http://didally.com/blog Of Food and perhaps a little about me Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:45:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lovely, sweet and absolutely delicious!! As I’m extremely pleased with the result, I am still grinning away while typing this. Readers who have read my previous post about my Twofer Pie will come to know that my crust went totally wrong. But this time, it’s perfect for me! The right ... http://didally.com/blog/2009/01/twd-french-pear-tart-my-first-successful-attempt/ Tender and buttery with a hint of sweet orange marmalade. Think buttery biscuits. That’s what these cookies taste like. With a cake-like texture, they go best with your favorite tea. Don’t be fooled by the plain appearance, they taste great. I had them for tea with my earl grey. Oh, ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/12/twd-butter-jam-cookies-perfect-for-tea/ Yay! It’s Tuesday again! This week, we are churning out Grandma’s All-Occasion Sugar Cookies from our ovens. Still a novice in baking, this is only my second attempt at making cookies. I encountered some minor problems especially when handling with the dough. Yes, again!! Argh! But compared to last week’s ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/12/twd-grandma%e2%80%99s-all-occasion-sugar-cookies/ Finally! I have joined the fun group, Tuesdays With Dorie. I read about great reviews of this book, Baking from home to yours by Dorie Greenspan and had wanted to buy it since. I got it for only SGD20.00 after a 20% discount with the addition of a $20 voucher. I’m ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/11/twd-thanksgiving-twofer-pie/ Finally, I’m back after a long hiatus. I didn’t realize that it’s been a long 3 months since I’ve last blogged. Laziness and heavy workload made me put off blogging during this period. However, I managed to squeeze in a vacation to Taiwan in October. As I needed to be ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/11/back-after-a-hiatus-with-a-hearty-pasta-salad/ There is always a first time for everything. And this was my first time making ice-cream, semifreddo to be exact. I like ice-cream, don’t you? Especially on a hot, humid day here in Singapore, an ice-cream is so hard to resist! So what’s a semifreddo? It has a texture icier than ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/07/my-first-time-with-berries-ripple-semifreddo/ Pork with Basil? Sounds familiar? That’s right, a particular Thai dish may have come to your mind, minced pork with thai basil, a common dish in Thailand. In order to try cooking my first dish with my flourishing home-grown basil, I immediately thought of this thai dish. But my version ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/06/stir-fry-pork-strips-with-basil-and-pine-nuts/ Have I enticed you enough from the title of this post? It’s not just any parts, it’s my favorite part, the pork belly meat. Sinful and gross as the pork belly may seems to some of you, especially girls, but it’s heavenly to me. In my younger days, there were 2 ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/05/pork-belly-come-dance-to-my-belly/ What’s your favorite cold dish? Cold dish usually reminds me cold crabs, cold soba noodles and the first dish in every Chinese wedding banquet. I wonder why the first dish is called the Cold Dish (冷盘) though some of the items in the dish consists of deep fried spring rolls, ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/04/a-pleasant-surprise-cold-tofu-with-peanut-butter-sauce-dressing/ “Hey! Stop it! I’m really stuffed!!” This must be what the chicken thigh was telling me. Instead of making the usual roasted chicken, I added some stuffing to the chicken thigh. The idea struck me when I recalled having chicken ballotine at a café, chicken breast or thigh rolled with ... http://didally.com/blog/2008/04/stuffed-chicken-thighs-with-roasted-vegetables-stuff-it-up/