Month: January 2010

Lately Pierre has been lamenting AGAIN (see my posts on Moghlai Murgh, Beef Madras, Balti Butter Chicken, Prawns in coconut gravy & Grilled Broiled Prawns) about lack of haute Indian cuisine in Clermont-Ferrand (or more generally, France) and yearning for his luscious, lip smacking favourite restaurant, the Shahi Maharani in Singapore. So strong was his… Continue reading Reshmi Kebab (Chicken Kebabs)

A BIG THANK YOU To all who left a comment on my post Relief Haiti Support to help raise funds for them. At the end of 24 January 2010, I received a total of 137 comments. Although my initial offer was €0,10 per comment, I have decided to multiply by 5x this sum and give… Continue reading Donations for Haiti

The 2nd part of Daring Bakers’ January challenge hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen is making Nanaimo Bars. The Nanaimo bar is a Canadian dessert made up of a base containing graham crackers, cocoa, coconut and nuts, a middle custard layer, and a topping of chocolate. This no bake dessert is named after the West-Coast… Continue reading Nanaimo Bars

Canada, here we come! The 2010 Winter Olympics is coming soon to Vancouver. And in honour of this great event, Lauren of Celiac Teen, host of January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge chosed Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks. Nanaimo… Continue reading Graham Crackers

While twittering with my blogger friends the other morning, Pierre, my ever the tech geek, messaged me this from his office… upstairs. (yes, we do message each others even under the same roof) It seems the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is also looking into the 21st century cooking, coming up with Cornucopia, a “personal… Continue reading Cornucopia – The Next Generation Food?

Have you ever been served by rude waitress, cashiers or customer service people? I did, not just once or twice, but many times and I’m sure you did too. Sometimes they were so bad that you’d think they are suffering from a bad case of constipation. Perhaps they are lacking prunes or dried plums in… Continue reading Crispy Bacon Wrapped Prune (Devils on Horseback)

Last weekend, I belatedly asked Pierre what he wanted to have for his birthday on Monday (yes, I lower my head down in shame). Bear in mind, it was on Saturday that I asked him that question and the whole of Europe was still suffering and buried under the big bad FROST. Before he could… Continue reading Lemon & Orange Cheesecake

Since the earthquake disasters have hit Haiti on 12 January 2010, lots of well meaning people in the Twitter world retwitted what they thought was a good cause to call for help around the world, hélas some of these so called messages were just hoax and spams. I know it personally because this morning I… Continue reading Haiti Relief Suppport – Comment to help raise funds

Satay or sate, a very popular dish in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. is made up of marinated meat (chicken, lamb, beef, pork, fish) skewered on wooden or bamboo sticks, barbecued and served with different types of spicy seasonings. Growing up in Singapore, I have eaten my fair share of satay… Continue reading Thai Satay with Peanut Sauce

La galette des rois (kings’ cake) is sold all over in France starting from 1st January until end of January to celebrate the Epiphany on January 6. There are traditionally two versions – in the South, it is a brioche covered with sugar and some fruit paste while the northern part of the country, it… Continue reading Galette des Rois (Kings’ Cake) – Frangipane Filling