I was nominated by a fellow blogger, Quingdom, for a 7-Day Nature Photo Challenge, and I have been posting nature photos from my own stock of photos for a few days. Torch ginger is native to South East Asia, and I have first seen it in the Ginger Garden at Singapore Botanic Gardens. First of all, I would have never thought that gingers would have … Continue reading 7-Day Nature Photo Challenge ~ Day 6
Last week, I went to a dinner party where everyone brought something they made at home. Had soo much fun, ate too much food and was a fantastic night! I made a meze called “atom”, which is a dish made with strained yogurt (in North America we call it “greek yogurt”), garlic and a whole lot of fried hot peppers. Meze, common throughout the Mediterranean … Continue reading Another kind of “Atom”
What’s making you happy this week? This is a segment in one of my favorite podcasts “Pop Culture Happy Hour“ by NPR. First, the podcast is exactly about what it says on its name: A weekly roundtable discussion about pop culture. It is such a fun podcast, and I look forward to listening to it every Friday. You guys should check it out if you haven’t heard of … Continue reading Introducing a weekly feature
I truly love the Turkish börek. I really do. In fact, I don’t know any Turkish person who doesn’t. Börek is a layered pastry made with fresh pastry dough and filled with different varieties of cheese, herbs and spices, vegetables, or meat. What’s not to love? First, it is so versatile – you can have börek (boer-eck) for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as most people … Continue reading Turkish Börek
