I’ve been down with a stomach flu for the past 1 week and so, I wanted something that was a little light, fuss free and easy to prepare. Also, I had an over-ripened avocado. So, I turned the avocado into a very simple guacamole, which provided the creamy base and ‘sauce’ for my wrap. The...
Author: Melissa Fann (Melissa Fann)
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Eat Clean With Chia Seed Pudding & Fresh Fig
After a day of eating rubbish as we were celebrating a friend’s birthday, today’s breakfast has to be all about clean eating. I had already prepared my chia seed pudding (made with coconut water and a bit of honey) previously. So to that, I topped it with a fresh fig and maple syrup. It was...
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Trip Down Memory Lane At Jew Kit Restaurant
Look at this charming place with all the old Chinese tobacco and cosmetics advertisements, record player, telephone and even light switches! This place is Jew Kit and it is a chain of restaurants that specialises in Hainanese food. Especially Chicken Rice. Love that their menu comes as ‘The Jew Kit Times’! Moreover, they used this...
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Coconut Rum Baked Bananas with Ice Cream and Hazelnut Caramel Sauce
Sweet and decadent, that’s what I’d describe my dessert here. It’s really quite simple but you just need the right ingredients. The recipe below serves 3. Ingredients (for the baked banana):1 tbsp Malibu Rum flavoured with coconut2 bananas1/4 tsp cinnamon powder1 tsp sugar (preferably brown)dollop of butterpinch of nutmeg powderraisins are optional Method Cut the...
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Pork Chop With Spinach And Mozzarella
Inspired by the delicious pork chops that I ate at my aunt’s place, I decided to buy pork chops when I came back to Singapore. So here’s the first ‘chop’ that I cooked! It’s pan fried/grilled and the marinate that I used is very simple: salt, pepper, paprika powder and five spice. Once that’s cooked...
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Salmon Confit Is Back On Saveur’s Menu
There are a few changes to Saveur’s menu, one of which is that they now have a main course portion for their popular Saveur Pasta! Those pink things are sakura ebi and honestly, I find them relatively tasteless. It’s the chilli oil and sauce that they toss the pasta in that’s delish. I’m most glad...
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Multi-grain Pancakes
I put my dino into action again and this time, I made pancakes! More like hotcakes cos I like them slightly thick. For the batter, my bro bought the 4 grain mix and so, it’s made of the flour of quinoa, rice, flaxseed and wholemeal. It didn’t really look any different from regular pancake mix...
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Grilled Salmon with Roast Potatoes and Hollandaise Sauce
So I had leftover hollandaise sauce from breakfast and because it was so good, I HAD to eat more food with it. The solution? Lunch. I simply grilled 2 small pieces of salmon with a bit of paprika powder, parsley salt, pepper and drizzle of olive oil. In the meanwhile, I also boiled 2 small...
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Egg Benedict With Microwaved Hollandaise Sauce
Yup, you read the title correctly. I made hollandaise sauce with my microwave. No need to slave over a water bath and fear that your sauce will curdle! Perfect hollandaise sauce out from the microwave! Look how perfect it came out! How did I do it? I followed a recipe on AllRecipes.com (but I used...
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Adorable Cooking Utensils
Saw these 2 and I couldn’t resist them! They’re only US$1.99 each and with such adorableness, I think I’ll enjoy cooking even more! Can’t wait to use them 🙂