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I have lost inspiration to write lengthly articles ever since I returned to SGP. Maybe it is good news. You will be served just the "essence"...hee heee. OR maybe I will develop a new writing style from here...who knows.French Bean Omelet/Long Bean OmeletIngredients: Long bean/french bean, diced to small bits (as shown in picture above), 2-3 eggs whisked with some added dark …
It is not surprising. The snack I was talking about in my last post on Deepavali lunch is Muruku. This is a popular savory snack in India. YESsssss! Savory is good for me! I just love the crunchiness and cumin aroma.I don't know the name for this. Some kind of crunchy fried flour with peanuts and curry leaf. Someone....pleeeaaaasssee...tell me the name...Tag: indian cuisine, …
There are recipes which I have bookmarked previously and which I have tried using again and again. This Tamarind Chicken from Delicious Asian Food is one recipe that I will turn to when my slow cooker calls me for a chicken dish.The original recipe does not call for the slow cooker, and I hope I have not done the dish injustice by doing so. The Baba Coriander Chicken dish …
I have been holding on to a blogspot.com domain for a while, and will be hanging on to that for the meantime. For many instances, I wanted to get a domain of my own. However, I procrastinated for so long. First, I did not know of a good (and cheap) web host. Second, I could not figure out the best name for my own domain. Tigerfish.com, teczcape.com, escape2food.com, etc. etc …
I can't be only using all the red cabbage for just the red cabbage apple salad. So, other than the traditional way to make salad, I have also used it the less traditional way. I STIR FRIED IT!...if I can stir fry napa cabbage or Chinese cabbage, I don't see why I can't stir fry red cabbage. ERrrrmmm...I might be wrong?And so...I did not deviate too far. I did not add dried …
The pace in Singapore seems so fast that there is no time and no mood to hang out for breakfasts and brunches in the mornings anymore.Eating breakfast, browsing a magazine over a cuppa - I …
I used to like e-fu noodles or yee-fu noodles - Not the Hong Kong actor Noodle Cheng/Ekin Cheng. Am referring to those noodles that are used most frequently in the Cantonese cuisine of Sou …
Do you know how/why Oyako Don is thus named ?Oya- means parent.ko- means child.Oyako- ...a single word for parent-and-child.Don, a short from of Donburi meaning a big bowl with lots of ric …
Black food !Left: Herbal jelly, some say tortoise jelly, 龟苓膏 pronouned Gui Ling Gao. Right: black sesame soup/paste, 芝麻糊Is BLACK aesthetically photo-shoot-friendly ? In some ways, it might …
I buy Dell laptops for the reason that Dell uses no middlemen and sells direct to customers. I like farmers' market for the same reason. I can buy fresh seasonal produce, straight from the farmers(no middlemen). Now we have a similar buying channel when it comes to prescription eyeglasses. ZenniOptical.com - you can buy stylish prescriptive glasses online! Starting from $8! …
Enough of bentos and convenience food? Hang on there. This is perhaps the last "bento" I'm featuring.A famous bento known as 奮起湖便當 (FengQiHu Bian Tang or FengQiHu Bento). Feng Qi Hu locat …
Unique/funny signsFancy calling your product - Stupid Ice Tea...Hmmm...probably they wanted a unique name such that it stands out from the crowd. They may have a unique name but their tea - I'm not sure. I just find it funny :DDo you like coffee or tea?
"Must-eat" street food and snacks in Tamsui, are no more secret. There is even a travel snippet on that. It is therefore not my great discovery but instead a pursuit of what is evident. I …
With my earlier post on Japanese pancakes, it sets me thinking if I could use a hot-iron waffle maker to make these cute pancakes at home. I am curious - what is the secret of making Japanese pancakes such as Imagawayaki or Dorayaki ? Is it in the batter ingredients? The type of fillings that goes into the pancakes/waffles? How about the waffle maker ? Does the uniformity of …
Seafood okonomiyaki - topped with shrimps, scallops, cuttlefish, octopusSome of you well-travelled or "well-fed" may have tried this but it was a first for me. :O Okonomiyaki - Japanese s …
Other than immersing a few lemon slices in chilled water, you can also infuse chilled water with a stalk of fresh garden-grown mint plant.Taken at Frog Restaurant (TTL branch), TaichungCleans and refreshes your palates :)
Some of you were interested in those seafood dumplings or wontons, check below for the list of filling ingredients -Seafood Dumpling, Deep Fried/BoiledIngredients:-1 fish fillet - use a good quality fish fillet (I use cod fillet)-6-10 medium size prawns-dashes of salt and pepper-1tsp sesame oil-less than 1tsp cooking wine-1/2 cup mixed vegetables of peas and carrots, cooked …
A shrimp is a shrimp; a prawn is, well...a shrimp. These two words can be used quite interchangeably whilst some people say the difference IS in size. In many countries, small and medium shrimp are sold simply as shrimp, while large, extra-large, and jumbo shrimp are called prawns.Unfortunately, this "rule" doesn't always hold. In some areas, all shrimps, small and …
There is nothing really new about this recipe but it still proves exciting. Ever since I ventured into the Indian concoction of Spicy Green Beans and Spicy Chickpeas, I am into the trail to more legume recipes.Spicy Pinto Beans Ingredients: pinto beans, carrots cubed to bite-sizes, 4-5 shallots(or half medium onion) sliced, 2-3 garlic minced, 1-2tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp …
Bakers and cooks out there, when you need to whisk 3 eggs in preparation for your recipe or dish, do you crack all the eggs into one bowl or do you prepare a smaller bowl by the side - crack each egg into the small bowl before adding that egg with the rest of the other eggs?It makes sense to me so I am picking up this good habitI understand that some Chinese culinary schools …
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