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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A Finally Successful Attempt To Bake Peanut Cookies
Lesson learnt: Never ever follow the steps taken right out of a microwave manual. It’s horrible and distasteful.
Mama’s Stir-Fried Rice With Cabbage, Mushroom And Pork
I love how the fragrance of the mushrooms and dried shrimps fills the air whenever my mum cooks this dish. Ironically, since this is an easy dish to cook, it’s something that she makes when only a few of us … Read more
A Cheat Treat Of Teochew Style Braised Meat, Chicken Liver and Egg
I love eating completely braised eggs where the sauce gets right through and all around them. I always feel cheated whenever I buy a superficially braised or Chinese Tea egg where the outside looks perfectly browned and the inside tastes … Read more
Retrieving The ‘Teochew Stir-Fried Cucumber & Onion With Egg’ Taste
It is difficult. You start off not knowing exactly how it should taste like, and yet you know when you’ve gotten it wrong. I could only give it my best shot in my attempt to discover what my mama’s secret … Read more