Category Archives: Recipe

Strawberry ‘Cheesecake’ Milkshake using Tefal Blendforce Glass

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Ever since the passing of my old blender, I’ve been meaning to get a replacement.

A blender an indispensable tool in the kitchen that provides sheer convenience; it is especially practical if you’re seeking to lead a healthy lifestyle –the possibilities are endless!

You can make your own smoothies, juices, milkshakes, sauces, purées, babyfood and more. Making them on your own ensures that you know exactly what goes into what you’re consuming –for instance you can adjust the sugar levels to your own preferences. (You don’t even need to add sugar.)

I am more than exhilarated to welcome a new member to my paltry range of kitchen appliances –that is the Tefal Blendforce Glass.

I noticed that most of the comfort foods that I love so much, are churned out by blenders; that smooth, creamy consistency has got to be the most comforting texture in the whole wide world.

As technology advances, consumers these days have higher requirements in terms of quality, durability and safety. This Tefal Blendforce Glass that I highly recommend, is equipped with the exclusive Tripl’Ax Blade Technology.

The blades are the most vital components of a blender –they determine the end product of your concoction.

Ever experienced having particles stuck at the bottom of the blender or at the sides, with chunks floating around?

Tefal’s Tripl’Ax Blade Technology solves that issue. With 6 blades and 3 combined high tech actions, a smooth blend is assured.

The 3 actions are: Cyclone Booster – 2 serrated blades facing upwards create a cyclonic effect and guarantee a homogeneous preparation without any pieces left, ensuring a smooth and creamy final product; Extreme Mixing – 2 horizontal blades (1 serrated + 1 sharpened) finely mix and crush all types of ingredients including ice cubes; and Chunks Killer – to finalise the preparation, 2 sharpened blades facing downwards ensure no chunks are left at the bottom of the jar.

I will be sharing my experience using the Tefal Blendforce Glass with a series of fun and easy recipes!

Here’s my first recipe for you.

Strawberry ‘Cheesecake’ Milkshake
Serves 2 tall glasses

I LOVE MILKSHAKES!

Making your own milkshake will not only save you a lot of money, but you can also control the amount of sugar you’re consuming, and use the freshest ingredients without the added preservatives or artificial flavourings.

You can even substitute regular ice cream with low-fat ice cream for a guilt-free treat –perks of having your own blender!
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‘Fast, Fresh & Simple’ Recipes using Lee Kum Kee products

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Lee Kum Kee is no stranger to the Asian home kitchens, and to Westerners who love Asian food.

With over 123 years of history, LKK is a Chinese company that started out in Hong Kong, famous for its huge variety of quality sauces and condiments. Today, you can find LKK products in almost every supermarket worldwide.

When I received the invitation for Lee Kum Kee’s cooking workshop at Cookyn Inc, I RSVP-ed right away.

‘Fast, Fresh & Simple’, a hands-on contemporary cooking workshop, features new ways to cook modern classic dishes using the established brand Lee Kum Kee’s condiments.


Picture taken by Maureen, edited on Instagram

As part of its initiative to encourage bonding with family and friends through cooking and in line with the brand’s tagline of ‘sharing your love through taste’, bloggers get to invite a friend or family member along for this fun and highly-interactive fun workshop at Cookyn Inc’s new cooking studio, followed by lunch at the end of the workshop with more dishes prepared with Lee Kum Kee’s range of products.

In this post, I will be sharing some of my favourite recipes with you.
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Cooking: Brown Rice Risotto using Tefal Intensium non-stick cookware

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Do you remember your first-ever cooking experience?

Memories of cooking are not all pleasant and encouraging. If not triumphant, did it turn out to be an utter disaster because food got burnt and stuck to the surface of your cooking pans?

Quality pans are especially crucial for novice cooks; you don’t want to be scarred (mentally and literally) so bad that you will shun the kitchen and shirk the duty of cooking completely.

I speak with experience, because I was once scalded badly due to a pot handle that broke while I was carrying the pot of boiling water across the kitchen. Lesson learnt: always check if the handles are wearing out, once they do, it’s time to get new pots. Get good quality utensils with higher durability.

Tefal is one of the quality brands that I trust.

Also, health concerns are reassured with Tefal’s safe non-stick coating, recognised by public health agencies in Europe and the United States. The non-stick coating is made from an inert material that does not chemically react with food, water or household cleaning product.

With the top quality Tefal Intensium non-stick Resistal Sauté Pan with Lid, I attempted my version of Brown Rice Mushroom Risotto, inspired from several risotto recipes that I gathered online.

Using fresh ingredients is key to healthy cooking.
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#CookForFamily –Pesto Spaghetti

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#CookForFamily is an initiative conjured up by food blogger and Radio 100.3FM deejay Daniel Ang, with a simple objective of getting more bloggers, and hopefully their fans and followers, to start cooking.

When I received the email from Daniel, I agreed readily without even having any idea what I was going to cook. I’m always supportive of my fellow foodie friends, and I found no reason to show disdain.

How #CookForFamily Works

- Pick any day in July to cook a meal for a single member of your family, entire family or loved ones.
- The meal does not have to be anything fanciful, as long as it is cooked from the heart.
- Remember to take photos of your cooking.
- Blog about your cooking, the experience, your thoughts, what your family thinks of your cooking, and encourage others to #CookForFamily too.

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Payuk Bali Cooking Class (Part 2: 4 more recipes included)

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Continuing from my first Payuk Bali Cooking Class post, here is the second part.

In part one, I mentioned about visiting the local market and rice fields before arriving at our final stop, Payuk Bali Cooking Class, as part of the package.

I also shared 4 recipes; one of which is the Balinese Multipurpose Spice Base –an important component in most of the recipes shared in my post.

As Payuk Bali Cooking Class is held in a traditional family residence, we had the opportunity of interacting with locals staying there.

Language was the main barrier to communication –most of them do not understand or speak English. Our communication with each other is conveyed through body language and genuine smiles.

We stepped into a little hut, where a lady of mild temperament dwells in during the day.

She spends her days roasting coffee beans and extracting coconut oil from fresh coconuts.

Soft-spoken in nature, she barely exchanged more than a few sentences with our guide, Agung, who speaks their native language.

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Payuk Bali Cooking Class (Part 1: 4 recipes included)

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It’s been more than a month since my Bali trip, and I miss the place tremendously: the warm smiles, the breathtaking views, the proximity to nature, the adventures, and without a doubt, the food.

Check out some of my adventures in my first post here: https://melicacy.com/?p=3828

It was one lazy morning, when I was just soaking up the serene surroundings in the villa (read my post on Petanu River Villa here), that I spontaneously decided to join a Balinese cooking class.

The best way to discover a foreign country, at least for me, is through its cuisine. And learning how to cook its local cuisine takes the educative journey to the next level.

I haven’t done any research on cooking schools prior to the trip. That morning itself, I did a quick search on google and emailed a few schools to enquire if they have a vacant slot for the afternoon.

After a few minutes of waiting, the anxiety took over. I decided to call them up to enquire, rather than waiting in vain, lest they don’t check their email every hour of the day.

The first school I called up was Payuk Bali. Turns out they have a class taking place in the afternoon at 3.30pm that I can join. Hooray!

After picking me up from the villa in a mini van, our guide, Agung, brought us (a nice couple from Africa, Wandile and Given, and I) to the local market and the rice paddy field before heading to a family compound for our cooking class.

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