Did you know that Japanese people eat their watermelon with salt? Apparently it’s quite a common occurrence there because their summers are scorching and as a result of the heat and sweat, people lose sodium and eating watermelon with salt will both add flavour to the cold watermelon and replenish a bit of the lost […]…
It was difficult to finish that huge pineapple we bought a couple of weeks ago. Even though it only cost $2.50AUD for the whole thing, I didn’t want to waste such a good ingredient so I decided to make pina coladas with it. In the end I didn’t really use up all that much of […]…
I know I said I was going to try writing one post a day. That was part of my 2012 New Years resolution. Just 2 weeks after New Years, I’ve already missed 2 days and will be missing another one tomorrow. Feeling a bit ashamed at my lack of endurance, I hope you can forgive […]…
I can’t believe how fast the days are flying. It’s already more than one week into the new year and I feel like I haven’t done a thing! I set myself a news years resolution to post everyday and I’m struggling with a friend’s hens and wedding as well as many other things that […]…
Summer is really the season for eating refreshing, beautiful fruits. They come in a myriad of colours, my favourite being red. Red is the colour of strawberries, of raspberries and of course, of watermelons. Red is also a festive colour, perfect for Christmas, New Years, the up coming Chinese New Year and even Valentines […]…
It’s getting so hot I feel like I’m going to melt. I don’t have a proper garage so the car just sits in the driveway, soaking up every bit of the heat. On over 30 degree days like this, all I feel like doing is to sit in a well air-conditioned room and drinking […]…
I’m falling in love with cocktails. I know it’s a strange occurrence when I can’t even drink more than half a standard drink but it’s true. It’s the vibrant colours and the refreshing ingredients (not to mention sometimes it’s actually quite delicious) that has me hooked. It doesn’t help when Yuye loves making cocktails and […]…
I’ve never really celebrated Christmas with my family. I do remember having a Christmas tree when I was very young but the memories of celebrations are a blur. Even if we celebrated, I’m sure it was Chinese style instead of the usual Christmas fare. After my parents became busy with work, mum […]…