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Meyer Lemon & White Chocolate Chip Scones

2013-05-17T14:31:41Z

Hi friends!

If you are following us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, you’ll find me and the rest of Food Blog Forum attendees posting our nails off at this year’s Food Blog Forum event all weekend long, from Walt Disney World!

To give you an idea about this awesome food blogging conference, here’s a recap from last year’s shenanigans.

I can’t wait to meet my blogging friends (blends!) and make new friends as well. There’s nothing like putting names to faces, especially with friends that I’ve bonded for so long via social media.

Squeal!!

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Stir-fry Amaranth Greens with Roasted Garlic

2013-05-14T13:30:16Z

What happened back then when a dash of this or a sprinkling of that made life simpler in the kitchen? Frankly, many recipe requires prep that includes measurements, a long list of ingredients etc. — which can be pretty daunting to those taking their first steps in the kitchen.

Well, this recipe is definitely easy for any beginners and for those who are yet to try roasting garlic. It changed my life. Literally.

I’m here to prove that at least some part of a simple recipe wouldn’t require all the kitchenalia’s that I’ve acquired a few years now.

It’s almost a hazard, I tell ya.

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Chocolate Avocado Mousse Tart

2013-05-10T13:40:04Z

There are times I’m unsure where and how I get the ideas for recipe testing. But the uncertainty is definitely not a deterrent when I decided that this recipe is going to top my list of all time favorite, for three very important reasons:

1- It turned out so good at first try!! I’m already giddy with excitement!!!

2- I FREAKING LOVE BAKING WITH AVOCADOS!!!

3- I have more faith on my baking skills!!! (hopefully, I don’t jinx it all)

With the amount of exclamation points, need I say more?

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Bread Poha

2013-05-07T13:45:15Z

Hello!

I have quite an interesting recipe for you today. And it involves slices of bread. Allow me to warn you that it has nothing to do with sandwiches, french toast, bread pudding, crumbs etc.

Nada.

It’s a savory recipe that I’m obsessed with ever since my sister-in-law taught me how to cook it while visiting India a few months ago.

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Brighten

2013-05-04T03:04:37Z

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Homemade Granola

2013-05-03T13:45:55Z

It’s been raining cats and dogs these past few days. Everyday cloud threatens storm and days are often dull, dark and gloomy. Not a picturesque condition for any photographer out there. But a perfect day to bake.

A lot of granola.

And then cry over a huge batch that burnt in the process.

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Braised Tofu

2013-04-30T15:04:26Z

Hello and welcome to almost the end of Spring. How is time flying… well, I don’t have answer to that except mine is being well spent in the kitchen whipping up some tasty treats for the Husband and you.

You are welcome

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Citrus Margarita Spring Popsicle

2013-04-26T13:45:52Z

I feel like screaming at the top of my lung, declaring “Happy Spring” to each and everyone of you

It’s finally here and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. What better way to enjoy Spring by rummaging through a pile of kitchenware to uncover dusty popsicle mold that has been in hibernation for a few months now?

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Chopped Apple & Chicken Salad w/ Clementine Dressing

2013-04-23T14:11:21Z

I‘m not going to lie. This salad was made and devoured last winter. And it has been sitting all this while in the back-burner of an unorganized recipe folder on my computer.

So, I’m totally taking the blame for it. To be precise, I’m blaming my organizational skills.

And the fact that we devoured this cold salad in winter, boggles my mind until this day.

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Coconut Cream & Meyer Lemon Baked Donuts

2013-04-19T13:30:15Z

Donuts or Doughnuts?

Baked or Deep-fried?

Either way, it’s simply irresistible! I’m talking about you, Krispy Kreme. Your “hot and fresh doughnuts” store signs are so tempting. It’s almost impossible to resist every time we catch a glimpse of your iconic neon “trap”.

And it’s totally OK to publicly admit succumbing to those “traps” in a few occasion

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Spring Sprouts Salad

2013-04-16T17:01:16Z

One of few moments in my life, where I’m left speechless.

As I watched the news yesterday, events at Boston Marathon unfolded into something eerie. Something unimaginable and so devastating. We had friends running the marathon and when the news on blasts was announced, our world was turned upside down.

After a couple of frantic mail and twitter exchanges, we sighed a huge relief when we found out our friends are fine from harms way. But that didn’t stop us from reacting differently with the whole situation.

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How-To: Mungbean Sprouts

2013-04-12T16:29:59Z

Hello and Happy TGIF!!

We are back to Orlando after a whirlwind roadtrip that spans between two days, and required a total of around 18 hours of driving for a total of 1250 miles.

That’s a lot of driving in two days!

Many of you wrote it to meet us in Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, Georgia but the timing was not working out from both ends. This was a very last minute trip, chock-filled with agenda.

I hope we get to meet you soon. And when the time comes, I promise to get word out sooner than later

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

2013-04-09T17:01:51Z

Cookies? A shocker, right?

The humidity is lesser these days and it was my birthday last weekend — and that ensued for a perfect excuse to try my hands at baking. Again.

Who needs a cake when there’s cookies?

Not me!

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Mushroom Egg Drop Soup

2013-04-05T16:06:57Z

SPRING is HERE!

But where are the fresh ramps or fava beans that I’ve been wanting to devour? Where’s the sunshine and blooming flowers? All we are getting is a very wet, gloomy and chilly days.

Everyday weather is taken with a grain of salt . We should be thankful, at the very least that it’s not snowing over here. Well, not quite. But who knows about the future.

It can and might snow one of these days and I wouldn’t be just as shock.

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Brown Butter Crepes w/ Rhubarb Compote

2013-04-02T13:15:28Z

I love discovering unfamiliar produce in the market. Although rhubarb is something many have been feasting for a while now, I’m afraid I can’t share the same enthusiasm.

This is one “party” that I’m definitely late to. Well, better late than never, right?

And I’m so happy to report that we can’t live without rhubarb.

Or crepes. And brown butter. We simply cant.

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Lemongrass Egg Curry

2013-03-29T17:17:11Z

Hello and a very Happy Good Friday to you!

Since Easter is just around a tight corner, I’d figure an egg curry is much more appropriate this time of the year. Scented with lemongrass, spices and coconut milk — gently simmering on your stove-top while the egg hunting continues.

Make sure someone is at the kitchen to watch over the stove. You wouldn’t want to ruin a perfectly good curry on a chilly night after a long day of egg-hunting, will you?

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Coconut Cream Cake

2013-03-26T13:05:24Z

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!

The Husband turned a year wiser yesterday. And I baked him a 6 inch coconut cream cake. My few baking disasters happened last weekend, but I won’t dwell too much into it. This is after all, a post about the Husband and his birthday celebration.

He’d be the center of today’s blog post. Not the failed baking macaron attempts last weekend.

Two, to be precise.

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Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

2013-03-22T14:10:02Z

Happy Spring!!!

It doesn’t at all feel like spring over here in Orlando. Not quite yet. It’s pretty chilly late in the evening and everything looks so autumn-y. Guess winter is not willing to say goodbye just yet.

Not what I put on my plate though. We are welcoming Spring with open arms through our eyes and bellies, and we encourage you to do the same

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Pineapple Jam Tarts

2013-03-19T12:18:44Z

I can pretty much go off the social media radar as soon as I return to Malaysia or India to visit family. Every second is spent soaking up everyone’s love, catching up on gossips and gobbling to the tune of “none-stop”.

For reals.

And when mom knew we were visiting, she had a few tricks up her sleeves. She really wanted me to photograph this recipe we both made together 2 months ago. It feels like yesterday, when I tasted this buttery and crumbly morsels of yummy mini-tarts.

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Avocado Hummus

2013-03-15T16:29:38Z

Hello Friday!!

Another week just flew by. For a homemaker like me, it doesn’t make any difference. I’d still be cooking and slaving over the stove all week long.

And without pay. Hmmm..

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