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...
Category: Recipes
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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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Homemade Kimchi
My aunt is recently mad about kimchi and like most housewives, she likes making it herself. So, when I was there, I was roped in to help her make it. Here’s what she used: 2 heads of Napa cabbage1 cup of kosher salt (do not use regular table salt as kosher/sea salt is less salty)1...
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Sunday ‘Roast’ of Chicken Satay
As my cousin was going away to college, my aunt decided to cook as many of his favourite Asian foods and one of them was Satay. It’s essentially grilled skewered meat but what makes it special are 2 things – the seasoning of the meat and the accompanying peanut sauce! My aunt’s peanut sauce doesn’t...
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Dessert Time At Momofuku Milk Bar
So, chef David Chang in NYC set up a chain of restaurants and cafes named Momofuku and since we drove to Brooklyn and Williamsburg, I decided to try out the famous Momofuku Milk Bar. As the name suggests, the menu of the store is all about milk and the sweet stuff related to it. They’re...
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$1 Oysters & Other Deliciousness At Teru Sushi
These wonderfully fresh and succulent oysters from Hiroshima are only S$1++ each! They’re delightfully topped with a bit of soy sauce, spring onions and grated radish. Yup, it’s really $1 each. Where is this place you ask? It’s Teru Japanese restaurant located at the boutique Link Hotel in Tiong Bahru. My friends and I went...
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Expensive Delicious Italian at Osteria Mozza
The family and I went to watch the musical “Singin’ In The Rain” at Marina Bay Sands so we decided to eat at the restaurant just opposite the theatre so as to save time. That restaurant is split into two sections: Osteria Mozza and Pizza Mozza. As you can tell from the names, Pizza Mozza...
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Chia Seed Pudding Experiments
As I’m cutting out more gluten from my diet, I’ve stopped eating my usual Bircher Muesli in the mornings. Instead, I’ve decided to try making Chia Pudding as it is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids and is as filling as oat. Above is my jar of chia pudding and the recipe is so simple...
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Cooking Up A Storm – Roast Chix, Crab Mac & Cheese And Roasted Veg
Earlier in June, a couple of colleagues and I took part in our company’s Talent Show as part of the D&D celebrations and we came in 3rd! As our way to thank all those who helped us in one way or another (it was also an excuse to have a gathering), we had a house...
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The Salon @ Hotel Fort Canning – Fusion’s The Name Of The Game
A friend brought us out for lunch and he decided to bring us to Hotel Fort Canning because it’s always great to get out of the CBD and to the fringe of it during a work day. Also, he really likes the food at The Salon, so we 4 hopped into his car and went...