Ad — Leaderboard 728×90

A personal recipe collection from a Singapore kitchen

Dinner
for Me

Cooking for one, accidental feasts, and the occasional unhinged culinary spirals.

Dinner for Me

Latest Recipes

The Not-Sweet Apple–Pecan Galette
Something Sweet

The Not-Sweet Apple–Pecan Galette

Made for a friend who stopped eating sugar. No added sweetener of any kind. Sweetness comes from tart apples, toasted pecans, and the aromatic illusion of cinnamon and vanilla.

Read the Recipe
Fleur de Pomme (Apple Roses)
Something Sweet

Fleur de Pomme (Apple Roses)

They look impossibly French and complicated. They're not. Thin apple slices, puff pastry, mascarpone, patience. People always think you worked much harder than you actually did.

Read the Recipe
Sheet Pan Chorizo Pasta
The Main Event

Sheet Pan Chorizo Pasta

Chorizo releases its fat over everything, tomatoes collapse, mushrooms concentrate. Then pasta water turns it all glossy. Eaten directly from the sheet pan. Still in a towel after my shower.

Read the Recipe
Samosas
Starters & Small Things

Samosas

My mother makes the best samosas at terrifying speed. I gathered the courage to ask her to teach me. It was more drama than teaching.

Read the Recipe
Wood Apple Pepper Soup
Bowls of Comfort

Wood Apple Pepper Soup

Somewhere between ou tenga and rasam. Tangy, peppery, garlicky, warming, medicinal without tasting like medicine. Made with a fruit that smells faintly like puke when cut open and then transforms completely.

Read the Recipe
Things in Jars

Things in Jars

Chutneys, sambals, dips, and condiments. The things you make once and then reach for constantly. Most of them improve significantly after a day in the fridge.

All Things in Jars →
Indian Borage Chutney
Things in Jars

Indian Borage Chutney

Herbal, slightly peppery coconut chutney made from Indian borage leaves. Born from a sore throat and an Ayurvedic Instagram reel. On toast with labneh.

Padma Lakshmi's Kumquat Chutney
Things in Jars

Padma Lakshmi's Kumquat Chutney

Spicy, jammy, citrusy — the Lunar New Year version of marmalade if marmalade developed a personality disorder and became obsessed with chilli.

Bowls of Comfort

Bowls of Comfort

Soups, broths, and anything that gets better the longer it sits on the stove. For cold evenings, rough weeks, or when you just need to be fed properly.

All Bowls of Comfort →
Wood Apple Pepper Soup
Bowls of Comfort

Wood Apple Pepper Soup

Somewhere between ou tenga and rasam. Tangy, peppery, garlicky, warming, medicinal without tasting like medicine. Made with a fruit that smells faintly like puke when cut open and then transforms completely.

Coriander-Lime Pepper Shorba
Bowls of Comfort

Coriander-Lime Pepper Shorba

A smooth green peppery coriander broth you drink from a mug. Born from too much coriander in the fridge and a GrabFood order that arrived wrong.

Ad — Rectangle
Starters & Small Things

Starters & Small Things

The bits before the meal, or sometimes the meal itself. Snacks, bites, and small plates that tend to disappear faster than expected.

All Starters & Small Things →
Samosas
Starters & Small Things

Samosas

My mother makes the best samosas at terrifying speed. I gathered the courage to ask her to teach me. It was more drama than teaching.

The Main Event

The Main Event

Proper dinners. The recipes that take a bit more effort and are completely worth it.

All The Main Event →
Sheet Pan Chorizo Pasta
The Main Event

Sheet Pan Chorizo Pasta

Chorizo releases its fat over everything, tomatoes collapse, mushrooms concentrate. Then pasta water turns it all glossy. Eaten directly from the sheet pan. Still in a towel after my shower.

Something Sweet

Something Sweet

Not a dedicated baker. But occasionally the mood strikes and something turns out better than expected. These are those recipes.

All Something Sweet →
The Not-Sweet Apple–Pecan Galette
Something Sweet

The Not-Sweet Apple–Pecan Galette

Made for a friend who stopped eating sugar. No added sweetener of any kind. Sweetness comes from tart apples, toasted pecans, and the aromatic illusion of cinnamon and vanilla.

Fleur de Pomme (Apple Roses)
Something Sweet

Fleur de Pomme (Apple Roses)

They look impossibly French and complicated. They're not. Thin apple slices, puff pastry, mascarpone, patience. People always think you worked much harder than you actually did.