Month: April 2015

5 Must Eats in Kuching

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If you haven’t yet gathered, I hail from Cat City (Kuching) located in the state of Sarawak.

Growing up here I was spoilt for choice in terms of food. I never truly appreciated it until I moved. While food in  good ol’ New Zealand is nice, I still constantly crave Malaysian styled food. It was actually that need for Malaysian food that led me to start cooking. Trust me, I couldn’t cook even if my life depended on it 7 years ago. I don’t post many Malaysian food recipes because, my cooking has not quite reached the required standard. I have to say that I am nearly there with some recipes so will post them when ready .

Anywho, I am currently back in Kuching and thought I’d write some local tips in terms of food, shopping and sightseeing.

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Kale and Woodear (Black) Fungus Aglio E Olio Pasta Recipe

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I have been a fan of pasta for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my mum would make a pasta dish at least twice a week for lunch or dinner. When I started living on my own, I realised that pasta was not only tasty but superbly quick to make – for some recipes anyway. My go to for a stage was plain Aglio E Olio.With time, I started experimenting with additional ingredients and found that shrimp went well with this dish.

Sometime ago on one fine Meatless Monday, I had a craving for Shrimp Aglio E Olio. So I brainstormed a replacement for shrimp and decided to try my luck with Woodear fungus. It has a similar sort of texture to shrimp so I thought it would be a good substitute!

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2 things I didn’t expect to feel at Graduation

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Hello! Sorry for the lack of updates but the past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind. Family was over for graduation and I made a last minute decision to come home to visit family. I even failed to do Turbofire regularly . Will start getting back into it tonight!

Right so graduation. To be honest, I am not the most empathetic or emotionally attuned person. So when big events happen I do not have a glowing perception as to how it will pan out. My biggest worry was falling over.

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F&B Review: TJ’s Korean Restaurant (Food)

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This is my first ever restaurant review! But really, my aim in providing reviews is to share with you my favourite places to dine in Christchurch.

The food scene here is expanding quickly but sometimes, old is better. I am pretty picky in terms of service and quality. In fact, I try to be fair and give a restaurant the benefit of doubt before I conclude my opinion of it. Usually I will dine at a place at least twice to determine how good it really is. My rationale for doing so is that:

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