Tea-infuser bottles are not exactly new in the market as there already various similar products sold out there. But here’s one tea brewer-in-a-bottle which with an additional innovation – it allows the brewed tea to be separated from the tea leaves. In other words, this allows us to have control over the brewing time. Most frequent tea lovers or connoisseurs would know that when tea leaves are steeped in water for too long, the bitter compounds (a.k.a tannins) in the leaves will be released. Thus, this would alter the flavour of the tea and might cause it to have that bitter aftertaste. The recommended tea steeping time is about two…
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Pure Indian Foods: Grassfed Organic Turmeric Superghee (iHerb)
When anyone mentions of ghee, the first word that comes up to my mind is unhealthy. I’ve always associated ghee with unhealthy cooking oils or clarified butter used by Indians in their everyday cooking. Back in the past, the locals here in Singapore also uses ghee in baking and cooking but many have switched to healthier vegetable oils. But recently, I discovered some amazing benefits of ghee. And to my surprise, Ghee actually has healing properties in Ayurvedic medicine. It is used mainly to heal ulcers and constipation. But of course, the ghee I am talking about here is traditional ghee which is made according to the traditional Ayurvedic recipe…
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Weber: Getting Serious About Grilling Food
For all of you grillers out there, you will be excited to check out Weber’s new store and training center along Joo Chiat Road. This world’s premier brand of barbecue grills is not only offering high-quality grills to those living in Singapore but also workshop and classes for you to get a taste of the best grilling experiences at their retail space. We were there a couple of days back to participate in their interactive hands-on sessions on grilling all types of food from meat, vegetables to even cookies! These sessions are open to the public for free and they are held twice a month. It will be a great…
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Love Cake’s Simply Divine Chocolate Cake
Thank goodness for baking mixes available out there which saves us alot of time when we want to bake a cake without having to purchase a tonnes of baking ingredients like flour, baking soda or sugar. As I don’t always bake cakes at home, I prefer using such cake mix which just requires me to add in eggs, milk and water. Stir it, mix it and pop it in the oven. If I were to make a cake from scratch, I would need to buy packets of flour, sugar and self-raising agent which I might not aways use them since I hardly bake. Leaving them in the kitchen for months…
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Hokey Manual Juicer
This is a new addition to our set of kitchen tools at home. We already have a Kuvings juicer at home but my Dad wanted to get another smaller one which is easy to use and clean. The price of this manual juicer by Hokey is also very attractive too. For $49.90, you can get this manual juicer which works without the use of electricity. Does it work? Yes, it does. Should we get it? It depends on your needs and whether this tool meets your needs. Let’s discuss the features of this product and then talk about its advantages and disadvantages. From there, you will be able to tell…
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Recipe: Carob Maple Popcorn
One of the most overpriced snacks has got to be popcorn that’s because the corn kernel itself is actually rather cheap. In cinemas, a box of popcorn can easily cost up to $6 or $7. Next time when you watch a movie, why not make your very own popcorn with a healthier sugar alternative instead? They tasted even better than cinema popcorns for sure! Plain popcorn is a healthy snack and doesn’t contain as many calories as potato chips. What makes it seemed so unhealthy is due to the added processed sugar, salt, butter, oil and other seasonings. And if you are able to make popcorn at home by yourself,…
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5 Reasons Why You Should Get A Helping Hand
Here’s a cookbook which would change the lives of families with Filipino domestic helpers. I am sure there are many households out there who have to go through the difficulty of teaching domestic helpers how to cook and prepare some of our local dishes here in Singapore. These helpers probably already learned basic cooking skills but all they need now is some guidance to whip up meals which suit our local taste buds. Frog Michaels, the author of this cookbook has heard you! Her newly published cookbook, A Helping Hand, is literally an ‘extra hand’ to handhold your very own Filipino domestic helpers to prepare warm home-cook meals which are…
