We attended a friend's baby's full month celebration last month and the home-cooked Pig Trotters Vinegar prepared by our friend's Mom left us wanting for more. Pig Trotters Vinegar is a popular confinement food that can be laborious to prepare. With an iconic cookware like Le Creuset, it's just a matter of time that we pair it with local iconic dishes. At the hubby's encouragement, I decided to put the Le Creuset and my rookie culinary skill to the test to cook the legendary … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: ChickPea Chicken Curry
In the multiracial society we live in, curry is the ONE unifying dish that is enjoyed by all races represented in Singapore. It is also of the most requested dish at my extended family's gathering. I grew up eating my beloved Grandma's Chicken Curry. That's why back home, we've been trying to train our daughter Dana's taste buds to start enjoying spicy food, using curry as a start. Instead of sugar, we've been encouraging her to dip her fav prata into the curry … [Read more...]
Grub Noodle Bar @ Fiv五 Square, Pickering Street
Weekends are precious. While we want to spend quality time with our kids, we also need to balance with time to catch up with our OWN friends...for self-care and sanity. We've discovered a hidden 'oasis' in the middle of CBD that is perfect when occasions call for it. Spacious, cosy, good food, wide range of drinks (from our local Kopi-C to exquisite European craft beers) plus live bands performing live from 7:30pm nightly. Best of all, … [Read more...]
1872 Clipper Earl Grey Tea-infused Snowskin Mooncake Recipe
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is a muted one for my family because my late Grandma would not be around to celebrate it with us. I decided to do something special with my daughter Dana and brought her to attend a hands-on Mooncake making workshop at the invitation of 1872 Clipper Tea Co. We spent an enriching afternoon learning how to make tea-infused Snowskin Mooncake, which incidentally is one of my favourite type of mooncakes. Subtle yet traditional enough to perpetuate the … [Read more...]
{Giveaway} Emicakes Mooncakes Golden Grandeur Collection 2015
I've always preferred snowskin mooncakes over traditional baked ones. My husband David is the opposite - he's for all things authentic and old-fashioned. One of my earliest memories of Mid-Autumn Festival were those of my Mom, using the meager savings left of her lean salary to buy different mini snowskin mooncakes from neighbourhood bakeries as a annual treat for my sister and I. I remembered that as a child, my favourite snowskin mooncakes would be the green coloured ones, in Pandan … [Read more...]
Going Local with Le Creuset: Savory Crab Mee Hoon Soup
This year's Teachers' Day was on 4 September 2015 (Friday). To reward the hubby for his hardwork, I decided to cook him a dish which we love but rarely indulge in - Crab Bee Hoon. Ever since we started using the Le Creuset Dutch Ovens, I have gained much confidence in trying out new dishes and this Crab Bee Hoon was one of those recipes which had seemed impossible before. The Le Creuset pots allow me to control the cooking temperature and they seal-in the essence and freshness of the … [Read more...]
Reliving the Good O’ Days – Heritage Dim Sum Brunch @ The Clifford Pier
The grand foyer of The Clifford Pier with its unmistakable trusses still evokes a sense of grandeur. “You know Dana, your Mummy's Ah Gong used to ride a trishaw like this one long time ago.” “Really Ah Ma? Tell me more, I want to hear your stories...” “Sure, Ah Ma have lots of stories to tell you...” Grandma and Granddaughter reminiscing the past on the trishaw... This was the conversation I overheard Dana having with her maternal Grandma while both of them were sitting on one … [Read more...]
IKYU – ‘Take a Break’ from the Ordinary
“Before becoming parents, we were first husband and wife,” reads a famous quote which serves as reminder to carve time for our spouses. So when the occasion calls for it and we are able to get trusted help to babysit, we would sneak out for a couple meal sans kids. An extraordinary dining experience would be icing on the cake during these rare pockets of couple time. This is how it is with IKYU, a nondescript little Japanese diner tucked away in the artsy enclave of Yong Siak Street (near … [Read more...]
Bake and Bond with Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker Premix - the ideal baking companion for all busy Moms! I picked up baking few years ago when David bought me a coveted Kitchenaid mixer as a surprise Valentine's Day gift. I find baking fulfilling because I love how I can bless my friends, family and colleagues with my bakes and see their eyes lit up. However, since the arrival of AJ, I struggled with finding time to rest, let alone bake. The hassle of the preparation from scratch and the washing up proved too … [Read more...]
Homely Feasting at Gu Ma Jia (姑妈家)
In our Chinese culture, nephews or nieces address their eldest aunt from the paternal side 'Gu Ma' - 姑妈. So when we received the food tasting invite from this restaurant endearingly named 'Gu Ma Jia' 姑妈家 (loosely translated as 'Eldest Aunt’s House'), we knew we were in for a treat. 'Gu Ma Jia' 姑妈家 is located in the famous Sennett Estate which is dotted with many popular eateries. The founder of the restaurant is a spiritedly housewife (affectionately known as 'Gu Ma' 姑妈) who grew up on Pulau … [Read more...]
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