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DIY Vegan Snacks to Kick Off the Year of the Rat

Hot on the tails of overindulging on Christmas and New Year, the upcoming Chinese New Year brings yet another round of feasting. Celebrated by the Chinese community worldwide, the holiday brings with it mouth-watering small bites and pastries. Favourites include pineapple tarts, mini prawn rolls, almond cookies and other types of calorific treats. Unfortunately, most of these snacks are high in fat, cholesterol and sugar. The buttery pineapple tart contains 93 calories, 6.2 grams of sugar and 2.3 grams of …

Home Cooked Dishes

Hokkien Ngoh Hiang

Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside! This unique Hokkien and Teochew dish is filled with all the goodness in each roll, and it will never be enough for everybody! Here’s bringing to you Hokkien Ngoh Hiang and this recipe is brought to you by ShareFood.sg contributor Irene Tan, where she shares her Ah Ma’s recipe. When a recipe is passed down from generations to generations, that’s when you know it’s good! Full post here.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Yu Sheng

Writer Jo-ann Huang investigates a Lunar New Year tradition specific to Southeast Asia that has confounded her for over a decade At Chinese New Year, few dishes are as divisive as Yu Sheng. Do you revel in the ritual, tossing veggies as high as you can? Or do you have to be dragged kicking and screaming by your elders, rolling your eyes at how silly and superstitious it seems? Perhaps it’s less the ritual than the actual dish itself. While …

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Celebrating the Year of the Rat the Vegan Way

Millions of people of Chinese descent unite with their friends and family every Lunar New Year to wish each other prosperity and good health. Yet, we pig out, feasting on Chinese delicacies chock full of fat, sugar and rich cuts of meat. We reason that it’s a once-a-year occasion, and we will take our new year resolution of eating clean and exercising regularly seriously this time around. Obviously, good health isn’t something that happens because your superstitious grand-aunt wished for …

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DIY Vegan Snacks to Kick Off the Year of the Rat

Ingredients

Moringa: The Next Superfood in Vegan and Gluten-Free Kitchens

Traditional food turning trendy. That seems to be way food is changing for the modern kitchen – and the moringa is no different as it takes the stage as a healthy and tasty choice for vegan and gluten-free recipes. The moringa tree, also known as the moringa oleifera is native to northern India and is typically found at the foothills of the Himalayan mountains. One of its biggest advantages is its ability to survive in dry and arid regions where rainfall is …

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No Meat, No Problem! Best Protein Sources for Vegans.

Being vegan doesn’t mean that you lose out on protein – just ask vegan bodybuilders and athletes. The topic was even tackled in a recent Netflix documentary, The Gamechangers, in which host James Wilks travelled the world to show that a plant-based diet can elevate an athlete’s performance, and to debunk the myth that humans can’t get strong and fit without animal protein. There are actually plenty of plant-based protein sources to choose from. Some pack more protein than others, so …

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Get Ready for These Food Trends in 2020

It’s almost a new year, and it’s the perfect time for a new you. You are what you eat, so your new self begins on the plate. But what will you be eating next year? These are some of the top food trends being cooked up for 2020. It will be the year of plants Based on its 2019 data, app-based food delivery service Uber Eats made its own prediction for the top ingredients of 2020. The top five were …

Food Artisans

Kinarut, the Cheese that Was Born on the Beach

With a glass of wine in your hand on a balmy beach, anything can seem possible – just ask Shelley Blew. One sunny day 12 years ago, the Sabah resident was entertaining guests from her native Australia at the Langkah Syabas Beach Resort in Kinarut, near the capital of Kota Kinabalu, where she worked as the manager. The guests were cheesemakers who had their own dairy farm and boutique cheese business on Australia’s Kangaroo Island. They were sure good cheese …

HEALTHY RECIPES

Chendol Log Cake

Yule log cakes or Buche de Noels are renown for their light and fluffy texture which is achieved by whisking the meringue to the optimal consistency, in this case, stiff peak, to incorporate air into the batter. With Kenwood’s Chef XL Titanium Stand Mixer, whisking and beating is made easier for us. This stand mixer unique fold function which mixes ingredients carefully without overbeating and variable speeds you can adjust for the ultimate control. Also, with the Spotlight function, a …

Chestnut Cake

This dessert is modeled after the famous Mont-Blanc Aux Marrons, a masterpiece formed of pureed, sweetened chestnuts covering whipped cream to resemble the snow-capped mountains. It is a bit labour-intensive because the chestnuts are braised for hours before they are mashed, but consider that our version calls for a soft sponge base topped with fresh cream and covered with a luxurious mound of merlot infused chestnut swirl. It is an absolute pure indulgence that will be worth your efforts. This …

Milo Dinosaur Yule Log Cake

Would you like a hot chocolate? Southeast Asians will tell you Milo please! This beloved drink has been upgraded into many variations such as Milo Dinosaur and even Milo Godzilla. It has also been used in many other dessert recipes such as Milo cake, Milo brownies, Milo cupcakes, or even Milo dinosaur cake as 7-11 did for National day this year. But for this Christmas in 2019, our friends at Share Food take these local Milo dessert recipes up a …

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Culinary Schools

COOKING WITH CHEF SAMUEL

Explore ultimate “Foodie Experience” in Penang – Asia’s food haven. Take your cooking up a notch while you immerse in Malaysian culture with hands-on guidance from Samuel, a professional chef with 10 years experience in international renowned kitchens.

61A-38-8, Shineville Park, Solok Thean Teik 1, 11400 Pulau Pinang
+6011 1068 5779
hello@cookingwithchefsamuel.com
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Culinary Schools

OUR SECRET HERB GARDEN

I am the Cook of Our Secret Herb Garden, a cooking school located in Singapore. Being a cook with Peranakan heritage, i would like to take these opportunities to share with my guests, what my Nonya mother have taught me and other professional food knowledge i have gained along my culinary journey.

323 Sumang Walk, Singapore
85223884
oursecretherbgarden@gmail.com
https://oursecretherbgarden.business.site

Local Farmers

ZAMAN DAIRY FARM SDN BHD

Zaman Dairy Farm takes pride in their cow as a reflection of their passion for milk. They believe in the significance role of milk in one’s health and therefore, they produce fresh milk to every Malaysian families from their crossbreds cow.

7 Jalan 235/51A, 46100 Petaling Jaya
1700 81 5786
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Local Farmers

AEROSPRING GARDEN

Aerospring Garden aim is to make growing easy, fun and enjoyable for anyone with some space and sunshine on their balcony. Aerospring Garden is confident that their vertical aeroponic gardening systems offers the most practical way of keeping a living garden in your urban dwelling.

120 Sunset Way #01-01 The Clubhouse Singapore 597152
6493 6760
info@aerospringgardens.com
www.aerospringgardens.com

Restaurants

PLENTYFULL

Plentyfull at Millenia Walk, food is made from scratch, preservative-free with fresh ingredients sourced directly from the farmers. It offers seasonally changing menus serving cafeteria style light meals, as well as cakes and coffee. Plentyfull is also a grocer. It has a retail section where you can pick up fresh fruits, snacks and beverages.

9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-79/80 Millenia Walk, Singapore 039596
6493 2997
hello@plentyfull.com
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Culinary Schools

BRETTSCHNEIDER’S SCHOOL

Coming on the heels of Dean Brettschneider’s successful Baker & Cook artisan bakery, the Brettschneider’s Baking & Cooking School offers Dean’s famous wholesome flat bread and sourdough to all who want to learn it hands-on. Be sure to check out their other baking and cooking classes, or grab a coffee at the Baker&Cook café next door.