Now that I’ve got that classic stuck in your head, let’s talk about salt and pepper shall we? These two just might be the most basic, most rudimentary, most overlooked spices in my pantry, and yet they are to me the most fundamental. Especially salt. Without salt, food lacks flavour, lacks pizzazz, no matter how [...]
As you guys may or may not know, I’m nose-deep in writing my very first cookbook (aaaaaaggghhh!) at the moment. It should be available sometime in 2014. Which sounds like a long way off but since the deadline to hand in my manuscript is this May, I’m chugging along like a little tank engine. Toot [...]
Growing up, I thought sparkling water or mineral water as we called it was g to the r to the o-s-s. It seemed a bit acrid to me. But Dad loved it; he’d pour some into his nightly whiskey and always go, “aaaaah!” upon the first sip. I don’t know why but suddenly I love [...]
In the ongoing battle between the East Coast and the West for the crown of Best Food, you know where I’ve always thrown my vote. The West, yo. Why? Well, not only is it home to the most delicious and most varied range of produce ALL YEAR ROUND, but it’s also the land of dreamers; [...]
The piano has been beckoning lately. In high school, it was as close to a bestie as an inanimate object could get. Since leaving Dubai, our friendship has gone stale, with small reconciliations here and there. It’s hard to return to an instrument when your hands are so rusty; you know you were capable of [...]
Well I nearly forgot my promise today but so here’s a quick one. I am making this the wallpaper on my phone so that I don’t take anything too seriously. I just cannot love this guy enough. Wisest man I know, and yet still manages to make me laugh by doing this at brunch today: [...]
My Lenten promise this year is two-fold. One: to write here everyday except Sunday. Two: to think ONE kind thing about myself everyday. I am in serious need of some “renewing the spirit of the mind” (Ephesians 4). I realised today that overall, my mind does not say kind things to me. It tends to [...]
Sometimes I need to listen to music when I cook. Sometimes I need to hear people talking, thinking, telling stories. When I’m in the mood for that kind of thing, here’s what I hunt down online: This American Life I interned at WBEZ, home of This American Life, when I was in uni. It was [...]
One of the most interesting questions anyone asked me was what I listened to while I cook. These days, with hours and hours clocked in the kitchen, and Bren out of town, I crave music to make me feel like I’m not alone. It’s funny; while I recognise that God has gifted me in the [...]
I wrote earlier this week about my peculiar coffee-brewing process every morning. And I hinted that I might have an opinion or two about mugs. Why yes, since you asked, I DO have an opinion about mugs! These are the ones most heavily in rotation at the moment. From left to right, the mug we [...]