Fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan can leave you exhausted. During Ramadhan, the most important meal is sahur. What you eat during sahur helps you through the day, so it is not a meal to be skipped. A balanced sahur will go a long way in keeping you energized and helps curb the feeling[…]
During the lockdown, many of us worked from home and saw the dining table double-up as a work-from-home station. The struggle to get work done while at the same time trying to make or eat a decent meal can be difficult to many, especially when you are not used to cooking at all. For two[…]
Crab rangoon, a dish that went viral on TikTok during the lockdown is not something new. It originated in the 1940’s in America. These tiny crispy bites are filled with crab meat, cream cheese and are popular in Chinese restaurants in America. Crab rangoons are deep-fried to golden brown and served with a sweet and[…]
2020 – the year when most of the world went on lockdown. As the Covid-19 cases surged, millions across the world stayed home and kept a distance from each other. While on lockdown, what came as a salvation was the internet. Stay-at-home boredom was quashed as new trends and challenges were uploaded on the internet[…]
COVID-19 has affected daily life in unprecedented ways. It has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide, challenging public health, food systems and livelihoods. Amidst the rapid global spread of Covid-19, many governments enforced country-wide lockdowns, with likely severe well-being consequences. It has led to the deterioration of mental health and health-related behaviours[…]
When it comes to Chinese New Year, many families have their must-have dish to serve for reunion dinner. One favourite dish is braised sea cucumber with fish maw and mushrooms. A gorgeous dish worth waiting a whole year for, it is slow cooked, so the oyster sauce is infused into the ingredients to become a[…]
Whether you are working from home, working in office, a busy mom or staying alone, you still need to eat. Eating out daily may not be friendly to your wallet or health. However, meal prepping and cooking requires time and it may be a luxury that some don’t have. Enter meal prepping; a planning method[…]
When your days are packed with meetings, appointments, errands or if your social calendar is full, sometimes the only time to eat is on the go. Or if you’re a busy mom juggling with work and kids but still need to feed the kids, these quick meals can ease your burden of preparing food without[…]
Every new year, we hear the same old resolutions: work out more, drink more water, learn a new language, etc. However, by February, many of us lose steam and even forget what our resolutions were. Are you making a resolution this year? Although more than half of all resolutions fail, make this year different with[…]
Braised lamb shanks require patience and a few tips to achieve that tender, fall-apart texture, and there is no shortcut to cooking it. It’s a tougher piece of meat that needs some long-term gentle roasting or braising to break down the protein. However, prepping it is easy and requires very little effort to reward you[…]