i knew my mom’s plane had landed at heathrow yesterday because the clouds parted and the sun was so bright! even though her flight was slightly delayed, even though it was drizzling and grey outside on my journey out to the airport, and even though i had no idea when she’d be walking into the [...]
November 2009
well this marks the first time i’ve officially cooked a recipe i’ve found on a fellow blogger’s site. get excited! oh and yes i said veggie cookies. sweet potatoes are veggies, right? only yesterday, i saw this recipe for sweet potato oatmeal raisin cookies on tina’s carrots ‘n’ cake blog. and it couldn’t have been [...]
at the risk of ruining the surprise of what i’ll be giving as christmas presents this year, i thought it would be worth it to document my chutney-making adventure here. i’ve always wanted to make my own jars of something for gifts, and being in england, what better than to give the gift of chutney? [...]
thai food, why must you be so scrumptious? with your awesome curries and noodle concoctions, with the lemongrass and the tamarind? and why must london be filled with your restaurants? tempting me at every corner? you may think that if you are allergic to eggs and soy, you wouldn’t be able to enjoy a decent [...]
i can’t believe we’re only a week away from thanksgiving. what?? where has 2009 gone? i’m very excited to be hosting thanksgiving dinner in our flat again this year. my mom arrives this friday and preparations have already begun for the 10-person dinner party. this is mostly because they don’t have thanksgiving here (for pretty [...]
