Ellice Handy My Favourite Recipes ● Observations from the First Singapore Food Cookbook

The cookbook My Favourite Recipes by Ellice Handy is a legend among Singapore chefs and home cooking enthusiasts. First published in 1952, most have read or at least heard about it. I recently borrowed a copy from the National Library, the eleventh edition published in 2012. (Update 24 May 2026: Today, I secured my own copy, the fifth edition reprinted in 1976.)

Singapore Hawker Classics Unveiled: Books I Read

I am enjoying this book Singapore Hawker Classics Unveiled: Decoding 25 Favourite Dishes produced by the Diploma in Baking and Culinary Science department of Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.

ASIAN PIES by Evonne & Sarah. Best Asian Cuisine Book in Singapore 2016

I was happy for my friends, passionate home bakers Evonne and Sarah, when they published their book Asian Pies last year. Asian Pies have been selling like hot cakes pies. 

It even won double honours at the Oscars of cookbook awards 👏👏👏  At the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Asian Pies clinched: 

🏆 Top 3 for Best Asian Cuisine Book 2016 award
🏆 Best Asian Cuisine Book in Singapore 2016 award.