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Easy Cottage Pie

May 22, 2014

Dear all, Kindly take note that Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, wherelse Cottage pie is made with beef. I find it disturbing when there is beef in my shepherd's pie and lamb in my cottage pie. I do consume both lamb and beef, but I NEED to know which one I am consuming. It irks me when I wanna…

Bakes How-To’s and Tips Others Ramadan

Tips for Baking Cookies

May 20, 2014

During Eid, I always get a lot of guests asking me as to how I get the nice crunch on my cookies. There is always a debate going on in my mind as to what are the actual steps that I take to ensure that my cookies are crisp and remain crisp. This is the reason as to why I…

Healthy Meat Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Delicious Skinny Chicken Stir Fry and Corn Salad

May 20, 2014

THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. Fullstop. I am confused. Confusion number one: I do not know as to what I should call this corny thing. I thought corn salsa would be a good idea, but then the instincts are saying, “does it even resemble a salsa?” I mean, where is…

Bakes Christmas/Thanksgiving Dessert Yum Picks by Maya

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

May 17, 2014

This is the second dessert post I am doing for this week (yikes) and it might be time to branch out! Anyways these wasn't something that I baked this week itself. #throwback. The calories have been burnt looooong way back. At least that is what I believe. I am going to be pretty busy this weekend. I would be making…

Bakes Eid How-To’s and Tips Others

20 Tips for Baking Better Cakes

May 15, 2014

I often get questions as to how I bake such soft cakes. I am basically self taught. I have either learned from the books or from some baking professionals on the web or television. As far as I can remember,I rarely had any problems with the texture of my cakes. I thought I would just share the basic steps that I practice…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Dessert Ramadan

No Bake Creme Brulee

May 14, 2014

If there is a competition between the celebrity chefs, I would be holding Nigella's banner in my right hand and Jamie Oliver's banner on the left. There are a few other chefs that I really like; Donna Hay, Anna Olsen and Rachel Allen but my favorite would always remain Nigella and Jamie O. I have tried more of Nigella's…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Healthy Quick and Easy Ramadan Side dish Swift Spoon Vegetarian

Roasted Garlic and Pumpkin Hummus

May 12, 2014

Just as how Maya Angelou had said "the beauty of a woman isn't in the figure that she carries or the clothes that she wears. The beauty must be seen from in her eyes, because that's the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. To all the beautiful mothers out there, a very happy Mother's Day to you. Despite…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Meat Noodles/Pasta Yum Picks by Maya

Better than Pastamania Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs

May 10, 2014

This Is So Good I think I have nailed it this time. I know that some of you might be having those roll eye moments at the title of this post. For those of you who are not familiar with Pastamania, It a restaurant chain in Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Middle East. It offers Italian cuisines, mainly pasta and…

Asian Deepavali Dessert Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

A Delicious Falooda Recipe

May 8, 2014

If you guys belong to another part of the world and have no idea as to what a falooda is, you guys are in for a treat because today I would be sharing a delicious Falooda recipe. The weather has been crazy and only two things are very necessary, the air conditioner and cold drinks. When I think of…

Appetizers Bakes Christmas/Thanksgiving Meat Quick and Easy Side dish Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Mini Taco Cups

May 5, 2014

I think the best thing that happened to me this weekend was my mother eating at least 15 of these Mini Taco Cups. Whenever my mother praises my food, I'm one proud girl, subconsciously. You know you are a food blogger when the files in your hard disk looks something like this. and you have to take 101…

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Easy Cottage Pie

Tips for Baking Cookies

Delicious Skinny Chicken Stir Fry and Corn Salad

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

20 Tips for Baking Better Cakes

No Bake Creme Brulee

Roasted Garlic and Pumpkin Hummus

Better than Pastamania Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs

A Delicious Falooda Recipe

Mini Taco Cups