What was observed as a day to honor St. Valentine became the day for courtly love. From chocolates to flowers, the Valentine’s day has evolved into romance, since the 15th century. While it’s the day for couples to express their undying love, Valentine’s day is indeed a black market for your neighborhood florist. Lucky them, … Continue reading »
It has been the new year once again since last Monday. For some reason, the Chinese (who are not just people from China) celebrate new year based on the Lunar Calendar. Something to do with the moon…lunar… Right. What I do know that it lasts 15 days, with the 7th being “Ren Re”, everybody’s birthday. … Continue reading »
It was a hasty decision, this time. Traveling round Taiwan was no joke. I probably left a million footsteps behind, bringing back with me a pair of sore feet and a back ache. It wasn’t the best of times to set foot in Taiwan either. January’s blistery cold, foggy, and worst of all, wet. Please … Continue reading »
There are a few issues with baking for the people here at home. Number one, one fella is hardly at home. Two, another has a sugar problem…or diabetes. (Potato, potahto, same difference.) And three, there are four of us. Either I have to cut recipes, let food go to waste or not bake at all. … Continue reading »
Life’s been a whirlwind and I haven’t found a good time to take the butter out to cream. I work from morning to evening. I hardly make an effort to squeeze in my running ‘routine’. Time goes swooshing past as I watch my waistline slowly disappear. Maybe I exaggerate, but the canvas at home did … Continue reading »
Pancakes pancakes pancakes. They’re just about my favorite breakfast (besides cinnamon rolls) of all times. When I’m sugar high, I think pancakes. When I’m sick of cereal, I think pancakes. When I’m… Okay, I think you fairly got the picture. While pancakes make a sweet breakfast (pun so intended), work in the morning can make … Continue reading »
How can something so simple, so old-fashioned, like a chocolate chip cookie, complicate the culinary world? As most of us know, the cookie was accidentally developed by our dear Ruth Wakefield, the founder of Toll House, in the year 1930. And ever since then, every soul we know has been trying to conquer one recipe … Continue reading »
