Healthy Living
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BEST Banana Cake EVER – JB Hiap Joo Bakery
I LOVE Banana cake. Specifically, cold banana cake. I know it sounds a little peculiar, but try chilling a banana cake in the refrigerator and have it a few hours later. Oh, especially those swiss roll cakes with a gentle layer of whipped cream – SO DAMN GOOD. Celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, Hiap Joo bakery is one of the oldest bakeries in Johor Bahru (i.e. Southern tip of Malaysia) which opened in 1919. This family owned business is well known for their traditional and authentic wood fire baking techniques. Usually packed with several parallel queues outside the store, people travel to the busier part of town just to…
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Let’s Talk… Oats! – My Favourite Overnight Oats Recipe
The first time I had cold overnight oats, I was rather confused as it tasted very much like a pudding dessert. When I started experimenting with the different toppings and layering, I was so exhilarated and happy because I can finally eat desserts without feeling guilty anymore! 😀 Overnight oats is basically a no-cook method of making oatmeal. It involves soaking of the oats in milk or yogurt to be left to rest in the fridge. You can keep them in an airtight container, a jar, or even a bowl. The texture becomes much more creamier and denser than cooked oatmeal. It is also much tastier in my opinion! 4…
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BEST Oat Milk: Drank and Ranked
I drank 7 cartons of Oat milk drinks in the last 2 weeks and ranked them from least favourite to the most – YOU ARE WELCOME. If you are not already aware of it, dairy-free plant alternatives to cow’s milk are now super mainstream and have been taking over our coffee shops. They are available for purchase in any supermarket in the UK, i.e. Sainsbury, Waitrose, Tesco etc. You may need them as your diet has changed and you feel uneasy with lactose. Or maybe you just like them because they are indeed very delicious – like me! 🙂 Therefore, to provide my dedication to Casa du Duchess and this…
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8 Quirky Oatmeal Recipe Variations
In continuation of the Oats Series, today I am sharing EIGHT different variations to jazz up your morning oatmeal! Talk about breakfast for champions. This post has definitely been the most challenging one for me thus far. But it was also so so much fun coming up with these random recipes. They are indeed random, but they certainly work! I must say I felt a little disappointed when I realised I’m not the first person who has come up with such “creative” ways of eating oatmeal (obviously, I’m no Andoni Aduriz)… Well, even though this is not an entirely unique concept, I am still very delighted with coming up with…
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Quaker Golden Syrup Oatmeal Cookies
In continuation to the Oats Series, today I am sharing a new recipe to make these scrumptious looking Oatmeal Cookies! 🙂 Unlike any other oatmeal cookie recipes, this recipe specifically requires the Quaker’s Golden Syrup instant oatmeal sachets. These instant oats are pre-flavoured with sweet golden syrup. Futhermore, they give a lovely honey-like smell and flavour – it is my all-time favourite instant oatmeal among all flavours. Read more: 7 AMAZING Benefits of Oats Difference between steel-cut oats, rolled oats and instant oats Steel-cut oats, also known as Scottish / Irish oats, are processed differently to rolled oats. The whole-grain oats are cut into pieces, hence giving them the crunchiest…
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Let’s talk… Oats! – 7 AMAZING Benefits
Welcome to a new series! As the title clearly states, let’s talk…… Oats! What are oats? Today, hundreds of types of cereal crops grown around the world occupy the top of the health food chart. Wholegrains are the seeds of these cereal plants and consist of the endosperm, germ and bran. Refined grains have the germ and bran removed so 75% of the nutrients are lost, i.e. plain white rice. Avena sativa, a.k.a oats, are a type of cereal grass cultivated for their edible cereal grains. This oat plant produces oat seeds, which are then hulled into oat grains and then widely consumed by both humans and animals. Besides the…
