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Korean Candied Sweet Potatoes

December 28, 2011 My story

When I was young and growing up in Singapore, there were always a few days in the week in which my parents left my siblings and me at home to attend church services or visit a congregant in need. They would assign us some “homework” to do, and remind us to tuck into bed by [...]

Tagged as: brown sugar, fried, honey, Korea, oil, sesame seeds, snack, sweet potatoes

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Words to Argue, Noodles to Slurp

April 25, 2011 eating out

I am kind of overwhelmed (in a good way) by all your sincere responses to my last ED post. I always knew bingeing is a problem most people (not just in recovery) struggle with from time to time, but I didn’t realize how strongly it might resonate with someone just by sharing it out loud. [...]

Tagged as: chicken, chinese, deep-fried, dumplings, fried, Japanese, noodles, oil, pork, sesame seeds, spicy

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Nice! Very Nice! Very Very Nice!

May 30, 2010 eating out

My friend Jing Wen has an expression to describe practically everything: “It’s nice!” New pair of fashionable shoes? “It’s nice!” Fun trip overseas? “It’s nice!” Perfect sunny weather with a cool breeze? “It’s nice!” A yummy plate of noodles? “It’s nice!” A really yummy plate of noodles? “It’s really nice!” A really, really yummy plate [...]

Tagged as: bacon, baked good, bonito, bread, cheese, chicken, chili, chinese, curry, deep-fried, dessert, donuts, fishballs, fishcake, green tea, ice-cream, Japanese, lunch, mango, noodles, oil, pancake, plum, radish, rice, seafood, singapore, snack, soup, spicy, steamed, waffle

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HK Day Four: Missing and Misses

May 21, 2010 eating out

I love Hong Kong. But I really miss Singapore. Day four in this bustling, crowded, and fascinating city, and I’m all ready to return back “home”. As much as I enjoy all the shopping and social energy here, I still cannot help but feel lost, both literally and metaphorically, in this vivacious city. But still, [...]

Tagged as: baked good, bread, chinese, cookies, curry, deep-fried, dinner, fried, fries, lunch, mushrooms, noodles, oil, pork, potatoes, rice, roe, shrimp, snack, soup, tea, tofu, vegetarian, wontons

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Why Stress Is Just Self-Torture

March 9, 2010 My story

How many hours have you been up today? It’s been a long day for me. I’ve been up since 8 am (I know, it’s really late for some of you grannies, but it’s early for me!), and it’s been layers and layers of stress and worries piling on top of me, hour after hour from [...]

Tagged as: chile, edamame, oil, orange, Panko, pasta, spicy, walnuts, zest

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