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Day 15 ‘Get Your Jelly On’: Biryani rice with cashew nuts and raisins

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Chopinand

* This post is part of  the Royal Selangor Jellyriffic Competition where ten bloggers from around the world compete by posting recipes each day for 30 days in the month of October 2011 to raise awareness and support for breast cancer. * … Continue reading →

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Weekend cookout with young chef Jonah James

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Chopinand

“Hey honey, pack your bags, we’re going for a weekend cookout with a master chef”, Mysaucepan exclaims. I start visualizing myself with Adam Liaw and Poh until she interrupts my daydream. “Jo has invited us to her new house and … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese pho

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Chopinand

In  cosmopolitan Sydney today, Vietnamese pho (pronounced “fur”) has slowly albeit surely been jostling up the comfort food ladder to contend with the likes of Italian pizza and pasta, Chinese yum cha, Japanese sushi rolls, Lebanses kebabs and pad Thai just … Continue reading →

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Starfish, Avalon, NSW

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Chopinand

I like the northern beaches because this area is beautiful and unpretentious. If you know the right places to be, it is a great hideaway from Sydney where you get the same beach and sulf culture without the traffic and … Continue reading →

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