Tag Archives: Lunch
Salmon
Pan seared salmon, blanched long beans, potato dressed with a creamy cheese sauce and a simple green salad.
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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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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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The reason behind this obsession
I don’t do highbrow, because I never could afford to eat in posh little restaurants and I never really saw too much of a point in all that. I cannot talk lyrically about white truffle oil (I don’t see myself … Continue reading
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Ambition, more ways than one.
1. Too much fish and the maguro was way too thick. 2. Bill – not very used to the prices of food back home, yet. 3. Curry puffs, about time.
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Soup
It is homemade food I missed the most during the nine months hiatus from home. Mom’s lotus root soup with dried cuttlefish (seriously, an awesome addition) and a giant green mug I found at home. No more coffee and tea … Continue reading
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This coffee is the bomb.
A little (okay, big cup, I admit) cup of kopi C gao siew tai and a bit of catching up — always nice on a leisurely weekday afternoon. Seeing the swamp of officeworkers/cubicleoccupiers/paperpushers hurriedly having their lunch while we sit there and watch the … Continue reading
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Ah, that crust!
Fried scampi, squeeze of lemon, enough said. Now everybody thinks they know fried fish, I thought did. But I guess when it come to the simplest of food, the execution is important. The smallest details of a dish that involves … Continue reading
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Yoghurt muffins
The best thing about baking, compared to cooking, is how much it is easier to share. When it comes to savoury, quantity have to be considered because no one likes to go home after an invited dinner and inflict some serious … Continue reading
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