November 2021

14 of the Best picnic spots in Auckland

Do you know how many parks and reserves Auckland has? It has 4000 locations scattered all throughout the region. That is a lot specially if you are take into account the Auckland Region’s Area is just 4,894 km², so that’s 0.82 (nearly 1) picnic spot per square kilometre of land....

Lelot Paro

Lelot Paro is a type of Filipino Rice Porridge prepared with prawns, usually served during Holy Week in a town called Sasmuan in Pampanga. This is the #arrozcaldo with a seafood twist Porridge is quite popular in Asia where it is typically served as a breakfast item. There are many...

TNC Fried Chicken (Massey, Auckland, New Zealand)

The first time we tried this was when the lockdown was downgraded to Level 3 here in Auckland last September 2021. That downgrade means we can now buy takeaways and after 5 weeks of not being able to do so, the day it was lifted, a barrage of customers flooded...

Super Soft Ensaymada

Ensaymada might look intimidating to prepare at home but with this recipe, trust me it’s easy as eating them 😱 Super Soft Ensaymada is a type of Filipino Bread baked brioche style prepared with bread flour, eggs and butter proofed overnight to achieve a nice stretchy soft consistency. We had...

Ube Decadence

This is one creamy dessert I am sure you haven’t tried before. Ube Decadence is a type of pannacotta made with milk jelly topped with ube halaya or ube cake crumbs. IG kept me up to date with the food scene in the Philippines, thanks for it otherwise I would...

Mexican Coffee Bun

Mexican Coffee Bun is a Malaysian bread made with a very pillowy soft sweet bun with a butter coffee crunchy topping. This is certainly one of the best sweet bread buns you will ever try. Panama Hats, Chinese Gooseberries, French Fries and Mexican Coffee Bun, what do these things have...

Chinese Saucy Beef Bowl

This recipe from HelloFresh is simple, fast and tasty, trust me it beats takeaway any night of the week!  A classic Chinese-inspired dish with tons of flavours in an easy beef bowl with plenty of colourful veggies, crunchy bits and moreish sauces. If you live in UK, US, Australia, Canada...