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Party poultry

2011-01-24 09:33:48

There will be many meals to prepare as family and friends gather during the Spring Festival break. Pauline D. Loh suggests some easy but impressive recipes to wow them all.

An apple aday

2011-01-29 07:20:33

One of my jobs as an editor is to scan the newspapers for headline news, and in these click-happy days of instant access, I am finished with the broadsheets and tabloids from six countries by 9 every morning. They are all bookmarked on my desktop.

Tarts from the heart

2011-02-08 07:36:29

Straits Chinese cooks were the firstfusion chefs. Pauline D Loh recalls childhood treats of home.

Drunken chicken

2009-11-20 10:38:45

Just as the fatted cow was slaughtered for the proverbial prodigal son, the chicken is often chased down, killed and cooked for an honored guest or a special occasion in China. And this happens everywhere - be it town or country.

Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken

2009-11-20 10:42:29

Ingredients: 1 fat chicken, around 1.5kg 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns 2-3 star anise 2 tbsp sea salt 1 tbsp ground dried ginger (sha jiang) 1 kg rock salt

Holiday gifts from the happy baker

2010-12-20 11:15:09

The countdown has begun, and the air is charged with anticipation as Christmas and New Year draw near. Pauline D. Loh suggests some gift ideas you can whip up in your kitchen.

Christmas recipes: Gingerbread snowflake biscuits

2009-12-01 10:39:52

Makes 26 8cm (3 1/4in) biscuits (more or less, depending on the size of your pastry cutter)

Bread of life

2011-03-28 16:00:47

Making your own bread not only satisfies the tummy but comforts the soul. Pauline D. Loh shows the way to simple but delicious breads you can speedily make at home.