This year we decided to do an impromptu birthday celebration of 3 generations – Grandpa Patrick – 66, Aunt Irène – big 30 and Little V – 3 🙂. Come to think of it, everyone got a gift that day: my sis-in-law who is back on vacation for a month or two brought with her… Continue reading Black Forest Cake

Time flies so fast… another year gone by in a blink of an eye… Little One is 3 already. As she has been going to the daycare centre 3 times a week to play with other children, I thought it would be a great idea to celebrate her birthday with her little friends and the… Continue reading Double Layered Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing

Carrots – so many kids hate them with a passion. Even my hubby won’t touch that stuff no matter how deliciously it has been cooked or presented to him. I think I know why. When Little One started on her first solid food – guess what was the first most recommended food to introduce to… Continue reading Carottes Râpées (Grated Carrot Salad)

A beignet (French word for doughnut) is a pastry made from deep-fried dough sprinkled with icing sugar, sort of like doughnut, however in France they exist in sweet (plain or with fruit filling) and savory form (serves as entree with filling like mushrooms, potato or meat etc). From what I can gather, sweet beignets version… Continue reading Bugnes Lyonnaises

My hubby has always been a big lover of Indian cuisine – so much so that whenever we are back in Singapore, the very first restaurant he heads for is Shahi Maharani. We eat there so frequently that even the manager recognises us instantly whenever we are back in Singapore, never mind that he hasn’t… Continue reading Beef Madras

Did you ever find yourself getting stuck with a recipe that list a paste or ingredient that you have no idea how to get or make? I often did and it is so annoying. Recently I was trying to making an Indian recipe and I stumbled upon Madras Masala Paste??? erhm… huh? What is that?… Continue reading Madras Masala Paste

This is one of my hubby’s favourite desserts. When we used to live in Nantes, my mother-in-law would always bring one of these home whenever she returned from Auvergne. For those who haven’t read my earlier posts, this brioche is a specialty of the French region of Auvergne. What makes it so special is not… Continue reading Brioche Aux Pralines

It’s funny how I have thought for years that lasagne were difficult and complicated to make – I mean, looking at the multiple layers of pasta and tomato sauce oozing out with the crispy cheese on top etc. I thought only chef could whip that up… definitely not for the layman I used to be.… Continue reading Lasagne

I’ve decided to help BloggerAid’s to put together a book to help raise funds for a good cause. BloggerAid’s is a fast growing group of global food bloggers coming together in a common goal to help raise awareness of world hunger. Besides raising awareness about world hunger, they are collecting original recipes from fellow bloggers… Continue reading Pommes de Terre Au Four – For BloggerAid

Ever since I became more confident in my baking skill, I have always wanted to make this delicious dessert that is so well-known in the French region of Auvergne. I even bought a packet of pralines from the supermarket a few months after we moved here, but I never quite got the courage to use… Continue reading My First Attempt at Brioche Aux Pralines