I've been amazingly busy with Christmas preparation and thank God my workplace is off for Christmas closure until 2016. Finally, I get to have some fun minus work and to attend lots of gathering with family and friends.

That being said, Junior's children church will be hosting a Christmas Pot Bless and so I've decided to bake some cookies for the kids to enjoy!

Danish butter cookies is a traditional and very popular Danish Christmas recipe (and cookie jar favorite too!). These cookies are incredibly easy to make and only require a handful of "common" ingredients.

This is one of the best and delicious Christmas snacks that will surely be enjoyed by the kids.

Danish Butter Cookies

115gm Unsalted Butter (softened)
35gm Icing Sugar
125gm Plan Flour (all-purpose flour)
1/4 tsp Baking Powder

Directions:

• Preheat the AirFryer to 170°C.
• Place the butter in a large bowl and beat with a whisk until very soft and pale. Add in the icing sugar and beat until smooth. 
   
    
   
  
• Sift in the flour and baking powder and beat together to form a soft and sticky dough.
   
  
• Spoon the dough into a pipping bag fitted with a fluted nozzle. Pipe the dough onto the baking sheet (make sure the baking sheet fits the AirFryer basket) according to your liking.
   
   
  
• Gently place the baking sheet on the AirFryer basket and cover it with the lid. AirBake for 8 - 10 minutes, or until set and pale golden around the edges.(Tips: The baking sheet will be flying in the AirFryer because the cookies dough are too light)
   
  

• Alternatively, you can bake it in the oven at 170-180°C for about 10-12 minutes.
• Leave to cool completely before storing in an airtight container. 
   
   
   
  

Salmon is a very versatile fish that you can simply cook it with any way you like and it goes well almost with any sauces. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of salmon after giving birth to my darling boy...somehow I just cannot stand the smell of salmon (you will know the smell if you hate salmon too!..LOL).

This does not stop me from cooking salmon for my family because it is one my family's favorite fish dish. So I'm trying all sort of way to marinade the fish so that the "smell" will be masked by the sauces...Haha!

So here's the recipe for Air-Grilled Honey-Glazed Salmon. This is a no-fuss, no-mess, easy way marinade salmon fillets. And you will get a wonderfully flavored salmon fillets.

Air-Grilled Honey-Glazed Salmon

2 pcs Salmon Fillets (about 100gm each)

6 tbsp Honey

6 tsp Soy Sauce

3 tsp Hon Mirin (alternatively you can use Rice Wine Vinegar)

1 tsp Water

Directions:

• Mix honey, soy sauce, Hon Mirin (sweet rice wine) and water together. 
  
• Pour half (or some) of the mixture in a separate bowl, set aside as this will be used as sauce serve with salmon.
• Put together the salmon and the marinade mixture, let it marinate for at least 2 hours. 
  
• Pre-heat the Airfryer at 180°C.
• Air-grilled the salmon for 8 minutes, flip over halfway and continue with additional 5 minutes. Baste the salmon with the marinade mixture every 3 minutes. 
   
  
• To prepare the sauce, pour the remaining sauce in a pan and let it simmer for 1 minutes. Serve with salmon.
   
  

Good Morning!

Today will be a busy day for me as we are celebrating my little niece's fullmoon.....Yay! Party Time!

So today I'm up to quick and easy meal (and preferably mess-free cooking) and I decided to cook something quick and delicious for my darling son's breakfast with the help of my super Philips Pressure Cooker!

Everything gets done in just one pot.

Pumpkin & Broccoli Porridge is a complete and wholesome meal for the little ones as this porridge is packed with many nutrients and most importantly it is going to be delicious. I have added Ikan Bilis Powder, Dried Scallops, Dried Conch, Pumpkin, Broccoli and onion to this porridge yummy for the little ones to enjoy.

PS: This is the improvised version of Hearty Vegetable Porridge with Pumpkin, Broccoli, Carrot and Onion

Pumpking & Broccoli Porridge

200gm Pumpkin
150gm Broccoli
20gm Dried Scallops & Conch
1 medium Onion (I used Red Onion) 
2 tbsp Homemade Ikan Bilis Powder
2/3 cup Wholegrain Rice (pre-soaked and pre-frozen)
2 cups Water

Sesame Oil (for sauteing)

Directions:

• Cut pumpkin, broccoli and onion to your prefer size (Tips: smaller and thinner chunks for babies and toddlers). 
   
  
• Turn on the Philips Pressure Cooker and set to Chop mode. While the pan is heating up, pour in some Sesame oil. 
  
• Add onion and let it saute for 2-3 minutes until softened. Then add pumpkin and broccoli.
   
   
  
• Add the ikan bilis powder, dried scallops and dried conch and continue to saute for another minute. 
  
• Then add in the rice and water.
• Close the lid securely and position the valve to Seal position. 
• Turn off the Chop mode. Switch it to Porridge mode and adjust the Keeping Pressure Time (KPT) to 20 minutes, press and hold on the Start button to activate cooking. 
   
   
   
  

My late granny "Fei-Popo" was an expert in cooking this soup...i miss you my dear granny! She was a well-known Confinement Lady in the 90s, she was so popular that she was featured in The Star (a local newspaper) for her special confinement service and of course the recipe of this very popular soup too!

I grew up enjoying ABC soup prepared by my Fei-Popo and since then this soup has become an official family's favorite soup. 

Definitely a hearty soup that will make your tummy smile and it is very simple to prepare..as simple as ABC. 

Malaysian ABC Soup (Potato, Carrot and Tomato Soup)

2 pcs Whole Chicken Leg (or any meat of your choice; blanch meat to remove the gunk)

4 medium Carrot (peeled and cut into small chunk)

3 medium Tomato (quartered)

3 medium Potato (peeled and cut into small chunk)

1 large Onion (cut into small chunk)

2 cups Water

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Salt

Directions:

• Put all the ingredients into the Philips Pressure Cooker and add salt and pepper to taste.
   
   
   
   
  
• Close the lid securely and position the valve to Seal.
• Turn on the pressure cooker and select Soup mode.
• Press & Hold the Keeping Pressure Time button to activate the selection then increase the KPT to 59 minutes.
  
• Press and hold the Start button for 3 seconds to activate the cooking process.