Tomato has always been my favourite fruit, or more precisely favorite veggie until I learned it was actually not one. So what makes a fruit a fruit and a vegetable, a vegetable? Basically if it has seeds, then technically (botanically), it’s a fruit. So does that means cucumbers, green beans and walnuts are all fruits?… Continue reading Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce (Tomato)

What is a Charlotte? That is what I was wondering as I had never heard, seen or tasted this dessert that my better half kept raving and craving for months. This is what I found out! A Charlotte is a traditional French dessert, formed in a deep round mold, served warm or cold. The warm… Continue reading Charlotte aux framboises (Raspberries)

Peachy! that’s exactly how I would describe Little One, in spite of the fact that she is currently having a bad case of flu. One would think a child this sick would sleep through the night. No, not my daughter. She has to be special… waking up every few hours through out the night. I… Continue reading Peach Tart

The first time I fell in love with the taste of blueberries was my very first waffles with blueberry jam when I was a teenager. It then started in me a blueberry craze – I would buy a slice of cake with blueberry toppings or make a peanut butter-blueberry jam sandwich, blueberry ice-cream etc. I… Continue reading Blueberry Tart (with crème pâtissère)

This write up is for everyone to have as a direct & quick reference on how to make a Short Crust Pastry instead of having to search throughout my blog for it. Have Fun & Happy Baking!🙂 Pâte Brisée (Short Crust Pastry) 250 g plain Flour 125 g chilled Butter (cut into cubes) 1 egg… Continue reading Pâte Brisée (Short crust Pastry)

I have always wondered how to make this delicious French pastry cream that I’ve seen in a lot of French pastries. Well, I got lucky the other day and got hands-on teaching from my mom-in-law. I have to admit, it is a lot easier than I thought and it reminds me a bit of how… Continue reading Crème Pâtissière (French Pastry Cream)

Fish is a common sight during meal time in my home (well, at my mom’s), something that I took for granted for many years until I started living in France. There, I started to miss having fish, not that France doesn’t have fish at all, but because I don’t know how to cook fish –… Continue reading Steamed Fish (Teochew Style)

One of the things I missed while living in France is my mom’s home cooked food. Although I managed to recreate some of her dishes like assam fish, chili prawns, white peppered pork slices etc, I never quite managed to get her Fried Bee Hoon right. Whenever I craved for fried bee hoon, I would… Continue reading Fried Bee Hoon or Rice Noodles

We are back in Singapore 🙂. Woohoo! With the pandemic N1H1 flu, we did consider skipping Singapore this year if it got real bad… then again, it is a pandemic, so even if we stayed in France, we would still get it at some point. So we decided to just go ahead and not bother.… Continue reading Stir-Fried Prawns with Salted Soy Bean

Summer is finally here – hot blazing sun that can burn your skin if you aren’t careful and gives you a headache if you stay outside too long without your hat. Up at the mountain lodge, we get to enjoy the nice sunny weather with nice cool breeze. The bright morning sun warms up the… Continue reading Strawberry-Black Cherry Sorbet