Western & Beyond

Delightfully sweet, buttery maple syrup, sugar and cinnamon coated walnuts. Takes 5 minutes to whip up and is the perfect accompaniment to…

Juicy spicy, savory and sweet marinated pork shoulder steaks… beautifully charred and topped with sweet and sour pickled daikon and carrots smack…

This post is sponsored by Honest Cooking and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. If you’re familiar with my rants… my freezer space…

Ooeey gooey cheese and delicious sloppy joes stuffed in crisp and flaky puff pastry and topped with more cheese. Ever since this…

Ooey gooey marshmallow and rich dark chocolate sandwiched between two crisp, light and tender digestive biscuits. Did you know that Malaysia was…

Ok. So I’ve deduced that I’m weird. Like a pink monkey wearing a tutu and dancing ballet weird. You see, I have…

I love fried chicken. Ok, that’s an understatement. I’d die without fried chicken, really. What do you want for dinner? Fried Chicken.…

The heaviest I’ve ever been was 54 kg (119 lb). Just in case you’re wondering…. I’m 5″5 ish. I literally typed that,…

Pink bread. Need I say more? My sister’s to blame for this. Apparently she bought beetroot (aka beet) to make soup with…

If you conduct a “chicken search” on Curious Nut, you’ll find out two things. 1. As how Derek puts it, I’m passionately playing…

Couple weeks back, Mr. V and I finally visited the Griffith Observatory.  I say finally because we’ve been in L.A. for over…

Last month, I made some Jerk Chicken. Whole chicken thighs Jerk Chicken. I ran into a small problem. I needed to test…

Mr. V and I, we don’t do salads at home. At least not often. Whenever we eat out and there’s salad as…

I never was a morning person. I take that back. I was a morning person up to age 7. Then, morning cartoons…

Amazingly delicious fusion of Western & Asian flavors. The dressing is the hero. Sweet, savory & a lil tang with peanut butter…

The perks of being the wife of a composer is that you get to go to recording studios. I love being in…