Whether you’re cooking for two or for six, chances are you’ll always be on the lookout for ways to make your life easier in the kitchen. Part of this involves using the right utensils, more than just the right knife,…
Cooking With Wine : Tips for Beginners
More often than not, when you keep doing the same thing in pretty much the same way, you tire of it. What would otherwise be a fulfilling task then turns into a mundane job which you detest just as much…
7 Gift Ideas and Tricolor Pasta with White Sauce Recipe
Gift giving is truly a wonderful thing. Not only for the receiver but most especially for the giver. What’s more pleasurable in being cheerful is when your gifts get appreciated. To some, jewellery, perfume even apparel are top gifts on…
Around the World in 5 Desserts
With the current situation, travelling is something off people’s activities – not because they want to but because they should. Everyone’s bucket list is on halt now. But, there’s a better way to travel really, and what I’ve often done…
A Brief History of Time – and Wine
Traces of it were found in Tutankhamen’s tomb. Homer sang of it, the Greeks were transporting it across wine-dark seas it as far back as 750 BC, and the Romans were the first to put it into barrels and give it the name…
Salmon with Rosemary-orange glaze
Ingredients: 4 portions of salmon fillet or steak 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 1 cup orange juice orange slices for garnish salt and pepper. How to: Season steaks with salt and pepper and let stand for a few minutes for…
Köttbular (Swedish Meatballs) and Hot Food Display Cases
Long before I knew Ikea’s famous dish Köttbular can be bought from their food section, I used to make them at home. But now, it’s more convenient since a pack of 50-60 pieces meatballs, 2 packs of ready-mix sauce and…
Keeping Meals Hot, Drinks Cold
At home, keeping food hot is easy with the microwave and food warmers while the fridge or a box cooler are a sure way to keep drinks cool at bay. But what about catering food and food delivered to…
For the Love of Food and Travelling (Recipe: Ragu alla Bolognese)
Pardon that you’d be bombarded with pasta dishes in the following posts. 😀 Still part of our Italian tour, we visited Bologna, which is year 2000’s European capital of culture and the capital of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Northern Italy as the last stop. Hubby jokingly…
Fried Eggs on Mango-leek-cashew salad
After months of hiding behind the clouds, Mr. Sun is finally out. It means like the blossoms starting to come out of hibernation, I’d be enthusiastic to go to the groceries and cook more. Like every time I pick the…
Fitting and Cleaning the Kitchen plus a Hearty Meal
Whether we admit it or not, we are all influenced by our work environment. A good working environment is even considered as motivational criteria by some employers. The same thing applies to us homemakers who work on providing a good…
Grilled Salmon in Soy-Butter
The week past was a a whirlwind, I was out of the house everyday despite allergy attacks. Despite being called Ferien (holidays), we were most busiest and wasn’t able to stay much at home. Some days you’d see us lugging…