Quay Po Cooks: A Guest post for Ping's Pickings

Saturday, April 28, 2012

A Guest post for Ping's Pickings

When Ping of Ping's Pickings asked if I would do a guest post for her because she needed to return to her hometown to take care of some important matters, I did not even have to think but told her that I would. I was glad she thought of me and I am happy to help out in whatever way I can. This is what friends are for, right? So I did a guest post for her and it was published on her blog yesterday. If you are interested to make some macaroons (two 'Os') not macarons, do hop over to her blog to get the recipe. It is a fantastic recipe and yielded very tasty macaroons. At least that was what my Quay Lo's expression told me when he took the first bite. Another strong evidence that they must be good is, when I woke up the next morning, they were all gone! LOL!

Please click on the photo to go to the Guest Post at Ping's Pickings

32 comments:

Baby SumoApril 28, 2012 at 10:04 PM
My hubby likes coconut macaroons too, ours look slightly different from yours.
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pingApril 28, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This has certainly been a life/blog saver :)
So sorry for the delay. As I'd mentioned on my post, I'd wanted to set this before I left but there had been an emergency and I had to leave a week earlier than expected .... and no internet excess where I was! In this day and age? But it was a blessing for when I got back. Thank you again, dear Lucy. Hugs galore!
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Extra Virgin ChefApril 28, 2012 at 11:03 PM
How sweet to read and find this spirit of friendship amongst the food bloggers.
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Lois EvensenApril 29, 2012 at 1:15 AM
Coconut and chocolate. Oh, my! :)))
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Lyñ (My Little Messy N Cheeky)April 29, 2012 at 1:54 AM
I shall head over to Ping's now! Bye and have a great weekend! :)

PS: What does it mean "see feet" when it comes to maracoons? :P
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AnonymousApril 29, 2012 at 9:35 AM
What yummy chocolate drizzles!
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MelApril 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM
I just happened to go through some of my old cookbooks and came across recipes of coconut macaroons too. Your post just came in time reminding me to start baking this too.
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What's Baking??April 29, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Although I'm not much of a macaroon fan, your's looks very tempting.
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Jessie-CookingMomentsApril 29, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Quay Po, I'm here to enjoy your dessert! After this will go to Ping's place! Have a nice SUnday!
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WawaApril 29, 2012 at 6:13 PM
I've never tasted coconut macaroons before but the one u made looks delicious esepecially with the chocolate on top!
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Quay Po CooksApril 29, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Oh then, you must try making these, you will make it again and again.
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Rice Bowl Tales 有碗話碗April 29, 2012 at 7:49 PM
These brought back so much memories! I used to buy these from a bakery near my college sometimes, and enjoyed them so much!! Eating something with coconuts in somehow reminded me of home and I was very homesick. Thank you for your recipe, I've kept them in the folder of my to-do list :)
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AnonymousApril 29, 2012 at 11:47 PM
I love how macaroons have so many different interpretations...in so many parts of the world. These look delicious! I'm sure your Quay Lo realizes how lucky he is...

Hope you are having a fantastic weekend my friend!
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Saw Leng, KOHApril 30, 2012 at 12:33 AM
Sorry to ask this ... but why the need to be guest post on your friend's blog in her absence?
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JulieApril 30, 2012 at 2:44 AM
Macaroons looks delicious!!
Happy to follow your space too..
Thanx for dropping by & letting me know your space,you have a lovely space!!

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lenaApril 30, 2012 at 9:58 PM
last time i was confused between a macaroon and a macaron..i thought some countries just call it macaroon. will hop over to ping's blog soon!
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lenaMay 9, 2012 at 12:13 AM
just remember this..hoping over now!
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A LITTLE ABOUT THIS QUAY PO

Before I was married to my "Quay Lo" (Guaylo) husband, I did not know how to bake or cook. Subsequently I learned some baking and cooking Western cuisine from him, and providing his food for him launched an interest in cooking in general. Many of my Chinese friends and family told me that "Quay" is the wrong spelling for devil in Cantonese. The right spelling should be "Kwai" or "Guay". Well, somehow I like the spelling "Quay" better although I have to agree that it does not sound very Cantonese. Try asking a Westerner to pronounce "Kwai" and you will probably hear "Quay" haha. Whether is "Quay" or "Kwai" or "Guay, just know the devil woman is me when you see Quay Po Cooks. My hubby said if people pronounce "Quay" as "Key" is even better because I am the key to his heart. LOL!

Only now, have I started to learn the traditional Cantonese cuisine of my Mum. She cooks fabulously and all her specialties are divine. These two interests, my husband's Western food, and my mother's traditional food, prompted me to document them so they will not be lost.

Here, I wish to share my cooking and baking experience with my readers. I also hope to inspire those who do not know how to cook or bake to do so because, trust me, if I can, you can too.

Something I'd like to mention is that I find that many people are rather unwilling to share their recipes. However, for me, I think differently. I think good recipes should be shared thus allowing as many people to enjoy it as possible. Unless those recipes are for doing business, I don't see why we want to keep them all to ourselves. So if you are generous in sharing your recipes, you are welcome to share on my blog. Send the recipes to me and better still with pictures of the final products and I will be very happy to post them them with credits to you of course.

Our cuisine is a deeply embedded part of our culture. When two cultures come together under the same roof the results in the kitchen can sometimes be comedic, sometimes confrontational, but more often it is a journey full of surprises and discovery. There is joy in our food. If we think upon this, it is intuitively obvious. This blog is a journey of joy and sharing, reflecting what the French like to call "joie de vivre" (joy of living). No one could be more different from one another then my husband and my mother. Yet one thing they share in common is knowing intuitively that food, cooking, and sharing can be avenues of joy in life itself. So herein, help yourself, to a little joy and , if you like it, share it with your own family and friends. Joy is something that should be shared.