Archive for December, 2008

Now is the best time to enjoy Chinese sausages and waxed ducks

Posted by lilian on December 31st, 2008 under Festivals & Religious | 3 Comments »

Big arrowroot soup with spare ribs

There are two types of arrowroot. One is the small, whitish bulbs like a small, yellow onion which is very popular during Chinese New Year because this small arrowroot makes good chips, very much like potato chips. You can find my recipe for making arrowroot chips for Chinese New Year over here.
However, [...]

Posted by lilian on December 29th, 2008 under Recipe | 2 Comments »

Christmas without the frills

At this time of the year, I would be up to my nose with things to do. Turkey to roast, main meals to prepare, house to clean and many other things. But the flu bug has completedly knocked me off and all I did in these past two days are lying in bed, [...]

Posted by lilian on December 23rd, 2008 under General | 4 Comments »

The Healthy Fellow suggested hot drinks for colds

I have been running a chills, a bad cough that makes me feel like my lungs are going to be ripped apart and painful limbs. I walk around like an old lady because my soles hurt, by knees need readjustment before I can walk fast enough.
With the chills, I also have a fever. [...]

Posted by lilian on December 20th, 2008 under General | 1 Comment »

I need a vacation!

I was shivering with chills and my body was aching all over. It is my own undoing because I slept very little, climbed a lot of hills, walked on the beach under the hot noon day sun and did almost every tourist activities non-stop.
So, I ended up with a bad flu, headache and limbs [...]

Posted by lilian on December 20th, 2008 under General | Comment now »

Building our own house

I just got home from an island holiday and am in love with nature, the symphony of cicadas and the long stretch of flat land with green paddy fields. The paddy fields look like soft, green carpet and when the wind blows, they sway gently.
I joked with hubby that we must buy a piece [...]

Posted by lilian on December 20th, 2008 under General | Comment now »

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