Festive Ideas

The Christmas season is finally here! Besides having a regular potluck dinner, decorating your tree and giving gifts, there are more ways to double up the fun for your party.

From a live cooking station to a cookie frosting competition, we show you how to give your guests an unforgettable night!

Organising a Diwali party for family and friends can be pretty intimidating especially if you don’t often host one. But party preparations can be seamless and easy! You may even turn them into bonding activities by involving the whole family.

Here are four ways to ace your hosting duties for Diwali before the celebrations begin!

Hari Raya Puasa is a yearly affair full of lively cheer and time-honoured tradition. This year, make it extra tasty with these remixes of some Hari Raya classics.

Diwali — that special time of the year, when families feast on their favourite dishes together! This time, make the festivities memorable for your household with these unique twists on traditional festive beverages.

The Marquée is for all napkin-folding beginners and can even be done while your guests are knocking on your door. Plus: nearly every type of material is compatible with this folding technique.

The lily is a classic yet modern napkin design. With more steps than the Marquée, it’s a little more complicated to fold but the result is definitely worth it.

The rose takes a few minutes to fold but it’s the perfect table decoration for romantic occasions or if you want to impress your friends. The rose flourishes best stiffer materials.

Parties are fun, but hosting them can be a lot of work. How do you minimise stress and maximise enjoyment? Planning ahead is your best friend. The less time you have to spend in the kitchen, the more time you’ll have to enjoy yourself with the people you love. These tips and tricks will help you throw a stress-free gathering like a pro.

In a blink of an eye, Christmas is upon all of us again – a time to gather with family, friends and all who are near and dear. We all know that the best way to bond is always through food – a feast, to be exact. And when it comes to family gatherings, often times, no feast is as heartwarming as a homemade spread.

Deepavali, or Diwali is one of the most important holidays in the Hindu calendar. It’s a joyous occasion where families would spring clean their homes, put on new clothes.

When it comes to the Festival of Lights, our minds conjure up images of delectable delights. The joyous occasion is loved for its colourful confectionaries that are eaten during gatherings.

“Any man can be a father, but it takes a special man to be a Dad” - and once a day every year, there is a special day set aside to honor and thank that special man in our lives. While it is true that every day should be a day where we never take our dear fathers for granted, why not go the extra mile this year to make Father’s Day extra special for your Daddy?

Eid al-Fitr (also known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa) is a Muslim festival celebrated worldwide. It signifies the union and joyous celebration between family and friends.

This Mother’s Day, why not show your appreciation for your wonderful Mom by planning a relaxing, stress-free, chore-free day finished off with a delicious guilt-free dessert she will definitely love?

Thinking of hosting your first Chinese New Year party this year but afraid of committing a kitchen faux pas? Or are you daunted by all that tradition and worried that you won’t measure up when it comes to the taste test?

An opportunity to renew one's identity with Ummah (community) and learn important lessons such as patience, piety and discipline, it’s a time when followers eat only two main meals per day. Suhoor (eaten before dawn) should be moderate but enough to provide energy for the entire day while Iftar (eaten after sunset) is much more of a social event involving family and community members.

Looking to cook up a storm this Diwali? Here are 4 easy and tasty recipes to impress your guests with! Apart from being the vibrant festival of lights, Diwali is about togetherness, appreciation, and glorious food! No Diwali celebration is complete without a table filled with a wide variety of well-loved vegetarian dishes and sweets.

There’s no better occasion to bring in the new and give your home a refreshing makeover than Diwali. Apart from giving the house a fresh of coat of paint and doing a thorough round of spring cleaning, the Festival of Lights is an auspicious time to shop for pieces of gold and silver, clothing and ornaments as well as household essentials to welcome good fortune into your home.