Cuisine of the Premiers

by Alexa P., on Tue, August 31, 2010 - 1:14:28 AM
Cookbook Review

image This book inspires you to cook traditional Malay style dishes with the large beautiful glossy photos of simple and delicious food. Every recipe has you drooling, and we even had a bit of trouble narrowing it down to four to attempt at the FC kitchen.

The first part of the book shares a bit of history on the past four Prime Ministers. We then get a glimpse of some of their favourite foods, complete with recipes and even stories from some of their close family members. More »

Nonya Flavours: A complete guide to Penang Straits Chinese Cuisine

by Alexa P., on Mon, August 09, 2010 - 7:22:56 PM
Cookbook Review

image In any culture where recipes are passed down from generation to generation with fiercely guarded cooking secrets, you are sure to find real gems. These are always dishes that are simple and eaten with family at home, often the most treasured of tastes. Ask any chef or food connoisseur what their favourite dish is, and almost always they’ll mention something unfussy and home cooked prepared my their mother or grandmother. This is the heart of Nyonya cuisine.

Within this…  More »

How to Cook Everything: Mark Bittman

by The Charlie, on Mon, June 28, 2010 - 10:53:59 PM
Cookbook Review

image Ever since I was a child, I would read cookbooks to sleep. I still do. Imagining proportions and flavours while looking at the pretty pictures in my mother's Betty Crocker cookbooks, and hoping that someday I would get a big shiny kitchen with an island counter to crank out one elegant meal after another for my gourmet husband. I never did cook any of the recipes. I simply hoarded the books so I could always lovingly caress and gaze at the wonderful photos. In other words, I was living…  More »

Memorable Recipes for Malay Occasions: Marina Mustafa

by Alexa P., on Wed, February 24, 2010 - 10:09:02 PM
Cookbook Review

image For someone who cooks as much as I do, cookbooks are necessity. I tend to flip through for inspiration and sometimes just for a good read. The best cookbooks are the ones where the recipe tells a bit of a story, it gives us an insight into the author’s life, their cooking rituals, and the specialty dishes that come out of their kitchen.

This is why I found this book particularly endearing. Marina Mustafa chose to pen down her family’s recipes passed down from generations.…  More »

Southeast Asian Flavors: Robert Danhi

by Aida Azizuddin, on Wed, March 04, 2009 - 10:49:04 AM
Cookbook Review

This book is very thorough. The question that came to mind when I opened it was that, “can a gwailo teach you things about your own food?” Yes, he can. I am a little bit ashamed by all the things I did not know. Here’s a quick look through. Despite all the nice pictures, this book is a little like a textbook so you need to be a reader. It’s not really a book you can pick up and instantly start cooking.

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Fruitastic and Vegemania by Mohana Gill

by The Foodster, on Sat, July 07, 2007 - 5:49:53 AM
Cookbook Review

Blowing Our Minds… Fruitastic!

Fruitastic! was awarded the prestigous Gourmand World Cookbook Awards prize for the categories, "Best Single Subject Cookbook" and "Best Health and Nutrition”. The book is all about treating fruits as complete meals instead of after meals, and has stuff like Guava Curry and Jackfruit Biriyani. Weird! We spoke to Fruitastic! author Mohana Gill on her passion for fruits and vegetables. She says that we need to look at vegetables and…  More »

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