Pastes :

Thai Green Curry Paste

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When you are vegetarian it can often be difficult to buy a good curry paste that does not contain shrimp paste or other seafood products.  Don’t let that put you off though, as making your own curry paste is so easy and the end result[...]

Thai Green Curry Paste

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When you are vegetarian it can often be difficult to buy a good curry paste that does not contain shrimp paste or other seafood products.  Don’t let that put you off though, as making your own curry paste is so easy and the end result[...]

Nasi Lemak Sambal Chilli

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Not too long ago, The Sunday Times featured several chef-owners of Singapore's well-known eateries. What made me sit up and pay attention was the fact that the famous recipes of these eateries were published in cold, hard print.I truly applaud these[...]

Buttermilk Veggie Sambar

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Another news to share with you... I am moving out next week. Finally, a place completely on my own :-) aaaah, still in Copenhagen, but not bad. So, new job, new flat, new friends, good old me :-) Let us see how it goes. You know how food sometimes[...]

T&T - Cooking Monsoons...

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I have been a very bad blogger recently. My job, traveling and family visits were all extremly enjoyable, but... I have had no time at all to cook, let alone blog. I have been eatign out mostly or just mixing up some salads. So, this time, my Tried[...]

Spicy Peanut Powder/Phalli Podi

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M ost of the times when we are in a rush to make dosa or idli for early morning breakfast a side dish like chutney is time consuming and moreover same routine chutney makes the breakfast little dull and boring. At those times a spicy podi like[...]

T&T - Two Bandits In My Kitchen...

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What a horror title to begin with! However trust me, those two bandits that were in MY kitchen were very friendly ones. In fact SO friendly that after meeting them once, I could not resist to let the door open for them to come back. The two bandits[...]

Hay Bee Hiam (Spicy Dried Shrimps)

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When Nice Mrs Tan came over to my house to teach me Teochew-style Ngoh Hiang , she also showed me how she makes her own Hay Bee Hiam (Hae Bi Hiam? Hay Bi Hiam? Oh, whatever! They all refer to the same yummy thing). Anyhow, hers is the crispy[...]

Liquid Gold Garlic Oil & Garlic Jam

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I had bought a box of peeled garlic from Costco to make my ginger garlic paste(recipe to follow soon), and had some garlic leftover. I am not a fan of peeling loads of garlic for this procedure, and this is probably one of the recipes I compromise[...]

November and December for the Confectioner

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Forasmuch as the Fruits of the Earth now cease, recourse must be had to the Provisions that have been made during the preceding Months; as well with respect to dry and wet Sweetmeats, as to Jellies and Marmelades, which may be dried, in order to make[...]