Snack

Pandan crepes with coconut and palm sugar filling

A Southeast Asian street food, it's dudur gulong in Indonesia, kuih dadar in Singapore, and kuih gulung in Malaysia and Brunei. The crepes are made with coconut milk and fresh pandan extract; the filling is a mixture of melted palm sugar and freshly grated coconut.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Linguine with anchovies and caramelized lemon

When life throws you a lemon, blanch it, caramelize it, and toss it with pasta, anchovies, chili, olive oil and butter. Deliriously good and so easy to make with a few pantry staples. Zesty and spicy with the deep umami richness of anchovies. Perfect for busy days or nights.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 1 person

Dulce de leche macchiato

Macchiato is espresso with milk foam; dulce de leche macchiato is coffee with dulce de leche and milk foam. But dulce de leche is milk; isn’t that redundant? No, it’s absolutely divine!

Cook time: 2

Servings: 2 cups

Mango and avocado salsa

Sweet, tangy, spicy and deliciously creamy, I made this salsa on a terribly humid summer day and served it with tortilla chips for a mid-afternoon snack.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 3 cups

Fried chicken (katsu) sandwich

Japanese chicken katsu is topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese (Italian-style) then served like American fried chicken sandwich.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 sandwiches