tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13551394687847590922024-09-16T06:08:36.444+08:00I am a home-made cook. Learning everything from scratch; from grandma, mum, books and T.V. Cooking is therapeutic for me. When I am frustrated and down, I will cook. It helps me to think better.Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505133731404621731noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355139468784759092.post-49958384969782312232010-11-13T17:48:00.003+08:002010-11-13T18:03:53.953+08:00

Woke up late today and was too lazy to head out for lunch. Yes, I woke up during lunchtime ;P (Paiseh!). Checked the fridge and there was this bottle of kimchi bought recently and leftover rice from last night. Did not take me long to decide on the combination - Kimchi fried rice...yummy! I needed meat in my food but there was none in freezer to be used. Decided to try cooking

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Why did I title this blog as " Macaroons Finally"? It is really "finally". "FINALLY", after 3 trial and errors, I have managed to make macaroons look like macaroons. (I am not exagerating.) The sense of achievement is not so much about being successful  but that I did not give up. Was glad that my deduction for the cause of failure was right too. Have failed for the past 2 times due to

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I always love swiss roll especially the traditional types - those that has jam inside. I remember my first swiss roll was made when I was only 13 years old in one of the home economic classes. Eating this again bring back fond memories. The souffle roll recipe is from Okashi by Keiko Ishida with some modification by me. Ingredients  1 whole egg 3 egg yolks 1tsp of vanilla

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Invited some friends over for dinner today. Decided to make ABC soup despite I am not really a soup person but one of my friends is. She is a cantonese. And this is one of the easier soup to make. No fuss and healthy. Instead of using slow-cooker, I decided to try out my seldom-used thermo-pot.Ingredients 1 large carrot, cut to chunks5 medium potatoes, cut to chunks (used indonesia

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Remember this? Promise to update all about the sauce that I have been using and simply love it. This is the "IT" sauce This sauce has no oil and has only 18 calories.:) Cheers, my friends!

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Have you ever try lime juice with mint leaves? Try it and trust me, you will fall in love with this combination. I have tried this at a Thai Restaurant and from then on, I cannot forget the taste and will have craving for it. Hence I decided that I should recreate what I have tasted. The difference is I converted it from a juice base to a sorbet and mine is

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My ambition is to master all the foods I love. Pecan tart is my favourite. Eat it warm with one scoop of vanilla ice cream. I will drool at the thought of it. Been looking around for a reliable pecan recipe and came across a cookbook - Pastry: Savoury & Sweet by Michel Roux. I have modified the recipe slightly to suit my style of cooking - which made it easier and more

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I like salsa, smoke salmon and thin crust pizza. It is very refreshing when you put in your mouth. Came up with smoked salmon salsa pizza because of these likes and partly I will like to try my hand in making my own pizza crust. Pizza Crust 600g of bread flour 2 tsp dried yeast 350ml of water 1.5 tsp of salt Put the yeast in the water and use it after 5 minutes. Meanwhile mix the salt into the

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1 year ago, I joined the girl brigade as a volunteer to lead them through various activities. They are very shy and not as open as I hope they will be. Often, it took me more than needed, to get them to respond to me in one sentence. I felt pretty helpless and was cracking my head about how to get them to be more responsive towards me.  Finally, one day,

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This my diet salad …despite there is ham and egg!!! But who can eat just plain lettuce…?!! If you are on strict diet, you can consider doing without egg and ham.What makes this salad heavenly is not entirely due to the ingredient. The key is the the dressing. I used a japanese sesame dressing for this salad.Usually I dislike vegetable but because of this dressing, it has reduces my disgust

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Ever think of eating big big burger but yet worried about the expansion of your waistline? To combat this, I decided to try my hand on a low fat beef burger. Was telling (or psyching) myself what can be more healthier than to have a personal home-made burger. Beef patty is very easy to made. Not as difficult as many think it will be…and you can be innovative. Just add in whatever you like. I

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Was looking forward to bake a quiche. Has tried numerous attempt but was not successful at all. Either the crust is too thick or the mixture is too salty...Finally able to make one and I must say it is pretty (please note: it's pretty and not absolute) successful. Yipeee!!Usually, I have a hard time making the crust. The last time I made one, it kept cracking and was too dry. Finally after 3

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