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A Pleasant Surprise to Start the Week

See those two white radishes?  They were part of my edible garden harvest today!! I hadn’t even planned on harvesting them, but this morning, as I was pulling out weeds in my containers and planters, I noticed these white radishes … Continue reading

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A Humble Harvest

As my little edible garden continues to grow and grow, I am so pleased that in addition to the spring onions I harvest on a regular basis, I now have other edibles I can use in my kitchen too.  Here’s … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Buttered Chicken & Homegrown Genovese Basil

I just wanted to make the name of the dish extra long because I am so extremely pleased with myself.  Heh. So this was what we had for dinner last night.  It was a last minute preparation, given that yesterday … Continue reading

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I’m a Green Finger Wannabe

Sometime during the middle of last year, I decided to give gardening another go.  I can almost hear my hubby chuckling away in the background because the truth is, I never had success growing stuff.  The prospect did not look … Continue reading

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Homemade Pulut Tai Tai with Two Ingredients From My Garden!

Here’s a delicacy I have been dying to make for the longest time.  It’s called pulut tai tai, and it is one of the prettiest looking nyonya kueh you’ll ever see.  It’s one of my husband’s favorites too!  Made from glutinous rice, pulut tai … Continue reading

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