Michelle's world of food

We finally took lounge curtains down today. There was a moment of silence. The curtains had a long history; surviving battering from our various pets. It all started with our first pair of budgies, Birdie and Sunshine. We would let them out for a fly everyday while we are at work. They pretty much have free reign of the house. As we live up the hills and with such a lovely view and lots of privacy, we hardly ever draw the curtains, even in mid-winter. One cold, wet and miserable afternoon, we decided to chill and watch a DVD. It was one of those, "I want to be a couch potato when I grow up..." moment. To our horror, as we drew the curtains, we realised they were full of holes. We are not talking about tiny pin size holes but holes large enough to fill a bucket. It suddenly dawn on us that those birds were not being "cute" hiding behind the folds of the curtains, they were actually eating them! Those little rascals. We decided not to replace them; the curtains th...

If you are reading this page, good on you! Most people would have been put off with the words, "Steam vegetables". Give me a steak and spare ribs anytime. We are supposed to be eating healthy so you can't get healthier than steam vegetables. But we have been caught red-handed getting takeaways last night. I blame my husband. He locked the keys in the car while we were collecting our fish and chips. And we had to call on our neighbours to come pick us up to get the other set of keys which I conveniently left at home. Did I mention that we love our neighbours? Steam vegetables can be palatable. This recipe does not take away the sweetness of the vegetables themselves but rather enhances it. Friends love it and it always disappear rather quickly from the dinner table. Ingredients: 1 head broccoli 1/2 head cauliflower 250 gm french beans 4 medium carrots 6 garlic 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt Steps: 1. Cut broccoli and cauliflower into chunks. 2. Slice carrots ...

It is official, we are on diet. My lovely husband complained that he has been putting on weight since I started this blog. I have two choices, close the blog down or come up with healthier recipes. Well, there is a third, I could totally ignore him and continue with what I am doing. The problem with the third option is that my no longer loyal bathroom scale has been telling me the same thing. Don't you just wish you have one of those mirrors that tell you how you are the "loveliest lady in the land". Except this will be a lying bathroom scale telling you how perfect your weight is. Hence, I have been experimenting with palatable, wholesome and vegetarian recipes to set us on the path of  healthier eating. This is one of my favourite vegetarian meals which can be accompanied by a nice loaf of bread with hummus on the side for some nutritious carbohydrates. I ngredients: 1 eggplant 2 ripe tomatoes 1 courgette 6 asparagus 1 red bell pepper 1 red onion 6 large mu...

I have been on a food sabbatical (if there is such a thing). Actually, we have been busy with house renovation and also now proud parents of Timothy Williams (or Timmy for short). He's a one a year old cat we adopted from SPCA three months ago. So, my time has been split between work, renovation and making little Timmy feels right at home. If the name, Timothy Williams rings a bell, remember "Timmy Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by mistake in a hamper" by Beatrix Potter? There's a Tiger in every cat I admit I am appalling when it comes to naming pets. My very first dog, a female mongrel was named "Oinky". Why? Well, she loves sleeping and you have to admit that her snoozing habit reminds me of a little pig! Poor girl has to put up with that name for her whole life. After she was long gone, I got myself a Pembroke Welsh Corgi; the Queen would have approved. Of course, I named him "Corgi". Seriously, you can't go wrong wit...