The other day my sister (I have three by the way that flock around my kitchen on a regular basis) brought over 2 hunks of chuck meat.
“I want to make stew”, she said. I always love a good stew. It’s easy. You can dump everything in and just let it simmer usually 3 hours if you have it on…
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Men who fancy themselves players usually have great bedrooms but sadly neglect the kitchen. Boys, this is a powerhouse corner for seduction. Usually after one desire is sated, another one wakes up. She'll be rumaging in your fridge for a snack to replenish those calories. She might not judge you if there's…
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If you’re feeling tired, drained, stressed or just generally icky, then maybe it’s time you gave yourself a detox! We’ve still got a whole year ahead of us, so this is probably the best time to get back into shape- and revatilise your body, mind and spirit!
But don’t worry, we’re…
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Ooo... Chinese New Year, the time of year when I go back to Malacca and gorge on all manner of delicious things and cookies. There are many, many kinds of cookies that make their yearly appearance in a Chinese household but since I can choose only five, here are my essential, fantastic 5 CNY cookies.
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For this year’s Chinese New Year reunion dinner, why don’t you do something different? Whenever I think of making something that my whole family will love it usually involves meat of somekind, preferably red meat. Family dinners are not for people trying to be healthy. As a family we love eating…
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Say “Heading up north” and the first thing that springs to mind is PENANG and FOOD. Yes, the Malaysian pearl of the orient is also the ultimate gastronomic paradise for most Malaysians. Ask any Penangite based beyond the state and they will proudly proclaim and defend their beloved hometown’s offerings…
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This past year has indeed been an eventful year for us at Foodster Central. Oh there are many, many things on our favourite list but our Editor says that we can only choose 50! All the delicious makan places, all the cool kitchen gadgets, all the great foodie stuff to tell you guys.. 50 only? Sigh...…
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The other day I was counting out my friand dishes and was shocked to discover I had over 30 of them! Though my family and I have always been a fan of cupcakes (we serve it every Raya long before it became a fad), in recent years I’ve grown to love friands just as much. To digress I like my cupcakes…
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Soto here has nothing to do with
satay, that other popular dish in the Malay-Indonesian world, despite sharing the same consonants and differing only in the vowels. Indeed the two foods are as different as night and day.
Neither has it any connection with Japan, despite ‘soto’s…
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"Now take out your map of the world, THIS is Asia," Madhur Jaffrey, renowned cookbook writer and actress says with a cheeky smile. "Many people have no idea where Asia spans. We are the largest continent- all this," she waves at the Baltic countries, "is in Asia. And this what you call Middle East is…
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We all know that Popeye took his daily dose of spinach to get strong but did you know that he was gaining so much more from it? Spinach has many health benefits and nutritional properties and yet it seems to be one of the most difficult dishes to serve to picky children and adults.
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Now you’ve tried our chocolate cake and perhaps got her to eat it and then some. Or perhaps you need a bit more encouragement and tips. At the Foodsters’ HQ we’ve been busy experimenting with a few things. Check out below for 5 simple ways to use chocolates as a means to seduce.
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