Yum Picks by Maya

Tandoori Chicken Recipe

June 16, 2014

I was busy with my cousin's good-friend wedding cake over the weekend. The bride wanted a simple and sweet cake. I have done quite a number of wedding cakes over the past few years, but I still get the jitters every single time. It is always in my head that this cake is for someone's big day, so nothing should go…

Meat Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Easy Cottage Pie

May 22, 2014

Dear all, Kindly take note that Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, wherelse Cottage pie is made with beef. I find it disturbing when there is beef in my shepherd's pie and lamb in my cottage pie. I do consume both lamb and beef, but I NEED to know which one I am consuming. It irks me when I wanna buy…

Healthy Meat Quick and Easy Soup/Salad Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Delicious Skinny Chicken Stir Fry and Corn Salad

May 20, 2014

THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. THIS IS A MUST TRY. Fullstop. I am confused. Confusion number one: I do not know as to what I should call this corny thing. I thought corn salsa would be a good idea, but then the instincts are saying, “does it even resemble a salsa?” I mean, where is the cilantro, onions etc? Salsa…

Bakes Christmas/Thanksgiving Dessert Yum Picks by Maya

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

May 17, 2014

This is the second dessert post I am doing for this week (yikes) and it might be time to branch out! Anyways these wasn't something that I baked this week itself. #throwback. The calories have been burnt looooong way back. At least that is what I believe. I am going to be pretty busy this weekend. I would be making a…

Christmas/Thanksgiving Meat Noodles/Pasta Yum Picks by Maya

Better than Pastamania Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs

May 10, 2014

This Is So Good I think I have nailed it this time. I know that some of you might be having those roll eye moments at the title of this post. For those of you who are not familiar with Pastamania, It a restaurant chain in Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Middle East. It offers Italian cuisines, mainly pasta and…

Asian Deepavali Dessert Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

A Delicious Falooda Recipe

May 8, 2014

If you guys belong to another part of the world and have no idea as to what a falooda is, you guys are in for a treat because today I would be sharing a delicious Falooda recipe. The weather has been crazy and only two things are very necessary, the air conditioner and cold drinks. When I think of drinks…

Appetizers Bakes Christmas/Thanksgiving Meat Quick and Easy Side dish Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Mini Taco Cups

May 5, 2014

I think the best thing that happened to me this weekend was my mother eating at least 15 of these Mini Taco Cups. Whenever my mother praises my food, I'm one proud girl, subconsciously. You know you are a food blogger when the files in your hard disk looks something like this. and you have to take 101 pictures of that damn…

Appetizers Christmas/Thanksgiving Healthy Soup/Salad Vegetarian Yum Picks by Maya

Slow Roasted Tomatoes

April 24, 2014

I love oven-roasted tomatoes. They have incredibly intense flavors and when chopped up, they make a great condimento for pasta! Tomatoes somehow get quite intensified after roasting. I just love the intoxicating aroma that lingers around the kitchen while the tomatoes are roasting away with the garlic, herbs and olive oil. Yums! I have tried roasting tomatoes using various approaches. Nigella's would…

Appetizers Bakes Breakfast Christmas/Thanksgiving Quick and Easy Ramadan Seafood Swift Spoon Yum Picks by Maya

Baked Baby Potatoes with Creamy Tuna Filling

April 19, 2014

Sighs! The blog was down for a good 12 hours. Hostgator said it was "due to an undocumented bug in firmware utilized in our vendor’s hardware." Okkay, whatever that meant. That must have been one hell of a bug because it brought down about 100,000 websites including mine. I was a wreck when that happened. I was moping around, missing…

Asian Chinese New Year Noodles/Pasta Ramadan Yum Picks by Maya

Chinese Wonton Noodles

April 3, 2014

A couple of days back, I made Chinese Wonton Noodles. Wonton/wantan is a delicious Chinese dumpling that is not only famous in Asia but it has also gained popularity in non Asian countries. These little yummy packages are so versatile from the filling to the way you cooked them, you can either cook them in soups or fry them to be served…

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Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Easy Cottage Pie

Delicious Skinny Chicken Stir Fry and Corn Salad

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

Better than Pastamania Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs

A Delicious Falooda Recipe

Mini Taco Cups

Slow Roasted Tomatoes

Baked Baby Potatoes with Creamy Tuna Filling

Chinese Wonton Noodles