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View ArticleBento primer part 1: foods for bento
Although this is primarily a food intolerance blog, quite a lot of readers end up here whilst searching the term ‘bento’. It was because of increasingly complex food sensitivities that I was motivated...
View ArticleBento primer part 2: planning bento meals
The five principles of traditional Japanese cooking, which are also applied to bento, are extremely useful in putting together a meal that has a variety of colours (visual stimulation) and textures...
View ArticleBento primer part 3: packing bento
Perhaps the first thing many people associate with bento culture are the elaborate kyaraben (character bento), but everyday bento don’t have to be that difficult. However, the fundamental ideas of...
View ArticleBento primer 4: stocking up on bento equipment
It might seem indulgent to buy lots of different plastic boxes, but given the importance of choosing the right box, it is worthwhile to do so. Daiso and Lock n Lock provide good selections at...
View ArticleBento primer 5: getting into a routine
When I first started making bento, I would spend ages planning the combination of foods and how to pack them. Now, I don’t bother much with the intensive planning, I use the same foods from regular...
View Articlemy guest post on Just Bento
I was terribly flattered when my food blogging inspiration, Maki of Just Hungry/Just Bento, recently asked me to contribute a guest post to Just Bento. I’ve learnt so much from her and am really glad...
View ArticleGluten-free flour mix: rice, tapioca & soy flours
When it comes to learning about baking, I swear by the detailed explanations of baking theory as well as excellent recipes in Baking at Home with the Culinary Institute of America, so I was thrilled to...
View ArticleWeight-volume ratios in gluten-free baking
In my last posting giving a rice, tapioca and soy gluten-free flour mix, I provided the quantities in weight measures: 8oz/225g white rice flour 8oz/225g tapioca starch 8oz/225g defatted soy flour...
View ArticleImprovised gluten-free muffins (basic recipe)
improvised gluten-free pear muffins I remember the time when I was really scared to start gluten-free baking because it seemed so complicated, so many types of flour, so easy for things to go wrong,...
View ArticleStrawberry & pear agar-agar
This was part of my menu for a tea party. I had to choose some foods to suit the extremely hot weather at the moment, as well as things that would go well with Chinese tea. I flipped through my summer...
View ArticlePumpkin walnut sponge cake
Pumpkin walnut sponge cake This is one of the other things I made for my recent tea party. For food intolerance readers, sorry this one breaks all the rules — it’s got sugar, eggs, butter and wheat...
View ArticleGluten-free waffles
Gluten-free waffles I’m afraid I’ve been very slack at updating my blog. The truth is I have experimented with several gluten-free waffle recipes, one of which was wonderful – but because I didn’t make...
View ArticleAnti-bacterial EZ-Lock boxes for bento
EZLock Ag+ Japanese bento boxes have come with anti-bacterial silver ions for some time, like these ones. This helps to prevent your food from going bad, especially in hot weather. Now Lock n Lock’s...
View ArticleFood intolerance-friendly airline meals
Hello again after a long break! I have been away and will be travelling again soon so have some possibly helpful travel tips for anyone flying by Singapore Airlines. The last time I went overseas by...
View ArticleOn plastic water bottles
Recently I realised that my expensive Nalgene water bottles and ‘premium’ range Lock & Lock lunch box were all made of BPA-leeching polycarbonate. Many others have already blogged about unsafe food...
View ArticleAnzacs cookies: cute version
I’ve been very happy with the Anzacs recipe I’ve been using, except for the fact that I find the cookies fall apart too easily. This time I tried making them in tiny paper cups, and it worked really...
View ArticleStopped from making notes while shopping
Yesterday for the first time in my life I was asked to leave a store by irate shop staff! The short version: Supernature at Park House has a company policy that forbids customers from taking photos as...
View Article‘Junk’ food: popcorn
When coated in artificial flavourings, tons of salt and/or sugar, popcorn can be very nasty (think of that fake butter smell from cinema popcorn — yuck!). However, natural popcorn is a great snack...
View Article‘Junk’ food: potato waffles
Sometimes one needs something junky to indulge in, and I was most impressed how unhealthy this tastes haha :D — must be the high fat content! This is a great snack that is free of gluten and sugar....
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