I have a friend. Wait, don’t clap, that’s not the end of the story. I have a friend, her name is Linh and she likes to give me really heavy birthday presents. When I turned 29, she gave me the Falling Cloudberries cookbook, which is not just a cook book but a stunning and beautiful … Read More →
It’s no secret that I love a good burger. My love stretches far and wide, and hell I’m even obsessed about meatballs, and really, a patty is just a big flat meatball, no? The answer is yes. End of. Anyway, my number one burger joint in London thus far is Byron Burger, but everyone’s been … Read More →
I made these ages ago. Ages ago! My A.D.D. dictates that I never have any blog posts “in the pipeline”. This isn’t because I’m some sort of nerd (although really, I am the nerdiest nerd of them all) or I’m kiasu and I don’t wanna lose this pretend game I have in my head. It’s … Read More →
Sometimes I don’t have time to cook. Sometimes I don’t really have time to eat. And sometimes, although I’m sure that this happens least out of the three, I’m just not hungry enough to eat. When that happens, the universe implodes just a little bit. So to save the world from apocalyptic disaster, even if … Read More →
Sometimes I wonder why, why is Panu my most favouritest person in the world? I mean, he’s a health nut, like a complete utter crazy health freak and me, well we all know I’m a certified glutton. I scratch my head and think for a moment, but luckily, I usually don’t have to think for … Read More →
Sometimes when you wander a little bit out of your comfort zone, you stumble across a hidden gem. For me, this tends to happen a lot because my comfort (read: lazy) zone is incredibly tiny, and anywhere that’s more than five tube stops away constitutes “the outside”. And on this outside, there’s been some brilliant … Read More →
There’s so much I want to say about our trip to Hong Kong. But given that you don’t actually really want to read any of it, and that I don’t believe in sequels and three-quels, I’m just gonna summarise a whole bunch of stuff, show you some photos and be done with it. Granted, this … Read More →
So. I’m still in Hong Kong as we speak and I hear all flights too and from the UK has been cancelled for today (Monday 19 April). We’re due to fly out tomorrow night but secretly (ok, not so secretly) I wouldn’t mind if our flight was cancelled also I’ve been berry berry quiet on … Read More →
I have a theory about something. Actually I have millions of theories about a squidadlion things (sheesh, that’s a new word even for me) but don’t ask me about them because well, I won’t ever stop telling you. Take Panu for example. He asked me about one of my theories once and look what happened, … Read More →
Last Thursday, April 8, was the auspicious day that was Panu’s birthday. I was still suffering from the horrid stomach bug so he went out for drinks with his buddies and I stayed at home and watched Brokeback Mountain ~ my first time and dude, it’s a good movie. Sad, but good. Though I missed … Read More →
I’ve been struck down by the mother of all stomach bugs. I can’t think about food, I can’t talk about food and I can’t even look at a photo of food without feeling nauseous so that does not bode well for my wee little food blog here. Instead I’ll share with you some photos taken … Read More →
Hi everyone. Before I start this post, I just want to say one thing: How awesome is the photo of my lemon truffle, nestled amongst the mini speckled eggs? Because it’s now my favourite of all the photos I’ve taken and you, you should definitely love it also. Kapish? Kapish. Ok. Now that I’ve gotten … Read More →
What is a mooli indeed? This is the question that’s been on everyone’s lips. Well, here, you can have the answer… So a mooli is not a giant Asian radish, as some of you may have thought (well, you weren’t wrong, but um, you’re wrong) but instead Mooli’s is a new concept of modernised Indian food … Read More →
You know sometimes when your friend tells you something that their mum’s uncle’s neighbour’s dog told them, you kinda tune out because the information is so far removed from the source that a monkey’s uncle sounds like a funky crumble? No? Anyway, when my friend told us that her boyfriend’s colleagues from Japan (ok, so … Read More →
So I have this friend. And when people ask how we know each other, I always say well, he’s a friend of a friend. In actual fact, he’s my friend’s ex. But my friend has said that as long as I love her more, which of course I do, infinitely more, I can be friends … Read More →
Somebody once told me that cheating at school doesn’t pay. I don’t remember who it was but from a very young age, brought up in the ultra-strict schooling system in Malaysia where if you’re good, you only get caned and if you’re bad then whee-wooo, we don’t want to go there. So I never cheated … Read More →
* caveat: there is no recipe for meatballs in this post. I uh, bought mine from Tesco. There is a recipe for beetroot salad though! So. In case you don’t follow me on twitter, you might have missed the case of my Recent Obsessive Compulsive Infatuation with meatballs last week. I woke up Tuesday thinking … Read More →
My matcha craze is in full swing. Not only have I made my matcha whoopie pie, I’ve got the matcha rice krispies and matcha ice cream, the ugly (and I need to change the recipe and re-bake) matcha cupcakes and even the matcha butter cookies which died a horrible death and turned into lemon cupcakes … Read More →
So it’s 23 sleeps til Panu and I go to Hong Kong, but um, no one’s really counting are they? I mean I’m not mildly OCD and in desperate need for a vacation am I?? I am. Indeed I am, and shut up to all of you who say I travel too much. This trip … Read More →
Cassava fries at Canela Carnaby Street, because somehow eating fries that aren’t “potato” always seems so much healthier. Pão de queijo or Brazilian cheese bread, in plain or chorizo. I liked the plain version for its stupendously smooth texture, although bite sized chorizo bits do make my belly smile. Coxinha, a cone of mashed chicken … Read More →
In October last year, we went to San Francisco and I had the absolute pleasure of dining at The House of Prime Rib. And actually I just want to end this blog post right now, because really, there is no life after The House of Prime Rib. But sadly, there is. The House of Prime … Read More →
So last year I went along to this event called the Food Blogger Connect. I had no idea what to expect really, except that it was held at a groovy Lebanese restaurant, but wow, what an event! Food, food, bloggers, food, cameras, food! I mean really, is there anything else to life?! I’m not sure, … Read More →
It’s been a completely funk-ti-fied week this week. And definitely not the groovy kind of funk. I’ve been feeling really cranky and irritable and I’m not really sure why considering it was pay week and pay week means food fundage, which always puts a smile on my face. No. It’s not PMS *glare* Maybe it’s … Read More →
Teriyake chicken set at Yoisho, Goodge Street. Well, that fixed my craving good and proper.