Chettinad chicken
We had a cookery lesson in our wonderful hotel Visalam in Chettinad and learned how to make this dish. I think this tastes fairly similar to the one Chef made! […]
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South indian okra poriyal
We had some delicious food in Tamil Nadu and I fell in love with okra all over again. This is not quite how we had it, but we did eat […]
Papaya zinger
With a houseguest and not much in the fridge apart from half a papaya, some carrots and an apple, I invented this truly delicious juice to get him going for […]
Lentil and cauliflower curry
As I am on my own this week, I have not been very good at shopping. Last night I had half a cauliflower in the fridge, half a carton of […]
Bon Paa – a main course Lao fish paté
Inspired by our recent rip to Laos, and by a book Ant Egg Soup: the adventures of a food tourist in Laos by by Natacha do Pont de Bie, I […]
Some delicious foodie pics from Laos..
I recently visited Laos for a couple of weeks and the food there is delicious. Very fresh, herby and not particularly spicy. I will be experimenting with recipes soon, but […]
Steamed salmon with ginger
Good wild salmon is full of nutrients and ginger is excellent for enhancing immunity. This is one of the many dishes that I have ben preparing for my radiotherapy patient, […]
Sachiyo’s teriyaki chicken
Did you know that ‘Teriyaki’ means ‘shiny cooked’? This is Sachiyo’s very simple recipe for it, so easy to make, although I have added sake and grated ginger to it […]
Japanese stir-fried sesame mushrooms with noodles and greens
I bought three types of mushrooms for this dish – enoki, maitake and shitake – and made a simple stir-fry using lots of garlic and ginger, making this a beautiful anti-cancer […]
Practising what I preach: back into daily #yoga & #meditation
I can’t tell you how much better I feel, both physically and mentally back here in Singapore. I am back into a 30 minutes yoga workout followed by 15 minutes mediation. […]
healthy living with cancer 