Cranberry Bread Is My First Soft Baked White Loaf

Enough of European bakes – time for some Asian bread! Finally had some time and decided to dig out the bread recipe book ‘Don Yong Celebrity Chef’s Cookbooks: Bread Winners’ that my good friends gave to me as present…. probably more than 4 years ago. I have been rather resistant about trying out any of the recipes in this book because the chef employed professional dough mixers to do the work for him. Nevertheless, this attempt has shown me that my own hands can do the job as well as the kitchen machines.

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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 with minced meat and which is less of a paste than the one I am making here.

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The Professional Photoshop Book For Self-Taught Users

It was an addiction – a love at first attempt. I had a month’s time to spare in Germany in January, with nothing better to do than to visit museums and eat at Wochenmärkte. He offered me this book to occupy my time. I’ve never looked back since.

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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 out a snack that’s amazingly delectable – just like the real stuff that I used to buy from Sainsbury back in Durham. 🙂

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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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