Starting our Sunday with a good breakfast fuel us up for a good day ahead.
In this house, food and birthdays mean a lot. Being the one cooking all the birthday dinners, I have always put a lot of thought into planning the menu.
Audrey asked me to surprise her with a pasta dish that she had not tried before for her birthday and I did that by topping her favourite penne with MaPo Tofu.
Prepared a 4-course dinner on Christmas eve for the family.
Homemade meals are comfort food at its best because the fondest memories are made when the family gathers around the dining table. Everything just tastes better when you eat it with your loved ones.
Our mini birthday celebration and get-together with fresh Normandy oysters, Jamón Ibérico, padrón peppers, 2706 Char Siew and some lovely wines on a Sunday afternoon. It’s such little things that make life beautiful.
Made mushroom risotto with 5 different kinds of fungi - Morels, Portobello, Bunashimeji, Shimeiji White and Brown mushrooms.
Today is Deepavali. Decided to cook some of my favourite Indian dishes for the family. Here is my Hyderabadi-style Dum Biryani, Butter Chicken and Bhindi Fry to celebrate this Festival of Lights.
When the kids helped out at my last private dinner serving the guests, they commented that they only got to see but had not enjoyed a proper sit down dinner with table settings and platings for a while now.
Celebrating National Day with some favourite local home cooked dishes - Popiah, Kong Bak Bao and Char Siew.
@ashinthekitch is starting her university and has moved into hostel within the campus. I am beginning to miss her and her enthusiasm in the kitchen.