I have to admit that I love eating salad only if it has avocados, a basil or pesto dressing, smoked salmon slices or cheese. I hate salad bowls where it’s filled to the brim with green leaves. It puts me off immediately because I hate having to stuff green leaves into my mouth, and it looks very ungraceful too, especially when you are trying to host your guests and trying to look as prim and proper as possible without opening your mouth too wide. It’s impossible to do that eating a bowl of salad with lots of grass.
Tomato, Mozzarella & Red Onion Salad With Basil & Caper Dressing
Clam & Miso Soup For The Soul
First dish of 2025. Another simple dish to make, and one that I will probably make again soon. Three key ingredients – clams, miso paste, water. Bang.
A Very Cheerful & Pretty Flower Omelette For 2025
Counting down to the new year in three more days’ time. I have here another very simple recipe that I saw as an idea from Pinterest, which is cute and very very cheery. It is a flower dish that’s made from eggs and cherry tomatoes and herbs. It allows anyone with some creative juices to do it but maybe some technique will still be required from an experienced adult to be able to scrape it off from the pan nicely into the serving dish without forming any damages to the nicely framed picture.
Another German Classic Crumble Cake For Christmas (Streuselkuchen)
Just came back from a short staycation at the Bus Collective. It was short, but tiring. Interestingly, we didn’t pack much into the itinerary because of the rainy weather, so we kind of just took it one step at a time and decided on-the-go most of the time. Day one was a walk around after checking-in and dinner at the Canopy restaurant at the Changi Civil Service College (CSC). Day two included a cycling trip to Changi Bay Point in the morning and then bowling later that afternoon for two hours. We had a quick and simple lunch at the Changi Village market and then dinner was a very sumptious and fun BBQ at our hotel, followed by a nice session of soccer match cheering with a nice ending for the Singapore Lions. Day three was a late morning breakfast at the Indian prata shop followed by another hour of bowling and a session of tennis at the CSC. We ended the day early with a simple dinner tabao-ed from the market and a night of uncle-and-auntie driving adventure (to nowhere) and a Nintendo Switch delight for the boy. Day four had an early wake up call at 6am to go to the beach to watch the sunrise. We did manage to catch a good glimpse of it (fortunately), and got a good doze of morning sea breeze, wave-splashing and sandcastle building. The two boys ended their staycation with a swim at the CSC, before we headed back home for the day.
So very short but it was a sweet and memorable one. My favourite part of the trip? The BBQ and the nicely grilled sticks of pork satay and melted marshmallows.
Italian Shrimp Cavatelli With Crispy Buttered Pangrattoto
This recipe features a very simple pasta recipe which uses shrimps and a simple sauce to cook the pasta; it also shows us how a simple breadcrumb sprinkle can be prepared and kept ready for serving alongside almost any pasta or Italian dishes that you cook. It’s a new word that I learnt – pangrattoto.