Sam has her boyfriend, so does Alex. Unlike Sam, Alex sleeps with her boyfriend. We don't mind. … [Read more...]
Pasta primavera… with fresh tuna!
June 30, 2008 By 5 Comments
"Primavera" refers to a Central American hardwood tree with tubular yellow flowers or to the season of spring. The latter is descriptive of a variety of light pasta dishes … [Read more...]
A series of unfortunate events
June 29, 2008 By 8 Comments
Almost two weeks ago, I wrote about the flowers of the banaba tree. We planted the tree in the front garden years ago and waited patiently for the flowers. The tree finally … [Read more...]
The difference between girls and teenage girls
June 28, 2008 By 10 Comments
Every time we pass by a shop window displaying girls' dresses in pretty floral pastels, I reminisce about the days when I chose all of Sam's and Alex's clothes. That was a … [Read more...]
Color schemes for teenage girls’ bedrooms
June 28, 2008 By 9 Comments
I believe in the saying that a house should reflect the personality of its owners. That's why hiring a professional interior decorator was the farthest thing from my mind. … [Read more...]
Capsicum halves stuffed with chicken, cheese and vegetables
June 28, 2008 By 8 Comments
Capsicum is the generic name for both the plant and the fruit of a wide variety of peppers although the term capsicum itself appears to be more popularly used only in certain … [Read more...]
Kitchen renovation
June 27, 2008 By 14 Comments
The kitchen (the entire ground floor, in fact) had an all-white motif when we first saw the house. This was how the kitchen looked. Four days ago, the renovations in … [Read more...]
Poached egg in dashi – – with ground sichuan peppercorns!
June 27, 2008 By 11 Comments
Poached eggs are cooked in simmering (not boiling) water. The shells are cracked and the eggs are allowed to cook in the water until the whites are firm but the yolk still … [Read more...]
Choices mothers make
June 26, 2008 By 15 Comments
There is a section in my food Web log about the packed school lunches that I prepare for my daughters. For over two years, I have been trying to document the school lunches … [Read more...]
Corn bread
June 25, 2008 By 13 Comments
If you haven't read yet, after the serious attempt to replace sugar with Splenda, we decided to ditch Splenda and all other artificial sweeteners. The final decision is to … [Read more...]
The psychology of comfort food
June 25, 2008 By 20 Comments
Ben sent me a link to a New York Times article about a hotel selling TV dinners for $30 a tray and passing them off as comfort food. My first impression was How weird! and How … [Read more...]
Hard to resist Ghirardelli baking chocolates at 70% off
June 25, 2008 By 17 Comments
We needed to replenish the stock of vegetables in the house so I went to the supermarket yesterday. Typhoon Frank lashed across the country over the weekend and resulted in … [Read more...]
A soup called batchoy
June 24, 2008 By 15 Comments
"Batchoy" is the collective term for pork lomo (tenderloin), lapay (spleen) and bato (kidney). It is also the name of a traditional soup cooked with lots of ginger. If noodles … [Read more...]
End of love affair with Splenda
June 24, 2008 By 36 Comments
When I submitted today's column, I hadn't really made up my mind about whether to ditch Splenda or not (if you're new here, read the related entry). But a few hours after the … [Read more...]
Sam insisted we watch “Shutter”
June 23, 2008 By 14 Comments
Last night, we saw the American version of the 2004 Thai horror flick "Shutter". We saw the original a couple of months ago, I liked the plot, but the lack of sub-titles made … [Read more...]
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