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Fusilli with Prawns and Mushrooms Drizzled in Orange Juice |
I originally coined the phrase 'cooking for love' to describe my darling wife's cooking style. She puts in great effort into every dish she prepares, especially, for her loved ones. Her fastidious attention to detail begins from the moment she selects the choicest ingredients at the market, to the way she prepares the ingredients (cutting them into equal shapes and sizes), right down to how she presents the final product.
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Grilled Mediterranean-Style Vegetables in Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Aromatic Herb |
Cooking is not only about whipping out food to fill a hungry stomach and it is not just about making tasty bites. An inventive dish must be able to satisfy all the various senses. It has to be a feast for the eye (sight), an aromatic experience (scent), and a delight to the palate (taste).
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Yam and Pumpkin Salad with Pomelo and Golden Sultana
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The photos illustrate our meticulous use of the freshest seasonal ingredients in order to painstakingly create the right balance of colour, aroma and taste to titillate the taste bud.
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Macaroni with Prawns, Cilantro and Garlic Flakes
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For darling wife and I, cooking is also an expression of love for the people we cook for. What better way to show how much we regard our friends than by inviting them for a home-cooked meal.
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Strawberry and Water Cress Salad
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When we do cook for our friends and loved ones, we take into consideration, firstly their likes and preferences. It has become a natural effort for us to ask if they have any fondness for a particular food or types of food. We are also careful to enquire after any aversions or allergies they might have. As far as possible, we try to modify the recipes or hunt for substitute ingredients in order to ensure the enjoyment of our guests.
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Rendang Fried Rice served with Prawn Salad
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We do this because we wish for them to derive the greatest pleasure from the food we prepare for them. We bother, simply because we cook for love.
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Rose Apple Salad with Sweet Yellow Fargo Tomatoes
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When friends and relatives partake of a meal with us, they are, in fact, sharing with us an intimate part of our life. They get to experience our love affair with food.
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