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Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
It could be the chilly season or the fact that we’ve been watching too many baking and patissier shows, but the oven has taken the center-stage in our little kitchen chez nous lately. This time, we got cookies popping out of the oven. I have a sweet tooth, and as much as I would like to be a responsible adult and keep my sweets intake to a minimum, there are days when I give in to the mercy of my…
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Homemade semi-buckwheat bread
Doesn’t a warm loaf of freshly baked bread sound so right on these cold winter days? I never imagined how easy it would be to make your own bread until trying out this super simple no-knead bread recipe. Seriously. I guess European life has converted me into a gluten-monster. Bread and everything dough (apart from baos and cinnamon rolls!) never really appealed to me that much until I moved to…
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Sinigang Phở
Let me tell you about rainy days. In the middle of the scorching summer heat, it is a pleasant and an immensely welcomed treat to have light cooling rain-showers paired with a refreshing breeze. This kind of day smells and feels like home to me (aaah, the tropical monsoon), hence comes a craving for comfort food. Sinigang Phở – a Filipino-Vietnamese fusion of 2 quintessential dishes from…
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Slow-cooked Chashu Pork Bao and the summer solstice
Slow-cooked Chashu Pork Bao and the summer solstice
Today officially kick starts summer on this side of the world, and as you can see, everyone’s creeping out of hibernation or simply waking up from all the daily haze. There are these little things called distractions which disguise themselves as meaningful preoccupations, and I have to admit that I have fallen prey to these more often than I would like to admit. Especially in the last 4 months.…
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Scallops + Shiitake and a Chou-rave, radish, cucumber salad
Scallops + Shiitake and a Chou-rave, radish, cucumber salad
Seafood and fish is something I wish I can have everyday. Meat is love and all, but I just realized I’ve been having a love affair with seafood and fish all my life without even knowing it. My grandfather was a fisherman, and my dad is always a fisherman’s son (Read: we had to have fish dishes pretty much all the time as an alternative to the meat dishes). And I guess I never realized how much I…
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2016 with a crackling and a bao!
2016 with a crackling and a bao!
Happy new year! It’s time to welcome 2016 – and not only with a bang but also with a soul full of love and gratitude (and chez nous, with a bao 😋) ! As a year closes, it inevitable for us to look back to the year that was, to remember both the good and the bad, and to be thankful for the happy and meaningful moments we have shared with loved and endeared ones. 2015 was a year of travels,…
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Spiced up like a chili con carne
Spiced up like a chili con carne
Wow! It’s almost the end of 2015. I can’t believe how fast the days are passing. I mean seriously, didn’t we just got back from the summer holidays?! I always have a tough time catching up from summer break and regrouping to real-life pace. I take my sweet time to peel out the past season and layer up for the next, and this year seems to be exceptionally even slower. But I think I’m getting back…
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Chili-on-the-side type of Bicol Express
Chili-on-the-side type of Bicol Express
Our short hiatus can only be blamed to our summer holidays where we practically went off-the-grid except for a couple of Instagram snaps from our roadtrip. I make it a point to really disconnect during the holidays – a digital detox of sorts. I think it’s healthy for the mind and soul, and we should probably all do it more often. After 2 weeks of complete detachment from our daily routine, it…
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SSLTF Quiche: A Salmon Spinach Leeks Tomato Feta party
I know what you’re thinking, “overload!” “Too much!” But hang on, really think about each ingredient. Each of their texture. Their individual taste and their own juice factors. Now think about all of them together. Do you see it now? Taste it in your imagination maybe? If that’s still a no, then there’s no other option but to try out this dish IRL then. (I know, I just used a millennial acronym.…
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Milking my tea
Tea is my coffee. I barely function when I miss my morning tea. When I do, I’m like a drowsy little pug going through the motions, struggling through with my brain half-asleep. Life is hard caffeine, isn’t it? I like my occasional coffee, but tea, that’s where my heart is and what my body craves for. Tea is the second most consumed drink in the world after water. 18 per cent of which is from…
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Chillin' with a cold cucumber avocado soup
Chillin’ with a cold cucumber avocado soup
We were in the middle of a heatwave in Europe recently. And while I do love the summer and some sunshine-y days, the extremely high temperature is just something else. We were all exhausted and spent despite minimal physical activity, and there was a restlessness disguised as a cloud hanging over our heads making every task (little and not so little) such a boulder to climb. It was indeed a tough…
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Be Sage. A chèvre and eggs breakfast.
Be Sage.
Aren’t breakfasts just the best thing in the world? Okay, maybe one of the best. But you know what I mean, right? Breakfast can literally ease you out of the comforts of your fluffy bed and blanket with just a simple whiff of bacon or the inviting smell of coffee. And that sets you up for a day of positive vibes, for sure! So it just makes sense that we’re all out in the hunt for good breakfast…
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Another Chinese food fest: Pancakes, Ribs and Sweet Beans
Another Chinese food fest: Pancakes, Ribs and Sweet Beans
May was surprisingly crazy busy and has definitely been such an eventful month. Big birthdays chez nous, crazy workload, and a lot of planning, preps and daily grind sort of things. Thus, my lonesome entry this month. To keep it some company, here’s my final attempt with a new entry! One of the best feasts we’ve had this past month is a Chinese feast inspired by Diana Kuan‘s Chinese Takeout…
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Mango with matcha-coco cream dip
Mango with matcha-coco cream dip
So Manny Pacquiao lost to Mayweather over the weekend. Sad news to wake up to yesterday. I’m not a big boxing fan, but this match hits close to home. And no matter what, I know I am rooting for Pacman. So how do you nurse a little chip to your heart on days like this? Mangoes. Philippine mangoes, rightfully so.
Searching for Philippine mangoes in this part of the world can be difficult and costs…
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Maple roasted roots
It’s spring, the season for nice sweet beets and crunchy carrots. Carrots may be readily available all year round, but at the moment, the nice fresh baby carrots are the big stars. To celebrate these beautiful roots, here’s a simple recipe that goes well with practically any main dish from grilled, fried, stewed or steamed meat/fish. We had ours with steamed dumplings, kale and wild rice.
Maple…
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Mackerel teriyaki
One of the easiest and highly satisfying Japanese dishes is Teriyaki. Its defining elements are the soy sauce+mirin+sugar glaze and the grilling or broiling technique. A lovely combination which makes my mouth water a bit just thinking about it.
Teriyaki dishes can be based on varying ingredients from fish (tuna, salmon or mackerel) to meat (chicken, duck, pork, lamb or beef). And don’t forget to…
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Cajun tofu tacos
Cajun tofu tacos. Yes.
A lot of people are typically not excited about tofu. And I get it. It’s a very neutral ingredient. It doesn’t impose any strong taste or texture to a dish. It’s fragile and gentle. Too gentle, maybe. For me though, those are exactly the same reasons why I love tofu. It’s sort of a blank slate, and you’re free to paint the flavors that you’re feeling or craving for. It has this subtle soy taste…
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