I spent Sunday afternoon in a guided-cooking session with Ferninda, a mother of three young boys. The eldest proudly informed me that he is four and a half. The youngest, I discovered, is one and a half. The middle child is three and a half. The challenge for the afternoon was to cook while theyContinue reading “Kids’ Choice: Mama’s Cooking”
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You Know It Is Easter When….
By Andrea Pavee The Peace Lily blooms. I had always heard about the beauty of Peace lilies and for a while longed to have one. Therefore, you can imagine my satisfaction when I snagged a small pot to bring home, at a sale. Back then, I was not proficient at gardening so getting a smallContinue reading “You Know It Is Easter When….”
Exotic Beauties
By Andrea Pavee A popular and ecologically friendly gift, which is all the rage now, is the Phalaenopsis orchid. These beauties come in a rainbow of colours and while pleasing to the eye, can be a little hard on the pocket. As a child, I grew up around orchids in my godmother’s home. She hadContinue reading “Exotic Beauties”
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: When Food Soothes and Heals
Most of us have favourite childhood food memories, especially of our mother’s cooking. I have always liked porridge, but it was something my mother used to give me when I was sick. I have always preferred my food simple. Plain rice porridge with a bit of seasoning was best when I couldn’t eat much. MothersContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: When Food Soothes and Heals”
Beginner’s Choice: Kaya Toast for Breakfast and Kueh Kueh for Dessert
Every Sunday is a reason for celebration. We get to start another week. It’s a new beginning, just like the sunrise everyday which marks the start of a new day. We get another chance at making a better day, a better life, a better world… A good way to start is with a goodContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Kaya Toast for Breakfast and Kueh Kueh for Dessert“
Beginner’s Choice: A breakfast worth waking up early for
The most important meal In response to last week’s post about breakfast, Brenda wrote “Thanks for sharing more about breakfast – the most important meal of the day, but one that most people don’t wake up in time for!I usually only eat breakfast when I’m back at my parents’ house. But when I’m left toContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: A breakfast worth waking up early for“
Home Traditions: Cheesy Puffs
By Andrea Pavee Still in a cheesy mood, I decided a few Sundays ago to bake up some more savoury treats and chanced upon an easy cheesy puff recipe at Pinterest. How could I refuse! While they were named puffs, the end result looked more like muffins. Nevertheless, they were still a delightfully tasty, lightContinue reading “Home Traditions: Cheesy Puffs”
Beginner’s Choice: The Spice of Life for Feast days, Fish days and Feeling Better Day
The Spice Tour I went on a museum tour (the National Museum of Singapore) last Sunday. My brother announced to my friends that I was on the tour for the umpteenth time. He was right, because I couldn’t remember how many times I had been to the museum. Every time I asked my brother toContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The Spice of Life for Feast days, Fish days and Feeling Better Day”
Family Traditions: Bacon and Cheese Muffins
By Andrea Pavee Mum’s Brunch Special With the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic and the waxing of the “back-to-normal”, our Sunday lunches have reverted back to pre-pandemic times, which means quick prep lunches after Sunday Mass. True to form, last Sunday, I decided to ruffle up a Big Breakfast, yes, for lunch. It had allContinue reading “Family Traditions: Bacon and Cheese Muffins”
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