24/05/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 24 Comments
Vietnamese cuisine has a feel and a rhythm of its own. A sublime tone of delicious, delicate, calmly satisfying flavors, whether in their soothing Pho soup or these pretty rice paper wrap rolls. If you have tried rice paper wrap rolls before, chances are that someone else have pre-rolled the rice paper rolls for you. Ever thought of rolling your own? Continue Reading →
21/05/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 19 Comments
Years ago, a Vietnamese friend came for a visit and her mom prepared us an unforgettable Vietnamese meal. Since then, Vietnamese cuisine has become one of my favourite cuisine. Just thinking about that meal makes me just drool. One of the dishes she made is the mouth-watering Grilled Lemongrass Beef.
16/05/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 20 Comments
Kerabu = a spicy, sweet & sour salad.
Kerabu Beehoon is a vibrant Nyonya dish of rice vermicelli tossed with sambal belacan, calamansi juice, and lots of herbs. Nyonya is a culture and cooking style, from the influence of Chinese and Malay cultures in areas of what is now Malaysia and Singapore. Continue Reading →
13/05/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 3 Comments
Quiche (English pronunciation: /ˈkiːʃ/; keesh) is a savory, open-faced pastry crust dish with a filling of savory custard with cheese, meat and vegetables. The quiche is sometimes regarded as the savory equivalent of the sweet custard tart. (from wikipedia)
This is my first attempt at making quiche on a lazy morning – Spinach Mushroom Quiche. It’s also my first time using the pie tin that I bought a few months back. Lazy morning = fast & easy recipe. So it’s “naked” quiche for me (I usually don’t take the crust anyway). Try this pie crust recipe if you can’t live without the crust. Continue Reading →
26/04/2012 by Shannon Lim-de Rooy | 9 Comments
I was choosing some local passion fruits at the fruit stall. One elderly lady came and very quickly piled up her big basket with what looked like 3 kg of passion fruits. My eyes went wide open “Aunty, why you buy so many fruits? to make dessert?” “Oh we eat a lot daily, it’s very good for you” and went on with a long list of benefits – good for the heart, helps constipation, high antioxidant, helps to sleep, etc.
