Mid-week: I’ve finally got down to updating my iTunes library with the latest toon-age. I might have taken it a little too far and induced a banging headache that now pounds in tandem with my electro/house/rock beats. This sort of abated when I opened my dashboard to find a nice little tag from Deeba of […]

Who’s up for noodles?
Well, not just any type of noodles actually.
The finer but just as elegant cousin of the udon noodle is the somen noodle. Often considered the queen of all noodles, because it originated from the aristocrats and hence is the nobility’s favourite noodle, somen is made similar to hand-pulled noodles. However, somen require […]

Although it’s technically our summer holiday, I’ve been busy. And no, it isn’t just socializing. It’s about packing, buying presents, shopping for themed party costumes, sorting out next year’s rent and planning moving logistics. It’s slightly crazy and ‘eating’ away at my time for cooking and baking. But then again, I did spend the whole […]

Thank God it’s Friday.
Not that it makes much of a difference, since (why?) we’re on holiday and officially worry-free from exams. This weekend, Hans and I are the only ones left in the house; so begins our crazy marathon of baking and cooking, feasting and merry-making (no innuendos there). Not only do we deserve this […]