Entrepreneurship
By Deborah Tan-Pink
In May last year, I started a home bakery business selling kueh salat on weekends. It’s been 16 months and the menu now also carries rempah udang (a dessert that is also spicy and savoury) and key lime pie. …
Self Belief
They say to only look ahead but sometimes, looking back on what you’ve done, how far you’ve come can do wonders for your self-esteem
By Deborah Tan-Pink
At 17, I decided I wasn’t interested in being Miss Popular. I was clearly a pariah at school — not one of the smart kids, not one of the rich kids, and most definitely not one of the good-looking kids. For reasons unbeknownst to me, people hated…
Food
It’s creamy, buttery, sweet, tart, and salty in every single bite!
By Deborah Tan-Pink
My friends and I frequent this joint called The Wine Company. It’s located at Dempsey Hill, an enclave of colonial black-and-white buildings that were once barracks for the British troops. Today, these buildings house restaurants serving up a myriad of cuisines, from Greek to Vietnamese.
As its…
Work
But constantly thinking about how not to get screwed over is tiring too
By Deborah Tan-Pink
I knew I was going to get retrenched even before the CEO broke the news. …
Food
Bring a salad, they say. So, bring this salad
By Deborah Tan-Pink
When someone says they are bringing a salad to a potluck, chances are, it’s a bowl of soggy romaine with specks of raisins, diced apple, and some tuna or diced ham, tossed in thousand island sauce.
Don’t be that person.
Salads — when made well — can…
FOOD
And this is also why I hate instructions and believe there’s no “correct way” to do many things
By Deborah Tan-Pink
Many of us see instant ramen as a convenient eat — something to tide us over if we got too lazy to rustle up a proper meal. Some people are like me — instant ramen is a comfort food. …
FOOD
Don’t let the long list of ingredients put you off, once you master the art of making this, you’re going to want to make it every time you have a potluck
By Deborah Tan-Pink
Briyani is a rice dish that originated from the Indian subcontinent. Basmati rice is cooked with spices and meat, and dressed with eggs and vegetables before serving. …
Food
Ever since I had my first bite, I’ve never wanted another
By Deborah Tan-Pink
When it comes to “the best way to eat bread”, I’m pretty sure we all have our own preferences. At the age of 13, I decided the French Toast was never going to be mine.
I remember my first encounter with it. It was during Home Economics…
Food
Only one thing matters when it comes to eating a pie: the ratio of pastry to filling
By Deborah Tan-Pink
Remember the meme that goes:
I want to wash my hair but I’m not emotionally prepared to dry it.
It’s the same for me and pie-making. I want to bake a pie but I’m not emotionally prepared to work with the crust.
Putting a pie crust together…
Giving a giant a new castle isn’t change. Change is killing the giant and letting the small guys have a chance at running the show
This is a personal reflection of an ex-employee who turned her back on a career in publishing almost 10 years ago, written from her point-of-view, what she perceived to be the case at the time when she was at SPH.
It was 2011 and I was at the French ambassador’s…
