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Martha Stewart’s Red Velvet Cupcake

June 21, 2012

The Red Velvet cake, to me, is quintessentially American. I became especially fascinated by it after I learnt about how the red colour of the cake was traditionally developed. Simple molecular food science harnessed brilliantly! Most avid bakers would have already celebrated this classic recipe in various ways and I have eyed this recipe in [...]

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Pulut Hitam Pound Cake / Black Glutinous Rice Pound Cake

June 9, 2012

This is an experimental recipe which I have meant to try for the longest time. My family is a big fan of Pulut Hitam, the black glutinous rice with a unique fragrance and texture that pairs so wonderfully well with coconut milk. Quite some time back, I had actually made this to go with durian pulp. [...]

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Penang Char Kuey Teow & Clove Hall

June 3, 2012

Penang is one of my favourite weekend getaway with L for a few reasons. It is easily accessible from either Singapore or Kuala Lumpur with great food and a general relaxed old world charm. I have found the island to be a place of few retail temptations which is just as well for that leaves [...]

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Fusilli Pasta With Broccoli and Anchovy Sauce

May 29, 2012

My weekend in Venice opened my eyes to the magical elements of Europe. Italy, in particular is possibly the only European country where I have spent a proper holiday. My longest vacation was a week long break in Rome many years ago. The rest of my European expeditions, may it be Paris, Munich or Amsterdam [...]

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Weekend In Venice

May 19, 2012

Venice is everything I have read… and better. A fairy tale land, a theatre and a tourist trap all rolled into one. A land where the richness of medieval affluence still leaves one breathless, where the echoes of music and theatre still lingers. A rare photogenic gem which presents post card perfection in every frame [...]

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Aiyu Jelly / Ice Jelly (爱玉冻／文头雪）

May 5, 2012

Bubble milk tea which originated from Taiwan, came and went… and came back again. This time round, they appear to have polished up their act significantly and are determined to make this new beverage culture sustainable. Apart from better quality tea leaves, they have also started to offer products which would appeal to the more [...]

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Pandan Angel Food Cake

April 30, 2012

Recently, I have been asked to name my favourite Asian spices. Without pausing to gather my thoughts, I was quick to declare Pandan and Lemongrass as my most favoured Asian spices. Both spices have a calming effect on me, a whiff of the scent from these 2 plants has the ability to lull me into [...]

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Padan Kuih Lapis (Spekkoek)

April 24, 2012

Most people baulked at the thought of making lapis. (thousand layer cake) A reader sent me a message, concerned about the time required to make a lapis cake – a friend of hers had told her that she would have to spend the whole day to make the cake. Hence, I would like to take [...]

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Tish Boyle’s Hot Milk Sponge Cake

April 21, 2012

To have a good sponge in your baking repertoire is like having a Swiss Army knife in your tool kit. This is the ultimate basic! After all the mouses, the cheeses and the entremets, it is getting increasingly easy to forget the Sponge. I spoke about my concerns over the Genoise sponge here and sometimes, [...]

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Fried Rice With Spam and Parboiled Rice

April 14, 2012

Welcome to the first post at my new address! My migration process to this new site felt strangely similar to what I had experienced when I shifted into my new apartment almost 7 years ago. After deciding on the address, I then started working on the ‘floor plan’ of the website, doodling for months, deciding [...]