TASTE OF Thailand Recipe: Vegetarian Red Curry with Mushroom and Sweet Potato
This vegetarian Thai red curry was not planned. The second installment of my ‘Taste Of’ cooking challenge was supposed to be chicken laksa – a spicy Malaysian noodle soup. However, after offering to cook dinner for my parents on a sunday evening, and finding myself staring at a can of coconut milk, I just couldn’t [...]
Philipsburg, St Maarten in Photographs
We visited St Maarten during a Caribbean cruise – the Dutch side of an island shared with the French. A morning wandering around the capital, Philipsburg was very enjoyable. The beach was beautiful and had crystal blue water and all that jazz. There was an abundance of pretty palm trees and the harbour was picturesque. Philipsburg is [...]
TASTE OF the Middle East: Falafel and Tabouli Salad
I’m trying something new cooking wise. While I may not be in a position to constantly galavant around the globe (full-time job and all that!) I thought it would be fun to tantalize my tastebuds with some delicious recipes from around the world instead. And the first meal I decided to ‘cook-up’ for the ‘TASTE OF’ [...]
Enchanted by Hunte’s Gardens In Barbados
Hunte’s Gardens in Barbados describes itself as ‘the most enchanting place on earth’ and after visiting during my recent Caribbean travels, I have to say that this description is right on! Going on the trip here was more for my green-fingered mum than anything else, but this beautiful garden in the St Joseph area of [...]
Photos of Montreal Homes: Steps, Bicycles and Leafy Loveliness
I couldn’t help but stare up at a French voile curtain that was beautifully draped behind a baroque-style balcony of a second floor flat in Montreal. A trio of neatly placed plant pots were lined up in front of a heavenly-looking hammock. Despite having only been in this French Canadian city for a short time, [...]
A Gelato Affair In Vancouver
I fell in love in Vancouver… with gelato! There’s this little place called Bella Gelateria near Canada Place on the waterfront that makes the most beautiful gelato I’ve ever tasted. It’s beyond delicious. I was there almost every day ordering a double scoop of creamy scrumptiousness. Bad for the waistline, but too enjoyable to miss [...]
Escaping from a Nightmare Basement to a Posh Hotel
Wrapped in a white fluffy dressing down, fresh from a long luxurious shower, I wandered into the bedroom and admired the king size bed that was sumptuously layered with cushions. Then I moved into the spacious office room where a plush couch, coffee table and desk could be found. I was staying in an executive [...]
Antony Gormley’s Another Place Statues at Crosby Beach
It was a nice sunny saturday morning so we decided to head to Crosby Beach to see Antony Gormley’s Another Place. This is a permanent art work consisting of 100 cast iron statues stuck firmly in the sand. It’s an incredible sight and looks particularly atmospheric on a cloudy dull day, which is exactly what [...]
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