A very very belated happy Chinese New Years! Thanks to this brilliant post from the Consumed Gourmet, I’ve been having lots of fun creating my own sous vide cheesecake variants, including this strawberry coulis-filled “new year’s fish” cheesecake. It’s also quite a durable recipe as it can be cooked, chilled and rethermed with little degradation.
Even in Singapore, it’s impossible to find any public areas that don’t seem to be blaring remake upon remix of the same 20 or holiday songs. Not to be a Grinch about this, as I grew up cherishing and caroling all of these tunes, but the above XKCD chart really struck a chord (hehe) with …
For me, the three F’s of any great Thanksgiving are family, friends, and food. This holdiay, G and I were thankful to celebrate with a great group of friends and family – both old and new. Food-wise, I was inspired by my own personal and professional changes to take a risk and craft a more …
Singapore, where even the memes are imported, is experiencing a proliferation of underground dining/secret supper clubs. A quick search for any of those word combinations results in enough quirky dining experiences to amuse the seen-it-all foodies for at least a few months. Looking for something “different” is easy as most of these events have websites, …
If you visit Singapore and don’t end up having crabs, you are missing out on an integral part of the food experience here. Ask the locals, and chances are they’ll rattle off a half-dozen or more ways to enjoy this tasty crustacean. But around this time each year, one crab in particular whips the island …
Did you know that a private lactation consultant charges about $150 for a home visit that will maybe take 1 or 2 hours at the most? That’s $150 I was considering paying when I suffered from nipple infection after being a little too enthusiastic about increasing my milk supply. The consultant herself was trying to …
As far as mid-range dining goes – B @ Rochester is competent though uninspired. I’m still unsure what exactly “Modern Japanese” means here other than a carte blanche for the restaurant to toss western and Japanese-ish dishes together and call it a menu. The upside of this approach is one could enjoy sashimi and pair …
Our sleepysaurus had also recently just “hatched” when we visited this cafe, an ode to all things eggy. Hatched is a great destination for kids and adults alike and boasts a surprisingly varied menu despite the chef/owner’s singular focus on one particular ingredient. The food here is generally good value for money and more importantly …
Pregnancy was a breeze compared to the breastfeeding saga. Not even the swollen cankles and gestational diabetes caused me as much grief as trying to feed my baby with breast milk (BM). In Singapore, doctors are not supposed to distribute formula milk (FM) samples for newborns and there are many support groups for breastfeeding. As …
It’s been over three months since we welcomed our little bundle of joy into our lives on 28th June. Going back to work and not seeing my boy as much as before has been difficult. My 10 weeks of maternity leave went by so quickly and the remaining 6 weeks of maternity leave are taken …
