A Day at Sea on a Lamu Dhow
The sea is still quiet in the morning; slowly waking up from its busy night of dreaming among the waves and the pull of the moon. We walk to the beach from Mkoko House, our eyes heavy with sleep, our moods picking up the pace; excited for our day on water. The dhow is hovering […]
The Funnelworthy List (March 2017)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. When I feel like I miss hanging out in magical bookstores and getting lost in unknown books, I look at things like this, this and the Book Materiality Project. New cookbooks I am excited about! One inspired by road trip […]
All the Places in Between
I remember looking over the vast barren plains from the house we were staying at in Murghab. Nestled deep in the ridiculously high Pamir mountains of Tajikistan, I felt like no one would ever find us. I went out into the freezing night to use the outdoor washroom and looked up to see a blanket […]
Bun, Pho, Mi – Vietnam’s Noodle Scene
Bún, Phở, Mì. Bún, Phở, Mì. The staples of Vietnam’s noodle scene. Like the melody of a song, the different notes compliment each other so that you can pick what you fancy depending on your mood. The thick and luscious rice noodles of phở, are there to warm you on cold winter days. The Bún, soft […]
The Funnelworthy List (Hello 2017)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. What a year 2016. It’s time to move on to 2017 with some new inspiration, knowledge and energy for what lies ahead. How to start the new year with a different kind of resolution – a WORD just for […]
Hoi An Mango Turmeric Smoothie
If you arrive in Hội An by night, you will spot the colourful lanterns, the quiet river boats rocking on the Thu Bồn river, the multitude of rickshaws ferrying tourists around the Old Town and the many many signs promising good food. You may be entranced, feeling like you’ve stepped back a little in time, […]
World Peace Cookies
We woke up before the results were in. We spent our morning in Vietnam refreshing the Guardian’s page again and again, watching the US electoral college votes go up excruciatingly slowly and punishingly red. Then it became more red and finally all red. And like what seems to be happening way to often this year, […]
The Funnelworthy List (October 2016)
Our monthly dose of Food for Thought. A collection of favourites to read, eat, make and explore. I could not be more inspired and more proud of my girlfriends for launching their creative projects this month. Positively Psyched and The Museum of Days. This has me drooling and craving for our days in North Western […]
Are We Enough?
A Mother’s love is [a] dangerous, revolutionary love that unites our one human family and reminds us that we belong to each other and that there is no such thing as other people’s children. […]
Home Grown Lemons and the Real Reason I Bake
There are so many reasons to bake. And bake as in cake. After years of comforting myself in the kitchen by stirring, mixing and rubbing in butter, I suddenly realised why I am the one often bringing the cake to the party. The one who bakes banana bread after work, who makes scones for the […]
