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 Years ago, when corn milk was introduced in Thailand and we the consumers were told that it was not only healthy but supposedly to make us look good. The lady who sold me the bottles of cold corn milk freshly made every morning swore it would make my skin glow, my hair shine, and
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 On of my favourite cooking show is Kylie Kwong: Cooking with Heart and Soul, not only her smile reminds me of my childhood friends but her cooking is like my mother’s. She makes Chinese cooking reachable and her dishes tell stories. One of my favourite episodes was one that she made Mrs Jang’s simplest fried
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 During winter and cold rain we wished to be near stove, move our faces closer to the steams escaped from the dancing lid of the hot Dutch oven. The smell of stew was comforting and the heat of the food made us felt so cozy. In summer, we rather sip the cold gazpacho and
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 If the internet could transmit smell, today my blog would have been the smelliest one in the whole world. And when I said “smell”, it could mean “good smell” or “bad smell”, depending on where you stand on “fermented shrimp paste”. Nasi Goreng is Indonesian fried rice with vibrant spicy flavour. There was a time
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 Do you really believe that your favourite coffee shop make your most favourite coffee in the world? If so, you haven’t tried making your own coffee. Every late afternoon when my kid is taking a nap, the household is in place, and the air is settled, I find leisurely few hours for myself in a
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 Some of the best chefs are working on street, in the open air sincerely exhibit their works over the hot stoves and turn simple ingredients to the most desirable objects. Years ago there was a Chinese food junction delivered food on the open, muddy ground every evening till midnight near to our home. As the
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 Tom Kha Khai is a creamy and aromatic soupy chicken curry, a famous dish in Thai kitchens along side Tom Yum. Tom Kha Khai is quite mild but loaded up with beautiful aroma of galangal and the sassy sourness in the creamy coconut body. To make a perfect hot bowl of Tom Kha Khai, the
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 The rain drops sprung fresh greens above the ground where my eyes met a familiar childhood toy when we strolled around in Pune University this morning. I stopped my husband and son at once, bowed down, and swished the oval green leaves of the below. As I stuck the leaves on my son’s t-shirt, he giggled. He …
 We haven’t had squid in a while, since rain has started and the fishing regulation has been strict over the spawning season. Seafood became expensive and deficient in the market. When we spotted the freshest squids on the ice tray over the weekend, we immediately went for it. I wanted something simple that doesn’t overpowering
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 It’s Father’s day in Yaseen’s school yesterday and my husband accompanied him to class in the morning. It was kind of their first official celebration of Father’s day. We were never quite followed the world’s calendar and always had some made-up-days to celebrate just us. But it was fun, as they came home and told
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