New beginnings As we start a new year, we look forward to new adventures and ventures. Yesterday I came across a documentary about a nineteen-year-old boy in Thailand, who has to work very hard to buy rice to feed his family. He is working to support himself and is determined to finish school so thatContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Simple Celebrations”
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Beginner’s Choice: Mary’s Christmas
A cake for Christmas is quite appropriate because Christmas is a birthday celebration. Mothers have a central role in birthdays as they are the ones who gave birth to the birthday celebrants. Mothers also have a major role in deciding the menu for family celebrations. My mother decided that we will not have turkey thisContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Mary’s Christmas”
Beginner’s Choice: A Taste of the Rustic Life
Adventure abounds Human beings are born with a sense of adventure. We long to see and experience new things. When my nephew was a little boy he used to ask my brother: “Where are we going Papa?” and my brother would answer: “On an adventure”. I didn’t know if that meant that my brother didn’tContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: A Taste of the Rustic Life”
Beginner’s Choice: When Food Soothes and Heals
Most of us have favourite childhood food memories, especially of our mother’s cooking. I have always liked porridge, but it was something my mother used to give me when I was sick. I have always preferred my food simple. Plain rice porridge with a bit of seasoning was best when I couldn’t eat much. MothersContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: When Food Soothes and Heals”
Beginner’s Choice: The Sweet and Savoury Moments
It’s already December 2022 and time to look back on another year that has gone by. We will no doubt find memories of sweet moments and not-so-sweet moments, and celebrate the fact that for there to be a picture there has to be light and shade. I remember a funny scene (perhaps from Sesame Street)Continue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The Sweet and Savoury Moments”
GARDENING TIPS: ALL THINGS BLACK, BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL
By Andrea Pavee About a year ago, as we were preparing to return to our newly constructed home, we traversed the length and breadth of the Klang Valley looking for feature plants, planters and pots to beautify our garden. At one of our stops, I found the magnificent Black Magic (Black Colocasia) and Black CoralContinue reading “GARDENING TIPS: ALL THINGS BLACK, BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL”
Beginner’s Choice: Friends, Food and Fun
Food diplomacy The week has gone by quickly in the world that has been bustling with events from meetings of world leaders to the World Cup. Serious business is usually followed by the sharing of a meal at a banquet or a cocktail reception, where the mood is lighter and the host takes the occasionContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: Friends, Food and Fun”
Sewing Symphonies: The Knitted Scarf
By Andrea Pavee When I was a child, Malaysian students were taught rudimentary sewing in Primary school. That was where I first learned how to cross stitch. I still remember the day I brought back my fledgling efforts to my Godmother’s home and how she helped me finish my homework to perfection. Encouraged by myContinue reading “Sewing Symphonies: The Knitted Scarf”
Family Traditions: Easy Oxtail Stew
By Andrea Pavee Last week as I was out doing the groceries, I decided on impulse (not always a good thing), to get a few trays of oxtail to make the stew which has been, for generations, our family’s ultimate comfort food. With everything rising from global stagflation, this could be an option for aContinue reading “Family Traditions: Easy Oxtail Stew“
Beginner’s Choice: The World of Curries and Soups
Dry curry My friend Anna cooked an Indian dry potato and cabbage curry dish and had Foodpanda deliver it to cheer us up last week. Those of us who were on medical leave certainly appreciated the kind detail. We tried to work out what spices were in the dish. I found a recipe online. TheContinue reading “Beginner’s Choice: The World of Curries and Soups“
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