• of careful of what you use for cooking

    well, this is not a compliant ok? just wanted to share my experience with you here. so this is what happen. my landlord is very kind to give me 2 frying pan - 1 big n 1 small. usually i cook with the small one as the stove isn't that big to put the bigger pan anyway. the small one is non-stick but i…
  • Deep Fried Sous Vide Bacon Dinner

    My friend Nat prepares the most fantastic dinners. A few weeks ago he bounced an idea off me: sous vide unsliced bacon and then deep fry it. Before I knew it, a date was set and a dozen guests invited.The PreparationNat was at the market and they had a whole, uncut bacon - smoked pork belly. He boug…
  • Baking Pumpkin Bars for Eighty

    Recently, a friend was cooking at a dinner for eighty people, one of these social events where everyone pitches in to help cover the costs of the food. Being from the panhandle of Florida, she was preparing a Cajun-inspired menu and asked if I would help with the dessert. While I was originally goin…
  • No Real Overtime Pay in Restaurants

    Does cash overtime sound ideal to you? Initially, the unreported and not taxed cash option seems like a pretty attractive option when starting work for a restaurant. More than most of the restaurants I encountered over the years try to avoid the time and a half overtime federal wage law in one way o…
  • Eggplant Lasanga

    Insane terms for me lol Fine dice= smaller than a kernel of corn Eye ball it= a teaspoon or so of oil may be needed Ingredients: One large eggplant (inch dice) One stalk celery (fine dice) Half a med onion (fine dice) Five baby carrots (grated) Quarter of green bell pepper (fine dice) Half a can o…
  • of if YAN can cook, so can you

    not sure if you remember the ABC Chef Yan who does the cooking shows in TV. Anyway, this is his famous line "If YAN can cook, so can you!" I am very fortunate to have LL as the Chef of the Day ( meaning breakfast and lunch prepared by him)..dinner will be prepared by me. lol. So we bought sau…
  • Tastefully simple and amazing!

    Lately, I have been invited a couple of these parties that friends host in order to sell items. I've been invited to pampered chef, jewelry parties, sex toy,scentsy, you name it...I have the invite. Usually I am steadfast in knowing what I will and will not purchase. Typically I go anyway to share s…
  • Untitled

    Untitled I've already struggled with coming up with a name that was relative to my concept and passion for this blog, but I hate forcing a title on something that, well, just doesn't need a title I suppose. You either read it or you don't. This blog entry doesn't necessarily have a theme to it,…
  • of dinner is served by Chef PrincessMic today

    Chicken Mushroom Rice - based on Mummy's recipe.. i think i m talented lol..cos i only taste and i can cook the same dish out lol...and it taste exactly the same.. very Simple to cook too... 1. Marinate the chicken with oyster sauce, chinese cooking wine, soya sauce, sesame oil. ( i…
  • of hello...from my new apartment!

    just wan to let u all know...i MOVED!!!! to the apartment at OneRockwell. settling in. Internet is up finally after 1 day. i feel so out of touch without internet even for 1 day! well, i move to a 1 bedroom unit at OneRockwell yesterday noon. it was in a mad rush! but i m glad i moved cos i…