Coffee Butter — Whip It UP!

By: Cafédirect Do you usually start your day with coffee?  Then get perked up with coffee butter – brimming with alluring dark chocolate notes and walnut nuttiness, it's scrumptious when spread...

Orange Butter Cookies — Whip It UP!

Orange Butter Cookies (kue semperit). Photo: Sari Dewi Wangsawijaya By Sari Dewi Wangsawijaya Chap Goh Meh (15th night) marks the end of Chinese Lunar New Year. This year, it falls on 2 March....
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The Long-Table Lo-Hei Toss

THE ROUNDS of lo-hei began in earnest a week or so before Chinese New Year, and will continue for another fortnight until chap goh mei on March 2. Most of...

Valentine’s Day Orange Cake — Whip It UP!

Valentine's Day Orange Cake. Photo: Shiokman Eddie By Shiokman Eddie Perfect for Valentine’s Day that's just around the corner! Heart-shaped, freshly baked orange-scented butter cake. Cooked in this alluring Nordic Bundt pan,...
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Hokkien 5-Spiced Meat Parcels — Whip It UP!

Hokkien 5-Spiced Meat Parcels. Photos: Jill Chua By Jill Chua Warm-hearted memories are encased in these moist morsels of meat delicately seasoned with Chinese 5-spice powder in this heirloom recipe Jill Chua...
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Nonya Bong’s Fare Is Bang On The Taste Buds

THE PERANAKAN food vultures were quick to descend on the dining table at Jeffrey Chia's five-room executive flat. In short time — about an hour — the table was all...

Open-faced Pineapple Tarts — Whip It UP!

Open-face Pineapple Tarts. Photo: Tinoq Russell Goh By Tinoq Russell Goh    Nothing beats the aroma of freshly baked buttery, melt-in-the-mouth pineapple tarts.  Black pepper lends a warm spicy edge to the...

Sticky Rice Cake — Whip It UP!

Sticky Rice Cake (Nian Gao). Photo: Joseph Fraude By Lauren Tan (Lauren's Kitchen)   For many Chinese households, Lunar New Year would be amiss without the traditional Sticky Rice Cake – Nian Gao. Make...

Laksa Kuala Kangsar — Whip It UP!

Laksa Kuala Kangsar By Nazlina Hussin, cookbook author and cooking teacher   This laksa hails from Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. One of the simplest laksa soups to make, it’s a skilful blend of aromatic...

Kale Mixed Salad — Whip It UP!

Kale Mixed Salad By Steve Wong This colourful mixed salad contains kale, a highly nutritious superfood that packs a healthy dose of fibre, antioxidants, vitamins (A,B6,C,K) and minerals (including magnesium said to...