Tempting Tempe

How about some tempe to get you going for the weekend?


These easy to make snack tastes delicious on its own. We reckon you can probably finish up a jar yourself.


Or eat it with rice or use it in golden puff pastry for a quick go-to snack.


For the recipe, see this week's Crave on Issuu.

Sinful Mango Cheesecake from Purple Monkey

This icy delight is perfect for the crazy hot weather we have been getting.


Read about this gorgeous yellow create in Crave's latest issue. Click here for the link. We hear there are some purple simians involved with his no bake confection. 

White Chocolate and Raspberry Pancake Stack

One of the best things about testing each recipe with our taste team is their feedback. Karen who tested our pancake recipe went the extra mile to give us a detailed report on her kitchen testing. Due to space constraints, we could not run the entire text but , we decided to share the whole comment report here. Hope you will attempt the recipe.


"Easy-to-make batter with ingredients that would be found in a typically-stocked kitchen. 

The batter had a good silky consistency and easy to control to make medium or thicker pancakes. You might want to add a bit more liquid (1-2 tablespoons water or milk) if you want to make thinner/crepe-like pancakes. 

The batter thickens up overnight and even after 25mins of taking it out of the fridge, and it didn't spread out as well on the hot pan, so it needs a bit of liquid to thin it out. 

The flavour of the pancake was good - actually quite nice to eat it on its own too esp. when cooked to a more crisp stage (I brought two pancakes to work...will let you know how they fare when eaten cold ). Cooked well on both a Greenpan and Tefal non-stick surface. Overall I think one batch of the batter would yield abt 12-14 pieces of approx 4" or 5" pancakes 

Easy to assemble as a pancake stack. The raspberry & yoghurt with honey was lovely as the healthy option...also tasty with just honey and lemon juice. 

Overall it's a pretty easy-to-make recipe and non-daunting for those who would like to attempt it as a morning treat for their family and themselves. Also good for a midnite-snack." 

In the Kitchen with Eu Hooi Khaw - Pumpkin

Here are some great ideas for pumpkins as shared by our columnist, Eu Hooi Khaw.

Borrowed from the Thais, you can make a wonderful dessert with pumpkin. Just whisk together eggs, coconut milk and sugar to make a custard, pour it into the clean cavity of a pumpkin and steam it. This forms a lovely soft custard that goes so well with the soft pumpkin.




Next time, when you split open the pumpkin, remove the seeds and make a quick snack.


All you need to do is wash and dry the pumpkin seeds, place it on a roasting tray, sprinkle some salt and bake it in a 180C oven for 20 minutes. 

Welcome to Crave

Pick up a copy of Crave with today's Malay Mail at the nearest myNews.com Or flip through online for the e-version. 


In our maiden copy, we celebrate with a magnificent Raspberry Velvet Cake decorated with flowers crafted from fresh raspberries and almond flakes. The stunning multi-tiered confection contains a hidden surprise of varying pink-to-white shades only revealed when you cut into it. And most importantly, it tastes good as the tangy raspberries balances out the sweet and fluffy white chocolate buttercream. Believe me, we reckon this beats all the other red velvet cakes hands down. For those who are not keen on making the various coloured layers, just sandwich the raspberry cake with the buttercream and you are good to go.   

For a quick weekday treat, try the pancake stack. The recipe is easy to whip up using store cupboard ingredients. In our version, we used raspberries but feel free to change it to your favourite fruit. Even a dash of lemon juice and honey works with this combination.

Also in this issue, our columnist Eu Hooi Khaw shares everything about pumpkins including a savoury steamed cake recipe. She also elaborates on a favourite Hakka eatery in Seri Kembangan. We also have ikan bakar stall, a one with a difference since it is not slathered with spicy hot sambal. Moreover, turmeric leaf is used to wrap it instead of the typical banana leaf.