. good thing was i had a bunch of rejects (in shape wise) to munch. they are very addictive.

i will comment on the seaweed crunchies later as mami had to rush back to mcca (cheche locked herself out due to the door lock issue...)

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