There’s something about traveling where after a while you start to miss the flavours of home. It’s been about a week in Barcelona and I’ve had some of the best food here…Botafumeiro was awesome as usual and the little shops with tapas and other kinds of Spanish food have been great. From Botafumeiro – now … More Low Carb Chicken Porridge
Dory is now my middle name. This week I left my iPhone in NTUC…luckily I discovered it fast enough and I never was so glad as when the cashier pulled my phone our of her pocket. That same day I also had to send off an important email but I literally forgot what I was … More Gingko Nut and Scallop Cauliflower “Rice” Porridge
Every cloud has a silver lining. When one door closes, another one opens. These are aphorisms and are usually quoted to jog a depressed person into a semblance of cheer. I detest aphorisms, mainly because they are quoted by people who want to bring a patch on your situation without really trying to understand … More Low Carb Olive Leaves Fried “Rice”
I don’t miss doing night calls. At this point of my life, working through the night would probably kill me. But night calls are part and parcel of a doctor’s life and they were probably what trained many of us in clinical judgment and decision-making as we had no choice but to make and stand … More Low Carb Chicken and Preserved Egg Congee
Kid #2 is a purist. She is completely unadventurous when it comes to food and it is a nightmare trying to get her to eat any greens besides broccoli, or anything with a smidgen of spice in it. But I have a stealth strategy that is to introduce tiny bits of spice or herbs … More Garlic Cauliflower Fried “Rice”
Life is full of remakes. I remember growing up with the Hawaii Five-O theme running through my head with the iconic surfing scene. Watching old episodes now it is hard to sit through the stilted acting and the simplistic story lines; the current remake of the show is much edgier and fast moving. … More Low Carb Loco Moco
I married into a non-pork eating family. When people find out, they often wonder aloud if we are keeping kosher or halal, but it is simply because hub’s family was strongly influenced for many years by a close friend who was a Messianic Jew. He singlehandedly wiped out pork from their food repertoire (and eggplant … More Low Carb Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan (braised pork rice)
Still Feeling Peckish 