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Opera Cake
Hello! Today I’m sharing an Opera Cake recipe, which is a French cake made with layers of joconde (a type of almond sponge cake) soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee-flavoured buttercream and covered in a chocolate glaze. This kind of cake is also known as an entremet because of the many components, complexity and…
Food Pairing with TeaVivre
I received a few tea samples from TeaVivre a few weeks back and thought that instead of just brewing and reviewing them, it will be more fun and tasty to pair them with food.
Mini Marble Cakes + Versatile Blogger Award
There are many variations of marble cake recipes out there – many I’ve known to be be dense, buttery and greasy. I love this kind of cakes but I often stop myself after a slice as it’s just too heavy and oily. But this, this is definitely waist-line dangerous as it’s so light and tender that…
US$160 Chinese New Year Ang Bao Giveaway (Worldwide)!
Are you ready for this? For the first time, 16 cooking bloggers have come together to bring you the chance to start the Year of the Ram in the best way – by winning a US$160 Chinese New Year ang pow*! And it’s open to everyone in the whole world! To take part, simply complete…
Evening with Maria Sharapova
evian has been encouraging Singaporeans to seize the moment, discover the new, and fully embrace the present via its latest “Live Young Now” campaign. And in conjunction with it, TAG Heuer, Swiss watchmaker since 1860 is also launching its latest “Don’t Crack Under Pressure” campaign in Singapore. Both campaigns converged at The White Rabbit a…
Culinary Experience with Chef Isnard at Xperience, Sofitel
Xperience, the signature restaurant and bar at Sofitel So Singapore, welcomes French Michelin star Guest Chef Nicolas Isnard to deliver fresh and sumptuous flavours from France to Singapore. From 4 to 8 November 2014, Chef Isnard will be partnering with Chef Anne-Cecile Degenne, Executive chef of Xperience to deliver an exquisite culinary experience. The experience…
One-Pot Beer Mussels
National Day is coming! I remember singing and loving all the catchy National Day songs during school days; and the fireworks display is my favourite moment of the National Day parade. For all the Singaporeans out there, how are you going to celebrate Singapore’s 49th Birthday? In the case of Tiger Beer, our Singapore-born beer…
Media Invite: SUFOOD
I was invited to a media tasting event a few weeks back at Sufood, Taiwan’s largest vegetarian restaurant chain. Its Italian-inspired menu uses about 200 ingredients focusing on its freshness – with many ingredients sourced regionally and all food is prepared with no artificial flavourings or MSG. To commemorate the launch, SUFOOD held a Guinness…
Little Thumbs Up July 2014: Potato!
Are you ready to bake/cook potatoes with me? When Zoe asked me whether I want to host Little Thumbs Up in 2014, I was really honoured and excited. I ended up choosing potato as that was one of my favourite food. Potato is the world’s fourth-largest food crop, with 2/3 of the global potato production…
THB #29: Dark Chocolate Cheesecake + Corelle Cherish & Snapware Eco Flow Review
Time for The Home Bakers again! This time we are making a lovely chocolate cheesecake, chosen by MiMi Bakery House. This is one of my favourite bakes though I deviated from the original recipe quite significantly – this is originally a white chocolate cheesecake! But after siezing two batches of white chocolate over the double…
Roundup – Aspiring Bakers #38: Boozy-licious!
Happy New Year! It’s time for the roundup for Aspiring Bakers #38: Boozy-licious! A huge thank you to Small Small Baker for letting me host this delicious event. All of your submissions are so delicious-looking! I received a total of 27 28 29 (left out an entry two entries… sorry Joyce and Cathy!) entries for…
No-Bake Baileys Wafer “Truffles” + 2013 Reflection
As the end of the year draws near, I can’t help but think back of all that I have done/experienced in the past year. Events I cannot count my blessings enough, for I have received so many opportunities this year. I was invited to several events – Epicurean Market, Asian Masters – Masterchef Workshop with…
Chilli Tuna Curry Puffs + Nuffnang Lovin’ Ayam Brand Event
Two weeks ago I was lucky to be invited to participate in a Nuffnang Lovin’ event – Nuffnang Lovin’ Christmas Countdown Part 2: Christmas Party Snacks with Ayam Brand. It was a delicious hands-on event in which we learnt 3 dishes using Ayam Brand products. Ayam Brand is definitely familiar to most Singaporeans – we…
Baked Falafel (Chickpea Patties) with Tzatziki Sauce + Tiger Radler Review
I’m pretty upset that I missed last month’s Asian Food Fest because it’s one of my favourite countries – Thailand! I’ve originally wanted to make some pad thai or green curry but somehow the plans didn’t materialise. Hopefully there will be another Thailand theme some time soon! When I saw the theme for Asian Food…
Event: Christmas Baking Workshop with Chef Ryan Witcher
Last week I was really lucky to be invited to a baking class with Chef Ryan Witcher, the Executive Pastry Chef of Marina Bay Sands. It was a really small event with less than 10 of us, so we were able to gather around the chef while he demonstrates 3 desserts. Some of us even…
Aspiring Bakers #38: Boozy-licious!
Update 1/1/2014: Happy New Year! The event has ended, please head over here to see the roundup It’s December, meaning it’s time for me to host my second Aspiring Bakers event! Thank you Small Small Baker for giving me the chance to host this event. I hosted my first one in August, the Choux Party,…
Italian Almond Tart + Liebster Award
I’m hosting next month’s Aspiring Bakers event and the theme is Boozy-licious – just bake or cook anything with at least 1 tablespoon of alcohol (yes any kind of alochol!), blog about it, and submit your entry to me! Can’t wait to see what you all have cooked up! I really wish I have at…
Event: Asian Masters – Masterchef Workshops
The wide variety of Naturel products The Asian Masters is a popular Gastronomy Experience in Singapore. This is the 4th Edition being hosted and there are various types events to participate, such as wine pairing dinners and masterchef workshops. Last Sunday I was invited to one of the materchef workshops by Naturel at ToTT. Naturel…
Roundup – Aspiring Bakers #34: Choux Party
How time flies, we are now in September! I hope you guys had a very delicious August, I know I sure did! (Not to mention it’s also a very fattening August!) I received a total of 21 entries for the Choux Party (including mine it would be 25) and boy, all of them sure look…
Aspiring Bakers #34: Choux Party!
EDIT 1 Sep 2013: The Choux Party has ended! Thank you so much for all of your submissions! Do head over HERE for the roundup! Hi everyone! I’ve finally mustered up the courage and volunteered to be a host for an event – the Aspiring Bakers! Thank you Small Small Baker for giving me the…
Thank You – Liebster and Versatile Blogger Award
Just a quick (and belated) update! A huge thank you to these 2 sweet foodies for giving me this award: Vee from The Life of a Eating Monster Sam from What Will I Cook Today Thank you, dear ladies, for passing me this award! Thank you so much for your continuous support 😀 I’m not…
THB #19: Lemon-Glazed Buttermilk Cake and a SNAPWARE Surprise!
It’s time for The Home Bakers again! This time the cake was chosen by Grace from Life Can Be Simple. The cake is mixed together without the use of a mixer (hooray!) and without the use of butter (oil is the fat here). Oil-based cakes are moist and tender, and this cake is no exception!…
Liebster Award… Thank You!
Thank you Kim! I feel really happy when I know there’s people out there who enjoys reading what I blog about. Blogging is like my night job – though it doesn’t have monetary benefits, it certainly gives me a huge sense of accomplishment and I feel really happy when someone tries out the recipe and…
Epicurean Market in Singapore
Event booklet and pass First workshop of the day Note: My apologies for the lousy photos, these photos were taken by my iPhone and the quality was just… bad! I am so tempted to get a compact / semi-pro camera as it’s much easier to bring around when I’m out… shall start saving up 😉…
Baked Cheesy Chicken (Martha Stewart) and Corelle® Frost Set Review
Can’t believe it’s already the last day of 2012 – as cliché as it may sound – time really flies! I went to do a quick calculation of my posts, and I found out that this is my 100th post for the year! It was a huge improvement as compared to last year (I only…
Gratin of Potatoes (Martha Stewart) and an Award
Okay, I know you can’t really tell what this dish is (credit to my lousy photography skills haha), but this is actually a dish that I really like, because it contains my top favourite vegetable – potato! And the second main ingredient of the dish is cheese, which, I’m sure, many of us love the…