Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

Trevor and I just got married the other day!
Our wedding photos are now on-line - these were taken by kuya Ramon. There are more photos taken by the City hall-accredited photographer and we pick them up on Monday - so by then there should be more photos on-line.
It was a lovely simple […]

The falafel is one of Lebanon’s (and in the rest of the Middle East) most popular dishes, also very widely known in many parts of the world. I found a recipe for felafel in a Lebanese cookbook, and also found a similar recipe for a dish using chicken and pistachio nuts.
Since Trevor is quite fond […]

Our lecture at UP last Saturday turned out very well. It was very difficult getting up in the morning to be there before 9AM - in fact, Trevor and I practiced starting Monday by setting the alarm at 12, then 11, 10, 9, 8, and finally 7 AM.
Of course, Edward has written about […]

What a wonderful birthday lunch yesterday! I was about to panic when we arrived at the Haf Chan and the round tables weren’t reserved! So we had to get four normal rectangular tables and just put them together into a long table that would fit (rather tightly) at least 24 people. I also had to […]

After cooking and eating tonight, I decided to lie down and rest as I was quite exhausted while my partner washed the dishes before making us both some coffee. I was resting a few minutes and I started to dream in half-sleep. I like that feeling because it somehow speeds up the rest process. When […]

Dinner tonight was soy chicken with vegetable noodles in carrot sauce. Below is a photo of the noodle dish. I used the stock from the chicken to cook the noodles and the carrots. Then I served this on a plate with lettuce under the noodles and grated cheese on top.

In addition to the noodles and […]

Been quite busy in the kitchen lately. Since I started feeling better, I’ve been doing more cooking, which is something that I can quite enjoy. Just now, I’ve finished making two bottles of pickled onions, following instructions from the BBC’s H2G2 website (and so I just learned that pickled onions are an English Pub staple!). […]