what i love most about this website is the OSF community. we get people from all over the world, many of them are like me who have left their home country and transplanted themselves in a foreign place and a different food culture. the result? lots of recipes from every continent, and also a lot of fusion food. this website, unlike most others, is also very south-east-asian centered as the creater of OSF (yongfook) is, according to his website, half Singaporean Chinese. well, he is also half British and is a web producer based in Tokyo and runs OSF as a personal project and probably earning quite a bit of $$$ from the advertising. don't get me wrong, the website is not overloaded with ads, thank goodness, it's just that he has some pretty big names lining up to advertise on OSF (jamie oliver and gordon ramsay, or is it bourdain? cant quite remember, but, u get the picture). anyway, yongfook is also a bloooody good cook.
but, back to the website. yeah, like i said, love the community. u get anything from novice chefs and simple recipes to professional chefs with absolutely delectable treats. heck, one of the chefs i follow on OSF was a private chef to antonio banderas, eddie murphy and also microsoft's paul allen... so yeah, recipes with different skill levels. and if u come across something u don't know, just ask. everyone is very nice, friendly and helpful.
trust me, i'm not the only one who raves about OSF. the website was launched in march 2007 (i believe) and since then OSF has been featured in TIME's 50 Best Websites 2008 and also in Food and Drink magazine. even australian celebrity chef benjamin christie blogged about it.
so, what can u do on OSF? browse recipes! this is the place for all food lovers. if u cook, take some pretty pictures and post up your recipes. if you're like me and doesn't always measure your ingredients when you cook, what the heck, post up your recipes anyway. maybe the noobs wont know how to make it, but the more experienced ones will know how to approximate the stuff on their own. some recipes are featured on the home page and you can also see which recipes have recently been commented on. browse recent recipe additions or browse by which recipes are popular. if you like a particular recipe, vote on it it'll appear on your profile with a list of your fav recipes (by other users), and u can go back to it when u wanna have another look. if you like the recipes by one of the users, u can become a groupie and follow their progress on OSF. say u're looking at a particular pasta recipe, the bottom of the page will showcase other related recipes by other users based on the tags. that's right, tags. they're your best friend when you're trying to search for recipes. too much lemons left in the fridge? no problemo. the search engine will generate a list of recipes that uses lemons and u can start pickling, juicing and cooking those lemons in no time.
being on OSF is just soooo much fun. it's also wayyy easy to navigate. no kidding. download squad and appscout (amongst others) gives this website 2 thumbs up... fuss free interaction on one of the best food communities. a site for foodies by foodies.
if you're here on my blog, you're obviously a food lover too. so, what are u waiting for? go start an account at OSF NOW!!!
enjoy! :)
but, back to the website. yeah, like i said, love the community. u get anything from novice chefs and simple recipes to professional chefs with absolutely delectable treats. heck, one of the chefs i follow on OSF was a private chef to antonio banderas, eddie murphy and also microsoft's paul allen... so yeah, recipes with different skill levels. and if u come across something u don't know, just ask. everyone is very nice, friendly and helpful.
trust me, i'm not the only one who raves about OSF. the website was launched in march 2007 (i believe) and since then OSF has been featured in TIME's 50 Best Websites 2008 and also in Food and Drink magazine. even australian celebrity chef benjamin christie blogged about it.
so, what can u do on OSF? browse recipes! this is the place for all food lovers. if u cook, take some pretty pictures and post up your recipes. if you're like me and doesn't always measure your ingredients when you cook, what the heck, post up your recipes anyway. maybe the noobs wont know how to make it, but the more experienced ones will know how to approximate the stuff on their own. some recipes are featured on the home page and you can also see which recipes have recently been commented on. browse recent recipe additions or browse by which recipes are popular. if you like a particular recipe, vote on it it'll appear on your profile with a list of your fav recipes (by other users), and u can go back to it when u wanna have another look. if you like the recipes by one of the users, u can become a groupie and follow their progress on OSF. say u're looking at a particular pasta recipe, the bottom of the page will showcase other related recipes by other users based on the tags. that's right, tags. they're your best friend when you're trying to search for recipes. too much lemons left in the fridge? no problemo. the search engine will generate a list of recipes that uses lemons and u can start pickling, juicing and cooking those lemons in no time.
being on OSF is just soooo much fun. it's also wayyy easy to navigate. no kidding. download squad and appscout (amongst others) gives this website 2 thumbs up... fuss free interaction on one of the best food communities. a site for foodies by foodies.
if you're here on my blog, you're obviously a food lover too. so, what are u waiting for? go start an account at OSF NOW!!!
enjoy! :)
*me and the jojo at cheesecake factory during winter...
chop up some fresh romaine lettuce, pile it on top of some mixed greens. dump in some cherry/grape tomatoes. add some croutons, then flood it with lotsa small chilled boiled shrimps. sprinkle some black pepper. now top up with some thousand island dressing.
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