Make some tasty karaage at home with this easy-to-follow recipe
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Char siu marinated in gin / Barbecue pork with gin
My dad used to work in sales and his job required him to meet clients around Singapore. This also meant that he could arrange his schedule such that he could either pick me up from or drop me off at school when I was in primary school (depending on whether my classes were in the…
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Not quite char siu
There are some things in life that cannot be rushed – such as stretching in the morning, reading a poem… and making char siu 叉燒. When I was in primary school, my dad would pick me up after class and we would have lunch together. We often went to a nearby kopitiam where my cousin and her…
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What has onigiri to do with pork and sauerkraut?
We had Pennsylvania Deutsch pork sauerkraut yesterday. This is the third consecutive year that AB has made this traditional dish to mark the start of the new year. Today, it is more commonly known as “Pennsylvania Dutch pork sauerkraut” as the word “Deutsch” (the German endonym) sounds like “Dutch” in English. The German connection is…
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Carrot Top Pesto + Urban Garden in Brussels
While chatting with my parents over Skype last weekend: Me: Look at these heirloom carrots that I bought at the rooftop garden! (excitedly dangling a mess of carrot greens and orange blobs) Mum: Ah, they are small and round. Me: Cute, eh? Rather unusual from what we would get at the supermarkets… and, they taste…
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Food Photography: Same Same But Different
Aside from making steamed rice, fried eggs, and baking bread, I couldn’t cook before I moved to Paris in 2010. During this one year in Paris, in between learning French, photographing Space Invaders and hanging out with AB, I also unlocked the mysteries of the kitchen! After all, there’s only so much of bread, cheese, and 8€ bowls of pho – AB…
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Blackcurrant and Morello Cherry Drizzle Cake
Summer is such a treat: There is more sunshine and hours of daylight, which puts almost everyone – including AB, colleagues and strangers – around me in a better mood. The weather is also warmer since more heat is trapped in the atmosphere during the summer months, which means less time spent on putting on…
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It all started with a bunch of dill
AB loves pickles, especially pickled cucumbers. After making do with the tiny and tart French cornichons for the last couple of years, he decided to make his own. Last weekend, we bought a bag of baby cucumbers and a bunch of dill at a Turkish supermarket. Turns out that he only needed a few swigs of…
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