It’s strange how food craving can drive one to do things that he would never thought of doing, like learning how to cook Char Kway Teow (a local favourite dish in Singapore), or my mom’s Nonya Chicken Curry, mutton curry, Assam Fish, Steamed Fish (Teochew Style), Sweet & Sour Pork, White Peppered Pork Slices (my… Continue reading Pandan Jam (Screwpine)

Dear Readers, immediately after I rejoiced blatantly to all that Spring is finally here in my post last Friday, winter slapped me hard on my face the next day with freezing cold below zero temperatures. As if that was not enough, winter threw in some snow on us last Sunday, as if to make sure… Continue reading Leek and Potato Soup (Soupe aux poireaux)

WOOHOO! Spring is here! Spring is finally here! I love Spring. It is sunny, soft & mild with every plant coming to life and blooming. Spring, to me, is like St Valentine every day. Trees are greening everywhere and flowers of all sorts show up. It’s just so romantic. So when I spied the very… Continue reading SPRING, How I Love Thee!

Yesterday we celebrated mother-in-law’s 65th birthday. Little One was all excited wanting to put on her best dress – the chongsam that my sis bought for her to wear during Chinese New Year. So she was all pretty and dressed up, patiently waiting for grandparents to arrive and playing on her own while I was… Continue reading Crispy & Light Waffles

For February, Daring Bakers’ host Deeba of Passionate About Baking & Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen chose Tiramisu as the challenge of the month based on recipes from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession. Et bien sûr, nothing is ever simple with Daring Bakers’ (hence the name sake), this time around,… Continue reading Tiramisu (made from scratch)

The other not-so-secret ingredient needed for making Tiramisu (Daring Bakers’ February Challenge by Deeba of Passionate About Baking & Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen) is home made Sponge Fingers, alternatively known as Ladyfingers or Savoiardi biscuits. It’s a very simple and straight forward recipe to do. Nothing to be afraid of except maybe if you… Continue reading Sponge Fingers (Ladyfingers or Savoiardi Biscuits)

Making home-made cheese is something that I have always wanted to do but haven’t got the guts for it – fear of failure I guess and wasting milk. So when Daring Bakers’ announced that we have to make Mascarpone Cheese as part of their February challenge issued by Deeba & Aparna, I was excited but… Continue reading Homemade Mascarpone Cheese

Canada is buzzing with excitement… an euphoria so different from the sombre mood that kicked off the Winter Olympic 2010 on 12 February, with the loss of life of a 21 year old Georgian lugger, Nodar Kumaritashvili during a training run a few days earlier. For the first time in Canadian history, an Olympic gold… Continue reading Poulet à la crème comme en Bresse (Creamy Chicken)

Before Little One entered our lives, Pierre & I dined, quite often, at Le Baalbeck, a small family restaurant specialised in Lebanese cuisine, down the street from our apartment in Nantes. Each time, without fail, we ordered our favourite appetizer, Humus and Moutabal even though we knew that we would struggle to finish our main… Continue reading Hummus & Pita

Red Velvet Cake (RVC) is a mysterious cake to me. Why? Because lots of people crave and rave about it, not to mention even bake it and eat it. But not me…. why not? I don’t really know but that bright blood red looking slice of layered cake simply doesn’t turn me on. Quite the… Continue reading Red Velvet Cake (with beetroot juice)