Went basil picking with my aunt last Saturday and the weather was so good that I managed to get a tan while picking! Haha. I really enjoy picking herbs and fruit. There’s something quite peaceful, calming and satisfying about picking your own food. The smell from the picked basil was amazing! It permeated the whole...
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Squeaky Cheese and Caprese
Went to the cheese factory with my cousin and his girlfriend as Wisconsin is all about milk and cheese. Didn’t go for any tour of sorts but it was quite cool to see the factory and how cheese is made. The cheese from the factory is definitely a whole lot cheaper than buying from the...
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Pasta In A Hurry
I’m a lazy cook. I also like 1 dish meals when I’m eating alone. Less to prepare and clean up. Especially when you’re home with bad cramps. Comfort foods such as soup and rice porridge does take a little longer to prepare and I didn’t have the patience. Since I still have left over Winnie...
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Spaghetti with Salmon Belly, Tomatoes & Avocado
It’s a Saturday, it’s lunch time and I’m feeling too lazy to go downstairs to buy food back while also feeling guilty for skipping Pilates this morning. So what do I whip up for lunch? A healthy meal of Spaghetti with slices of salmon belly, diced tomatoes and an avocado. Yes, it’s an oily dish...
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Seafood Spinach Wholemeal Pizza
This picture may not look much because the lighting couldn’t really capture the pizza in its glory but it’s a really yummy homemade pizza with salmon, mussels, spinach and an egg in the middle. I even drizzled some truffle oil on top for an extra oomph. Yup, I made everything from scratch simply because I...
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Lobster Bisque Risotto
It was a nice quiet afternoon where mum and bro were overseas so there were no lunch plans for dad and I. Thus, I decided to do what I’m good at – 1 pot meals. I went a little lazy and used a can of lobster bisque soup for this dish. Really good for the...
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Seafood Risotto perfumed with Truffle Oil
Being Asian, I love rice – white/ brown/ sticky/ short-grained/ long-grained…just rice. So, we had a pack of risotto rice sitting in our cupboards for ages (don’t worry…it hasn’t expired and was vacuumed packed), so we decided to cook seafood risotto. The recipe below cooks for 4. Ingredients1.5 cups of rice (using a standard cup...
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Cupcakes & Spaghetti Vongole
I just had the urge to bake on Monday, so I did! I cheated and just bought a pre-mix though. Haha…I baked lemon cupcakes with a simple icing. It was delish! I’m not a cake person so one is enough for me. 🙂 So satisfying to bake perfect cupcakes without having to measure the flour...
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