{I could have done a better job in skimming the milk solids. Forgive me?} Those who don’t cooked with clarified butter don’t really know what they’ve been missing.  It’s called by different names depending on the countries you’re in (i.e. it is known as ghee in India and Pakistan). Regardless how you wish to call […]

A special day calls for special outfit and treats. Last Friday was our first Mufti Day (casual Friday) at work. I was excited because (a) it was Friday; and (b) I bought this really nice top a few days before and I’ve found a day to show it off. 😛 I must admit I get […]

Cooking with mince is one of my favourite of ways of making fuss free meals. Generally, mince doesn’t require a lot of cooking time and quite affordable as compared to other meat varieties. For the most part, I love the flexibility of bulking it up with whataver ingredients i.e. pototoes, frozen peas and canned legumes etc. […]

Okay, this long beans also known as snake beans. Call me paraonoid or overly self-conscious but since I’m Asian, I am somehow nervous about putting the word “snake” and stir fry in the same sentence (I get a lot of people asking me whether I have eaten dogs, snakes and some other predatorial animals that […]

With cakes, cookies and puddings dominating our senses lately, I felt the need to move back to my Eastern origin and relived some of the food fond memories from my last visit to Chinatown in Sydney. Whenever I travel to nearby metropolitan cities (it would be Sydney for now), a must visit place for me is Chinatown. […]

I’m so proud of myself right now. I can’t help it, just look at the pie, my very first pumpkin pie. Oh, did I mention the filling is made from scratch too? Despite the idea of  making things from scratch is impressive in my book, I’m convinced that I’ll need a shortcut for the filling […]

Overripe bananas can only mean one thing – DESSERT. Maybe it’s psychological, but am I the only person here who thinks overripe bananas make better dessert than the ones that are just ripe?  Not only the ease of mashing the overripe ones, I think they are also a lot sweeter – definitely a welcoming factor […]

This is one of the popular Taiwanese cuisines called ru rou fan (Chinese translation for salted pork rice). Neither am I from Taiwan nor have ever visited the place, my knowledge about the Taiwanese cuisines is mostly sourced from my former housemate (who is also a foodie himself) and the local variety shows. I remember […]

Sometimes it doesn’t take much to feel warm and comfortable at home. Yes, we can have the best central heating and wood fire place in the world, but when I say warm I meant the warmth you receive from your life partner and children. I always count my blessing to have such an understanding and […]

{Easy beef mince curry with fried breads} It is a known fact that many of the white-collar workers are suffering from work related stress which can be physical or mental. It may be muscle pain, neck strain, migraines, Monday blues and etc. Right at this moment, I am suffering from Thursday syndrome which involves mental […]