TDLR – I’ve been busy catching up with my family, cooking and eating food that I missed, and playing with our cats.

I’ve been busy with work since the latter part of November. It’s taking up a lot of my time and energy that I usually would have used for my hobbies, …

Filipino coconut macaroons are some of the easiest dessert/snack that you can bake. It’s basically foolproof, doesn’t take a long time to bake, and you’d get a lot of macaroons in just 1 batch.

These are the books that I added to my library in October 2023. I bought all of these off Amazon, some for the challenges that I’m participating in, and the …

This month’s theme for British Crime Classics is All Hallows’ Eve/Spooky Mysteries—perfectly timed for Halloween, right? This book is just right up the alley.

Craving Tim Ho Wan’s steamed chicken? I was too—until I made my own version! This Steamed Chicken with Jujubes and Cordyceps Flowers is flavorful, hearty, and easy to recreate at home.

The Red House Mystery is a lost gem from a time before Tigger and a perfectly crafted whodunit with witty dialogue, deft plotting and a most curious cast of characters.

September is almost over and I’ve only gotten round to editing and compiling the roses that bloomed in August. Better late than never, I guess.