Breakfast is..

A slice of olive and rosemary bread from The Royals spread with butter and eaten with milk coffee.

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Breakfast is..

Just a cup of tea, now nearly empty at my bedside table. Recovering slowly from a nasty bug. I have been in bed for the longest time.
 
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes and the gifts. My camera is away in Surabaya, Indonesia, holidaying without me, with my parents. I’m waiting for it to post up [...]

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Breakfast is..

 
Eating steamed corn in the garden and chatting with mom-in-law.
 

 
A pineapple poking out from a bush in our garden. I love how the stem looks almost blue.
 

 
A jungle of pandan
 

 
Betel leaves creeping up our back wall
 

 
Our banana tree.. The stem of the flower looks a little extra terrestial don’t you think?

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Breakfast is..

Chicken curry with a french loaf

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Breakfast is..

 
3 slices of papaya
 

 
1 glass of soya milk
 

 
Another day till the weekend..
 
Having fun with my new lens.

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Step by step latte with a stovetop espresso pot

When I’m busy taking these step by step photos, H gets 2 slices of toast and a jar of peanut butter for a self help breakfast. I have recently started using my moka pot again and its a great cheap way of having cafe quality latte in your own home

Fill the base of the pot [...]

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The perfect omelette

I’ve been told a couple of times that the directions in my recipes are extremely vague. I’ve decided to start writing detailed instructions with this simple recipe, perfect for one on a cozy morning. 
Perfect omelette for one 
Ingredients
1 small shallot, sliced finely
1 small tomato cubed
1 small green chilli sliced finely
1 stalk of parsley
2 tablespoons of olive [...]

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What’s in Pandoro’s box?

 
What’s in Pandoro’s box?

Pandoro’s box followed us home from Carrefour and left behind all his brothers and sisters.
He sat around for a while, looking handsome and full of promise in his pale box topped with the pretty brown ribbon.
He was born in Italy.

Unadorned, he’s tall dark and handsome

Inside he’s sweet and soft. Really like a [...]

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Breakfast on my table

As I started posting more and more and interacting with different people in my blog and thru other blogs, I started adding more and more links to my blogroll. It started growing longer and longer and I started reading more and more. Some bloggers became such good friends, I just had to know what u [...]

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Parmesan toast dippers with soft boiled eggs

I remember eating one soft boiled egg every morning when I started school at the young age of 7. I would eat it in a small plastic saucer with cartoon pictures at the base with a little bit of salt. I still love my soft boiled eggs and I always have it with a good [...]

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