Leftover day

Any day is leftover day really. I was working from home yesterday and didn't want to head out for lunch, so I poked about in the kitchen and pulled out these ingredients; figured I could make my version of a Waldorf salad. I diced the roast chicken (all of what you see in the picture),…

London

Before Berlin, there was London. M lived there for 6 years and I for 3.5. There were highs and there were lows; we were a Postdoc and PhD student living in London! There was only so much we could do but what we did was a lot of fun! Going back now with kids has…

Craving chocolate

Hi, I'm Renita and I am a choco-holic! I love chocolate, it's my weakness. I can resist most sweet things except chocolates and I had a MAJOR craving for a luscious, chocolate layer cake with a rich chocolate frosting!!; the recipe from the "Barefoot Contessa"- an episode I had watched awhile back- sprang to mind.…

Deepavali 2015

Tuesday (in Singapore anyway) was Deepavali, "the festival of lights". It's one of the biggest festivals in the Hindu calendar; celebrating "Light overcoming Darkness". The story that I grew up with was the victory of Rama over Lord Ravana and his return to Ayodhya; the people kept oiil lamps (Deepams) burning during the battle as…