Easy Fluffy Scones

There’s nothing like a tender, steaming scone in the morning. Scones are probably the easiest and quickest of breads. They’re quick, they’re easy, and with a few tips, they are absolutely delectable.

Diandin Leluk Thai Restaurant

Diandin Leluk Thai Restaurant
Venue: 5001 Beach Road, #01-67/68/69 Golden Mile Complex, Singapore 199588
Contact: 6293 5101
Opening Hours: Daily 4pm – 11pm
Website: http://www.diandinleluk.com

Longan Red Date Chrysanthemum Tea (龙眼红枣菊花茶)

The Chinese have all manner of refreshing infusions and soupy dessert that make use of dried aromatics and ingredients. Collectively called "tong shui", they are perfect for hot afternoons or for washing down a heavy meal.

This Longan, red date and chrysanthemum tea has lots of nourishing goodness - it replenishing vital energy (Qi) and promotes blood.

Linzer Torte Bars

We are having our monthly Food Photography gathering today, and I decided to whip up this dessert bar for it's rich in taste and incredibly pretty look (ahem, i style them!).

The crust is crunchy and flavorful with plenty of spices and walnuts-perfect foil for the tangy-sweet strawberry preserves. It is perfect for any occasion and especially Christmas celebration.

Cook A Pot Of Curry - Curry Debal (Eurasian Devil's Curry)

In support of "Cook A Pot of Curry Day", I had Prata with fish CURRY for breakfast, McNuggets with CURRY sauce for lunch, and devilishly curry for dinner!

Devil's curry (also known as curry debal in Kristang or curry devil) has its root from Portuguese. It is a very spicy curry flavoured with candle nuts, galangal, vinegar and tonnes of dried chilli from the Eurasian Kristang (Cristão) culinary tradition in Singapore and Malacca, Malaysia.

Teochew Porridge - Xu Jun Sheng (Long Ji) Chao Zhou Mei Shi

Xu Jun Sheng (Long Ji) Chao Zhou Mei Shi (许俊盛潮州美食)
Venue: 121 Joo Chiat Road, S'427410
Contact: 6348 0973 / 9847 2946 / 9030 8600
Opening Hours: Mon–Sat: 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–9pm, Sun: 10.30am–3.30pm Closed on Wed)
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- The Shop
This non air-conditioned Teochew Porridge and Tze Char place is formely from 59 Joo Chiat Place. They are now located in a nondescript shophouse kopitiam along Joo Chiat ROAD, the same stretch as Joo Chiat Complex.

The Soup Spoon - Simply Souperb!

The Soup Spoon - Wholesome Soups From The Heart
Venue: 302 Tiong Bahru Road, #01-55 Tiong Bahru Plaza, S'168732
Website: http://www.thesoupspoon.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thesoupspoon

- The Shop
The Soup Spoon was first established in June 2002 at Raffles City Shopping Centre by a trio of soup loving entrepreneurs. The trio managed to start the culture soup using the freshest and most succulent ingredients (NO MSG!!) and expanded to 12 branches with Tiong Bahru Plaza as the newest outlet.

The Wok & Barrel by Madam Tan

The Wok & Barrel
Venue: 13 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089507
Tel: 6220 0595
Blog: http://www.madamtans.com.sg
Website: http://www.wokandbarrel.com


- The Shop
The Wok & Barrel is newly setup by Madam Tan, formerly a hawker from Maxwell Market. The restaurant serves Madam Tan's Nasi Lemak and bistro classics with bold Singaporean hawker flavours. She is consistently creating new local dishes with a modern twist and is inspire to keep the local hawker flavours going.

Flor Pâtisserie by Chef Yamashita

(Photo courtesy from Maureen, my 50mm is too tight to snap a picture of the shop

Flor Pâtisserie
Venue: 2 Duxton Hill, #01-01, Singapore 089588
Contact: 6223 8628
Website: http://www.cakeflor.com.sg


- The Shop
Flor Pâtisserie is set up by Chef Yamashita that was previously from the popular Patisserie Glace.

The little cosy place is located in a shophouse along Duxton Hill. They have few small tables indoor & outdoor that is not able to serve a crowd.

Soft Sponge Cake (fluffy & cotton soft)

Baking a sponge cake is quite challenging as it might raise too much at the centre when the oven is over heated and there's nothing more horrifying that having a sponge cake that turn out hard or sticky