Bitter or sweet, it’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? It was an accident. The gourds (aka bitter melons) were lying on the counter for longer than intended. Blame it on inertia or lack of inspiration, the lush green beauties sat there placidly peering back at me every morning as I poured my morning […]
vegetarian
No animal products, but eggs and dairy are ok
Easy Bruschetta
Begin what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. – Sir Francis Bacon With sheltering-at-home and circuit breaker measures in place these past weeks, we got creative with using up every last bit of […]
Halloumi Egg Sandwich
When you have only 30 minutes for lunch, can’t order take-out and have to make do with what is left in the refrigerator…. There really isn’t much of by way of recipe. It is just a sandwich after all! But if you ever find yourself faced with a couple of inches of halloumi and several […]
10-minute Banana Dessert
To all our frontline workers around the world: There is no greater sacrifice than the one you take on every day as you walk into the unknown, knowing what we know of the coronavirus, on behalf of all of us in the human race. Thank you for your unseen, unthanked, tireless work. We thank you. […]
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Crispy Okra
It is our hope that this crisis that the whole world is facing together will unite us – that we forget our differences and stand together; that we be grateful for what we have and lend a hand to those who are wanting; that we never forget that we are one people, one world, one […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life ~ unknown August 4 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! If I had my way, there would be a Chocolate Chip Cookie Day once a month. Won’t do my health any good but hey, one can daydream. Ironically, I woke up this morning planning to bake […]
Colorful Pea Shoot Stir-Fry
Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be ~ unknown Change. A single syllable that has catalysed so much in ways big and small, globally and personally. With everything that is published on popular media these days, it is easy to forget how beautiful change can be. As we are now midway […]
Tomato & Onion Scramble
There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. ~ Zora Neale Hurston ~ HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL, BOTH FAR AND NEAR – MAY YOUR DAYS BE FULL OF CHEER! KNOW PEACE AND JOY EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR WITH MUCH LAUGHTER AND WONDERMENT TO BEAR ! ~ Another year draws to a close […]
Easy Banana Walnut Loaf
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, stand a little taller….. ~ “Stronger”, Kelly Clarkson Life has a way of throwing a curveball when we least expect it. Self-help gurus will tell us to ‘stay positive’, ‘shift your perspective’, the advice goes on. What really happens is we don’t read (or write) blogs, we face […]
Ethiopian Cabbage
Good music goes with good food. ~African Proverb Ever since stumbling on an Ethiopian restaurant, we have been going back there and persuading friends to go with us. Eating is very communal in the culture and we unabashedly and awkwardly tucked in using our right hands, as Ethiopians do. Ethiopian food incorporates lots of earthy and aromatic spices, […]