The one secret to productivity you didn’t know
The secret to productivity: eat well, sleep enough, exercise regularly, have a daily to-do list, be disciplined and avoid drama like the plague.
Work & Productivity
Why are you so hard on yourself?
Common question “Why are you so hard on yourself?” I thought about it on a long drive back home. Answer: Because I am lucky. Because I was so graciously given things that many people in the world do not get: able body, love, education and opportunities. I feel so guilty, almost sinful, to not make …
Passion
“Passion is what turns mere mortals into magicians.” – Ketty Pucci- Sisti Maisonrouge
My power lunch recipes in Her World magazine March 2015!
One of my many secret experiments in the kitchen involves creating six healthy lunch packs for Her World magazine. Having launched the #lunchboxmonday campaign (www.lunchboxmonday.com), this project excites me more than others. It was heaps of fun creating, cooking and finally styling the food with Her World team. I love the results! photo credit: Her …
My power lunch recipes in Her World magazine March 2015! Read More »
What I found in a Khmer cookbook…
You should know by now that my work involves developing recipes. Often ask where I get ideas for the food I make, I must say my second biggest influence must be my travels. My trip to Siem Reap last year resulted in me cooking the most popular Cambodian dish, the Fish Amok, five days in …
A book that hasn’t been written
“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written, then you must write it” – Toni Morrison. I tried to find in the great Amazon two books I would like to read but found none. To write them would not be impossible, but would take years of research (which I am …
When the sisters go on TV
When my sister goes on TV, she talks about being a Miss Universe Finalist and dressed in a flouncy organza skirt, body-hugging glittery top and sexy six inches high heels. When I go TV, I just cut spring onions with a pair of scissors, bring pots and pans, and talk about congee in ziplock bag …
Buried in books
This cartoon might seems like an overdramatization of my situation. But I assure you that I do feel a lot like that (I’m reading three books concurrently and referring to a few others). I feel like Uncle Scrooge….but only swimming in a sea of books instead of gold. Can’t believe reading food literature can be …
A magical recipe
Science + Art + Love
My recipes in SHAPE magazine!
If I have one passion, it will be making nutritious food for people I love and encouraging them to live a healthier lifestyle. But I also cook for many other reasons…like making myself shapely and pretty (Oh, it’s nothing to be ashamed of!). So I’m glad SHAPE shares some of the recipes from my cookbook. …