By Andrea Pavee On my daily walks, I have chanced upon many a Frangipani tree, along the roads, and in the homes of many a resident within the area. Nothing quite elicits the exotic like the Frangipani tree with its many vibrant colours and delicate fragrance. Hence, its popularity. However, it was not too longContinue reading “Gardening: The Fragrant Frangipani”
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Celebrating at Home
Father’s day is around the corner and dining-out isn’t an option for many in who have to celebrate at home due to “lockdown” or “heightened alert” measures. Celebrating at home can be formal or casual, what matters is that there is cause for celebration. Last year, Homskil organised cooking classes on Zoom for Father’s Day.Continue reading “Celebrating at Home”
Gardening: The Gift of Nature
By Andrea Pavee Many, many moons ago, I was unexpectedly diagnosed with diabetes during a routine check-up. I was 35. The shield of indestructability, and impenetrability which I had cloaked myself with, shattered into smithereens. Diabetes is a serious, lifelong disease, with no cure. My doctor, very kindly, told me not to despair and thatContinue reading “Gardening: The Gift of Nature”
Dining in Style at Home
When you can’t dine out because dining-in isn’t allowed in restaurants, the options are: take-aways or home-cooked meals, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t dine in style. Len’s Indian Cuisine Dinner of chicken tandoori, papadam and salad with sweet and sour sauce (using a recipe from simplyrecipes.com, with some modifications) fits the dining-in- styleContinue reading “Dining in Style at Home”
Gardening – The Money Plant
By Andrea Pavee In a previous article, I wrote at length about the Golden Porthos, the most popular money plant, in my reckoning. As one of the easiest of plants to grow and propagate, it is my firm favourite. They grow fuss free in soil, hydroponic solutions or even in plain water – who couldContinue reading “Gardening – The Money Plant”
Espie’s Baked Feta Cheese Pasta
By Espie Canlas Tik Tok is very popular, especially with teens. Since the onset of the Pandemic everyone has been making or inventing anything to cure their quarantine boredom, either in fashion, dance, funny antics or even food. As a working mom, sometimes I run out of menu ideas for my teens, and I realizedContinue reading “Espie’s Baked Feta Cheese Pasta”
Toasted Waa Bananas and Train Fried Rice
Being in lockdown can make some people go bananas, but in a lockdown bananas can also be a source of joy. P’Pew, my dietitian friend, stopped sending me recipes from Bangkok when the Covid situation was getting worse. She stopped experimenting with new dishes as she had to stick to what was available in theContinue reading “Toasted Waa Bananas and Train Fried Rice”
Gardening Lessons: Patience, Perseverance, Gift
By Andrea Pavee My time spent in nurturing gardening as a hobby as been a gift of untold benefits, which even today, continue to unfold. Prior to the pandemic, I was a hopeless gardener, and that is putting it mildly. One of my pandemic silver linings, has been the starting and nurturing of gardening asContinue reading “Gardening Lessons: Patience, Perseverance, Gift”
Memories of Lockdown Happy Meals
My friend Emily asked me to write about simple home-made Lockdown meals. I enjoyed cooking during Circuit Breaker (Singapore’s lockdown period last year) because everyone at home looked forward to mealtimes. You could say I had a captive audience at my mercy. It was a chance to bring a bit of joy and relief toContinue reading “Memories of Lockdown Happy Meals”
Pretty Maids All In A Row
By Andrea Pavee Sundays and Public holidays are my challenge days. It is then that I attempt to cook up something special for the family. Last Sunday, it was Italian (our favourite), again. Remembering I had a couple of boxes of frozen pizza crust, pizza it was! I must confess do “cheat” in cooking, fromContinue reading “Pretty Maids All In A Row”
