Beef stewed in Cabernet Sauvignon
It was one of those nights. I had parboiled beef in the fridge and I was just planning on throwing it with some veggies for dinner. A couple of days ago, I dredged over a kilo of beef cubes in flour, browned them in a mixture of butter and olive oil, poured in water, threw [...]...
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Lemon-orange chiffon cupcakes
Light and soft, these cupcakes can be served straight out of the oven. But if you can be patient, they are better still when cooled and sprinkled with sugar or topped with whipped cream.
Based on Joy of Cooking’s orange chiffon cake, I combined lemon and oranges for a tangy flavor. To make sure...
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Kaya toast, Singapore’s national breakfast dish
I spent my last day in Singapore taking the train from the airport to the Singapore IT Expo (SITEX) and back. There was a “left baggage” service where I dumped my bags for a fee so I could spend the morning hunting for camera lenses at, hopefully, bargain prices.
SITEX was one crowded place...
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Chicken curry
One thing I learned during my trip to Singapore and Malaysia is that there are many, many ways to cook curried dishes. And that the inclusion of potatoes is a European addition. Curried dishes can be quite dry or saucy and the color of the stew varies depending on the kind of curry paste used [...]...
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Wheat noodles with wakame and Korean seaweed
Taking a break from the usual, we had this noodle dish for breakfast today. The wheat noodles I used are flat but you can use other kinds of noodle — somen, ramen, udon or soba — to make this dish.
Apart from the seasonings, there are only five ingredients in this noodle dish — the...
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After the pearl balls and the roast duckling
Sometimes, no matter what you do, you still have to deal with leftovers. For instance, on December 17, for my daughter’s class party, I made pearl balls. I had enough meat mixture to make pearl balls for the party and for our dinner that night but, alas, I only had so much glutinous rice.
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Tilapia and asparagus with spicy Japanese mayo
If you think you’ve eaten too much meat during the Christmas weekend and you want something lighter and healthier for the New Year weekend, fish is a good alternative.
This tilapia and asparagus with spicy Japanese mayo dish was inspired by the asparagus with spicy mayo that we enjoyed at Miyabi...
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Baked salmon and peaches
A gamble that paid off. I wanted fish (after the ox tongue and pork ribs, fish was a welcome respite) but I wanted something festive. It was the day after Christmas and I was still in holiday mode, after all. What I wasn’t in the mood for was frying. So, I thawed a fillet of [...]...
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Lengua (ox tongue) in cream and corn sauce
The plan to cook ox tongue with mushroom sauce went pffft! when my daughter Sam walked into the kitchen just as I was about to make the sauce and demanded why I wasn’t cooking lengua with corn. I told her to put the mushrooms back into the fridge and open a can of corn kernels [...]...
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Creme brulee
My family loves leche flan. They like the custard to be smooth and creamy but they’re not very particular about the caramel syrup topping. So, I thought I’d introduce them to another kind of topping. Made from sugar just like the traditional syrup but something crunchy that actually forms...
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