Pop up dinner at Plain Vanilla on 27 Sept 2024
Am super excited to be doing a one-night only vegan pop-up dinner at Plain Vanilla’s beautiful shophouse at Neil Road! A specially curated 4-course menu for 1 night only. Book here: After-Hours at PV: Dinner with Chef Shalu Asnani – Plain Vanilla Online
Avocado Oil

Avocado oil -so what’s the hype?? When I first tried it, I thought it was too good to be true. Lightly-flavoured fruity oil with a high smoke point, buttery texture, amazing health benefits and versatile enough to use the same oil for cooking and salads??? If like me, you feel the need to have at least […]
Chocolate-cardamom Buckwheat Banana Bread

I am the newest fan of buckwheat. Ever since I got a bag to try out from Organic Himalaya, I have been using it to make pancakes, brownies and now, banana bread. I love baking with it as it’s gluten-free and essentially a superfood – buckwheat has a low GI, high in protein and dietary fibre. […]
Super foods to save the day!

We hear a lot about super foods and the amazing health benefits they bring in warding off cancer, heart disease, cholesterol and other diseases – but what actually are they, where can you find them and most importantly, how do you use them in everyday meals?
Tips for Eating Cleaner

Who doesn’t want to be healthier? We’re at the start of a new year and most of us have lots of resolutions to eat more veggies, cut down on the ‘bad’ stuff and lose some of that leftover Christmas weight asap as a result of over-indulging! Instead of focusing on a short-term goal, how about making it […]
Interesting ingredients at your local market!

I love shopping at the local market. In fact there’s a fabulous one in my hood at Jalan Tua Kong and Raymond, the stall owner is a true connoisseur of local ingredients who takes the time to explain how best to cook it. I’ve made some of best my stir-fries inspired by him! So next time […]
Top 10 favourite veggie-friendly Singapore dishes

Lots of people ask me if it’s possible to get vegetarian local food in Singapore. The answer is yes! And you don’t have to limit yourself to veggie hawker stalls only (where too much mock meat is used to substitute protein), you can get great veggie food at almost any hawker centre by being proactive, […]