Coffee is life. Life to me, life to many. I am a huge coffee person and can’t survive a day without my coffee. If I don’t get my coffee in the morning, I’m but a walking human shell. I’m pretty much an any coffee kinda person, as long as it is strong and not overly…
RECIPE: Creamy Butter Prawns
Being unable to go out to enjoy outside food makes me crave for all sorts of things. Stir fried noodles, kung po chicken, curries and the likes! The thought of all those food just makes me salivate! One of the many dishes that I love ordering is Creamy Butter Prawns. It is rich, sinful, and…
RECIPE: Easy Corn Fritters
I first came across corn fritters when an Indonesian friend of mine made it during one of our cook-off sessions. It reminded me of “cucur udang” (prawn fritters) minus the prawns. Malaysian and Indonesian cuisines share a number of similarities making it great for me when I landed a job in an Indonesian restaurant! Corn…
RECIPE: Super Simple Vegetable Curry
Curry has always been a comfort food of mine. Spicy and rich, the broth just fills you with warmth from the inside out. Malaysians really love their curry and the different states have their own speciality curry to represent the flavours of each respective state. Since the lockdown, I’ve been craving for a nice bowl…
Nissin UFO Noodles
I am pretty sure that many of you have had instant noodles at some point in your life. I’ve always been tempted to buy the UFO Noodles by Nissin every time I head into the instant noodles aisle at the supermarket but was always put off by the price (as it is imported from Japan,…
Shiro-hige’s Cream Puff Factory in Shimokitazawa
There is a wide variety of cute sweets and snacks everywhere in Tokyo. The one that I had to get my hands on were the cute little Totoro Cream Puffs in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. I would consider Shimokitazawa to be one of the hipster parts of Tokyo. One can treasure hunt in the array of second…
RECIPE: CNY Green Pea Cookies
It is that time of the year where baking and I start seeing each other again. You would usually see me interacting with my oven when I am stressed out or when it is close to Chinese New Year. My favourite cookies to bake for Chinese New Year? Green Pea Cookies! Chinese New Year is…