Tag Archives: Breakfast
Warm days
Everyday seems to be a little lesson in ambition. I would start the day strong, wanting to get plenty of things done and I would be all excited and motivated only to feel the energised momentum slowly creeping away. By … Continue reading
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Chitchat
The kitchen can be many things; a place for respite, creative invigoration, regular pragmatism or conversations. It takes a leisurely environment for emotional creatures to release, at least slightly, the firm grip we have on stories concealed from plain sight. Distractions, it seems, … Continue reading
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When sausages fail, there is always egg
We drag ourselves, dead-weight, through the weekday awaiting the potential of weekends. When weekends come by, we roll out of bed, walk into the kitchen, look at the jar of peanut butter (organic and frigging expensive, anyhow) and tell ourselves … Continue reading
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Moderation
Breakfast Sorry for the recent lull in posts. I’ve been, to be completely honest, rather lazy. I’d love to say, instead, that I’ve been occupied with a multitude of interesting and varied activities, but I haven’t. The weather has been getting rather erratic. … Continue reading
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Speed baking
I believe it is true for most people that we approach the birthday of another with an intense gusto that diminishes when we consider our own birthdays. When it comes to birthdays of our own, it is always going to be “just … Continue reading
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Whiff
There is magic in the oven, I’m pretty sure of that. We pop in what looks like melted bubble gum and chewy cookies magically appear. The top of the cookies becomes lightly coloured with a golden glint and unpredictable cracks appear … Continue reading
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Cafe Epicurious
Brunch on Singapore’s National day — unhurried and calming, almost reassuring that there is still much appeal in slow food. Horrible banana bread (banana essence never tastes like real banana, deal with it) but a good gesture anyhow since it … Continue reading
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Lessons from the kitchen
There are as many banana bread recipes as there are self-proclaimed experts in banana bread-craft; way too many. Some like the banana bread moist and the crumbs soft, others would rather a more sturdy loaf with a crumblier topping. I … Continue reading
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Buzzing
I love the mystery that is inherent in a crumble. It is easy to tell when the topping is golden and crisp but the fruits bubbling below the layer of golden crumbs are hidden from sight. I cannot tell if … Continue reading
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The new kid in town
I wish I were kidding, but I’m not; I cannot find a proper almond croissant in Singapore. Such a shame. Almond croissant (croissants aux amandes), the correct kind — the double baked kind, is born out of the refusal to … Continue reading
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