Bianca, who is studying in Australia, sent a photo of the sans rival cake she baked. With a note: “I baked sans rival! A Filipino dessert.” Bianca Sans rival means without rival or unrivalled in French. I had the famous Filipino sans rival cake for the first time in the Philippines. It left an impression!Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: A Tribute to Mothers”
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Beginner’s Choice: Mother’s Day Special
Mother’s Day Celebration Planning Skills Therese, who leads a busy life and hardly has a minute to spare, cooked a Mother’s Day celebration meal from scratch. She was seen preparing beans before she went off to work in the morning. She was again in the kitchen in the evening cooking something else. There were nicelyContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Mother’s Day Special”
Home Traditions: Bilis Goreng
By Andrea Pavee In Asia, anchovies are a must in the various types of cuisine, be it Malay, Chinese, Indian and others, available here. Anchovies, or more commonly called, ikan bilis come in all shapes and sizes, and are dried and heavily salted, before packaged and sold in shops. At home, ikan bilis is aContinue reading “Home Traditions: Bilis Goreng”
Sourdough diaries continued!
By Anne Lise Tan Hello everyone and Happy Easter*! If you remember my sourdough post from a few months ago, I started growing and maintaining my sourdough starter, Cricket, at the start of my second university year in London and am happy to report that I have made many successful loaves and sourdough derivatives sinceContinue reading “Sourdough diaries continued!”
Beginner’s Choice: Home-cooked Feasts
April is a month of celebrations for many. People in Thailand celebrated the Thai New Year with the Songkran festival (water festival). Sri Lankans also celebrated their New Year. Yesterday many celebrated Hari Raya (or Eids al Fitr). Sri Lankan New Year Krizia made kiribath (milky rice) and ordered Sri Lankan sweets for the SriContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Home-cooked Feasts”
Beginner’s Choice: Easter Brunch
Easter brunch is a tradition in many homes, especially in families that attend the late night Easter vigil. Vici sent photos of her Easter family brunch. I was impressed with Vici’s baking skills. I only knew her as an exchange student in Singapore who cooked well. She baked a typical Easter bread called Osterzopf andContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Easter Brunch”
Beginner’s Choice: Traditional Spanish Bread Dish
When my friend Teresa, who lives in Madrid, told me that she was back in her mother’s hometown enjoying traditional dishes, I couldn’t resist asking her to send some photos. She obliged. “This is migas, a traditional Southeast dish. It is very filling and gives you a lot of energy, it is often eaten byContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Traditional Spanish Bread Dish”
Beginner’s Choice: Mum’s Homemade Bread
Jo’s mum, Aunty Geraldine to many, finds the time to bake bread for the family. Not many busy mothers find the time to cook, let alone bake. Jo celebrated her birthday in an unusual way. Her brother had learnt how to make pasta so he was going to make spinach and ricotta ravioli for dinner.Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Mum’s Homemade Bread”
Beginner’s Choice: Val’s Minimal Cooking tips
Val usually whips up amazing packed meals from scratch. But with a very demanding job, it’s often not possible to cook the perfect meal when she gets home. But it’s still amazing that she manages to make simple healthy meals when she is tired. Val sent a photo of her Vietnamese spring rolls with aContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Val’s Minimal Cooking tips”
Student Specials: Hokkien Homecooking
I haven’t seen Pearl for some time. Nursing students seem to be the busiest students I know. On top of their studies they have clinical attachments. But Pearl has been sending occasional short notes to let me know how she is doing. She once told me about her grandmother’s Hokkien homecooked dinners which had meContinue reading “Student Specials: Hokkien Homecooking”
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