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Mom's Banana Muffins

Soft, moist banana muffins with domed golden tops — the ones my mom made whenever the bananas on the counter went spotty and sweet.

15 min prep · 22 min cook

Cakes

Classic Baked Cheesecake

A tall, dense, creamy New York-style baked cheesecake with a buttery graham crust — no cracks, thanks to a low oven and a water bath.

25 min prep · 75 min cook

Cakes

Chinese Bakery Swiss Roll

The moist, cottony Swiss roll from the Chinese bakery case — a soft chiffon sponge rolled around lightly sweetened cream that never cracks.

25 min prep · 15 min cook

Pastries

Hong Kong Egg Tarts (Dan Tat)

Silky, wobbly custard in a crisp cookie-style crust — the dan tat I chased through every Chinatown bakery until I could finally make them at home.

40 min prep · 25 min cook

Buns & Bread

Pineapple Buns (Bo Lo Bao)

Pillowy milk-bread buns crowned with a sweet, crackly cookie top — the bo lo bao that has no pineapple in it at all, just the smell of the bakery I love.

40 min prep · 15 min cook

French Macarons

Delicate almond meringue shells with ruffled feet and a chewy centre — the finicky little cookies that humbled me for months before they finally worked.

45 min prep · 16 min cook

Mains

Silky Steamed Egg (Cantonese Water Egg)

A trembling, custard-smooth bowl of steamed egg — the gentle Cantonese comfort dish my family makes when someone needs a little looking after.

5 min prep · 12 min cook

Mains

Tomato & Egg Stir-Fry (Mom's)

The ten-minute Cantonese comfort dish I grew up on — soft scrambled eggs and juicy tomatoes in a light sweet-savoury sauce, made for spooning over rice.

10 min prep · 10 min cook

Cakes

Coffee Chiffon Cake (Mom's)

A light, fluffy, airy chiffon cake from Mom's recipe book — one base batter that turns into coffee, vanilla, or chocolate depending on the day.

Cakes

Sponge Cake (Mom's)

Light, fluffy, and just sturdy enough to stack — Mom's classic vanilla sponge, with the tweaks that finally got it to hold a tier.

20 min prep · 35 min cook

Breakfast

Easy Failproof No-Butter Cream Scones

A simple 5-ingredient cream scone recipe with no butter to cut in — one base dough that turns sweet or savoury depending on what's in the kitchen.

15 min prep · 20 min cook

Breakfast

Ultimate Soft & Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy, moist cinnamon rolls with a buttery cinnamon-brown-sugar filling — prep them the night before so all you do in the morning is rise and bake.

25 min prep · 28 min cook

Desserts

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies with crispy edges, the kind that disappear from the cookie jar in a day.

15 min prep · 12 min cook