What is XO sauce?
When I was living in Singapore, I subscribed to the only monthly food magazine that was available and it was called "Eat!". Small in terms of volume but packed with …
Yearly Archive: 2013
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What Makes A Raspberry And Coconut Cupcake Frou Frou
frou-frou (froo froo) n. 1. Fussy or showy dress or ornamentation. 2. A rustling sound, as of silk. The word frou-frou is first recorded in English in the early 1870s. …
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5-Star Chicken Congee Singapore Style
Whenever I think of Singapore, I do so with a fond smile and an ache in my heart to fly back there and relive the sights, sounds, smells and tastes …
Spicy Baked Vegetable Cutlets – Indian Croquettes
With memories of long-distance train journeys along India’s West Coast ricocheting in my head, I set out to imitate the pungent and ‘chatpata’ taste of the Vegetable Cutlets that were …
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Authentic Dutch Pancake Poffertje Recipe
A while back I had mentioned how we oohed-aahed and literally drooled over this generous plate of dutch pancakes/poffertjes at a local fair. It didn’t help that they looked …
Gajar Ka Halwa – Indian Carrot Pudding
Gajar Ka Halwa brings to mind little ornate steel bowls full of delicious, moist, beautifully textured carrot pudding garnished with slivered nuts and silver foil [varakh]. Hot … Of course, …
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Dum Da Dee Da I am so rumbly in my tumbly
Thanks to my firstborn who is now in the throes of his terrible twos, I have developed a very strong affection for everything Pooh. You would think that after watching …
Lazy Saturday Lunch Authentic Homestyle Chicken Curry
You know it is a lazy weekend afternoon and that things are extremely relaxed when you are having lunch at 3:00pm. As long as that lunch is a full bodied, …
