Mummy has been telling us for a long time that we are sending her broke, and I guess it finally happened. For nearly 3 weeks we’ve been living in poverty; I guess she can’t afford to pay the bills. We have to sit in the
A very good friend who had been resident in the Philippines for many years just returned to Australia. We’ve had regular chats as she settles her life back in a developed, Western country. And it’s been interesting for me to reflect on the funny and
Having a household with a many cats means we have to have a lot of everything to keep tensions down. We have an abundance of comfy beds, window hammocks, high shelves, litter trays. And we have a lot of water vessels. To encourage my kitties
Mama Fang is one of our resident strays. She used to arrive each afternoon to wait for her 6pm meal, and her 9pm snacks with 2 of her many daughters, Rusty and Spicy. Then she’d disappear. These days, she stays all day and all night
When a good friend moved into a beautiful apartment with sweeping views of Cebu City, she asked if I would cater her housewarming event. One of the advantages of catering as a hobby, is that I don’t have to think about profit margins. Providing this
I usually cook my salmon in the sous vide “naked” but recently I tried cooking with a marinade in the pouch. First was with a teriyaki sauce (soy, mirin, sweetener, ginger and garlic). Then while searing the salmon I reduced the sauce to be thick
I placed an online meat order a few weeks back, which can be fraught with issues. The minimum order for frozen beef cheeks was 7kg, which I was happy to buy, but I expected them to be in small packages. But no, the 7kg was
