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Creating Daily Objects From Scratch With Photoshop

This tutorial touches on the creation of an MP3 with the use of the shape tools (rectangle, rounded rectangle) and many layer styles (gradient overlay, shadow, glow, bevel and emboss) to create the sleek, metallic effect of the player interface. … Read more

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Home-Made Spicy Pork Floss Roll (Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!)

My family members love eating this snack during the Chinese New Year, one which isn’t readily available at the local stores or supermarkets. The common ones that are sold off-the-shelf are those wrapped with shrimp floss and not pork floss, … Read more

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Home-Made Pineapple Tarts For Melting Moments

Pineapple tarts are just one of the many pastries well-loved by Singaporeans when it comes to celebrating festive occasions, be it the Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa or Deepavali. These tarts are made of butter, egg and flour and … Read more

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Using Just Jujube To Make Red Date Tea (红枣茶)

Did you ever know that red dates are also known as jujube or ziziphus jujuba? It kind of reminds me of the gibberish phrase ‘zzi zzi pong‘ from a Korean drama that I watched recently, but that’s something else altogether.

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Crumble Crumble Potato And Leek Filo Pie

Filo pastry sheets are amazing. You can get them to do almost anything for you – baked to become fanciful and crispy containers for appetisers; piled in layers on a tray to pack in a whole load of stew and … Read more

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