This is my favourite flavour of ice cream. This sums up the sweetest endings of all Japanese meals and I’ve always chosen goma (black sesame) ice cream over other flavours like matcha or red bean. Like other kinds of dark-coloured foods, there is a tendency for your mouth to be coated with a layer of … More Low Carb Black Sesame Ice Cream
It’s storming outside and it’s perfect weather for having a piping hot bowl of fish soup. One of the go to meals I choose when I eat at hawker centers is fish soup. Apparently fish soup is one of the 40 dishes that Singaporeans can’t live without. It’s light and flavourful and I’ve always been … More Sliced Fish Noodle Soup
One of the highlights of each Chinese New Year is going to Auntie I’s home. Her spread of Chinese and Peranakan dishes is legendary. And it’s not surprising that I remember her saying once that it took 3 weeks of preparation to get ready for Chinese New Year cooking. Ayam Buah Keluak is also one … More Ayam Buah Keluak
How many varieties of cauliflower rice are there? Truth is…the varieties are endless. Given that rice is the staple food of more than half the world, it’s no wonder that most people can’t imagine eating a meal without rice. In fact one of the biggest obstacles for newly diagnosed diabetics is getting used to cutting … More Low Carb Nasi Kuning
Tis the season again! It’s less than a month away from Chinese New Year and the supermarkets are filled with sweet and savory snacks and cheesy piped-in music. This year’s celebration will prove to be much different from last year’s because the Covid19 infection hadn’t quite blown up then. Last year there were rumours of … More Lowish Carb Pineapple Tarts
Happy New Year everyone! This past 2020 has been such a tough year it’s no wonder everyone is raring to move on to 2021. The Covid19 pandemic is nowhere near being over yet, but I think simply because we know what we are grappling now, versus the train of unpleasant surprises in 2020, we feel … More Spinach Twister Pastry
It’s been the strangest of years. Notwithstanding the absence large parties, I realised that I have been equally busy cooking for small parties. The same effort is still needed for every festive meal. So after yesterday’s thanksgiving meal for the women’s ministry leaders I found myself teetering on the edge of exhaustion. So much for … More Low Carb Mee Bakso
It’s American Thanksgiving and while I don’t really celebrate it (turkey in my home comes at Christmas), it is a good time to take stock of the year and be thankful. So today I’m thankful for friends who kept connected this year and gave me a sense of rootedness in this most unexpected of years. … More Low Carb Ham and Cheese Crepe
Little things make me so happy! I was in Orchard Road recently and impulse bought some kimchi from Isetan basement at Shaw Center. The sales lady managed to talk me into upsizing my kimchi purchase and she threw in an extra bag of kimchi “juice”. She went into excruciating detail about how to stew meat … More Kimchi Jiggae
The one thing I love about living in Asia is the wet market. Yes I know that the wet market got a bad name as the epicenter of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak was initially thought to be a wet market. But truly wet markets are amazing places. My go to wet market in Singapore is … More Instant Pot Singapore Bak Kut Teh
Still Feeling Peckish 