You’re coughing your lungs up and all you want to do is curl up in bed and watch Buffy re-runs, food is just not appealing (what?!!!), nothing tastes good, the thought of any solid food going down your poor abused throat makes you want to curl up and cry, coffee tastes like crap, but you…… Continue reading Hearty Soup for Sick Times
“Shinji will change the way you look at sushi,” she said. And it has. While my experience at Shinji by Kanesaka at the Raffles Hotel will not upstage the memory of my first taste of uni at Tsukiji market in Tokyo, it certainly comes close. I had the 12-piece (Tsuki 月) Set Lunch Course and…… Continue reading Sublime Experience at Shinji by Kanesaka
I’ve had a fascination with Southern food for the longest time, gumbo, shrimp and grits, beignets, hot sauce, fried chicken, biscuits, the list is endless (disclaimer, this is definitely not all there is to Southern food, but it’s the perception of what Southern food is like to an Asian person who’s never been. One of…… Continue reading Glorious Seafood at Dancing Crab
I like the idea of homemade presents because it lets me customise, I enjoy the process of doing it and seeing the person receiving it enjoy it, just makes it that much more special. This year, for Mothers’ Day, I wanted to do cookies. I’ve done cakes and cupcakes, so this year, I thought cookies…… Continue reading Homemade Mothers’ Day Cookies
Between work and other commitments, I’ve hardly had the time to bake recently, but when I saw this Sorted Food video and the luscious chocolate cake with the crisp meringue, I had to do it. And what better time than to bake it for a family gathering? Despite the less than optimal circumstances (using aluminium…… Continue reading Chocolate Meringue Cake
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