Remember that story about Guang Ming wanting to know how I made yogurt at home? Well, they featured my how-to as well as a tiny picture of me holding a tub of yogurt on 20 March 2011. UPDATE [Li Choo, the Guang Ming reporter, recently emailed me the link to the feature on the Guang …
Read MoreWandering Jew For Tea 4
Recently I was given this plant when I went over to visit Mylene. It’s become a habit of ours to exchange plants and seeds. She often said that she wished most companies would give her a potted plant as a token of appreciation instead of the usual souvenirs like mugs and engraved plaques. I agree. …
Read MoreThat Once A Month Thing 1
Once a month I engage in a ritual. It’s called nourishing my body. Actually my femaleness needs it. I grew up drinking this brew. Mom made it a must. As I have 2 younger sisters, mom always made a pot of it. We all drank it – vile though it may look. Taking Pat Zhen …
Read MoreFood Musings… 0
I wrote this post over at my Soup Queen blog and thought you might like it too. I ate this dish made with pomelo rind while in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It was a tasty, unique appetizer. Have a read and tell me if you’ve had this dish before.
Read MoreThe 10 Second Chicken Wing Fight 0
I didn’t believe it when I heard it. And I still don’t get it but I have seen it. Have you seen grown-ups rush for chicken wings? And in 10 seconds, all the BBQ chicken wings are gone. An amazing sight. Cecilia, BL and Noel are regulars at this steamboat joint each time they are …
Read MoreDark Chocolate, Cranberry & Raisin Muffin 3
I like making muffins because they’re so easy. Just mix the dry ingredients into the wet and spoon into muffin cases and bake. No need to use a handheld mixer. The hard part is, if you over-mix your batter, you may end up with tough and dense muffins. Recently I found a muffin recipe in …
Read MoreThe HK Sojourn, Part 1 5
This is the beginning of the many parts of our Hong Kong sojourn, a trip we made in late March this year. Nic and I decided to make good on our promise to visit a dear friend who works in this vibrant country. I’d been to Hong Kong in 1996 but that was a long …
Read MoreThe Quest For That Perfectly Grilled Stick 9
It’s terrible to be disappointed. And it’s worse to disappoint your friends, especially when they’ve built up this humongous anticipation of what you told them. A few nights ago, Nic and I took a friend for a meal of satay. We’d brought other friends to this place and they had all loved it. Granted, it …
Read MoreBest Buys of Borneo 12
Shopping in Kuching is quite a tricky thing. Modern malls are becoming a way of life but we tend to go for the other type of shopping when we’re here. Local foodstuff and pottery are more of our kind of shopping. First, pottery and ceramics are unique because Sarawak-made pots, mugs, lamps, decor items and …
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