Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
F is for food
First, let me start off by saying I am by no means an expert. Although food is my hobby, I have always hesitated to write a food blog because of my lack of expertise... But since this is highly requested, I thought I'd share with you a quick recipe - whether for lunch or for dinner.
Today's feature is Kimchi fried rice. Kimchi is a korean dish, made from fermented vegetables. It can be made from a variety of vegetables, such as cabbage, radish or cucumber. The kind I have chosen for today is cabbage. I personally picked this up at my local Asian supermarket - so I'd imagine you'd have to do the same, in order to find it.
Besides from the Kimchi, all the other ingredients are relatively easy to find. You will need a white onion, an egg, salt, pepper and soya sauce.
1. Begin by dicing quarter of an onion. With sesame oil, fry until transparent.
2. Add cooked rice and mix.
3. Add desired amount of kimchi.
4. Add salt, pepper and soya sauce - depending on your liking.
5. Fry an egg and add parsley to finish.
And in less than 10 minutes (minus cooking time for rice), you have Kimchi fried rice!
Ready for my close up...
Of course, like a child, I couldn't resist poking the egg yolk and letting it absorb into the rice...
Step 1: Choose weapon of choice.
Step 2: Poke and watch...
Step 3: Eat.
Hope you enjoyed! Would love to see your creations on Instagram. Just tag me at @oddinary!
Happy Sunday again, everybody!
Today's feature is Kimchi fried rice. Kimchi is a korean dish, made from fermented vegetables. It can be made from a variety of vegetables, such as cabbage, radish or cucumber. The kind I have chosen for today is cabbage. I personally picked this up at my local Asian supermarket - so I'd imagine you'd have to do the same, in order to find it.
1. Begin by dicing quarter of an onion. With sesame oil, fry until transparent.
2. Add cooked rice and mix.
3. Add desired amount of kimchi.
4. Add salt, pepper and soya sauce - depending on your liking.
5. Fry an egg and add parsley to finish.
And in less than 10 minutes (minus cooking time for rice), you have Kimchi fried rice!
Ready for my close up...
Of course, like a child, I couldn't resist poking the egg yolk and letting it absorb into the rice...
Step 1: Choose weapon of choice.
Step 2: Poke and watch...
Step 3: Eat.
Hope you enjoyed! Would love to see your creations on Instagram. Just tag me at @oddinary!
Happy Sunday again, everybody!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Diptyque'd
So, this is my first time writing a blog. I'm not sure whether there will be a certain theme or whether I can update as regularly as I want, but for now I decided to give blogging a go - so here it goes!
Today, I passed by my local Space NK and picked up a Diptyque candle. This is rare for me, considering that Diptyque candles are such a luxury product. They are typically considered the crème de la crème of candles. From its packaging down to its scent, everything screams luxury. I suppose it's the type of candle you'd see at a spa of a five-star hotel. Very Parisian, no?
But while they are a rare indulgence for me, I wanted to share with you a little bit about them. Compared to Yankee Candles or Slatkin & Co. (another favourite of mine!), their packaging is very minimalistic. Every scent is packaged in the same black and white box. The fact that they're so understated has a certain ambiance to them.
Diptyque candles come in four sizes. The mini one is 70g and can burn up to 30 hours. The standard one is 190g and burn up to 60 hours. I picked up the latter this time as I had previously purchased the mini ones to try.
For the standard candle, there is a little leaflet telling you about Diptyque's history. Set up by three friends in 1961, their product line has expanded quite a bit - you can now buy perfumes, body lotions, shower gels and so on.
As for the candle itself, the scent I picked up this time is Violette. I'm not very good at describing scents but I can tell you that before I even opened the box, I could smell the candle already. This is what Diptyque is famous for: its scent is strong and powerful due to its highly concentrated fragrance oils. It only takes a while to fill the entire room, so actually the candle can burn for a very long time - depending on how long you leave it for. I quote from Diptyque: "the olfactory experience is all that matters".
Although Mimosa is my favourite, if you're starting out, then most people recommend Baies (a berry scent) - their most popular candle. I saved the box from the last time so you can compare the sizes. There's quite a big difference!
And when you're done, you can simply melt the wax away and use them as little decors like I've done below! Pretty, right? (except there's still some tough bits of wax on the side I can't quite remove, damn)
Writing this blog post actually turned out to be harder than I thought - but I hope you found my post interesting and learned a thing or two!
You can find more about Diptyque at http://www.diptyqueparis.co.uk/.
Happy Sunday everybody!
Today, I passed by my local Space NK and picked up a Diptyque candle. This is rare for me, considering that Diptyque candles are such a luxury product. They are typically considered the crème de la crème of candles. From its packaging down to its scent, everything screams luxury. I suppose it's the type of candle you'd see at a spa of a five-star hotel. Very Parisian, no?
But while they are a rare indulgence for me, I wanted to share with you a little bit about them. Compared to Yankee Candles or Slatkin & Co. (another favourite of mine!), their packaging is very minimalistic. Every scent is packaged in the same black and white box. The fact that they're so understated has a certain ambiance to them.
Diptyque candles come in four sizes. The mini one is 70g and can burn up to 30 hours. The standard one is 190g and burn up to 60 hours. I picked up the latter this time as I had previously purchased the mini ones to try.
For the standard candle, there is a little leaflet telling you about Diptyque's history. Set up by three friends in 1961, their product line has expanded quite a bit - you can now buy perfumes, body lotions, shower gels and so on.
As for the candle itself, the scent I picked up this time is Violette. I'm not very good at describing scents but I can tell you that before I even opened the box, I could smell the candle already. This is what Diptyque is famous for: its scent is strong and powerful due to its highly concentrated fragrance oils. It only takes a while to fill the entire room, so actually the candle can burn for a very long time - depending on how long you leave it for. I quote from Diptyque: "the olfactory experience is all that matters".
Although Mimosa is my favourite, if you're starting out, then most people recommend Baies (a berry scent) - their most popular candle. I saved the box from the last time so you can compare the sizes. There's quite a big difference!
"Baby" (mini) Baies candle
Writing this blog post actually turned out to be harder than I thought - but I hope you found my post interesting and learned a thing or two!
You can find more about Diptyque at http://www.diptyqueparis.co.uk/.
Happy Sunday everybody!
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