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make an exotic warm dessert which fills your house with gorgeous scents of pandanus, coconut milk and mung beans simmering. h...

3-4 days before the party sprinkle some bicarb soda or salt on your patio esp between tiles - it will get rid of the weedlings without you having to pull everything out. I like hosing ...

we had Raspberry, Mache and Viola salad for dinner http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2009/06/mache-raspberry-and-vi...

sometimes, it takes me three days - especially when there are components of the meal/dish which can be made ahead.

I've been using La Mortuacienne artisanal lemonades bottles for years. They are pretty, with adorable stopper and if you don't like the label - I DO - you can always strip them off...

I throw a summer bbq pizza party for my daughter and her friends every year. I usually use the same dough recipe for pizza and focassia - the basic pizza dough from The Silver Spoon. I usually prep...

My husband has an Aeron and I have the Mirra, both by Herman Miller. We both work from home and agree that no other chairs can rival the Herman Miller in terms of comfort and style. It works for us...

the lightest and easiest thing to make and I make every other week in my Dutch Oven is the Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce. You use one can of tomato, 3 spoons of butter and half an onion. You don't ...

I thought blanching means in and out in only ONE minute in boiling water not boiling. So lid on shouldn't even be an option.

I think more than everywhere else in the house, we need serenity, calmness and peace in the bedroom (and bathroom). It's a place not just to wind down but also to recharge. To sleep and to dream.

I am adding a little blue colouring to our milk bottle to surprise my daughter for her breakfast Muesli tomorrow ;-)

In Malaysia, although we usually leave the spices whole in curry, for soup, there is another way to keep the seeds off - it is easier to take things like cardamom and cinnamon stick out - by using ...

whoa I want one of these! have to check where they are available in NL

with a toddler who is really trying hsi boundaries, I have to vacuum, wipe and mop a few times a day. But at the same time I find myself not so good with the rest of the housework (OK I admite even...

this is a recipe for aromatic, tangy and spicy salmon curry which is not that hot. Even my 15 months old toddler can enjoy. h...

my daughter has the Ghost set from a few years back. She still use it for breakfast everyday :-)

tangy and spicy I love this roast chicken! http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2008/08/bored-with-chicken.html

Made some fresh pasta last week with meatball (beef) bolognaise ragu. what I am cookign this weekend depends on what I pick up at the farmer's market tomorrow morning :-)

Besides fresh flowers, I have plants in the all the rooms - including bathrooms and bedrooms. It's just something I was raised with - you must have something that is alive in each room - if you kno...

a great way to use tempeh is in lodeh - a Malaysian vegetable stew http://lekkertje.blogspot.com/2008/09/lodeh-oh-yeah.html. ...