A paw full of spice makes everything nice
In this time of year, when most of my family and friends are getting ready for the chill of ‘sweater weather’ in the Northern Hemisphere, I find myself increasing more and more confined indoors thanks to the Malaysian rainy season. The weather in this tropical country might not be getting colder but the inclination…
Every Sunday night, I sit down with a pen and paper in hand and menu plan for the week. Sometimes I know exactly what I want to eat in the week ahead and sometimes I ask for suggestions. After all, this family is a democracy and is inclusive of other…
One of my favorite cooking shows of all time is and shall forever be, Two Fat Ladies. For those unfamiliar with this British gem of a cooking show it involves two women of a certain age, Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, as they travel around the UK making…
For over a decade, I taught preschool all around the world. Which means that I have seen kids’ lunches from Seoul to Seattle. Not only that but I’ve experienced the universal struggle of getting children to sit at a table and eat food. Whether each meal is delightful or dreadful really depends on what’s…
One of my favorite ways to relax and de-stress is to order a bunch of Chinese food and slowly make my way through it. If it’s a hard day at work, I might grab some friends and go for lunch at the local Chinese hole-in-the-wall. If I was feeling lazy and…
The process of making sushi rolls always seemed mysterious to me. For someone who has a difficult time hanging a picture straight, how the hell was I going to put together a nice tight sushi roll? Like the little dude from Karate Kid, the true mastery of this skill eluded me for some time. Naturally…
Without dumplings, is it really Chinese New Year? Could it be celebrated without an onslaught of fireworks, red envelopes filled with cash and a big steaming plate of dumplings? No…它不能!!!! So, after 5 years or so of living in China, I finally asked a friend’s mother to come and teach me how…