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Garlic Shiitake & Gari Soba with Sweet Green Tea Sauce

» by diva May 30th, 2008 at 4:34 pm » Comments (6)

Thank God it’s Friday.
Not that it makes much of a difference, since (why?) we’re on holiday and officially worry-free from exams. This weekend, Hans and I are the only ones left in the house; so begins our crazy marathon of baking and cooking, feasting and merry-making (no innuendos there). Not only do we deserve this […]



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 […]