I harvested my first ginger

When the ginger we bought from the market sprouted “eyes” before we were able to use them, I cut off about an inch of these and planted them. I am starting this blog in the midst of a garden reset. I have a abandoned most of the plants to let them die off. This ginger…

Casualty of lockdown: vocal muscle and jaw strength decline

Last week I had my oral prophylaxis. It was a routine dental cleaning, but I hadn’t gone in over 18 months because of the lockdown. Two reasons I am writing about it: The first question the dentist asked me: do you drink a lot of coffee? Ha ha! Yeah my teeth were stained because of…

Crazy Rich Asians: A Book Reaction

I am linking to my old blog called thefictionfoodie, which I created in 2015 and meant it to be the repository of food creations based on literature. I abandoned it after two posts and forgot about it. Here we are now, 6 years later, in another attempt to revive and consolidate my writing. I will…