If anyone’s like me and has been trying to cook for their families this circuit breaker, only to have them be disappointed with your results – here’s a chance to redeem yourself.

Since resuming operations on May 12, home-based food businesses are back and running. With dining in at restaurants still not allowed in Phase 1 of the exit from circuit breaker, why not place an order with one of these businesses and treat your family with some (much tastier) food?

Nomad’s Soirée sells halal artisanal grazing platters, perfect for a tea time pick-me-up.

Their beautiful platter arrangements are almost too beautiful to eat.

To order, visit their website.

Treat your family to some warm and frothy teh tarik from Teh Tarik Shus Bro.

They deliver straight to your door and their teh tarik comes in four different sizes – from 3 litres to a huge 19 litres, which is perfect if your family members are true teh tarik fans.

To order, send them a WhatsApp message or SMS at +6590911848.

Doughter Bakery sells mochi cakes and cookies to satisfy your sweet tooth!

Their gooey mochi cakes come in fun flavours like matcha and white chocolate, kaya and coconut, dark chocolate and black sesame.

Doughter Bakery will also be donating 10 per cent of their profits to The Courage Fund between April to June!

To order, send them a direct message on their Instagram page.

Calling all mac and cheese lovers!

Zara Bakez sells mac and cheese in the classic original flavour. But if you’re up for something a little more interesting, you can try the salted egg flavour.

To order, send them a direct message on their Instagram page.

Savour dishes that taste like it came straight out of your mother’s kitchen with Bekalmama‘s range of Malay-inspired dishes.

Different dishes are featured on the menu each week so there is always something new to look forward to.

Find dishes like mala hotpot noodles, laksa noodles goreng and lemak chili padi fried rice to be among the dishes included in the weekly menus.

To order, send them a WhatsApp message at +6598266648.

Sheptissimo sells shepherd’s pie in three different flavours: classic beef, spicy beef and butter chicken.

If the rave reviews on their Instagram page are anything to go by, we would have to order some right now.

To order, send them a direct message on their Instagram page or send them a message on WhatsApp at +6590075385.

Craving for some Indian food? Mr Singh Eats can definitely satiate your cravings with their array of North Indian food like butter chicken and aloo tikki.

They have affordable delivery fees too, ranging from $3 to $7.

To order, fill up their online form here.

For those craving some sweet desserts, Overnight Oven sells filled baklavas with fun flavours.

Baklava is a traditionally Turkish pastry that is layered with nuts and honey.

Overnight Oven puts a fun twist on this dessert by filling them with flavours like Thai green milk tea, butterfly pea earl grey latte and butterscotch sea salt.

To order, send them a direct message on their Instagram page.

May and June babies will probably still have to celebrate their birthdays inside, why not make their day a little more special with a beautiful cake from Ten Butter Fingers?

To order, visit their website.

It may be awhile before restaurants can open again, so why not try out some food from our very own home-based food businesses this COVID-19?