Cleaning out my wardrobe the other day, I have uncovered a bag of my Malaysian costumes which I have brought with me when I first came to Australia. Looking at my floral modernised cheong sum and intricately embroidered pink baju kebaya, the memories of buntings made out of national flags, fashion parades of cultural costumes, […]

Happy Chinese New Year, my friends! For those who are celebrating, I hope you had a blast with your family and friends! My Chinese New Year celebration started a little late this year. My celebration commenced by going out for dinner on Friday and on Saturday, I cooked up a small feast for the two of us […]

  I love a bit of challenge when it comes to cooking! In addition to cooking various cuisines, trying recipes for different dietary requirements, I also like to be creative with the use of ingredients in my pantry. One of my favourite ingredients I like to have in my pantry is craisins (dried cranberries). As […]

When I think of thyme, I think of butter basted lemon and thyme roast chicken. On my way home from grocery shopping yesterday, in amongst other things,  my bag contained a charcoal roast chicken (in order to make chicken sandwiches for packed lunch) and a punnet of fresh thyme. As the aroma of the charcoal […]

Hi friends, happy hump day! It’s amazing how fast time flies and I don’t even realise it.  The realisation occurred when I treated myself to a new personal planner. I must admit it was kinda awkward to get a new planner at this time of year because I am not sure whether to use this […]

Brought to you by Nuffnang and BRITA {Home Made Lemon & Lime Syrup} Growing up in an Asian family that emphasised the importance of cooking with the freshest possible ingredients (local and home grown preferred), my mum was always conscious about our drinking water. “Never drink directly from the tap” and, “drinking water has to […]

This is my teeny tiny twist to my favourite dish from Chinese takeaway – the ginger & spring onion (scallion) chicken stir fry, which I have substituted the spring onions with a leek. This batch of stir fry was a generous one in terms of portion size. This came about when there were discounted chicken […]

25th April is a national remembrance day in Australia to commemorate the soldiers who have fought fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. “A typical Anzac Day ceremony may include the following features: an introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, a recitation, the Last Post, a period of silence, […]

Caprese salad is one of my favourite salads ever and it is one of those food which is timeless and a crowd pleaser. Personally, I reckon it is simplicity at its best and I love the fact that it wasn’t shy in terms of flavour, colour and aroma (thanks to the sweet scented basil!). When […]

Hi friends, hope you all had a relaxing and fun Easter break! I felt like starting this week with a meat free recipe and here is my baked vegetarian pasta – both orecchiette and olive pasta sauce courtesy of Barilla. This baked pasta was a twist to spaghetti alla puttanesca. The twists were I have […]