Muah chee

Muah Chee – Whip It UP!

By Mei Kam Se-Teo Chan This traditional sweet Chinese snack gets an aromatic flavour lift from a savoury ingredient – fried shallot oil. The combo of gooey dough, toasted sesame...
Appetiser

Baked Stuffed Portobello With Chorizo – Whip it UP!

  By Barnabas Lim Jit Tong, Barney’s The meaty and succulent Portobello mushrooms are the larger and mature version of brown button fungi. A good stuffing is what portobellos need...
Bubur Cha Cha

Bubur Cha Cha — Whip It UP!

By Maggie Byvelds Bubur Cha Cha is comfort food. Tucking into this creamy dessert is a nostalgic trip for many who grew up in communities where food is grown in the...
Frying chicken

Crispy Chicken Rendang — Whip It UP!

Crispy Chicken Rendang.  Photos: Lauren's Kitchen.    By Lauren Tan, Lauren’s Kitchen  Rendang is never usually served crispy, at least not until a MasterChef UK episode earlier this year where the judges, Gregg...
pizza pancake

Okonomiyaki — Whip It UP!

  By Catherina Hosoi: cookbook author, cooking teacher, food researcher.   Okonomiyaki is a classic Japanese dish that straddles between pancake and pizza. It usually contains cabbage and fresh meat that’s combined with a...
Blue & white kuih dadar

Coconut-filled Crepes — Whip It UP!

By Lisa Yip Kuih Dadar (coconut-filled crepes) is traditionally served as green “spring-rolls’ encasing gula-melaka coconut filling. This confection gets a blue and white theme using butterfly pea flowers. The...
Som Tum

Thai Papaya Salad — Whip It UP!

By Songsorn Junsunjai, restaurateur, Baan Ying What’s a good Som Tum? It ought to be crisp, lively and spicy, says Baan Ying’s owner, Khun John (Songsorn Junsunjai). The best way...
Frites Salad with Sauces

Dutch Frites Salad with Fried Chicken Cutlet — Whip It UP!

  By Martin Zwerts Craving for fries? Whip up some Dutch-style frites (fries); pair with a crisp, colourful salad dressed with the all-essential frites sauce (similar to mayonnaise) and ketchup.  Crown the...
coffee-smoked tandoori chicken

Coffee-smoked Tandoori Chicken — Whip It UP!

  By Chef Sakthivel Karuppiah, Allspice Institute Singapore is gearing up to celebrate its 53rd birthday next week, on 9 August. If you’re going to make an outing of it, how about...

Durian Kuih Lapis — Whip It UP!

Durian Kuih Lapis.  Photos: Carol Yen Loy Lee   By Carol Yen Loy Lee Durian season is now at its peak. How about using the excess fruit to bake kuih lapis? An aromatic twist...