Second time Mom and Dark Chocolate Coconut Butter Chewies
Sometimes after I’ve put our toddler in bed, I’ll sit quietly in the dark by his side, buying my time, wondering how long I have before they figure out I’m available again. Free to be needed once more, to have my breasts sucked raw by our newborn baby till they bleed. I hide in the […]
Blueberry Tsingtao B33R Waffles
There is nothing quite like a Belgian waffle straight from a van on the street of Brussels. Yes Belgium is famous for its beer, frites and chocolates, all justified in their stellar reputation, but sometimes these ridiculously decadent yet simple waffles are overlooked. Also I’m not that much of a beer drinker, though I would […]
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 […]
Popsicle Week 2016 – Mango Pandan Vanilla Bean Popsicles
Ah summer. You are finally here. Summer in Asia brings sweaty backs, sticky legs and rain showers. The scent of suntan lotion and mosquito repellent blend together on your skin to tell the world that yes, summer is sticking around for awhile. In Europe or colder places, the long awaited summer sounds more like THIS. Oh […]
Down-time Cranberry Cream Scones
The best scones I can remember eating were at the top of a small hill in Devon. A quaint little tea room just like the ones you imagine to find in the English countryside, had a blackboard set up outside announcing Cream Teas were being served. We had hiked along the stunning rough coastline and with […]
Eat Eat Eat for Chinese Easter
Warning – this post is not for vegetarians. Exactly two years ago we were bundled up in our sweaters and socks waiting for an entire roasted lamb to be ready. It had been spinning on the spit since 6am, getting the rosemary-olive oil massage treatment and barely visible through the fog of Terovo. We were […]
On New Motherhood and Grapefruit Lemon Loaves
People tell you it is the toughest job, that it is not easy, but you don’t really realize what that means until you go through it yourself. How hard can it be to take care of a little human? You see women at cafes chatting over coffee as their babe snoozes in a stroller, you […]
The Non-Definitive Guide to Dim Sum – Part I
How could you not fall in love with a type of meal that literally means “light up the heart’? A whole array of dishes, mostly steamed, some deep-fried, others occasionally baked into the crispiest of feathery light pastries, all with the sole purpose of igniting joy. Dim Sum 點心 has a dedicated following anywhere Cantonese […]
Life As We Know It … November 2015
” Be soft, Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, You still believe it to be a beautiful place.” […]
Hong Kong…Through The Funnel
Hong Kong is the sixth in our series – “…Through the Funnel”. You can read our previous one on Myanmar here. It is a way for us to share 12 aspects that stood out to us in our experience of a place and its people. Did we miss something that stood out to you in Hong Kong? #1 Food obsession One of the […]
