this is mostly to document the masterpieces my grandmother churns out every day without fail.
but of course, the secondary purpose is to make brandon and other possible singaporean-food-deprived friends/readers drool in front of their computer screen.
but of course, the secondary purpose is to make brandon and other possible singaporean-food-deprived friends/readers drool in front of their computer screen.
are you ready?
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you may drool now:
chicken curry (:just the right amount of coconut and chili - spicy enough to excite your senses, creamy enough to soothe and satisfy.
the chicken is sweet and succulent because it (my grandma uses drumsticks only - the rest are, in her kitchen, good enough only to cook stock) is cooked first in boiling water so that the excess oil is left in a separate pot, before my grandma cooks it with the curry.
the chicken is sweet and succulent because it (my grandma uses drumsticks only - the rest are, in her kitchen, good enough only to cook stock) is cooked first in boiling water so that the excess oil is left in a separate pot, before my grandma cooks it with the curry.
fried rice - organic.fried rice easily turns out to be either too greasy or too dry but this is perfect because olive oil creates a smooth texture (as well as light fragrance).
hor fun.i finished the lobster before i took this picture so you just have to imagine it.
my grandma boils pork, chicken, dried scallop for 3 hours to create the stock for this. the result: hor fun that melts in your mouth, leaving a sweetness that lingers and tempts you to ask her to cook the same dish the next day.
so how much have you drooled?
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cream teddy bears (:also known as carbonara pasta.
my work seems puny beside my grandma's, like a 5th-grader's art piece beside picasso's. but it's a step toward one of my many aspirations - to make food as beautiful as my grandma's.
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as you can see, much love is put into the cooking - with no corners spared of attention.
cooking is my grandma's way of expressing her love and care for everyone else. she takes care to include someone's favorite in every meal.
ah-ma is already 76 but she labors on, insisting on cooking dinner for 10-18 people every day.
and that - the selflessness, the strong will to live strongly and productively - is something that deserves respect.
it is often said that the stomach is the way to a man's heart. indeed my grandma has won mine, if not all of ours.
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as you can see, much love is put into the cooking - with no corners spared of attention.
cooking is my grandma's way of expressing her love and care for everyone else. she takes care to include someone's favorite in every meal.
ah-ma is already 76 but she labors on, insisting on cooking dinner for 10-18 people every day.
and that - the selflessness, the strong will to live strongly and productively - is something that deserves respect.
it is often said that the stomach is the way to a man's heart. indeed my grandma has won mine, if not all of ours.
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