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Posts Tagged Noodles, Pasta and Rice

Comfort Congee

“Lai chiak” Come eat. We would come running to the table only to sigh dramatically “Maaaaii”. Poooorrridge. We were calm though by the time we were halfway through the tepid rice broth with one fork spearing a slice of fried spam. The end of the bowl was met with soft scrapes in case they […]


Entree: Spring Pasta

Dinner with friends on the first day of spring. To start, fresh chilli pasta. Sautee some pancetta in olive oil, add some pomodoro. Put some fresh strips of prosciutto under the ggrill. Chop some fresh basil leaves, slice some roasted caspicum. Once the pasta is al dente, reserve some pasta water because I forgot […]


I Lost My Poor Meatball

Meatballs are close to my stomach. Whenever my parents went away, my mum would stock the freezer with curries, bolognaise sauce and little plastic bags of meatballs. We would chuck them in maggi mee noodle soups, stir fry them with tomatoes and a tin of pineapples or just eat them. An aunt in Malaysia […]


Mushroom Mushroom! Its A Risotto!

I make risotto once in a blue moon. After the great Losing Weight campaign of last year, the buttery goodness of risotto was banished. with all this rainy cold weather lately, I had an irresistible urge to make risotto and since I am are currently in the What-is-thing-called-Calories phase, I turned a blind eye […]