A Dessert Dispensing Ice-Cream Maker

Ice-cream Maker 2How did this machine end up in our kitchen?

Firstly, the guy was fascinated by Jimmy’s Food Factory when it featured how ice-cream is being produced commercially. Then, he grew increasingly keen on making his own ice-cream and on making it ever softer and lighter. Later on, we learnt through the variety shows in the UK (such as Come Dine With Me) that there is such a thing as an ice-cream maker (ok, it was just me). His curiosity got the better of him: how could a kitchen equipment – and a small one at that – produce anything on par with the ice-cream that is commercially produced by the big guns?

At last, we convinced ourselves to get a small and affordable ice-cream maker from 淘宝网.

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In The Mood For Cheongsam: Modernity & Singapore Women

Haven’t had a chance to visit the local national museums in years. This exhibition was a good excuse for me to do so, especially since I’ve got a weakness for exhibitions on textiles and designs.

Cheongsams, or 长衫 in Cantonese (literally long robes), originated from the Qing Dynasty. This term used to refer to both the garments worn by the men and women, but is now used exclusively to refer to only those worn by the female of the species. The exhibition focuses on the changes in design, material and quality in the making of these cheongsams and how these in turn reflect the various stages of progress in, as well as external influences on, the local society.

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Husband’s (Heavenly) Halloween Mango Ice-Cream

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Alright, so this isn’t really a Halloween recipe, but, given a creative mind and some lovely decorations, it could definitely be ‘dressed up’ to look scary.

And so this gave the guy a good reason to try out yet another ice-cream recipe – this time with the custard base made from scratch. He believed that doing so would create a version of ice-cream that is much softer and lighter in texture. He did achieve the desired outcome, but this outcome must come with an additional amount of effort put into making the ice-cream base first.

Try it and have fun at the same time you do so. Happy Halloween!

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Spicy Korean Seafood Pancake (짜릿한 해물파전)

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해물파전, literally seafood (해물) & spring onion (파) pancake (전), is one of the most common snacks found at street side stalls and in markets in Korea. As one of the favourite snacks of the Koreans, I’ve watched these pancakes appear many times in variety and drama shows. They always looked huge and delicious with the spread of ingredients embedded in the cooked batter.

I finally had a taste of this pancake in a local Korean restaurant (run by a Korean), which was quite tasty and which looked authentic. Here is my attempt to recreate the taste of the Korean snack, but with an added spiciness to suit our peppery taste buds.

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Sesame Ginger Chicken To Flavour The Plain Rice

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I am not very sure if this dish is authentically Chinese, but from the way it is cooked, it does very much resemble the Chinese style of cooking. Nevertheless, sesame ginger chicken is definitely distinct from the more commonly available sesame oil chicken (I eat sesame oil chicken almost everyday in my staff canteen). It is a recipe that’s unique, yet simple enough to attempt; it is not as oily, yet strongly flavoured with its amalgamated injection of ginger and orange fragrance.

Lovely. Easy. Delicious. Try it!

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