16 July 2012
Dan keller's roast chicken
There aren’t many hobbies where I can outshine my husband. UnFortunately, he seems to be naturally gifted at most sports and can beat me at every single board (...)
11 June 2012
Duck Recipe
A few weeks ago I was chatting with a group of friends over Whatsapp when we received a message from my sister. She was disturbed to discover that her son, not (...)
1 April 2013
My sister’s leche flan filipino style creme caramel
My two sisters are great cooks and while I love to cook for everyone in the family, once in awhile I like to sit back and enjoy their great food. This weekend (...)
25 January 2010
Oyster and Scallop Tartare with Ginger Dressing
Awhile back I told my husband – “You must have fed me something!” “What do you mean?” He asked. “Well, you know I never used to like you…” I told him. And I’m (...)
4 January 2011
How to make spanish potato omelette
Very early on Saturday, with my husband still in a deep slumber, I snuck out of bed, put on my thickest pair of socks and tiptoed down to the kitchen. I held (...)
1 November 2012
Zucchini flowers filled with ricotta, herbs and pine nuts
My husband and I like to go to a little Italian restaurant around the corner from where we live (well, more like in the next suburb to be exact). The other day (...)
16 November 2010
Coconut Custard (Kaya Jam)
“Are you trying to kill me?” My husband asked as I put a plate infront of him. “Ha! Not yet.” I told him. “I have get some life insurance on you first!” The (...)
20 May 2012
Hour Sous Vide Beef Ribs
I must have mentioned this several times, that I am normally not a very patient person. I think however, over time I have managed to hide this pretty well from (...)
9 February 2014
Nutter Butter Cookies
The other day my husband was raving about a cookie he had tried in a cafe. He said they were called “Nutter Butters” and they cost $5 each. $5 for a cookie?!? (...)
3 February 2015
Ama’s Grandma Lumpia
I met Pam over a year ago when I held a macaron class to raise money for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. She signed up for the class and we got along straight (...)
12 December 2010
Slow Cooked Beef Ribs with Chorizo
They say, necessity is the mother of invention. These last few weeks, I would say that moving is the mother of improvisation. As we countdown to moving homes, (...)
27 May 2012
French laundry salmon tartare cornets
This weekend we invited a few good friends for a last hurrah barbecue before it good to cold to cook outdoors. We decided on a surf and turf theme of steak and (...)
25 June 2012
Prawn pasta with bisque sauce
This is one of those recipes that wasn’t meant to make it to the blog. On my way home from work tonight I thought that, since my husband was working late, I (...)
20 December 2010
Easy homemade queso de bola cheese spread for christmas
Because the holiday season is already so stressful, there are some things that you should never do in December. Getting married is one of them. This of course (...)
22 August 2010
Kulinarya cooking club lumpiang hubad
Who said Filipino food is unhealthy? If you haven’t already, hop on over to Tangled Noodle‘s site to read her essay on Filipino food. I couldn’t have written (...)
2 October 2009
Chocolate bread and butter pudding
My macaron adventures have left me with too many egg yolks that I need to put to good use. If not using immediately, I’ve found that egg yolks freeze very (...)
3 April 2011
What sydney needs: the kogi dog
I love Sydney. I really do. But I just wish we had decent food trucks roaming around the city. I’ve been reading about how gourmet food trucks have taken over (...)
2 November 2010
Aunt jenni’s braised oxtail with asian flavours
How I wish you could meet my Aunt Jenni. She’s my sister’s mother-in-law and twice a year we head over to Canberra for the long weekend where she generously (...)
9 March 2010
Black and White Warm Chocolate Cake
It runs in my family to be compulsive chocolate hoarders. This disease is particularly evident around Christmas and Easter time – or more specifically, the (...)
1 February 2015
New beginning hazelnut, labneh and honey toast
Oh wow – how time flies. My poor neglected blog. It’s been nearly a year since I wrote anything and somehow I feel like I have to give you an excuse for the (...)
7 October 2013
Salted Caramel Eclairs
I was lucky enough to receive book called “Secrets of Eclairs” by Marianne Magnier-Moreno from my sister and have been thinking it was about time I started (...)
24 September 2009
Patisserie course at the savour chocolate and patisserie school in melbourne
I’ve been fortunate enough to have a very supportive and indulgent husband who encourages me to pursue my passions – even if it means flying to Melbourne for a (...)
19 January 2011
Quail Scotch Eggs
I was introduced to Scotch Eggs by Rie, a dear family friend. I met her through my older sister who was in the same mother’s group and over the years we’ve (...)
28 July 2010
Prawns with coconut milk and preserved crab fat
The other day I spent more than sixteen hours trying to get my house in order. It had been awhile since I did a MAJOR clean up but I knew it was time after (...)
