We are getting used to living with Covid 19, just as we have got used to living with the common flu and dengue. But the reality is that when we do get sick, it’s not a pleasant experience, even though we might like the idea of not having to get up early and to rushContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Creative Cooking and Speedy Recovery”
Category Archives: baking
Student Specials: Something Sweet for Every Occasion
By Marie Anne Lise Tan Korean Layered Cake for a House-warming Party I made this injeolmi and red bean layered cake the other day!! Injeolmi is a kind of rice cake coated in roasted soybean flour (kinako), characteristic of Korean desserts! I combined it with home-made red bean paste (anko), kinako creme mousse and aContinue reading “Student Specials: Something Sweet for Every Occasion”
Beginner’s Choice: Tart Art and A Mother’s Heart
There is something special about cake! There is also tart art. Cakes and tarts have a value that comes from the heart. Many years ago, I went to Chinatown on an outing at night with some friends. We had dinner, and then we walked to China Square. There was a small café with a signContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Tart Art and A Mother’s Heart”
Beginner’s Choice: Mom’s Magic
It has been a busy week, and the HomSkil’s Homemaking 101 course is on my schedule for this afternoon. I managed to get some free time to go on a National Gallery tour yesterday, and I will recommend it. Lianne, who was our guide did an excellent job. Two hours flew by too quickly. SheContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Mom’s Magic”
Beginner’s Choice: The Joy of Comfort Food
We have featured a variety of cuisines and dishes and a lot of celebration meals. Brenda, a law student, who is currently abroad on an exchange programme, surprised me by saying that what she liked most was a fried rice dish which was featured (Garlic, egg, tomato and carrot fried rice). To her, it wasContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The Joy of Comfort Food”
Beginner’s Choice: Family, Friends and the Tiger
The Eve of the Lunar New Year is the only time in the year that the streets are quiet at night. Most people are home for the Reunion Dinner. I suppose it’s like Thanksgiving Dinner. I asked around to see what friends were planning for their reunion dinner, most said: “Steamboat. It’s the simplest!” Well,Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Family, Friends and the Tiger”
Beginner’s Choice: The Sun, the Moon and the Feasts
Tomorrow is the eve of the Lunar New Year. Wherever you are in the world, you can enjoy the light of the moon. There are songs and poems written about the moon. That reminds me, I must get around to looking for the book Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins, about his fight to theContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The Sun, the Moon and the Feasts”
Beginner’s Choice: Home-made and Hand-made
Aunty Julie’s goodies I have been wanting to feature Aunty Julie’s home-made lemon curd and whiskey orange marmalade for a while. Aunty Julie makes them every year as Christmas gifts. One of these days, I must get around to learning how to make them. They are among Aunty Julie’s legacy. She used to make theContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Home-made and Hand-made”
Beginner’s Choice: Noodles, Rice and Everything Nice
Noodle success When my friend Marie, who is doing her post doc studies in the US, sent me a photo of her dinner of a piece of bread and a boiled egg, I was very concerned. But then she explained that she had had a late lunch out, and portions are huge when eating out.Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Noodles, Rice and Everything Nice”
Beginner’s Choice: Homskil’s Flavours of Happiness
The featured image of this post is tiramisu. “Tiramisu” translated to English is “pick me up” or “cheer me up” an appropriate name for a dessert created to cheer you up at the end of a meal. One of my favourite movies is a Japanese movie entitled: Flavor of happiness or Shiawase no kaori (theContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Homskil’s Flavours of Happiness”
HomeBlog by HomSkil 