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Everything I Know About Love

Everything I Know About Love

Finally finished another book after being tied up on transactions for the past months – ironically thought COVID’s WFH would mean more reading. Enjoyed the memoir about “modern” growing up/adulting. Sweet, fresh and “chick-lit” book that endeared itself to me – identified with her thoughts 

Dark Chocolate Muffins

Dark Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients Dry Ingredients 160 g dark chocolate chips (60% bittersweet chocolate) 150 g self-raising flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 70 g natural unsweetened cocoa powder 190 g castor sugar Wet Ingredients 120 g unsalted butter – melted in microwave or stove top 240 ml buttermilk 

Ramen Charsiew

Ramen Charsiew

Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) sake1 cup (240ml) mirin1/2 cup (120ml) soy sauce1/4 cup (50g) sugar6 spring onions, roughly chopped6 whole garlic clovesOne 2-inch knob ginger, unpeeled, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick pieces1 large shallot, unpeeled, halved900g/1kg skin-on slab of boneless pork belly Method Roll pork belly 

Thai Yellow Curry

Thai Yellow Curry

Ingredients Seafood (either crab, prawns, squid, fish etc) Sliced garlic Capsicum (3 colors) sliced Egg x 2 Curry Sauce: 1 Tablespoon light soy sauce 2 teaspoons oyster sauce 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon curry powder ½ teaspoon ground white pepper 1 ½ Teaspoons roasted chili 

Sticky (ugly) Char Siew

Sticky (ugly) Char Siew

Ingredients: 1kg Pork (五花肉, pork shoulder butt – best to choose a cut with some fat to keep the meat soft) 2 Tbsp Light Soya Sauce 2 Tbsp Dark Soya Sauce 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce 2 Tbsp Honey 3 Tbsp Sugar 1 Tbsp Hua Tiao 

Banana Cake

Banana Cake

Wet Ingredients 3 eggs 125g sugar 200g ripe bananas (3-4 bananas) 100g vegetable oil Dry Ingredients 150g cake/plain flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Method Separate egg whites and yolks – whisk the egg whites until it achieves soft peaks Add in 

Women & East Africa

Women & East Africa

“Next time you’re in Africa driving in a rural area, look out the window and see who’s working in the fields. They are almost all women. If you listen only to the men, because they are the ones with the social permission to go to 

The Moment of Lift

The Moment of Lift

The book started off slow but the more I read, the more compelled and inspired I was. It’s simple, eloquent yet touches on so many issues and topics that I love reading about, framing them in ways I did not see. & the absolute importance 

Permanent Record

Permanent Record

I poured over this book and finished it in less than a day. I enjoyed this book and understand his narrative and stance. I’m not an IT person but his explanation and description of the mechanics of the internet and surveillance technology was presented in 

The End of the End of the Earth

The End of the End of the Earth

Following on the reading theme of climate crisis, The End of the End of the Earth, as ominous as the title sounds, was a simpler collection of essays. The author’s honest introspection made me think a little harder about climate-related actions and motivations. It’s a