The Old Fashioned Sweet Shop in Burford
I love old fashioned shops. I have a particular weakness for beautiful old fashioned sweetshops – and not just because I love eating sweets (my guilty secret: the white licorice round ones… Read More
The Deep Jungle…Just Around the Corner from Suburbia
I sometimes feel that if you left your house here in Singapore empty – for more than, say, two months – wild plants and trees would start to squeeze themselves up through… Read More
Easy Peasy Chicken Pie
This is fabulously easy to make, delicious to eat and looks seriously impressive. What more could you ask for?… Read More
One of my Favourite Things to Eat…
There is more to Korean cuisine than kimchi. The rather fabulous sounding dish bibimbap (that’s bi-bim-bap) is a recent discovery that, thanks to my lovely friend LW, is possible and very easy… Read More
Rose and Her Wonderful Sandwiches
I like the idea of a homespun children’s party: I’d string up some pretty polka dot bunting, bake a slightly wonky but creative cake and make some delicious cucumber sandwiches. But when… Read More
What is Open Today on Chinese New Year?
*This post is now not really as relevant as it was when I wrote it a year ago, for the simple reason that this Chinese New Year most things were open, including… Read More





















