Dani Venn

I love to cook because I love to see people smile when they enjoy the food I have prepared for them. It’s so rewarding, even if it’s just a simple dish like perfectly poached eggs on a Sunday morning.  But you don’t have to be a great cook for someone to enjoy your food, sometimes [...]

Last week I had the special task of creating a signature cake for Profiler Recruitment’s high tea, a company whose corporate colour is orange. It’s actually quite a difficult flavour and colour to incorporate into a cake, but I played around with a few versions and came up with a cake that’s dense but moist, [...]

Many people have a love or hate relationship with oysters. I’m a member of the former category. I adore oysters and fully appreciate their texture and saltiness. There are other people that gag at the thought of swallowing one of the slippery little suckers. And then there’s a whole different category of persons who only [...]

Everyone has a dish they always order when dining out, even though they know they should be trying something new. My friend always orders Teriyaki Chicken at Japanese restaurants, it drives me nuts. But then again, I can’t help but order my staple Prawn Pad Thai at many a suburban Thai eatery, even though nine [...]