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San choy bow is a classic Asian meal consisting of minced meat and vegetables served in lettuce cups. It is usually served as an entrée at restaurants but double or triple your serving and you can easily have this as a main meal at home. It’s a delicious and simple meal that’s also very quick […]
Donuts! Yum! That’s all I can say about them. They’re just so good and they make everybody happy. They sure make me happy. It must be something to do with my cinnamon obsession. Here, here, here and some more here. I didn’t realise I was that crazy about cinnamon until I looked at my past [...]
A few weeks ago, my husband was asked by his work colleague if he’s ever tried risoni pasta. Like myself, my husband is a bit of a foodie. He doesn’t cook but he comes up with great recipe ideas and I do the cooking. We like to eat out and watch cooking shows for inspiration. [...]
Information and recipes below from Dilmah and Horizon Communication Group. With Mother’s Day just around the corner (Sunday, 12th May) we are all racking our brains to think of ways to spoil our mums. There is no better way to say thank you than spending some good quality time with your mum over a cup [...]
Hi everyone, hope you all had a nice weekend. I’m a little bit under the weather. Have been nursing an aching back for the last week and a half so just a quick recipe post today for all you nice people. I came across these banana cupcake photos in my laptop which I made a [...]
We headed out into Pitt Street Mall over the weekend for lunch with my sister and brother in-laws. It’s been a while since I ventured into that busy part of the city and I was rather excited to go back since I haven’t really explored the new Westfield. Of course, with all the macaron craze [...]
A few years ago when I was pregnant with my first child, I remember completely cutting out coffee from my diet. It was strange not being able to have my usual morning cup of coffee. I wasn’t used to it so I substituted green tea for my coffee. I have to say, I hated it. [...]
Sansrival (meaning “without rival”) is a popular layered meringue cake from the Philippines. It’s buttery, nutty, crunchy, chewy, rich and sweet all at the same time and it taste as good as it sounds. It’s so delectable. Sansrival is a little bit like a mille feuille only with meringue and buttercream for layers. Perhaps it [...]
I must admit, I haven’t done much creative cooking the past couple of weeks. I’ve just been taking a lot of shortcuts. No, not being lazy, just finding time these days can be a little hard so quick and easy meals are it. Also, my little boy has started crawling and he’s getting faster everyday. [...]
I’ve been waiting for this day for a few years now. Last Sunday, I finally turned 30. Ever since I became a mum, I couldn’t wait to be 30. I know that 13 years ago, after high school, I wouldn’t have been so excited. I mean, when you’re 17 years old, enjoying your teenage years, [...]
Hi everyone. Here’s a nice and simple cinnamon roll you can enjoy for afternoon tea. Somewhere in between a cinnamon twist and a cinnamon roll, this treat is easy and quick to make because there’s no need to make the dough. Just use ready-made puff pastry. It leaves a sweet, crunchy and flaky crust but I [...]
Hi everyone! Another easy peasy recipe for you. Friands are small cakes made usually of almond meal. Sometimes fruit and nuts are added to the cake. It is similar to a financier (cake). Because of the use of almond meal, this little cake can be quite filling to some. I love almonds and of course [...]
Macarons are delicious, small, sometimes bite size meringue base cookies. They come in a variety of colours and flavours. One of which is now my favourite – passionfruit, which I think is rather strange because I don’t normally eat passionfruit. It’s not something I usually think about eating or buying so enjoying this macaron flavour [...]
Hi everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend. I know this rocky road seems more Christmas related but I was craving for some last week. Having raided our cupboards of anything sweet and realising that we had run out of chocolates, I decided I will make some rocky road over the weekend to [...]
Rockmelons were on sale at Coles a couple of weeks ago and being one of Miss A’s favourite fruits, I bought a few. Since we had an abundance of rockmelons left over from making my iced rockmelon drink (recipe here), I was thinking of what else I could make with them. We recently bought a [...]
Halo-halo is a shaved ice dessert that originated from my homeland, Philippines. ”Halo” (hah-loh) means “mix”, so “halo-halo” literally means mix-mix. It’s a fitting name to this delicious dessert where [...]
Summer in Australia is dry, hot, hot, HOT! It was so hot on Tuesday that it reached 43ºC (109ºF) in some parts of Sydney. I was of course, indoors having [...]
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic new year’s eve celebration and a fantastic start to 2013. As with our new year’s eve celebration, it is [...]
Hi everyone! I’m very excited! In 3 days time it will be Christmas! Have you all done your Christmas shopping? I usually like to shop for Christmas gifts in advance [...]
It’s December and the silly season is here! Gee December is such a, oh how do I put it, EXPENSIVE month! With Christmas shopping and all the family festivities to [...]
The family and I had an impromptu lunch at I’m Angus Steak House on the weekend. I’m sure I’ve mentioned many times that my husband and I love our steak [...]
Red velvet cupcakes. Yum yum yum. I’ve been on a baking frenzy the last couple of weeks and I’m finding it very therapeutic. I bought quite a few cupcake cases [...]
Japanese cuisine is my absolute favourite cuisine of all and Sokyo has always been on my wishlist since its opening at The Star. I was just waiting on the perfect [...]
Hi everyone! Hope you’re all having a great week so far. I was feeling adventurous, tropical and maybe even a little exotic during the week and decided to make pandan [...]
Hi everyone. You may or may have not noticed that Much a Munch has finally got its own domain. Yipee! I eventually got to it after putting it off so [...]
Hi everyone! I finally get the chance to blog again. I’ve forgotten how exhausting it is looking after a newborn! My little one, now eight weeks old is surprisingly a very good sleeper which is a blessing. So for the last few weeks, I’ve been able to catch up on some much needed rest. I … Continue reading »
Hi everyone. Apologies for the slight pause. I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy in late July. I am learning to re-adjust as a mum to a newborn once again. Will update the blog as soon as I can. Thank you to our family and friends for your praise and well wishes, kindness … Continue reading »
Hi everyone. Apologies for the slight pause. I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy in late July. I am learning to re-adjust as a mum to a newborn once again. Will… Read More →
Hey folks! Hope you had a lovely weekend. It was my husband’s birthday last week and not being too big on parties, he decided to have a quiet one this year. He didn’t even want cake! WHAT?! No cake on your birthday? That’s like New Years Eve without the fireworks. Christmas without Santa. Easter without … Continue reading »
Hey folks! Hope you had a lovely weekend. It was my husband’s birthday last week and not being too big on parties, he decided to have a quiet one this year. He didn’t… Read More →
There’s a first time for everyone. Just like this bread I baked the other day. My first ever home baked bread. I never really wanted to make bread before. Frankly because it takes… Read More →
There’s a first time for everyone. Just like this bread I baked the other day. My first ever home baked bread. I never really wanted to make bread before. Frankly because it takes too long. With all the kneading, proofing, and waiting and kneading some more. I mean, why do that, when you can just … Continue reading »
Hello fellow foodies. I do apologise for the lack of posts in the last 3 weeks. I must say I’ve been enjoying my time off from work and basking in the last few weeks before bub is born. I’m at the stage where I am thoroughly enjoying looking at all the cute little onesies, baby … Continue reading »
Hello fellow foodies. I do apologise for the lack of posts in the last 3 weeks. I must say I’ve been enjoying my time off from work and basking in the last few… Read More →
So winter is finally here. Grey and wet. It’s greeted us rather unabashed. Ambushing us in the mornings, making it rather difficult to wake up because our bones are almost frozen solid, we… Read More →
So winter is finally here. Grey and wet. It’s greeted us rather unabashed. Ambushing us in the mornings, making it rather difficult to wake up because our bones are almost frozen solid, we can barely get out of bed. Might I add, it’s only the beginning of winter so it will only get colder from … Continue reading »
Oh yeah! Triple chocolate brownies! Does that sound good? Hi everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful start to the week so far. I had a doctor’s appointment on Monday and since this was also my day off, I thought I’d do some baking. My daughter wanted brownies so I decided to make them … Continue reading »
Oh yeah! Triple chocolate brownies! Does that sound good? Hi everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful start to the week so far. I had a doctor’s appointment on Monday and since… Read More →
Hi everyone! I hope all the mums out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday. I certainly did! Spoilt rotten, almost. For Mother’s Day, my little girl gave me a hand-made photo… Read More →
Hi everyone! I hope all the mums out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday. I certainly did! Spoilt rotten, almost. For Mother’s Day, my little girl gave me a hand-made photo frame in the shape of a purse that she made at school. Very cute. At night we headed off to Doytao Thai … Continue reading »
Oh how I love weddings! Maria and our brother-in-law Gary said their “I do’s” on Saturday during a beautiful ceremony held at St. Thomas Church in North Sydney. What a beautiful weather it was… Read More →
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Easter! I’m sure you all spoiled yourselves silly with chocolates and seafood! Some of you may know that during the Easter break I was… Read More →
We love food!… You know you’re getting old when you find yourself saying “kids these days”. Anyway, I only mention that because yours truly turned 29 last month. Like with all my previous… Read More →
Last Saturday the family and I had an impromptu lunch at Stacks Taverna. It’s situated at the new Darling Quarter (opened September 2011) at Darling Harbour. We got there at about 1.30 so… Read More →
Last Saturday the family and I had an impromptu lunch at Stacks Taverna. It’s situated at the new Darling Quarter (opened September 2011) at Darling Harbour. We got there at about 1.30 so as you can imagine, we were quite hungry. I really wanted steak so when I squinted from a distance and saw a [...]
Hi everyone! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! Got anything romantic planned? Get a heart-shaped mould and you’ll have a cute idea for a Valentine’s dessert (yes, I know I really should have posted this earlier). Before I get onto the recipe itself, let me explain what Leche Flan is firstly. Leche flan is the Filipino version [...]
