Recipes by aquadaze

Singapore Chef

	French Yogurt Cake - where baking is child's play by aquadaze French Yogurt Cake - where baking is child's playOne moment, you are nagging urging your toddler to get more independent, the next moment you are left wondering when exactly was that moment when he/she grew up so much...motherhood is a long journey speckled with such tales.This is one such story. One that left me awe-struck and proud…	1 vote 374 views
	Tres Leches Cake by aquadaze Tres Leches CakeI am, by nature, a procrastinator. My parents had nicknamed me 'the Queen of all things last minute'. It is not hard to see why. When in school, the homework would be done early in the morning between large gulps of milk, in college, projects would be finished by burning the proverbial midnight oil. Even today, I tend…	1 vote 378 views
	Glühwein by aquadaze GlühweinMost days begin like all other days. They slide through the same motions. Most of the times, they end the same way as any other day.Routine. That is the word used to describe such days.But sometimes, just sometimes, a day that begins like most others has something special in store, a magic that slowly unfolds as the minutes…	1 vote 354 views
	Amrakhand by aquadaze AmrakhandThis is a small part of an e-mail I wrote 2 years ago, soon after I wrote this post, to a few of my very special childhood friends. We were a group of 3 girls and 2 boys and their friendship was one of the best things that ever happened to me.Do you remember our summer holidays? The months of April and May when the sun shone…	1 vote 279 views
	Black Pepper Noodles with Stir Fried Vegetables by aquadaze Black Pepper Noodles with Stir Fried VegetablesIt was late morning on a lazy Sunday. The sun shone high up in the sky and the garden had burst into a myriad of colours. Under the clear blue skies, the scent of flowers hung heavy in the air and the bees buzzed noisily. High up on the branches of a tree whose name I don't know, the…	1 vote 440 views
	Hainanese Chicken Rice by aquadaze Hainanese Chicken RiceWhen we moved the Singapore, every single person who knew anything about Singapore had one thing to tell us : that we must have Hainanese Chicken Rice.And so, the day we landed in Singapore, we made our way to a food court to have what is the national dish of Singapore.However, when I first lay my eyes on the…	1 vote 515 views
	Sweet Potato Rosti by aquadaze Sweet Potato Rosti"You must make sweet potatoes a part of your daily diet," I told my mum emphatically over Skype one day. "They are almost a wonder food," I said and started enumerating the benefits of sweet potatoes, almost feeling a little smug about telling my mum - who always seemed to be telling us what to eat - how to improve…	1 vote 286 views
	Kelyachi Bhaji/ Ripe Banana Fritters by aquadaze Kelyachi Bhaji/ Ripe Banana FrittersMany months ago, when I was shopping at my favourite wet market in Singapore, I ran into one of my parents' long lost family friend. And so, in the middle of the market ensued a one-sided conversation that went more or less on the following lines - oh you've grown up so much, never thought I would…	1 vote 261 views
	Lemon Poppy Seed Whipped Cream Cake by aquadaze Lemon Poppy Seed Whipped Cream CakeI was once conned into eating what I now know as the 'Whipped Cream Cake' by Rose Levy Beranbaum.You see, there was this time a few years ago when I decided to go on a diet - nothing too drastic, all I was trying to do was stay away from desserts."Come off your diet nonsense and have a small slice,"…	1 vote 845 views
	Kouign - Amann by aquadaze Imagine this: a freshly baked loaf of bread. Close your eyes, take a deep breath. Inhale the aroma. Hmmm.....wonderful, isn't it? To my mind, there is no other culinary aroma quite as enticing as the aroma of a freshly baked loaf of bread.Now, slather some butter on a slice. Oh, and sprinkle some sugar on it. Eat. There is nothing…	1 vote 265 views