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Gajar Halwa or Carrot Halwa

November 12, 2015

My favorite time of the year is here! Diwali has always been one of my much-loved festival ever since my childhood as I used to have an Indian neighbor back then and I would eagerly wait for her to send a platter of Indian sweets early on the morning of Diwali. Yes, I have always learned to appreciate good food…

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Healthy Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Swift Spoon Vegetarian

5 ingredients Sesame Asparagus

July 31, 2015

Sometimes you just need something simple for dinner. Of course, there are days when you need something simple, delicious, as well as green. Like this fella below. Hey guys, do you realize that you are seeing me for the second time this week? (Read: second blog post for the week) Eid is still on, people are coming over even now,…

Asian Ramadan Seafood Soup/Salad Yum Picks by Maya

Rojak Bandung Recipe

June 11, 2015

Rojak (Malaysian and Singaporean spelling) or Rujak (Indonesian spelling) is a traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. There are non vegetarian salads too, like in this recipe. The term "Rojak" means a "mix". It is also used as a colloquial expression for an eclectic mix, in particular as a word describing the multi-ethnic character…

Asian Eid Mains Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Beef Rendang Recipe

February 13, 2015

Every time I flip through a cookbook, I would be greeted with a number of Asian recipes. Thai green curry in Gordon's book, Indian butter chicken from Nigella, chicken chow mein courtesy of Jamie Oliver, satay from Donna hay and Indonesian ginger chicken made by Ina Garten. The list just goes on and on. This shows that Asian cuisine has…

Asian Quick and Easy Seafood Yum Picks by Maya

Easy Inari Sushi Recipe

January 16, 2015

Konnichiwa people! No, I am not currently in Japan, but I just had Japanese food. *Grins* I started a little tardy with the blog post this week. It has been a pretty busy week so far. I have not been trading (Fx) for almost a month now and work officially starts next week. It is always hard to go back…

Asian Deepavali Eid Quick and Easy Ramadan Swift Spoon Vegetarian

Peas Pulao Recipe

December 9, 2014

Half of the family members are currently away for a week. Initially I thought, this would be the best time for me to cook all the food that I want to blog about, without giving a thought as to what others may not eat. Reality was far from what I thought. Having to deal with the housework all alone and…

Asian Breakfast Eid Noodles/Pasta Ramadan

Mee Rebus – Noodles in Sweet Potato Gravy

October 25, 2014

As I am typing out this post, I am also chatting with my cousin who is currently living in Canada. I was asking her for the English name of a certain Asian ingredient and I mentioned that I was writing about a local dish and she seemed really surprised at that. Cousin: Haahaaa so you are cooking Asian dishes now?…

Asian Beverages Dessert Quick and Easy Ramadan Vegetarian Yum Picks by Maya

Four Ingredients Sweet Potato Dessert

September 24, 2014

Have you read about a study that people with a "sweet tooth" are supposed to have sweeter dispositions? Apparently, those who like sweet stuffs are known to be more compassionate, friendly and cooperative. So what does that mean? It means, it is time to grab a bowl of dessert! It would obviously be fab if the dessert uses only…

Asian Deepavali Ramadan Seafood Yum Picks by Maya

Fish Curry Recipe

September 13, 2014

Today "The Italian" is taking a backseat and the Indian is dominating the kitchen. If you are clueless as to what I am talking about, read this. Even though me and my parents were born and raised up in Singapore, my late maternal grandfather was from Kerala, the beautiful state in South India, often referred to as Gods own country. A land…

Quick and Easy Ramadan Seafood Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Cereal Butter Prawns

August 13, 2014

If you have never eaten Cereal Butter Prawns all your life, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING. (Pardon me for shouting) If you have not heard of Cereal Prawn, this dish is a dark horse. Google said it is a "Singapore recipe" I really don't want to claim ownership to this recipe, but if this recipe really originated from…

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Gajar Halwa or Carrot Halwa

5 ingredients Sesame Asparagus

Rojak Bandung Recipe

Beef Rendang Recipe

Easy Inari Sushi Recipe

Peas Pulao Recipe

Mee Rebus – Noodles in Sweet Potato Gravy

Four Ingredients Sweet Potato Dessert

Fish Curry Recipe

Cereal Butter Prawns