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Let's make these appams!
I couldn't include the recipe when I wrote about finally making mum's delicious, light and yeasty, coconutty appams a few days ago. As...

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Making okonomiyaki and dreaming of Tokyo.
Wandering the streets of Tokyo late one night just before Christmas, we finally found the steamed up window of a hole-in-the-wall in a...

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Comfort in Congee
After my parents passed away, the trips to visit them in Kuala Lumpur ended, and so did bowlfuls of congee for breakfast. For me, missing...

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Quiche Please!
Many years ago when I was a new and inexperienced cook, I really appreciated seeing this made in a friend's kitchen as I wouldn't have...

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Finders Keepers: British food writer Diana Henry's Salsiccia con patate e pomodori al forno
I've been cooking for an elderly friend each week during Covid19 and this weekly commitment has brought me pleasure and benefits. One of...

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South Indian brunch: Upma
You can't go past some upma (pronounced oop-ma) for a comforting breakfast. It is up there with congee; yes its that category of goodness...

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Can Do Breakfast Galette
We make ourselves eat breakfast because we know that it’s so  important as our fuel for a busy day. But we’re all leaping up in the...

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