whine & dine

Although you guys have only been privy to the first year this happened – this now marks the fourth year in a row that I’ve managed to make something a little seasonal and festive for the Chinese New Year. It started back in 2014 when I found out, to my horror, that plenty of my Hong Kong friends had no idea that the Singapore/Malaysia style of pineapple tarts were an entirely different beast compared to the Taiwanese pineapple cakes, which sent me down a little rabbit hole into a pineapple tart sweatshop.

Since then, I’ve managed to tackle bak kwa and sugee cookies too, but for a change this year I thought I’d try something a little closer to my adopted home. Keep reading →

Well, so much for posting more regularly! Lol. 2016 was an intense ride, and all in it was a pretty good year for me. Those of you who follow me on Instagram or Snapchat probably realise that I’ve spent the last 18 months working on my health, fitness and weight. A few years ago I kinda realised that I had let my body fat levels get waaaaay out of control, and after a couple of stops and starts, I’m finally really happy with the shape I’m in, both mentally and physically. Keep reading →

WHOA HELLO. Good grief, how on earth did the entirety of 2015 pass me by without a single update? [Insert chastised face.] Well, luckily for me, I kinda have a couple of days left to make sure the year of the sheep doesn’t completely go by unblogged as well. The good news is, this post is coming out well in good time for you guys to get cracking on this over the weekend, so you have a fantastic dine in option for Valentine’s Day this year to spoil your loved ones with. Because who goes out for Valentine’s Day anymore, really? (Okay fine, I do. Lol. Don’t judge.) Keep reading →

It’s that most wonderful time of the year again! And if you, like me, are entertaining this year, you’re probably all too familiar with that feeling of having prepped everything but being unable to entertain your guests in the last 20 minutes or so when everything flies around the kitchen so that it can all appear hot and ready on the table just in time for dinner.

This, of course, is where your pre-dinner nibbles and drinks come in. Keep reading →

Hi. My name is Rachel, and I’m a liiiiittle bit of a coffee addict. While most of our travels and holidays, thankfully, tend to bring us to cities with excellent coffee, the first coffee has become a bit of a morning ritual for me, and without it, regardless of the wonderful coffee to follow, I end up rather cranky and feel like I’ve started the day on wrong footing. As such, I almost always bring a travel coffee kit with me. Keep reading →