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Cream Stew
Cream stew is a homey Japanese dish comprising of meat and vegetables cooked in a creamy roux-based gravy. I would think that it was influenced by the French 'blanquette de veau'. I remembered my parents would occasionally purchase the prepared blocks of roux from the Japanese … [Read more...]
Arugula, Endive & Avocado Soup
It was a rather hot day and I felt like having soup, but did not want to have hot soup somehow. So I thought of making a cold soup instead and decided upon arugula as I usually enjoy it in salads and figured it would make a nice soup as well. The result is a refreshing cold … [Read more...]
Coconut Milk Poached Tuna with Cabbage ‘Noodles’ and Baby Bok Choy
I've recently started buying frozen yellowfin tuna steaks and like the convenience of it. It's just a matter of defrosting the vacuum packed steaks in the fridge overnight if I remember to do so, or in a container of water in the sink for about 15 - 30 minutes prior to cooking. … [Read more...]
AIP birthday cake (Kuih bingka ubi kayu)
I love cake. Especially layered cakes with luxurious buttercream on them. When I was a kid, I would lick the buttercream icing off and leave the cake untouched (I think I would give the cake slices to my mother...oh dear). When I got older I learned to appreciate the cake … [Read more...]
