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Yakitori Recipe

Recipe February 17, 2016

Yakitori is one of the simplest dishes in Japanese cuisine, and yet so commonly maligned. Literally translated into “grilled chicken” (yaki=grilled, tori=chicken), these chicken skewers are a favourite of the Japanese especially after a late night drinking, and are served up at various street stands shrouded in smoke emanating from hot coals. And making them at home can really be as simple as threading on some cubed chicken, and firing up that barbecue.

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Balsamic Glazed Beef Ribs Recipe + Harris Farms Curious Cuts!

Food Recipe January 20, 2016 17 Comments

Sydney lifestyle blog recipe for Balsamic Glazed Beef Ribs

Time just flies, doesn’t it? Australia Day is almost upon us, and we know that you’re not truly ‘strayan until you fire up that barbecue! Well, while most people will turn to a really beautiful cut of meat, it can get really expensive budgeting a steak per person for 20 people. (I don’t know about you, but I can eat a kilo of steak in a sitting easy! I usually try and bring my own meat to a barbecue, obvs.)
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Black Garlic Aioli Recipe

Food Recipe June 24, 2015 4 Comments

So I think I’ve established just how much I love garlic – from my miso caramelised garlic bread, to making my own black garlic at home, I will endlessly try to find more excuses to have more garlic in my life.

I also really love mayo. The answer? Black garlic aioli.
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How to make sushi!

Food Guides May 23, 2015 2 Comments

For as long as I can remember, I’ve absolutely loved sushi. My mum held sushi making parties for all our friends and neighbours, and I had HEAPS of fun rolling these delicious bites, and eating my own work!

Rolling your own sushi can seem really daunting, but I promise you with the right technique and just a little bit of practice, you can also hold your very own sushi parties!
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Miso Caramelised Garlic Bread Recipe!

Food Recipe May 13, 2015 2 Comments

I never thought I’d say this, but garlic bread has become somewhat of a guilty pleasure in my house. We all know that garlic can have, uh, off-putting effects in terms of breath, but it’s just so damned delicious I can’t stay away!

Especially when you mix it with the sweet salty notes of miso caramel. Oh yes.
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Singapore Family favourite: Prawn Paste Chicken Recipe

Food Recipe May 6, 2015 13 Comments

Prawn Paste Chicken (Har Jeong Gai) Recipe

It’s funny how smells and memories work. There are so many stinky things in the world that I associate with deliciousness – durian, fish sauce, sauerkraut, blue cheese…all these smells make my mouth water and my tummy rumble, even though there are some who would turn their nose up in disgust. I guess it comes from growing up in Singapore. Once you start associating stinky with delicious at a very young age, you start getting very excited to try the weird and wonderful. And hey, if nothing else, it’s a great ice breaker at a party.

Fermented shrimp paste is one such favourite that really baffles my friends. This stuff hits your nostrils the moment the seal on the jar is open, and has a somewhat sour/salty aroma that is quite similar to fish sauce. But add that to chicken and the deep fryer? And you’ve got prawn paste chicken (had jeong gai), a local favourite that graces almost every special occasion, family gathering, and children’s birthday party.

Trust me, this stuff is freaking delicious.
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Shiitake Mushroom Gyoza Recipe

Food Recipe April 29, 2015 8 Comments

Shiitake Mushroom Gyozas, lined up on a long plate and garnished with a miso dipping sauce and finely chopped green spring onions

Dumplings are awesome. They’re the closest you can get to creating the perfect bite, and these handy little parcels are just so gosh darned cute.

So when I made my Shiitake Mushroom Ramen recipe and had leftover mushrooms, I knew exactly what I wanted to make: Vegan Shiitake Mushroom Gyozas to go with it!
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Week 16: Photo a day challenge

Photography April 21, 2015

It’s that time of the week again, and after what’s been a relatively busy week I don’t know whether I’m proud or ashamed to say that I’ve completed 4 of the 7 days of this week’s Photo A Day Challenge by FatMumSlim. It’s 1 more than last week, but I really thought that I’d be more on top of this!

Either way, these were the prompts that inspired me the most, and got me clicking!

Nutella Hot Cross Bun Bread Pudding

Food Recipe April 1, 2015 23 Comments

Before I came to Australia, hot cross buns were a completely foreign idea to me. Most of the bread I had growing up was savoury, so needless to say when I got exposed to fruit breads, I became obsessed because now it felt like there should be sultanas in EVERYTHING. So I decided to combine my love for bread pudding – it runs in my family, I swear! – and newfound appreciation for the hot cross bun, into a next level dessert to warm you up this winter.

And of course, what’s dessert without a little secret ingredient?

One a penny, two a penny: Hot Cross Bun Cocktails!

Food Recipe March 29, 2015 4 Comments

Hot Cross Bun Cocktails for Easter! Served in a hollow Chocolate Easter Egg

Coming from a country that isn’t all that into Easter celebrations, I think I’ve properly embraced this time of year since moving to Australia. As soon as the last licks of Christmas clears off the shelves of the supermarket, Easter charges right in, with Hot Cross Buns and so much chocolate and related confectionary you can see children’s footprints trailing up the walls.

I love a good spiced fruit bread, and hot cross buns to me are convenient, travel sized portions for all your fruit bread needs. Inspired, I decided that those flavours would work fantastically in a cocktail, served (of course) in an Easter Egg.