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Black Sesame Shortbread

» by diva May 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm » Comments (21)

I missed James’s birthday last week and didn’t bother to really congratulate him. Also, I missed his birthday night-out and have been feeling slightly guilty for the lack of effort and affection shown. Hence, this bake fest (I understand it’s quite an overstatement to call it that but I honestly had another phrase in mind […]



Beautiful Bones: Cold Tofu Salad with Spicy Oriental Topping

» by diva May 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm » Comments (9)

Once again, my Chinese blood is on a roll and I’m riding this wave to calm my raving tastebuds. Not to worry, the English dishes and baked sweeties will be back on the blog pretty soon — give me about a week though. For now, pray you’ll humour me as such because I’m having way […]



Baked Sesame & Sake Salmon Steak on Spicy Cod Roe Specialty Spaghetti

» by diva May 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm » Comments (14)

BLIMEY. How long is the name of this?
It would have gone a lot longer if I’d cared to define the type of spaghetti I’d used but let’s save that for later. Not to mention I’ve spinned up some pretty amazing sibilant alliteration.
I have to thank Marc of No Recipes for putting up this classic easy-peasy […]



Oyakodon - a Bowl of Rice for Luck

» by diva May 15th, 2008 at 12:29 pm » Comments (12)

I have an exam in the morning tomorrow and I am on the verge of freaking out. Not my favourite module so my usual confident self is mentally shattered and a little panicky about everything. But by half twelve tomorrow, I’ll be able to say “2 down, 1 left!” so a little patience and perseverance […]