Foodsze in a nutshell…
My wall clock sums up what I’m all about. My days (and nights) are ruled by constant mental notes on what to eat and what to cook. I grew up in the land of Char Kuey Teow, Nasi Lemak and Roti Canai that is Malaysia and I’ve settled down in Melbourne, another melting pot of gastronomical delights! I enjoy eating almost anything and aim to cook whatever I can. Baking and cooking has been my passion alongside music, art and travel.
The kitchen is my zen spot; a space to channel my love for cooking, sometimes a place to vent unspoken frustrations (usually with a good lump of bread dough, fist-pounded to that perfect elasticity). It is also a place to flirt, to play footsie with tantalizing, intricate food ideas or to marvel at the simplest back to basics Aha! moments. It is also a battle zone that could herald in triumphant victories of towering croquembouches gloriously crowned with spun sugar or the epic ‘fail’ of deflated soufflés, imploded pastry bases and rock hard muffins fit for catapulting foes. In all cases, there is always something to learn.
Brought to life in January 2010, this blog has become my creative licence to ruminate endlessly about food and to share my kitchen tales. It is also my portal to all you talented bloggers and enthusiastic foodies out there that continuously inspire and spur me on to attempt new things and challenge myself. Blogging will also fill a significant portion of my days while I’ve retired my accounting hat and don an apron in a part-time patisserie course. As of June 2011, I’m a qualified pastry chef.
Nut shell indeed! This must be one big nut! So I shall leave you here now with a BIG WELCOME and thank you for visiting my site. Excuse some of my lame comments but pssssst..between you and me, I do get a kick out of it! <chuckles>
I dedicate this blog to my late Aunty Jane who has been an inspiration to me in all things food, music and art.
And to my wonderful hubby J who wooed me with my very first buttery and velvety wagyu beef on our first date <clever guy 
> , you are the best; my own personal taste-test machine! Here’s a Harry Connick Jr. song to celebrate our recipe for love:-
Harry Connick Jr – Recipe for Love.mp3
A little bit of me and a whole lot of you
Add a dash of starlight and a dozen roses, too
Then let it rise for a hundred years or two
And that’s the recipe for making love
It doesn’t need sugar ’cause it’s already sweet
It doesn’t need an oven ’cause it’s got a lot of heat
Just add a dash of kisses to make it all complete
And that’s the recipe for making love
And if you’ve made it right you’ll know it
It’s not like anything you’ve made before
And if you’ve made it wrong you’ll know it
‘Cause it won’t keep you coming back for more
I didn’t get it from my grandma’s book upon the shelf
I didn’t get it from a magical and culinary elf
No, a little birdie told me you can’t make it by yourself
And that’s the recipe for making love
