Now who doesn’t love potato chips? I try to eat healthily most of the time, but once in a while I indulge a little. Ice cream, chocolate and chips are some of my guilty pleasures. But if you wanna have chips without the guilt, here’s a nifty trick to try… making your very own chips … Continue reading
I am barely catching my breath after Christmas and now Chinese New Year is around the corner! Did anyone else notice how Chinese New Year songs and snacks started filling supermarket aisles the day after Christmas?!? I wanted to scream ‘At least let me have 12 days of Christmas!’ But no, there is absolutely no time … Continue reading
There’s something controversial about savoury muffins… either you like them, or you don’t. For the purists, muffins are meant to be sweet, fruity, sugary and all the things you associate that over-the-top breakfast/mid-day muffin with. My hubby is one of those. To him, chicken, cheese, and vegetables are meant to go into a casserole … Continue reading
When I was living in Vancouver a couple years back, one of the jobs I held was a catering one. Several times a week, I had to feed the faculty at Regent College where my husband was doing his Masters degree. Having to cook lunch and make tea for the same bunch of professors meant that I had … Continue reading
It’s Thanksgiving today in America. Even though we are far from the States and don’t have the practise of celebrating Thanksgiving here in Singapore, I still find it a meaningful and delicious occasion that gives me an excuse to eat turkey. Which is why we invite a group of American teachers attending our church over to our place … Continue reading
At the start of this week, I came down with a sudden and severe throat infection. In fact, even as I type, I am battling a very very sore throat – the kind that even swallowing your own saliva brings about sharp pain. So obviously, I haven’t had much appetite for anything and have been … Continue reading
All hail Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa)… it is after all “The International Year of the Quinoa”, as declared by The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Which probably explains why it’s currently sold out in many grocery stores that have no idea when new stock is coming in. Now you might be wondering, keen-what?!? How did … Continue reading
