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Tasty “Trash” Un-Burger Burger

It’s amazing what can sometimes be created from leftovers found lying in the fridge. On occasion, simply throwing together a hodge-podge of bits and pieces of food remnants can produce a stunning epicurean experience that may even rival the most well-planned and holistically designed recipe.

That was the case when I made myself a hastily put-together burger lunch. It turned out to be one of the tastiest burgers I’ve had in a long while!

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Honey, Does My Breath Stink?

This is another one of those homey “non-recipe” dishes that is unspeakably simple and easy, takes no time at all to put together, and yet is incredibly tasty.

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Aromatic Convenience

The only reason I’m writing about this is because it has suddenly come to my attention that the sole, solitary post in the “Kitchen Tips” category is starting to feel just a lil’ bit lonely. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to give it a companion.

No. I’m kidding. I just think perhaps some of you may find this useful - - simple and basic though it may be.

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Choco-Therapy

This was my lunch.

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It Depends On Whether You Are A Romantic Or A Realist…

…as to which Mid-Autumn Festival legend you are more likely to believe or even enjoy.

There is of course the romantic, if somewhat tragic, legend of Chang Er, the immortal beauty who lives on the moon. There is also the story of stoic patriots who overthrew the evil occupiers that ruled their land.

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Activating My Green Fingers, If Any

Happy Monday to you! Hope you had a fantabulous weekend!

I’d like some advice please.

I’m thinking of starting a tiny patch-sized herb garden. I’m tired of the constant “struggle” of buying fresh herbs from the supermarket / market, not using all of them up, and feeling guilty when they end up having to be thrown out.

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Smooth, Snowy Sweetness

Perhaps you may have noticed : in the last few weeks, I’ve been going through a phase of desiring, and thus indulging in, a fair bit of homey Chinese comfort foods. Maybe it’s the tremendous work pressure I’ve been under lately, but I’ve just been wanting lots of restorative, soulful foods. And being one with a sweet-tooth, more often than not the comfort foods that I crave are sweet. So I’ve been working my way through my little repertoire of traditional Chinese sweet soups or tang shui / tong shui.

This is another very simple, terribly easy to prepare, and yet highly satisfying and enjoyable tong shui…

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Glad Tidings

Just a quick note : I have been informed by Cold Storage that they have a new shipment (from their new distributor) of Arnott’s Tim Tams - - in the Classic Dark flavor! (And of course, also in the regular milk chocolate flavor too.)

So, for those who have been missing these bikkies and been suffering withdrawal symptoms (or am I the only incurable addict around here? ), they should be available at Cold Storage outlets. I’m not sure if they are available island-wide though.

As for me and my mum? We’re two happy campers today… now that we have gotten a whole new stash of our daily sugar fix!

Thanks to Cold Storage for making it happen.

Going Looney Over Mooncakes

This is the time of year when I really do go quite looney (not that I don’t display vestiges of such behavior from time to time during the rest of the year) over mooncakes. I love mooncakes; but I can also be quite finicky about which ones I’ll eat. They have to be worth the while, if you know what I mean – worth all that sugar, fat and calories!

What has been somewhat odd for me this year – during my annual ‘mooncake binge’ – is a seeming shift in the desires of my taste-buds; my palate seems to have gone all traditional on me.

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