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building

a perfect

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building

a perfect

meal

Michelle Tchea

Photographs by

Penelope Beveridge

The publisher wishes to thank Villeroy and Boch, Dreamfarm, Urban Attitude, Tomkins,
Laura Ashley, The General Trader and Leonard Ramsay for the loan of tableware and
props used in this book.

Editor: Jolene Limuco
Designer: Kerin Yap
Food Preparation: Michelle Tchea and Jen Lin Yang
Photography: Penelope Beveridge

Text copyright 2012 Michelle Tchea
Photographs copyright 2012 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited and
Penelope Beveridge
Published by Marshall Cavendish Cuisine
An imprint of Marshall Cavendish International

All rights reserved

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,
without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Request for permission should be addressed
to the Publisher, Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 1 New Industrial Road,
Singapore 536196. Tel: (65) 6213 9300 Fax: (65) 6285 4871
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Limits of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The Author and Publisher of this book have used their best efforts
in preparing this book. The Publisher makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of
this book and is not responsible for the outcome of any recipe in this book. While the Publisher has reviewed
each recipe carefully, the reader may not always achieve the results desired due to variations in ingredients,
cooking temperatures and individual cooking abilities. The Publisher shall in no event be liable for any loss
of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential
or other damages.

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Marshall Cavendish is a trademark of Times Publishing Limited

National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

Tchea, Michelle.
Building a meal from scratch / Michelle Tchea. Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, 2011.
p. cm.
eISBN : 978 981 4435 53 6

1. Quick and easy cooking. 2. Cooking, Asian. I. Title.

TX833.5
641.512 dc22

OCN745853231

Printed in Malaysia by Times Offset (M) Sdn Bhd

Contents

This book is dedicated
to my three critics and taste testers

Acknowledgements

I would like to send my warmest
regards and appreciation in
the form of air kisses to all the
sponsors who helped support this
project. To Sheridan and Kristy
at Laura Ashley for the beautiful
props and friendly help; Carmen
at Urban Attitude; Louise at The
General Trader for the wonderful
kitchen props; Samantha at
Villeroy and Boch for her kindness
and efficiency; James from
Toni and Guy, and in particular,
Ben Middleton for going above
and beyond in making an ugly
duckling more chic; Chef Shigeo
san at Shoya Restaurant in
Melbourne for lending me his
lovely family heirlooms as props;
Julie at Tomkins for the boxes of
classy cutlery and plates; George
from Tassal Atlantic Salmon for
the deliciously fresh fish; Jules
from Lindt & Sprngli Chocolates
for sweetening my book with

decadent chocolate; Maria and
Jose of 108 for letting me tear
down your kitchen with a smile;
Leonard Ramsay for his amazing
tabletops and furniture; and Mahia
from Dreamfarm for the fun box
of goodies and kitchen toys. To
produce this cookbook was only
made possible because of your
generosity and kindness.

To my photographer Penelope
thanks for loving the recipes and
indulging in my passion.

To Lydia at Marshall Cavendish
your accommodating emails,
kindness and help in building this
project with flexibility made it
possible for me to do what I love
with a smile.

To Jolene, thank you for being my
extra set of eyes under my Gucci
sunnies and proofing my recipes.

Thank you to the best cook that I
knowmy talents and strengths in
the kitchen come from watching
you dance around our tiny kitchen
and preparing delicious meals
with a smile on your face. Thanks
to the two taste testers who
ohhhhed and ahhed even over
burnt toast and underdone cakes.

A huge shout out to those that
fed my inner curiosities with
drool worthy food, exciting
stories and great conversations
over unique dining experiences.
I highly appreciate the free cup
of coffee, extra slice of pizza
and complimentary side dish
that many of my fellow eaters
have given me on this journey.
To all those who opened up
their kitchens, recipe books and
memories to help inspire me in
the world of cooking: thank you
for being my muse.

Introduction

Cooking can seem like a mind
numbingly boring task to many
and may require every ounce
of energy to draw an eater
(rather than a cook) into the
kitchen. Nightmares of producing
unappetising and unpalatable
dishes can scare a novice cook and
force him or her into the hands
of take-out menus and to eat
out. But before you seek refuge in
the pizza joint down the road or
even call upon mum to send over
her home-made casserole, delve
into the recipes that make up this
unique collection of delicious eats.

The secret to cooking begins
from basic skills and then

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