Expedition to Indonesia III: The Forgotten Follow-Up!
With the havoc that loss of our Internet connection caused earlier in the week, I have just now realized that I promised you a selection of Indonesian recipes before the disaster and have not come through! Rather than get into a whole involved post on this, I have decided to share some choice links…Read More →
And Just Like That – POOF! – It Was Gone!
Our Internet connection went ‘POOF!’ the night before last and was out all day yesterday. You’d never believe what a nuisance a prolonged outage is until you experience one yourself. The fact that yesterday’s Bog post never happened was just one impact of the disaster…Read More →
Sunday Musings: Do Retailers Abet Food Waste?
So, I was thinking about cleaning out the fridge just the other day, musing on why so much is wasted, even in a household like mine where awareness of food wastage and knowledge of all the ways it could be reduced are front and centre. And I realized: grocery stores are at least partly to blame…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News
Way back when we started dedicating Saturdays to this Fast Food Week Post, we explained our rationale. From the questions I’ve been getting lately, it’s time for a refresher, and a primer for folks who’ve joined us since the original implementation of the feature… We’ve got the usual News, too!Read More →
Expedition To Indonesia II: Ingredients In Abundance!
Yesterday, we tried to convey an idea of how huge, varied and exotic the island nation of Indonesia and its culture really are. To get a clear picture of its national cuisines, we next must review the most interesting ingredients used in its foods – focusing on those which are not unknown in other cuisines…Read More →
Expedition to Indonesia: Huge, Diverse, and Spicy!
I hasten to point out that Indonesia is a far-flung land of islands – some only a few dozen square miles / km in area and others as vast as you could possibly imagine. Maybe bigger. Indonesia is the world’s largest island country, and the world’s fourth-most populous country.Read More →