A table for two

Only 10 minutes to go… It is my turn to plate up the dessert, I instantly knew I was in trouble. My chocolate delice in the fridge had not set yet! Peter looked at me, he wasn’t happy! (Cue that heavy background violin shriek with a heavy thump at the end and follow by the [...]

Hearty stew beats the winter chill. Finally a little bit of sunshine in Sydney, the weather last week was absolutely dreadful. It was so wet that even my dog, Amelie, didn’t want to go outside for a walk and get her tail wet. Also, in this kind of weather, all I could think of is [...]

Have a cupcake. I’ve baked many cupcakes before but funny enough, this is the first time I blog about making cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong, I do love cupcakes, but I simply don’t bake them often enough. Every time I pick up my kitchen mixer or dessert cookbooks, I always end up choosing something a [...]

This used to be my playground. This used to be my playground This used to be my childhood dream This used to be the place I ran to Whenever I was in need of a friend Why did it have to end And why do they always say Don’t look back, keep your head held [...]

I have so many Christmas recipes to share but I am afraid this will be the last recipe post before Santa comes tonight – the good old humble shortbread. I have made different types of shortbread by using the leftover dried cranberry from the biscotti, the bacon chips from the salted caramel, and also introducing [...]

All I want for Xmas is chew… I don’t want a lot for Christmas There’s just bacon I need I don’t care about the raisins Underneath the biscotti I just want to chew on my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is… Chew…. Tweet

[donotprint] Biscotti and milk for Santa. Only four more sleeps till Christmas, but I’ve been slacked and took me quite some time to finally get into the whole festive season spirit. The Pom and I have decided not to have a big celebration this year, there will be no expensive presents, there will be no [...]

Sweet corn ice cream or ice block to be exact, is one of my childhood favourites. Tweet

Question, when was the last time you cook a whole fish? I seriously can’t remember when was the last time I cook a whole fish, let alone scale, gut the fillet the fish myself. Things might have changed a little these days in Malaysia, but I still remember the fish that mum bought at the [...]

Give me crabs… …the edible type. I have to say my favourite kind of seafood has to be the crab. I know a lot of people despise crab because it is also one of the most difficult seafood to eat. You have to crack the hard shell with a nutcracker, smash the claws with hammer [...]

Gone pear-shaped… My waistline, definitely. Isn’t it funny that all my t-shirts miraculously shrunk overnight? I blame the dryer, it has absolutely nothing to do with my over indulging eating habit off late. I am not here to talk about my curvy figure, but what’s more important to me right now is my personal ‘space’ [...]

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Sadly I don’t eat breakfast very often, bad boy I am… I know… Then I discovered granola. Who’d have thought it is so easy to make granola? Just add some rolled oats with dried fruits and sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds into glorious brown sugar, maple syrup [...]

[donotprint] A new beginning. I probably will regret after writing this post, but since I am not in the mood for any serious restaurant reviews, thought letting some steam off the chest perhaps is the best antidote I can offer myself. This weekend has marked another new chapter in my life and it does take [...]

[donotprint] rat • a • too • ee! Does it look familiar to you? Tell me I am not the only person who never heard of this classic French dish, Ratatouille until the Pixar animated film came out back in 2007. And tell me I am also not the only person who is so inspired [...]