I can’t think of more soul-nourishing Indian cuisine than the classic thali meal ━ an interchangeable symbol of Indian food culture. Thali meal, the king of Indian food, is usually served as a wedding feast, during festivals and all sorts of celebrations, such as Onam and Diwali. A thali meal means a full plate…
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The joy of food rarely is just about the said food; Nasi Bakar is more about the stories, traditions and memories built around it.…
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I woke up from another day of excellent sleep a bit later than usual, but why not? After all, it’s my vacation day. So I pulled the card of the day ━ Page of Wands ━ and journaled a bit about it while updating my to-do list for the next two days and next…
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I might have jinxed it when I wrote about the most peaceful sleep I had in months on my first night here — because neither of us got much sleep yesterday, no thanks to the severe wind storm. It had started yesterday afternoon, but by midnight it was a full-blown storm. The whole house…
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Today, I hosted a belated Diwali celebration and invited Jen, Pri and Aina for an Indian meal and Australian wine.…
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I can’t believe it has been two years since I met Neera for the first time. She got my attention when she gave the guest speaker at a blogger conference a bag full of Tim Tams, the iconic Australian chocolate biscuit. I remember thinking that I need to befriend her before the conference is…
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I am, just back from spending the Diwali weekend in Jakarta, and what am I doing? Complaining about Kue Bangkit while munching on it.…
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