Baking & cooking is a passion, which I have inherited from my maternal grandmother. She is a self-taught cook who has never attended any culinary school. Driven by her strong passion and desire to improve her culinary skill led her to experimenting with food ingredients and various cooking methods. It was her inquisitive culinary mind that inspired me to learn baking and cooking. During her younger days, grandma ran a small but successful home-based business in her hometown of Kota Bharu, Kelantan, making local Malaysian favourites for sale. Her menu consists of nasi dagang, laksa Kelantan, savoury yam cake, turnip cake, kuih lapis, kuih talam, vegetable dumplings, curry puff, onde-onde and kuih bangkit, just to name a few. Those were the few things she first taught me to make. Initially it was mind blowing for a beginner to learn her recipes as there were no written recipes! She knows the ingredients and measurements by heart. Ingredients were measured neither by metric nor the imperial system but instead, her own system of using a specific ladle, a bowl or a pot. It really amazes me how her food can turn out good every single time, talk about consistency! Now, I must admit that I am very honoured and proud to be the keeper of her time-tested recipes. If I can have things my way, I hope to pass her legacy onto our next generation. Thank you Ah Ma for sharing your culinary knowledge. I am grateful to you.