I’m Debbs! 🍳✈️

A Singaporean mum, ½ Teochew | ½ Peranakan, sharing food, travel, home cooking & mum life ✨

Sunny island girl currently back in Singapore 🇸🇬

I love discovering food, recreating flavours from my travels, and sharing real, everyday family moments.

I’ve lived in Melbourne, Dubai & Shanghai — collecting flavours, stories, and memories along the way.

These days, you’ll find me in my Pilates reformer + focaccia-baking phase 🥖💪

  • Neapolitan-style Pizza

    I’ve been testing out different pizza recipes: one using my focaccia dough, another that was just meh, and finally this one — by far the best pizza I’ve ever made. So of course, I’m sharing the recipe with you! It uses a pre-ferment, has a few more steps, and is…

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  • Fried Eggs with Chives (韭菜炒蛋)

    Some dishes bring instant comfort with the simplest ingredients — and fried eggs with chives is one of them! The first time I ever had this was in Ningxia, home to the Hui ethnic group (回族) — and boy, can they fry a good 韭菜炒蛋! (Picture a big fiery wok…

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  • Watercress with Pork Ribs Soup

    It’s the PSLE season, and that means it’s time to supercharge my eldest’s nutritional level. She’s already sick of the usual herbal chicken soup that’s said to “boost intelligence levels” (not sure if that really works 🤔). So this week, I decided to switch things up with a pot of…

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  • Indon-style Fried Rice

    Whenever I have leftover rice at home, my go-to dish is always fried rice. It’s quick, hearty, and loved by everyone at the table. This Indon-style Fried Rice is my personal take — loaded with protein of choice, egg, veggies, a touch of sweetness from kecap manis and umami from…

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  • Spinach with Oyster Sauce

    Sometimes the simplest dishes are the most satisfying. This spinach with oyster sauce and garlic crisp is a classic side you’ll often find at home. It takes just minutes to prepare, yet the flavours are bold — the freshness of spinach, the umami richness of oyster sauce, and the crunch…

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  • Fried Wanton

    I make fried wantons quite often at home, sometimes even preparing extra batches to freeze for quick meals. They’re wonderfully versatile — crispy, savoury, and always satisfying. In our family, we especially love enjoying them alongside a plate of char siew noodles, where the crunchy wantons add the perfect complement…

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  • Hawker-style Chicken Wings

    It’s been a really long time since I last made these wings — the last time was during Covid in Shanghai. The kids suddenly remembered them and asked if I could do it again. This recipe is a hawker-style inspired chicken wings, oven-grilled on maximum heat so they turn out…

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  • Sambal Goreng

    Sambal Goreng is an everyday comfort for those who love a little spice. Sweet, savoury, and packed with umami, it turns humble ingredients like tempeh, tofu and french beans into a flavourful stir-fry that’s perfect with rice any day of the week.

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  • Ayam Penyet

    Ayam Penyet has always been one of my comfort foods, but the one I had in Dubai completely stole my heart. The chicken was perfectly crispy on the outside, yet juicy and tender inside—served with fiery sambal that packed just the right punch. Ever since then, I’ve been inspired to…

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  • Singapore Char Kway Teow

    Wok hei, smoky noodles, and a spicy kick — here’s my easy home-cooked Singapore Char Kway Teow that tastes just like hawker style!

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