I cannot stress the importance to destress, enough. This most often translates to planning a vacation or a quick getaway, but that means time away from work, applying for leave or taking time off. I have led a corporate life, and I understand. But there have been times when I would just want a small break, a getaway without travel, a down time and a good time with my friends or even the partner/spouse. There have been times that when even a team building or a charity activity

When I say that I am passionate about contributing to eating fresh, eating right and eating better, I mean it. Here is one way I want to walk the talk. I feel, cooking classes are a great way to influence people on their approach to a healthy lifestyle. When she started cooking, I was inspired by the flavours of India. I followed the recipes then of course added a modern, healthier twist to it. The twist also included the way the dish was cooked especially because I was work

Ingredients: 1/2 packet of a good quality Spaghetti (ready to cook from the market) 3/4 cup Panko Breadcrumbs 3 Tbsp Olive Oil to brown the Panko 1 Tbsp Olive oil for the Garlic 4 Garlic cloves (sliced) 1/2 cup chopped fresh Parsley leaves 1 Tbsp Chilli flakes Salt and Pepper 1/3 cup of the salty pasta water 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan Cheese for garnish. Step-by-Step Instructions: Step 1: Boil a handful of spaghetti in a soup stock pot or colander filled with water that has just

Ingredients: 1/2 cup of New Rice/Congee Rice/Jasmine Rice 5 cups of water 10 Shallots (sliced) 3 Green Chillis (chopped, 2 for cooking, 1 for garnish) 1 cup of Swiss Brown Mushrooms (Sliced) 10 Curry Leaves 1/2 tsp of Mustard Seeds 3 Tbsp of Coconut Oil 1 Spring Onion (chopped for garnish) Salt and Pepper to taste Step-by-Step Instructions: Step 1: Boil 1/2 cup of new rice/congee rice/jasmine rice in your rice cooker with 5 cups of water. Step 2: Once cooked, add salt to tast

Ingredients: 1 cup fresh Coriander leaves 1 cup fresh Mint leaves 1 Green Chilli 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Pink Rock Salt 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala 1 tsp Lemon/Lime juice 1 Japanese Cucumber Step-by-step Instructions: Step 1: Good bread always matters. Take three slices, butter them well. Every nook and corner, please. Toast them slightly. Step 2: To make the chutney, blitz the coriander leaves and mint leaves with some pink rock salt, cumin powder, chaat masala, green chilli a

Ingredients: 1 bunch of Spinach or Bayam 1 bunch of Coriander 1 Green Chilli 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese 1 clove of Garlic 1/4 cup of toasted Pinenuts 1/3 cup of Olive Oil 1/2 cup salty pasta water (the water you boiled the pasta) Salt to taste Pepper to taste Serve with chopped Garlic that is browned/roasted in butter/oil. Step-by-step Instructions: Step 1: Boil one cup of pasta (of your choice) in a soup stock pot or a deep pan. Make sure you salt the water to mimic the sea (ke