Yup, he did it again, Hugo Verkuil, Marketing Director, Unilever (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd has managed to make ice cream a royal fare and had 4 past Miss Malaysians earning a break from their strict and healthy diets to indulge in this royal fare. We quote “..the iconic Magnum has always been a symbol of [...]
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Nando’s New Signature Dish- Cataplana
Having meals at the same restaurant will start getting old once you’ve tried out everything on the menu. But what option do you have when it is the closest to home (or workplace) and whipping up a complete meal is almost impossible as you can’t cook. We’ll if you are a regular at Nando’s, lunch-break [...]
Pastry Union’s Slice of Winter
Yin, our resident chef writer previously, not too long ago launched, Pastry Union, an artisanal cake brand. Yin, a Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef, has always been particular of quality and believes that each of her cakes has to be sensational in a blind taste or else it fails. A usually quiet gal, who does [...]
Eat with your fingers
Finger food is always a great hit during parties or informal gathering. As a guest, finger food is convenient to snack on. As a host, you cut down the need for washing utensils. Be it a guest or a host, party or gathering is about spending time getting together and have fun. I read about [...]
As good as an Italian Zabaglione
In the musical Nine, film director Guido Contini is searching for inspiration for his movie called Italy. Seriously, this is a BIG topic. Tiramisu alone deserves a chapter. Let us zoom a little closer and explore the beauty of a Tiramisu’s fragment, zabaglione. Zabaglione, also known as zabaione, or sabayon in French, is a light [...]
No recipe, just improvise
Moving house left me with a pool of books waiting to be sorted. It is definitely easier for me to cook whatever at hand rather than digging out a recipe hiding at some corner. After all, before the emergence of cookbook, cooks follow their senses. Why can’t you and me? It’s time to jazz up [...]
Leftovers makeover
Chinese New Year celebrates the abundance of food. Having leftover is a must as it signifies you don’t have to worry about starving in the year ahead. I enjoyed great food and had wonderful time over the festive season, and now it’s over, it’s time to deal with the leftovers from Chinese New Year. For [...]
Ice Ice Baby
Malaysia doesn’t have four seasons. However, like every other Chinese New Year, the heat from the sun comes to a peak during this festive season. After a few days feasting on meaty dishes and buttery cookies, I desperately look for something light, cooling and refreshing. I need ice. Here are some of the ways you [...]
Bring home the romance
Candle lit dinner with soft music could be romantic on Valentine’s Day. Candle lit dinner with soft music besides some fifty other couples doing the same thing in a busy restaurant is not. Making home-cooked meal on Valentine’s Day could be romantic. An oily and sweaty face washing a sink full with dishes is not. [...]
To Die For Home-made Nutella
Ever get caught spooning Nutella right from the jar…with your finger? You are definitely not alone. There are millions of people out there, guilty as you! Fans of Nutella have declared that Feb 5th is World Nutella Day. Before you rush to the stores to get jars of Nutella to join the celebration, you can actually [...]
How to make a restaurant-style dessert at home
You want to make a dessert to impress your guest. You don’t want to spend the whole day in the kitchen preparing and washing the dishes. Here is an easy way out: panna cotta with cucumber and mango. Panna cotta is a cooked cream originally from Italy. It’s often served with berries. I would like [...]
Meet YIN Our Latest Team Member Le Cordon Bleu Trained Chef
Kitchen confidentials…yes, get the low downs of the goings on behind the kitchen and get inside the mind of a chef… Meet our latest team member and kitchen expert,Yin, stay tuned every THURSDAY at www. emmagem.com!By the way, Yin is also resident pastry chef at the super luxe Sage, fine dining restaurant at The Gardens. “When [...]
One minute Mayonnaise
One minute Mayonnaise Herd of the book One Minute Manager? Well, what you are looking now is One Minute Mayonnaise. This 1-min mayonnaise is not the time you took to take the jar of mayo from the supermarket shelf. It is the time taken to make it, yes, making it. Have you ever tried [...]
Afghans
I don’t mean to be political here; I am merely referring to the cookies. Do enlighten me if you know why they call this cookie with such a name; but one thing for sure, this simple and easy-to-bake delectable is very popular in New Zealand. Or so I have been told. I adopted this recipe [...]
