All posts tagged: Holiday Food

Chinese New Year Snacks & Cookies – Munch On These!

Over the past couple of weeks, many of us celebrated Chinese New Year, the most important festival on the Chinese calendar. Food certainly plays a huge part in the celebrations. After the many rounds of steamboat, Yu Sheng, Bak Kwa (sweet barbecued sliced meat) and snacks, I am noticing a trend among my friends on Facebook lamenting the fact that they have to hit the gym... Read more →

Forlino – Valentine’s Day Dinner

If you’re still looking for a restaurant for Valentine’s Day dinner, we have just the place for you. Picture this: The two of you are enjoying a wonderful dinner. The panoramic view of the illuminated skyline, the Flyer and eventually the integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands are spread out before your eyes. Soft ambient music plays in the background while you... Read more →

Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant – Celebrating Chinese New Year

This is the first of a two-part review series on Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant. Are you still looking for a restaurant to dine at this Chinese New Year? Do you fancy having great seafood and customary festive goodies with wonderful-sounding names like “好事发财” or “步步高升” that actually taste as good as they sound? Welcome to Palm Beach... Read more →

36 Festive Goodies and Recipes for a Merry Christmas!

Do you want to make this Christmas extra memorable? Within this compilation you will find various ideas and recipes that you can use to make your own Christmas-themed desserts, dinner and snacks. These include timeless classics like chocolate log cake and trifle as well as more novel creations including cocktails and faux turkey! If you are planning for a party, or just... Read more →

25 Halloween Dishes for an Extreme Halloween!

Get in the mood of Halloween with one of these extreme Halloween treats! Whether or not you celebrate Halloween, it is fun to see people around the world concoct these Halloween dishes. Feast your eyes upon these culinary arts and have an extreme Halloween! Trick or treat? 1. Black Widow cocktailPhoto credit and recipe: Talk of Tomatoes (more…)  Read more →

12 More Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009 – A Remix!

Mid-autumn festival is less than two weeks away! Have you bought your mooncakes yet? If you have enjoyed my compilation of the 12 most interesting mooncakes you can find in Singapore, you may find this remix selection of 12 spanking new mooncakes useful, too. One cannot help but notice that the seasonal dessert has evolved into increasingly exotic and tantalising variations.... Read more →

12 Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009

it’s mooncake season! many families, mine included, are busy checking out catalogs and shopping for mooncakes. The mooncakes these days come in a dazzling array of colors, flavors, shapes and sizes. Finding the best one to enjoy at home or to give away to relatives is certainly no simple task! To aid you in your mooncake selection, I have compiled a list of 12 mooncakes... Read more →

Kia Hiang Restaurant – Mooncakes Packed with Tradition & Innovation

Isn’t the Mid-Autumn Festival colorful? Year after year, hotels and restaurants create new mooncake flavors quicker than you can say champagne truffle mooncake. It’s always fun to see what they whip up to please the diverse palates of Singaporeans. Kia Hiang Restaurant, in particular, have been the first to introduce several innovative and exciting mooncake... Read more →

Raffles Hotel Mooncakes 2009 – Have You Ordered Yours Yet?

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, I look forward to two things. One is the sight of children carrying lanterns and lighting candles at night. That innocent scene always brings back fond childhood memories. The other is the Raffles Hotel mooncakes. More specifically, the legendary snow-skin mooncakes with champagne truffle and ganache. It’s a big hit with the fans.The... Read more →

Tetsu – Festive Dining

Fancy dining Japanese this holiday? You may wanna consider tetsu. The chic Japanese restaurant at Tanglin Mall is running a special 8-course festive set for both Christmas and new year’s eve. Unlike many places that jack up the prices during this period, Tetsu is offering their festive set at a very attractive price. What’s more, the dishes included are the... Read more →