About Nonya Indulgence

I am Anna, daughter, wife and mother of 3. I love cooking. Now for those who knew me back in my younger days, who surely disagree. Well, to tell you the truth, when I was younger, I hated doing housework, that includes sweeping the floors, cooking and cleaning. My mother would have to threatened me to chuck out my things before I would tidy up.

Today, I love to cook, baking is my no.1 hobby and yes, I admit it, I am a neat freak. 

I am currently living in Auckland, New Zealand. 

I have 1 handsome boy and 2 beautiful girls and one very understanding hubby who share my passion for cooking. He is the Italian Chef in the house and would cook up dishes after dishes of any pasta you can think off while I baked.

I have never been a baker, I am the type of person who would jump into a patisserie to buy a birthday cake. My passion for baking came to me when I had kids. I wanted my children to remember me as a mum who can concoct any cakes they desire. Today I have made 12 birthday cakes for my 3 kids ranging from strawberry shortcake, cupcakes, barbie cakes, hi-5 cakes and super hero cakes.

During my recent trip home to Penang, I re-discovered the nonya in me. I am a descendent of a nonya and well, I wanted to ensure my heritage is kept alive through me and my kids. So, I decided to learn to prepare nonya dishes and sharing them with my children so that they will learn to love and appreciate and remember their heritage and honour their ancestors. 

Anyway, that's the story of how and why I created Nonya Indulgence. It is to share with all of you my journey of discovering the Nonya in me. I hope you will allow me to share my wonderful nonya dishes with you....I hope this will also inspire you to track down your heritage and remember your ancestors.