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Lenovo Smart Display for Hands-Free Cooking
(Disclosure: I received this device to review as a member of the Lenovo INsiders Program. All opinions are my own.) A few weeks ago, I was sent a Lenovo Smart Display to evaluate. Never having owned any smart devices before, I wasn’t sure what to expect and how much use I’d get out of it….
Mom’s Smile
Found a pic of my mom smiling today. That’s rare. She usually looks wistful, stoic, maybe a bit weary. I don’t know if that was just how she was, or whether she was ill without yet knowing it. I know that just before she found out she had cancer, she had travelled back to China…
My Prawn Durian Sambal – The Story Behind It
There’s a story behind this dish. The Malays use fermented durian (tempoyak) in a number of dishes including in a prawn sambal (it’s called Sambal Tempoyak Udang). Back when I had my restaurant here in Sydney, my Malay staff (Iza and Tawfik) taught me how to cook this dish but because we didn’t have any…
My Mother’s Day Wish – Please Help Wyatt
If you’ve followed me for any length of time you’ll know about baby Noah and his rough start to life, with 3 lifesaving operations and a 7-month stint in hospital which included a number of late-night callouts for me to go to the ICU to prepare for his demise. I know from the many, many…
Street Food Journeys Road Trip: Malaysia (Eat & Stay Series Intro)
What do you eat and where do you stay when you’re travelling in Malaysia? I get asked that question a lot (and similarly, I’m always looking for recommendations before I visit places in Malaysia I’m not familiar with). In July 2022, I had the opportunity to go on a road trip covering most of the…
