In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Food Archive
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An Argument for Eating Real Food
Posted on 14 January , 2013 | 4 CommentsJust look at what they put in what you eat in processed foods (Damn Cool Pictures). I am not sure I believe everything 100%, but it still makes you think.... -
How to make art out of food
Posted on 31 December , 2012 | No CommentsI’ve always been fascinated with food as art. I am not talking just about a beautifully presented plate where the radishes are carved into little fairies, but when artists look... -
Living in a hotel without a kitchen
Posted on 19 November , 2012 | 2 CommentsI’ve talked a lot about living in a hotel, but most of the ones I choose tend to have a full kitchen. Or at least a kitchenette, which means a... -
What is a better life?
Posted on 1 October , 2012 | 2 CommentsWhat is a better life? Everyone wants a better life, but what exactly is a better life? For some, it’s just having accessibly clean water , for others it’s having enough... -
Imperfect food — why are we obsessed with perfection?
Posted on 17 September , 2012 | 4 CommentsFound this great graphic done by German artist Uli Westphal who noticed what BF and I have been aware of for a quite a while now — all fruits and veggies... -
Singapore – Food – Part Two
Posted on 21 August , 2012 | 3 CommentsI didn’t totally hate everything I ate in Singapore. I had a few favourites, and I stuck to them. Namely, satay, which I rather liked. The rest — chili crab... -
Singapore – Food – Part 1
Posted on 14 August , 2012 | 2 CommentsCooking in a hotel room is our thing. We didn’t have to really do it in Hong Kong (but it was hard NOT to with all the fresh food), but... -
Minimalist Spices: What I use on a regular basis
Posted on 18 June , 2012 | 8 CommentsFor me, I used to have a HUGE spice rack filled with every spice imaginable. Did I use any of them except garlic and onion powder? Not really. These days,... -
Portugal: Eating
Posted on 24 January , 2012 | 4 CommentsOkay, so caprinha’s are technically Brazilian, rather than Portuguese, but they were still good! Made me like drinking it, and I normally shy away from alcohol. -
The Ten Ingredient Project
Posted on 30 December , 2011 | 22 CommentsTerita is a vegetarian who started a food blog but with a very compelling story for me: When I was eight years old, my skin started to lose pigment. Patches... -
College, Minimalist and Mobile Cooking: The scoop on eating well without a fully-equipped kitchen
Posted on 8 August , 2011 | 21 CommentsI know this post says: College Cooking, but it can also be considered Minimalist, if you consider how little you really need to make an awesome meal on the fly.... -
Why food was so undesirably scarce for us in Asia
Posted on 3 August , 2011 | 16 CommentsI’m getting a lot of little comments here and there along the lines of: You didn’t go to the right places You don’t know where the locals eat (& you... -
What is edible and inedible parts of the animal
Posted on 6 July , 2011 | 15 CommentsDISCLAIMER: I may turn you off your favourite junk food forever and gross you out. Please read with caution or skip this post entirely. My mother was recently invited to... -
A Minimalist’s Fridge: What it looks like during the week
Posted on 8 December , 2010 | 50 CommentsI showed you my bedside set up after a 10-minute cleanup, now here’s my fridge! It’s pretty clean. I don’t buy extraneous food to just sit around in the fridge,... -
Eating greener: Living without a fridge or Cooking — Can it be done?
Posted on 27 August , 2010 | 14 CommentsFor those of you “Locavores” (people who like to buy their food as locally as possible), then this article from the New York Times might interest you. I’m interested in...