These days, I’ve come to the point where I have quit buying recipe books. Not because of the economy (hell, good or bad economy, I must have my books). Not because I am running out of shelf space for all my recipe books, Flavours magazines and crochet/knit books. I got fed-up coz sometimes recipes from …
Read MoreBuy Muffins and Help A Girl Do Good 3
I got the below email from Swee Yong who is one of the most helpful and kindest people I know. It was a forward based on an email sent by her friend, Beng Choo. The gist is this, Beng Choo’s niece, Mindy, is going to bake muffins to sell. The proceeds will be channelled to …
Read MoreJackfruit Celery Salad 7
I got this recipe from my aunt who told me that she hated celery until she learnt of this recipe. After that, there was no stopping her. She’s a celery fan now. This nangka/jackfruit celery salad is a great salad to bring for potluck dinners or lunches. It’s so easy to make. All you need …
Read MoreDutch Food 101 2
This post is long overdue. Ack….I even forgot to email the photos to the chef himself. (Slaps wrist) I met Hans and Yvonne, a fun Dutch couple when Paul came over to Penang with them last year. Over our dinner at the Indian restaurant in Queensbay, Hans told me he was a chef so I …
Read MorePresenting My Rosemary Raisin Bread 9
Doesn’t my bread look glorious? Yup, after 35 minutes in the oven (160 C), it came out nicely baked. I brushed some butter on the top while it was still warm. Made them into 9 buns as you can see. But the texture was perfect unlike my other bread experiments. Thanks BG for giving me …
Read MoreCakes Etc, My Secret for Freshly Baked Cakes 7
I first got to know about Ai Tee from Kim. Kim’s one of the ladies in our business women networking group and she’s a big foodie (just like me!). Kim had ordered a durian cheesecake from Ai Tee for our WomenBizSense 2nd anniversary and from that moment onwards, I was hooked. Then I got the …
Read MoreMeet Mr Cooking Engineer 4
It’s great when friends appear in the newspapers (positive news of course!). This one is an interview which The Star did with Eddie, who is a friend of mine and Nic’s. He is a cooking engineer which means he is an engineer but he also cooks. He’s also based in the USA. He was featured …
Read MoreNasi Lemak Subaidah from Taman Pekaka 15
I feel a bit foolish because I just discovered this nasi lemak….like last night! My cousin, Lai Yee, told me about the nasi lemak a few weeks ago when she was working the graveyard shift. It seems her boss had ‘tar-pau’ this piping hot nasi lemak for her and her colleagues late that night as …
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