Stir fry Shark Fin Melon

   Shark Fin Melon is an interesting vegetable.  From afar, the melon may be mistaken for water melon, they have about the same size, both are green and has patterns on their outer skin.  Except that the patterns are slightly distinguishable for both melons.  Wiki classified this melon as Cucurbita ficifolia, a species of squash, grown for its … Read more

Strawberry Custard Cream Shortcake

  I have been wanting to do a slight variation to the Strawberry shortcake.  Strawberry Shortcake has for the recent years, been our family’s favorite birthday cake.  Just that I have been making the same Strawberry shortcake for some time already.  I am a fan of custard, so I thought, perhaps marry both Strawberry Shortcake … Read more

Super Soft and Moist Sponge Cake

It is the dream of every baker or would-be baker to master the skill set of making the most soft and moist sponge cake on earth.  I am always game to experiment to find better recipes. I came across this recipe that day quite by accident recently, by Josephine’s recipes, using the the 燙麵法 (Tang Mian … Read more

The day I met a GREEN SNAKE (Marang Trail Hike)

Hiking is one of my recent hobbies in my quest to keep fit. One of my favorite hike is Marang Trail. A few days ago, I was pacing up the steps towards Henderson Wave Bridge, I was walking so fast that I almost stepped onto a green thing that is protruding on the step, it … Read more

Cooking Tips: Save Gas

I know this is common sense, in case you are not doing so yet, you can start today!  I remembered one “Save Water” advertisement once have this catchy phrase “Bathe with a friend”.  This tip here is “Cook with a friendly food”. If you are cooking one meat/vegetable on the saucepan, there’s still space in the … Read more

Easy-Peasy Mango Swiss Roll Recipe

I was out shopping the other day when I saw some nice, seductive-looking Swiss Rolls outside.  Gone are the days where Swiss Rolls bore the dull, boring looks where rolls are baked like identical twins, save for the different creams inside.  These days, bakers add designs and colors to both the outside and made the … Read more

Imitation Shark Fins Soup (with SharkFin Melon)

I happened to see Shark Fins Melon in the supermarket the other day, I remembered my Mum telling me that SharkFin Melon can be used to cook imitation Shark Fins Soup.  I am curious about this vegetable, so I decided to buy one quarter piece of the Whole Melon home for experiment. Chicken soup (chicken … Read more

Ga-ga over KSL City Mall & the Vicinity (Johor Bahru)

Updated on 6 Jan 2019 KSL City Mall is one of the favorite hangouts for Singaporeans, I am no exception.  Besides shopping in the KSL City Mall itself, do you know there is more to explore outside the Mall as well?  We try to give you as complete a guide as we can on KSL Mall … Read more

Japanese Style Rare (No-bake) Raspberry Tofu Cheesecake

I have been wanting to do some “healthy” cheesecake for my little boy who adores cheesecake as his desserts.  Cheesecake usually gives people the impression as a sinful and fattening dessert with full fat cream cheese, heavy cream and heavy dose of sugar.  So I started doing my research again, hoping to find cheesecake recipes … Read more

Easter Bunnies (Black Sesame Paste 黑芝麻包 Steamed Buns – Steamed Baos)

Suddenly I have this craving for Black Sesame Paste Buns.  I wish to reminiscent the taste of Black Sesame Bao that I ate at Bao Jin Tian long ago.  So I decided to do it myself.  Since Easter is coming, I decided to make Bunny buns. I did some research and looked around for recipes, … Read more