I came across this quote on A Well Traveled Woman last week and kind of got schooled in 30 seconds, it was that strong to me. I thought I’d share it here, along with this weird gif animation I made. Oh, and if you’re not following A Well Traveled Woman already, please please do!
This one is for the peeps living in Singapore and Malaysia.
The guys behind kwerkee got in touch with me, hoping to spread the word about their new site. What’s cool about kwerkee is the stuff they sell, and you probably guessed it right, it’s quirky stuff! Fun and quirky design and lifestyle products. It works just like their sister site Reebonz does, or like Gilt if you frequent there. There are new sales added every day and each sale lasts for a couple of days. I previously saw a sale going on for Jambox and that’s when I knew kwerkee is pretty cool. My boyfriend, Ben, has been talking about Jambox for months now… he finally bought it when we were in New York and he’s been Jambox-ing everyday since.
Anyway, kwerkee was very generous to send me a Sprocket Rocket (!!!) in their incredibly cheery packaging!
Nothing like a shot of lime green to brighten up my day, I tell ya… I’m keeping the box even though I clearly have no space in the house! So Treat Yo Self to something nice. Sign up for a free membership here or use one of my invites. Go check out the sales for Pop Chart Lab and Greengate, those two are my favourite ones going on right now. Free shipping in Singapore and Malaysia!
Thanks kwerkee š
HELLO!
I had such a wonderful trip guys! So much to share š
I dropped off my rolls of film at the shop earlier today, so while that’s getting developed, here are some photos I took on my iPhone that didn’t make it onto Instagram.
The details are on Flickr, so do click on the photos for that. I’m crossing my fingers that my film photos turn out alright since my camera malfunctioned twice.
Now I’m off to do some serious catching-up on my Google Reader!
Sometime after Christmas last year, I found heads of savoy cabbage at the supermarket so I decided to try Jamie Oliver’s recipe for braised bacon cabbage. I made it twice and oh boy, it’s so good. SO GOOD. And so simple to make!
This recipe comfortably feeds two hungry people.
This is what you’ll need:
ā¢ half a head of savoy cabbage (the original recipe says you can use green or spring cabbage as well but I personally love the texture of savoy so I’d only make this using savoy cabbage)
ā¢ 2 cloves of garlic, minced
ā¢ 3 slices of streaky bacon, sliced
ā¢ 1 tbsp of worchestershire sauce
ā¢ 1 knob of butter
ā¢ half a chicken stock cube
ā¢ 190ml of boiling water
ā¢ olive oil
ā¢ extra virgin olive oil
ā¢ salt & pepper
To finely slice the cabbage, roll the leaves up together like this and slice
It should look something like that
Dissolve the stock cube into 190ml of boiling water, stir well and make sure all the bits are dissolved
Put the pan on medium heat and add some olive oil. Brown the bacon, for about 6-7 minutes. Once the bacon is crispy, add the garlic to the pan. When it starts to turn colour, add the worchestershire sauce, butter and cabbage. Give it a good stir.
Add the stock to the pan
Put the lid on and cook for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and continue to cook for another 5 minutes
It should look like this, with no more liquids in the pan. Taste to see if it needs salt and pepper. Both times I made this, I didn’t need more seasoning. The original recipe also calls for a lug of extra virgin olive oil just before serving. I’ve had it with and without the extra lug of oil and personally feel that there’s no need for it. The dish already has quite a bit of oil from the bacon.
I had it with some pork kebabs! I know the colour’s way off in this picture, sorry about that.
Now I’m hungry so off I go for dinner.
1 You will need 1 cup of raw almonds.
2 Soak them overnight (or at least 8 hours) in 2 cups of water.
3 In the morning, strain all the almonds and give them a good wash.
4 Pop your almonds into the blender together with 3 cups of fresh water (I used boiled water). Blend for 1 minute.
5 Use a fine mesh strainer or a sifter as I did (pictured below) to separate the liquid and the pulp.
6 You can opt to sweeten your almond milk with vanilla bean or agave nectar (Thanks Diana for the tip!). I used my milk unsweetened as a base for breakfast smoothies (pictured below). Store your milk and pulp up to 4 days in the fridge.
In my bid to try new things/recipes/food/routine, I gave making almond milk a go. Any recipe that doesn’t require more than 5 items or 5 steps is fun in my books. While I don’t think I’m gonna be drinking almond milk regularly – it does cost $9 a pack from a health food store – it was fun to make and didn’t hurt to know about.
Hi! Iām Melly. I share photos of my life & my handcrafted goods here. I live in Singapore & currently shooting with an Olympus Pen-F.
