Happy New Year people! So what is your resolution for this year? I can't believe it has been a year since I made a list of my resolutions. Most of them...erm didn't work out that well (Read: Failed), so I am really thinking as to whether I should even bother rewriting this new year resolutions. I do have a few…
I was speaking to a friend today and she was panicking as to how she had not finalized the menu for Thanksgiving as yet.
Am I the only one who plans a menu two months ahead of time? I subconsciously planned my Eid menu a month before Ramadan. Let’s not even talk about Christmas. I began thinking of the Christmas menu…
I don’t mean to brag, but I just ate a slice of this delicious cheesecake for dinner. Was it 2 slices? I can't remember now. I am having a cheesecake brain attack. Is there a more indulgent, decadent, comfort food than a cheesecake? Not just any cheesecake but a damn good one. It is already Thursday here in Singapore and I am…
Betty Botter bought a bit of butter. The butter Betty Botter bought was a bit bitter And made her batter bitter. But a bit of better butter makes better batter. So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter Making Betty Botter's bitter batter better How's your tongue after reading the above tongue twister? Mine feels like eating a…
If there is one thing I love about Singapore, it has to be the multi-cultural environment that we live in. I love the vast festivals that we get to celebrate and the cultures/practices that we get to observe. Many a times, despite not being in the same ethnic group, we get to celebrate different festivals as friends would usually invite…
A friend was saying, "I didn't see any Skinny Recipe on your blog yesterday." I don't know as to whether I should be sorry that I could not write a Skinny Mondays blog post or should I be glad that someone actually noticed. I didn't get to update the blog as I spent 4 days at my second brother's house.…
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and Muslims worldwide would engage in fasting from dawn to sunset. I often get non Muslims asking me as to what we can actually eat or drink during the fast. I do know that there are certain religions that allow light food to be taken during a fast. Personally I am…
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…
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…
I wanted to do an EID post few weeks back. I composed it halfway and never get down to finishing it. It is too late to wish my Muslim readers now, but I guess I can wish you next month instead? :P Its just crazy, Hari Raya Puasa just left us and we have another 1 coming up next month?…