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Mini Nuts tart

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This delectable tiny caramel nut tart with a flaky pastry crust and it is packed with crunchy whole almonds, almond strips, sunflower, pumpkin, white melon, and black sesame seeds. Just think about how amazing and delicious the caramel sauce keeps these nut tarts together. It's easy to make but tastes far better than it looks. What a fantastic way to enjoy nuts! Additionally, giving it as a present is considerate. The technique is easy and basic. The nuts taste amazing! Think about an appetizer where the crunchy mixed nuts and creamy homemade caramel are combined, and the pastry crust's crispness melts into your mouth. When making this little nut tart, the crusts are crucial. Sure, store-bought crusts are available, but believe me when I say that, even though we usually just think of them as a shell for a filling, we also need to think about how the filling will taste and feel in them. I've been using a 9-inch tart pan for years to make shortbread crust for key lime p...

Traditional Savory Radish Dumpling (Lo Pet Ban /萝卜粄) - A childhood Breakfast Memory

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There are certain traditional snacks that quietly disappear over time, and one of them for me is Hakka radish cake, or  Lo Pet Ban  ( 萝卜粄 ).   My mom used to buy Lo Pet Ban from morning hawker stalls as my breakfast when  we were  young. Although it has become harder to find nowadays, this traditional snac k  remai ns  one of my favorite comfort  foods,  and surprisingly, it has also become one of my son’s favorite snacks too.  Freshly steamed and still warm, they were simple yet satisfying breakfasts that many people grew up eating. These days, however, it has become increasingly difficult to find. Many of the older hawkers who used to make them have retired, and fewer people continue this labor-intensive tradition.  Perhaps traditional  snacks like this no longer attract much attention from the younger generation. What was once a common everyday breakfast now feels like a nostalgic taste from the past. Although it may lo...