Mad about Corn
I enjoy a wide variety of vegetables and corn is one of my favourites. I can still remember my first corn on a cob as a small kid while living in a kampong with houses on stilts and occasional visits
Author: Ling
If your ang mo friend is coming over…
…what would you recommend him? Okay, this is my list of things to do: Topmost on the list: Must bring him to try our local fare, of course!! I mean, we don’t have much of a natural heritage here, or
The human touch
Something warmed my heart recently. I was halfway tearing a parking coupon at the car park of ICA (Immigration and Checkpoint Authority) when I heard some knocking on the glass window of the passenger’s seat. I looked up and saw
Don’t spill the beans
I’ve been on this crave for Jollibean’s beancurd since those days when beancurd & pancakes speciality shops started sprouting all over the island. Now, there are also Mr Bean and Pin Le – to name a few. In my personal
Love Pizza
I’m like many girls and women outta there who love receiving flowers on special occasions such as Valentine’s Day. Well, Yang thinks that flowers are superficial and would rather get me practical gifts. For this Valentine, he bought me an
Mad About Fish
“Can we have fish n chips for dinner tonight, dear?” Darling has a fish-crazed syndrome lately. He has been tucking in fish n chips at his workplace canteen, Fish & Co., foodcourts and coffee shops. Just a couple of days
Brownies for you?
I used to enjoy chocolates in my younger days until a few years ago. For some reason unknown, I’ve stopped preferring chocolates and anything in chocolate flavour. Hence, I have little motivation to bake any chocolaty items such as cakes.
I feel like pumpkin today
Whenever I browse at the fresh produce section of local supermarkets, I often wonder “What dish uses this vegetable?” or “What an unusual root (or fruit)! How does one cook it?”. I grew up eating hardly any pumpkin at all.
Walk, walk, walk, walk in delight…
Dearest recently suggested that a brisk walk to Compass Point or Hougang Mall for a meal would be good exercise rather than driving. I was excited. This is definitely healthy living. In addition, the impact on the knees caused by
A little indulgence
Yang and I have a happy hour at Din Tai Fung on the morning of Deepavali. I got $40 vouchers for this restaurant and since they only lasted for 3 months, I thought I better use them soon. One who’s
A Good Buy
As much as he tried to play it down, I know that darling was very happy with our latest acquisition. A colleague saw our new car and told me that she, too, had placed an order for Nissan Latio just
Chilli Burns
It is no joke to be burned by a tiny, red fruit – the chilli padi. It happened to me on one of those days when all the hard work poured into cooking turned out disastrous. Yeah. I was into
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