I’ve been curious about Shangri-la The Fort’s Canton Road for a while now. Actually scratch that— I’ve always been curious about the restaurants at Shangri-la The Fort, period. Shangri-la is a pretty reputable brand in the hospitality industry worldwide. In the local setting however, I’ve noticed how it seems like their Fort branch has the best reviews when it comes to their hotel restaurants. Considering how expensive it can get to eat at hotel restaurants, I am automatically nit-picky about it. External reviews have to be at least 4 out of 5 stars before I even consider it. Restaurants at Shangri-la The Fort happen to consistently be at the 4 star mark, so on the birthday of one of my...
As you can tell from many of my recipes, I love cooking with fresh ginger. It’s a versatile ingredient that works just as well in savory dishes, like this Thai Butternut Squash Soup, as it does in those on the sweet end of the spectrum, like this Stone Fruit Salad with Ginger Lime Syrup. It’s also a key ingredient in Asian cooking, adding a slightly sweet yet peppery flavor to stir-fries, sauces, marinades, and salad dressings. If you’ve been reluctant to cook with fresh ginger because it’s hard to imagine how to get it from that knobby-looking root to a version that can enhance the flavor of your meals, read on for simple guidance on how to peel and grate ginger....
The focus of this weeks meal plans is going to be using similar ingredients in different ways to make sure you dont end up with a bunch of kale languishing in your fridge in two weeks time! Or spending unnecessary money on food youll never eat! The three easiest ways I find to cut down my grocery bill are: avoid processed foods, eat less meat, and plan 3 out of your 5 or 5 out of your 7 meals, leaving 2 dinners to eat either leftovers or make a clean out the fridge meal. And Ive included some really flexible recipes this week that you can adapt to suit the contents of your fridge. Plan A Day 1: Parmesan and...
This brussels sprouts frittata is so delicious that you will want to put it on your dinner rotation. Yes, dinner, because it’s hearty, healthy and easy. Yes, it tastes amazing, because of all the textures. It satisfies and is the perfect frittata to transition into Fall. How do I make a successful frittata? I’m glad you asked. I posted this article on Everything You Need to Know about Frittatas and I highly recommend you give it a read. There are also links to fifteen frittata recipes, because I’m Italian and frittatas are a way of life. We use frittatas to use up leftovers, to avoid turning to fast food, and sometimes to serve as a side dish, cut into...
Are you thinking about going vegan? This guide will show you everything you need to know about getting started on a vegan diet. Why is it that as soon as you call yourself a vegan, you start getting lots of criticism? For most people who eat a standard diet, it’s not easy to understand how someone can give up meat for his entire existence so easily, knowing that temptations abound the weak heart. The trust is, subsisting only on plants and abstaining from all kinds of meat are too much of a demand for most people to bear. People usually come to veganism through either ethical reasonings or through health concerns. That’s not to say that people can’t be...
