Here is the story of how we began our days of homebrewing with Aeropress… It all started with a broken handle (portafilter) on my espresso machine and a loaned Nespresso. You can imagine the major disaster it was when our espresso machine’s portafilter […]
We talked to Karin from EATSingapore about the Top 3 restaurants in Singapore that she would recommend this month. They are Chef’s Table, Meta and Pollen. Just for Vanilla Beige readers, enjoy $15 off when you purchase the EATSingapore book using code VB15. Read […]
It is often said that the heart of a home is the kitchen. Food plays an integral part in our wellbeing and I always find the kitchen to be a place that is the soul of my family life. It is […]
Dumplings are one of those things that I love to eat, but they always seemed too complicated to attempt, even for someone like me who obsessed with making everything from scratch. After being introduced to homemade Taiwanese dumplings by my dear friend Betty, […]
I’ve been making coffee (espresso-based coffee) at home for years but it’s only recently that I’ve started using alternative brew methods. This post will be about my current favourite tool which is my Mr Clever dripper. Prior to this, I […]
Children bring a spontaneous and carefree joy to our lives, but travelling safe with kids can often seem anything but. Here are your biggest questions about kids, answered to help bring back the fun in your travels – while keeping the […]
Once again Earth Day is here and we become painfully aware of the environmental and climate change issues surrounding us. We wonder how and where we can start taking action. Why not start this weekend on Earth Day 2017. Earth Day […]
My relationship with coffee started while I was young. I gave a brief intro in my last article, Flavour Notes: Coffee Cupping with the Pros at Perk Coffee. However, in this and my next few articles, I am the novice. I […]
When your 9 year old (who is now 10) says to you, “Mummy, they know you so well here, they bring you your coffee without you ordering it!”, you know it’s your local, your hang-out, your place. Over a year ago, […]
After the initial excitement of learning that Hubby was offered a promotion with his company and that we would be relocating to Boston, anxiety about getting our four-legged family member to another country began to set in. There was never […]
