This week, the hub and I took a very short break away from work. The break only lasted for two days and we didn’t manage to do a lot, but it was nice to be able to do things with … Read more
Category Archives: Types of Food
Non-Spicy Prawn Pilau (Prawn Pilau)
Prawn pilau originated from the Indian subcontinent and Iran. The recipe uses prawn stock and a mix of spices as well as seafood, meat or vegetables to create a rice dish. In essence, it is a very simple dish to … Read more
My Family’s Favourite Durian (& Yam) Snowskin Mooncakes
It’s all gone. The durian snowskin mooncake that I took pains to knead and roll and mould. My goodness, how is it possible that everyone around me (with just one exception) loves durian so much?
Posted in Chinese, Pastry
Tagged Chilled, Durian, Frozen, Glutinous Rice Flour, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncake, Yam
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Crispy Gnocchi With Pesto & Mushrooms
So last week was a week of making ingredients from scratch. I had a batch of Italian gnocchis kneaded using potatoes and flour and eggs. This week is the week to put them to good use. I must say, they … Read more
Handmade Italian Gnocchis For Starters
I’ve watched a couple of Italian cookshows and seen many times how those famous chefs could easily manipulate a chunk of dough to work them into small pieces of gnocchi with their very agile fingers. They cut out the gnocchi … Read more