Category Archives: Food & Recipes

Spanish Chilli Bean Dip

Which is the vegetarian version, made from scratch without the addition of any preservatives. I believe there is a variety of chilli bean dips around, mostly Spanish in origin. My non-vegetarian version of this is ‘Chilli con Carne’, rightly cooked … Read more

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Rum & Raisin Scone For An English Tea Time Snack

I found this recipe in my big book of recipes – probably the easiest one I could find anywhere. It’s probably the least authentic one too, judging by the unbelievably few steps involved, but an adaptation of it nevertheless turned … Read more

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Yam Paste Dessert Or What Teochews Call ‘Orh-Nee’

It’s been my favourite dish at wedding dinners. I always save my stomach for this last dish whenever I see its name pop out on wedding menus. Yummy yum yum… the savoury taste of (dialectal) roots – literally!

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Flour Power Teochew Steamed Yam Cake

A colleague was telling me about how her mum makes yam cake for her whole family. It’s a massive effort, involving not just a lot of chopping but also a lot of arm strength to stir the yam paste. I … Read more

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Double Banana Bread – Guaranteed Easy!

Haven’t done this in a while, say… about 2 years or so? I started baking this bread about 5 years ago, when I saw the recipe on the cardboard box of the Post banana nut crunch cereals. Thought I’ll give … Read more

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