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This is one of the happiest results I've obtained from using my Philips air fryer so far ( only been 3 days). The drumsticks were so crunchy and NOT greasy it was sheer joy! I thought to myself I'd never be eating KFC again since i can have fried chicken without the unnecessary fats and guilt!So happens after making this my hub bought me KFC immediately the next day just cause its my favorite.

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After much research, I've decide to obtain this new appliance in hope of making healthier fried food. Having read many reviews (very conflicting ones that is) I'd have to get one to try it out, after all its 30 days money back guarantee. I can tell you that I have no intention whatsoever of returning it after only having owned it for 3 days and being totally delighted with it! Am sooo happy with

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This is the chilli sauce that you'd get from the Malaysian chicken rice hawker stalls. I've made this numerous times and I just couldn't get the taste right until this time when i accidently poured in way more sugar than i intended. So there you go, its all in the sugar. Back in the days eating at the hawker stalls, I'd shamelessly lace my chicken rice with this sauce, thinking back now makes me

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This is my all time favourite dipping sauce to go with Chinese white poached chicken ("pak cham kai"). And its easy to make, no fuss at all.Ingredients:Peeled shallots cut into bit size piecesSprinkling of table saltCooking oil enough to soak the shallots in (raw, no need to heat up oil beforehand)

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When you've not made a dish for some time, you'd tend to forget them. This is one of those dish that has been long forgotten but sudden recollection of it makes me feels so blessed. Its awfully easy and very tasty. This is a dish that my mum used to make a lot back in the days. Here goes:Ingredients:1 whole free range chicken chopped into bite sized pieces (makes a big difference in a simple dish

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This is yummylicious! My daughter kept requesting for it since she tried it at her grandaunt's place. Yeah at 28 months old she already remembers food that she likes even after only having eaten it once! So thanks to my ingenious aunt, here's something for a healthy snack.Simply cut/tear some pita bread into smaller pieces, top it with some Olive Oil (I used extra fruity EVOO) and rock salt and

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Winter does have a way of getting to your tummy and certain food just makes wintry days seems so much more bearable. In such times, I always turn to my food idol Nigella Lawson. I did two recipes from her consecutively and I must say I am a happy chap :)This is Mughlai Chicken from her book Feast. Altered it slightly by using evaporated milk instead of yogurt (since i had none) and I must say it

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I lurveeee soft buns that we get back home in Malaysia. Here in New Zealand, "ang moh's" prefer heavy breads, nothing wrong with that, just means we got to get use to it. Recently some Asian bakeries have sprouted and there were bakes like soft buns, swiss rolls and all that we Asians love. BUT, the prices! A swiss roll cost NZ$12!!! I'd save that till I get DESPERATE!Stumbled upon this recipe

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A friend requested for this recipe after seeing the picture in my FB. The credit really is not mine, it belongs to Big Boys Oven What i merely did was convert the recipe to 1 1/2 portion to fit into a 9" baking pan. The result delighted us as we really love these Japanese version of cheesecake and used to buy them from Isetan despite the hefty price!Here's the recipe after conversion:-A240gm

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Self explanatory this dish. It was not dry as I thought cause of the lack of sauce in this dish, it was really nice and almost guilt free. Everything was just merely seasoned with salt and fresh cracked black pepper and tossed in olive oil. The yummy-ness in this dish comes from the grill, the smoky flavour that has gone into the steak and the veges. The mushrooms was sauteed with garlic and

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I love this dish immensely and have tried many different versions of it at restaurants. What's the original taste of 'Ma Po Tauhu'? No idea! But I do know what i like about it though. One the aromatic spices and two the spiciness of it. Never cooked this before as I had no idea how to replicate it and have always been tempted to buy the ready mix at the markets but its so expensive! NZ$8/box for

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This is one of my favorite lazy but yummy meals...easy peasy.Marinate some chicken pieces with :-- enough dark soy sauce to blacken the rice to your liking-a couple of dashes of light soy sauce-a dash of sugar-a dash of corn flour/starchPut washed rice and some ginger pieces to boil in the rice cooker, during the last 15mins of cooking time, pour in the chicken together with all the marinate. (

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How many SAHM out there constantly cracks their brain as to what to do to occupy their tots day? New Zealand climate if pretty kind with more summery days than wintery ones. But its May now and winter's approaching soon with lots of tell tale rains. So on a perfect sunny day with clear blue skies and no rain in sight, its time for a stroll in the park with the little one Yay Yay!!! Had to pack

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This is a very very nice recipe that I've adapted from 'Nigella's Bites', love the spices in this recipe that somehow makes you heady at the first taste. Here's the original recipe from Nigella, and of course i tweaked the amounts of spices to my liking, so feel free to do so if you ever make this.6 tbsp peanut/vegetable oil8 lamb shanks2 onions4 cloves garlicsprinkling of salt1 tbsp turmeric1

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Was watching this show on Mamabok's site and this really opens up my mind to a whole new perspective on what good food is!!! I like his principles on searching for perfection regardless if its a common dish like 'wanton noodles' to luxurious dishes which I've not even known some of those ingredients exist till now. Of course what his sense of perfection is fuelled by his memory and his taste bud

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There's something about these stainless steel wares that makes me all nostalgic. These were what my grandparent's used to use. But anyway this dish came along with some messing around my sauces cubby. Marinade the ribs for at least 30 mins: -pork ribs (choose those with more fats to ensure tenderness) i think there were about 300gm here-Minced garlic as much as you like-Soy sauce enough to

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Happy Chinese New Year, welcome to the year of the OX! Though the economy and all seems all gloom and doom, life has to go on, we'll just have to live through such times but there's an optimistic saying 'It came to pass', we'll just hope it passes by real quickly!! In the mean time, it helps when our tummy is filled with lots of good home made and yummy food!I've always loved 'Loh Sang' in

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This is so so so nice lah, though the photo doesn't do it justice but its worth all the hassle and the fats! This recipe is from Harumi Kurihara from her book 'Harumi's Japanese cooking'. (serves 2-3)250gn boneless chicken thighs with skin!!!3 tbsp potato starch or cornflour2 tbsp of plain flourFor the marinade:1 tbsp of soy sauce1/2 tbsp shokoshu(Chinese sake)1/2 tsp crushed garlicsaltPierce the

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This is an unexplainable satisfying bowl of meehoon soup, I'm not sure if its the stock or the effort in making the chicken balls or the fact it does not add on to the pounds! It was oohhh so yummy having it with chilli padi and soy sauce. Its only meehoon that gives such satisfaction, I tried it with other noodles and it does not come close even the egg noodles is no competition. For the stock:-

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Way late for this post, but Merry Christmas 2008 anyway. Was too busy to put up anything during this festive season cause of all the mad sales going on around! Never seen Auckland so busy ever, getting a parking was actually a problem! Just wanted to post this recipe for the cupcakes, thought they were really nice and easy. For cupcakes:3/4 cup self raising flour1/2 cup soft unsalted butter5 tbsp

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I've made 'Char Siu' so so many times but this time was the best I've ever made. All by sheer luck and a great piece of pork belly from the butcher. Ask for a half fat half lean piece from the butcher. Only three ingredients needed:-1.5 kg of pork belly1 bottle of Char Siu sauce4 tbsp of thick dark soy sauce3 tbsp of sugarMarinade overnight. Preheat oven (fan grill) to 180C. Constantly baste meat

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This is a recipe I've gotten from 'Hawkers' Fair Simplified' that I've bought from Malaysia. I have to say this dish is very very nice indeed, well deserved title. Here's the recipe:Ingredient:600gm pork chops (I've used pork Scotch with marbles of fats on it)Marinade:1 tbsp oyster sauce (I substituted with 1 tbsp of chicken granules)1 tsp salt1 tsp sesame oil1 egg2 tbsp plain flour1 tbsp custard

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OK I've been away from blogging for many months now, due to some personal reasons. But I'm back now! I've been a SAHM now for 4 months and I'm thoroughly enjoying it! I'm enjoying my little girl who's growing up so quickly, I'm enjoying cooking more now that I don't have to rush like a madwomen everyday and most importantly I'm happy to care for the family!So being a SAHM influences my cooking in

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This is one of my favourite dish to order when we're out at the Chinese Restaurant. Its simply satisfying with a bowl of white rice. Though its a simple dish to make, it has its challenges. For this dish to turn out great, it has to have lots of 'wok hei' (breath of the wok?) aka having a damn huge flame and you'd have to have lightning quick hands to add in all the ingredients to prevent the

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This recipe came from the recipe book 'Malaysian Favourites'. Got this book before I left Malaysia, was sure that food is definitely one of the thing that I'd miss from Malaysia. But I'm not sure if I've ever came across any dish called 'Chicken Sambal' or maybe they just call it something else at the Nasi Lemak stall?But anyway I was curious when i saw this recipe, I've tempered with the

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As a society progresses, so does the nation's food consumption. We're all into indulgence nowadays that a lot of us especially the younger ones takes no worry about what their food actually does to their health. The wealthier a nation is, the more rich man diseases there is such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol level, heart diseases and so on. I've read the book "Japanese Women Don't Get

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This to me is truly in the spirit of experiment or rather use up everything that's lying around in the fridge. I have no recipe for this dish as i was just mucking around with all the ingredients and sauces. I thought it came out pretty weird as in it tasted a little like Chinese and also Japanese. Only my hubby truly appreciated it with his very accomplished taste bud. Naturally my little one

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This is another recipe that I've adapted from 'Deceptively Delicious'. I've omitted certain items from the original recipe and came up with my version of Tofu Nuggets. This is a gorgeous dish, the downside of this dish is that it can take some time and patience in having to turn the tofu around so that all four sides browns nicely, but nevertheless its worth it. This could pass off as chicken

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This is a classic dish that my mum always makes perfectly with the gravy being lusciously smooth and gooey...This is a replica but it came no where near to my mum's, will have to have a live demo on this one but nevertheless, better than none :)Ingredients:-Pork BellyHard Boiled eggs1 whole garlic2 star anise3-4 clovesSeasoning:-Dark soy saucelight soy sauceChinese cooking wineChicken

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Marinate:-2 tbsp of Chinese 5 spice powder2 tbsp saltdashed of pepperLeave it to marinate for about 2 hours of leave overnight and grill in the oven at 180C, takes about 30-35minutes. Serve with chicken stock flavoured rice and veges or just chop some cucumbers. If you have the convection roaster, you'll be able to achieve the results pretty close to those of the chicken rice sellers, but i

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I got this recipe from a recipe book by Jessica Seinfeld tittled "Deceptively Delicious". When my sister-in-law told me about it,I was all puzzled by the book name but when I did some research on it, I realised its a book that every parent with a toddler would want to have. You see I have a fussy little eater who like most other children refuses vegetables or anything bordering on the nutritious

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Japanese Cotton Cheese CakeMacoroni & Cheese"Pan Mee"Scrambled eggs with cauliflower and cheese with toast

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Following on from the meat marinate post, here's the piece of pork having been roasted. Verdict is: Those parts that has fats were to die for but otherwise because the piece of meat is so big, certain parts that didn't get the marinades didn't have much taste. If its something that I'd want to go with rice, Roasted Crispy Pork ("Siu Yuk") will still be my no.1 choice. But this is how i like this

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Ok I'm officially sick of takeaways! But what's a FT working mum to do? Definitely have no energy to cook elaborate dinners after a long day at the office and coming home to a loving toddler who demands my full attention. Time to be best friends with my oven, microwave and crock pot then.I've got a nice big fat juicy piece of pork shoulder from the Mad Butcher. Look at the size of that, mad eh!

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Found a recipe for Loh Mai Kai at Lily's blog and tried it but my attempt at recipes are never exact, more of a free hand cook. But anyway Lily's recipe was really marvelous! I made extras to keep frozen so that i could indulge as and when i want to. Just wrap it with foil and then with another layer of cling wrap outside, this has sat in my freezer for 3 months. Needs no thawing, just take off

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I'm honestly not a huge fan of Chinese snacks, more of a potato chip junky when my waist allows me a little indulgence. But there's just something about these snacks that makes me feel more at home, not that they're from Malaysia but still...They didn't taste as fab as those in Malaysia obviously, but having them placed there on the kitchen counter was good enough to make up for the rest :)

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Sore throat, dry itchy cough and what not, what's a girl to do when she thinks of all her mum's concoctions from home? Well DIY and DIY the simplest and the nicest one to down. I love this drink and often makes it in a big batch so that i could store in my Tupperware tumblers and let it cool in the fridge. This is one of the reason i bought my big 8.5litres crock pot. Here's an easy peasy one to

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We've always been a big fan of curry puff and I've always made them with a simple version of chicken curry. This time round, the smart Alec suggested that I made it with the beef rendang that we have frozen from our last Nasi Lemak rendezvous. I gotta admit I was sceptical at first and gave him a dirty look at his suggestion. But then the idea can't be bad since it saves me the work of having

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Finally, I have some greens to post in my blog! After all veges are the most uninteresting food to write about for me that is. This is a simple quick stir fry dish which is quite yummy for those who loves asparagus and/or scallops.Some scallops-Lightly pan fried with some oil AsparagusMinced garlic-1 tspChicken granules-1tspA dash of soya sauceA dash of chinese cooking wine1 tsp of sugarHeat

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This isn't exactly the same type of cockles we get in Malaysia, but i miss cockles so anything named cockles is good enough for me to try.Ingredients:1 kg of live cockles1 inch ginger6 garlic cloves mincedspring onionsBig red chilli's2 tbsp of taucu2 tbsp of sugar2 tbsp of sugar2 tbsp of Chinese cooking wineCorn flour waterHeat up some oil in the wok till smoking, add in ginger and garlic and

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I've never cooked crabs in my life, let alone thought that I'd ever cook it. I promised to make my parents dinner for their 32nd anniversary so i had to make something nice, it was going to be crab meat in tauhu at first but i couldn't find any ready crab meat and there were some mud crabs for sale, so i got some and decided to make this dish.Quick flip through the Hawkers fare cook book to check

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Here's a quick dinner idea! Pork chop that's pre-marinated during the weekends and chucked onto a grill/pan fried on a weekday. I normally have this with packed salads that requires no washing or cutting, but since mum was here to help with the preparatory work, we had stir-fried cabbage with carrots as our sides. Carb was omitted since everyone's been complaining that they're packing on weight!

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Aside from achieving a near black color and having lard in my noodles, this is as authentic as I could get towards this Malaysian fare of ours. I thought it tasted really authentic and it was a great quick and easy meal to have.Here's what you need:-A packet of yellow noodlesSome 'choy sum'PrawnsPork slices - marinated with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, oyster sauce and some corn starchPork

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The baking bug bit me again, so i had to make something! I chance upon Baking mum's blog and was thrilled to find this recipe. I've never baked a sponge cake before but i've always loved good sponge cake, so I decided to try it out. It turned out FAB!!! Best texture i've ever had from a sponge cake, was so so cottony soft it feels dreamy when you eat it.Just to share my experience on this cake,

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This is a totally wholesome meal with all the nutrients and flavor, best thing is its suitable and great for babies.Ingredients:800gm of diced beef2 big onions3 large potatoes3 carrots1 brocolli1 can of tomato sauce/puree2 tbsp of plain flourWater to stewOregano to tasteSalt and pepper to tasteChicken granules to taste Heat oil in the wok and saute the diced beef for a minute or two before adding

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Little Alyssa's got a new obsession lately, ie standing up and waiting for an ovation from her audiences! She's just a few steps shy from being declared that she can walk, today's the first time she took 1.5 steps unaided, BRAVO!!! Silly parents tsk tsk tsk...if you haven't got a bub yet, you probably wouldn't understand yet hehe...look at her trying to balance herself up, soooo cute. Sorry this

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I think Malaysians can never stay away from Nasi Lemak for too long, and so i decided to once again indulge!Here's a picture for the Sambal, for the recipe click here http://foodtravelandbubs.blogspot.com/2008/04/sambal.html don't know how to just show the title and not the whole link, if anyone has any idea, please share. Scary isn't it seeing the amount of oil bubbling away.Here's my mum's

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There are days when you just totally run out of ideas on what to cook for dinner, fret not there's always takeaways! Last night was one of those nights, sent me hubby out to get some sushi for dinner from St.Pierre's here at Botany Town Centre. Being asian and into raw stuff (to a certain extent) salmon has got to be my favourite sushi of all times. The rest of the chicken teriyaki sushi and BEEF

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Ingredients:185g unsalted butter250gm dark chocolate bits1 3/4 cups (220gm) self-raising flour1/3cup cocoa powder1 1/2 cups caster sugar3 eggs, lightly beaten1cup water = 250mlButtercream icing (this recipe is from Wilton)1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening1/2 cup butter or margarine1 tsp clear vanilla extract4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar aka icing sugar2 tbsp milkMethod for cake:Heat oven

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Curry Laksa quick you say? YES quick Curry Laksa here for this busy mom who again have no maids at my expense :( Sorry for being so whinny about this maids issues, but this is one of my very big sore here in NZ! Why won't the government here allow maids to come? Even Canada allows it. The typical Kiwi answer to this question is 'Oh its just not our way of life' Bahhhh i detest! Sorry spoilt child

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I've never been one who's much into baking till my baby Alyssa's birthday crept near. Not that i know nothing about baking or have not baked before, i just don't invest much time into perfecting anything. My mum was a home science girl back in school days, so naturally i'd have picked up a few tips here and there along the way.After having baked a few cakes for Alyssa, its gotten me totally

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This is one of my hubby's favourite thang to have in the fridge, he eats it in all kinds of fashion that he could think off, weather its with his instant noodles, plain rice, cracker, toast you name it he would devour it! I only make this occasionally cause the amount of oil needed for it to be nice is insane! You could do it a little more healthily by minimising the oil, but my mantra here is '

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Found a jar of Tom Yum paste in my pantry and discovered that its about to expire next month! Since i had no idea what to cook my chicken with, it shall be Tom Yum chicken then, this is an untested recipe, just a spur of the moment kind off dish but it turned out pretty pretty good i think. Here's the recipe:-1kg Skinless chicken pieces-there will be too much oil in the dish if the skin weren't

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This is one of favourite soup of my mum's that i could remember without any recipe. Just in case i'd forget as i age, here are the ingredients:-Pork Bones/chicken carcass-its your liking..chicken carcass gives a clearer soup and pork bones is all about hearty-nesss...Onions-lotsCarrots-abundanceTomatoes-depending on the level of sourness you like with your soup, i usually go for about 4 mid sized

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Burgers is one of my love hate kinda meal, love it for the satisfaction on the first bite but hate the guilt that comes with it. Over the years, i've made quite a few burgers but none was more satisfying that this recipe:Ingredients:500gm lean mince beef2 tsp salt2tbsp oreganodash of pepper4 heaping tbsp of soft bread crumbs1 grated carrot1 diced onion2 tbsp of worschetire sauce1 eggs to

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31 years ago, this is what my parents got suckered into hehe... Meet my then annoying bro Andrew the Tyrant!

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My little bub's 1! Can't believe how quickly the last one year has gone by, parenthood is really challenging but most importantly really rewarding yesssss..... The amount of love baby Alyssa's brought into our lives is unsurpassed and today we are going to celebrate just that 1 year of bliss that Alyssa's brought with her...Cakes, I've made for Alyssa, little Teddy went to Alyssa's day care and

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Prawn mee has always been one of my favourite hawker fares, so naturally when i left Malaysia, i craved for it so badly i had to dream about it! (must be the hormones then, preggers craving). I immediately went online to search for prawn mee recipes and tried it out. That particular recipe did not turn out to be anything close to prawn mee but thank god i have my aunt Ivy's who's a great cook who

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Over the last few weeks, i've been frantically planning for my baby Alyssa's first birthday party that's coming this Saturday. I so wanted it to be perfect for my little gem though she wouldn't know a thing nor remember it in time to come. But hey being blessed with technology nowdays, there's the camera for the pictures that would prove to her that we did throw her a little bash. I know a lot of

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I wonder what's gotten into me!!! Me starting a blog? As far as my life goes, i've never been one who's put my thoughts nor my everyday life into writting. When i was a little girl, i've was given loads of cute little diaries where i'ld go all ga-ga over for the first few days and it all goes downhill after. I reckon i've just got better things to do with my time than penning down my

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