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New Chapter in Life

My dearest readers, Over the past 5 years, I have been writing on this blog and I’m thankful for your readership. This blog has been kept alive, sharing recipes and my travel stories. From the day I started this blog to the day I...

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Grilled Prawns with Asian-Style Mango Salsa

I am really looking forward to a warmer weather as we have been having horrible rainy spring for almost 3 weeks now. It rains almost everyday, if not grey and cloudy. The sun might...

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

There is one particular pub that I love to go for its good fish & chips. The Mayflower Pub in Rotherhithe Village is classically warm and cosy with French doors opening out onto a...

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leemei tan photography

It took me quite a while to put my latest portfolio together to relaunch my photography website – Leemei Tan Photography. I am very pleased with the result and I think it looks great,...

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cha ca la vong (Hanoi Turmeric Fish)

Today, in line with the official launch of my cookbook – Lemongrass & Ginger in the UK and AUS, I thought I would share a recipe from the book. I heard so much about Cha Ca...

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moscow (Москва́)

Last month, we made our first ever visit to Moscow, one of the cities that I have always wanted to see. We travelled with a friend of us and it was for 5 days...

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macarons: ladurée vs pierre hermé

Macaron (Macaroons) is a round meringue based confectionery that is made with egg whites, icing sugar, ground almond and food colouring. It is always filled with different flavours of buttercream, jam or ganache. The...

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lemongrass & ginger: vibrant asian recipes cookbook giveaways! closing date:16/04/2012

Very soon, my debut Asian cookbook – Lemongrass & Ginger: Vibrant Asian Recipes will be published! I must say that it has been a wonderful journey, from writing to the printing of the actual...

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easter giveaways from hotel chocolat – closed

  Easter is around the corner and I am glad to announce giveaways sponsored by Hotel Chocolat! There are many Easter gifts and I love one that is called Serious Dark Fix Extra Thick...

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Salon de l’Agriculture Paris

This post was meant to be posted a long long time ago… it was more than a year we went to Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris. It can be called a food festival but...