Brown rice vegetable stirfry
After a bit over a week in Manila eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner out every night, I have to admit I could really use a serving of this staple of my usual vegetarian repertoire. This is a dish I’ve probably made about once a month for the past year or two, simply because you can … Continue reading
Fine Thai dining in Manila
So, Manila is not exactly the culinary capital of the world. Filippino specialities included boiled fertilized duck eggs, pig intestines, lots and lots of fried things, and all sorts of meat and rice with no vegetables at all. I have to admit, I was a little nervous about this since food is such a big … Continue reading
Flourless chocolate cookies
My to-do list before leaving for Manila went something like this: pack, do errands, create new workout playlists, bake, etc. Baking had to be on it as I knew I wouldn’t have a chance to do it again for a while. Additionally, I’d promised a friend at work that I’d bake for her half birthday … Continue reading
Oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies
So, my big news. Only a little over a week ago, I got asked to participate in a dream work opportunity based out of Manila. Within a matter of days, I’d packed up my life, gotten a visa, and now I am here for 2.5 months. That is the amazing thing about consulting – things … Continue reading
Selected scenes from Sydney food exploration
The past week has been a wonderful combination of one of my best friends visiting, a CRAZY work development (will write more about that soon), and an amazing weekend trip to Noosa in Queensland. I was actually too busy really focusing on eating food there to take pictures of it, but I wanted to share … Continue reading
Quinoa with roasted vegetables
Behold, another fantastic detox vegetarian recipe. Post on all the food exploration to come soon as well of course. But first, I must talk about quinoa, one of my favourite things in the world. If you have not had this superfood then you really are missing out. It’s not too hard to find (although … Continue reading
Baked sweet potatoes with avocado, cucumber, and pepper salsa
With my first friend visiting Sydney, I had quite the whirlwind weekend exhausting her showing her all over Sydney and its surrounding suburbs, which of course included various food adventures (soon to be written about). By the end of Sunday, I was definitely ready for a light and healthy homemade meal. I’d run across this … Continue reading
Roasted brussel sprouts
All people that have hatred of brussel sprouts MUST read this post. I realise it is quite the polarising vegetable. People who don’t like it probably haven’t had spectacular roasted or caramelised brussel sprouts with pancetta/bacon/meat at a tapas or small-plates restaurant (a la Estragon in Boston’s South End or Cumulus in Melbourne) or … Continue reading
Cookies and cream cookies
It’s been almost three whole weeks since I’ve baked, which is about as long as I physically am capable of going (and it’s only because I was on vacation – were I in one place, that would never happen). An old friend from Boston was passing through Sydney on vacation with his girlfriend, so I … Continue reading
Curried vegetable brown rice soup
As much as I love to eat out, I do have some limits that I hit eventually, and sometimes it does feel really good to just stay at home and eat a simple bowl of soup with some fruit for dessert. I pre-emptively knew this would be the case when I came back from … Continue reading
Yours truly
Passionate amateur baker and devotee of exploring the world through food
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