It’s been a cough-cough-cough week for me. Oddly, and thankfully, it’s only me who’s got this hacking cough. So I’m just trying to rest more and drink a lot of water and tea.

But ahem, we went to Dog Haus on Sunday and I had a really good hotdog. I only ate two or three tater tots though!

Not much happening this week but the boys got to open their Lego Advent calendars!

Currently…

Reading:

Watching:

The Final Table. It’s an international cooking competition and I love how the chefs come from many different countries like Spain, South Africa, Australia, India, and that the episodes focus on different countries like Brazil, Japan, Mexico. But why no China? Isn’t Chinese cuisine important?

But I was most disappointed that when it came to the judges for the USA episode. The first half of each episode has 3 judges, usually 1 food critic and then 2 celebrities – there have been models and singers (Bebel Gilberto!) also sports stars like footballer Alessandro del Piero. And I suppose that’s fine, they want to up the glamour or something like that on the show. The thing is, why was the US episode 3 white men?? All the other countries had a woman judge, sometimes two. So disappointing.

Listening:

Eating:

I had some slices of baguette and a mug of milky Yorkshire Gold

Cooking:

My mom went to visit a friend in New York for the week but she’ll be back Friday evening. So I’m planning for the usual simple meals like noodles and pastas.

Crafting:

I’ve been working on hexagons! I’ve wanted to make something to cover the top of our piano and figure that this is a nice way of using up all those various bits and pieces of yarn I have.

Last week:

I read:

I posted:

#weekendcooking: Condensed Milk Bread

An Excess Male by Maggie Shen King

Library Loot

Somehow I managed to catch a cold over the weekend so it hasn’t been the best finish to the week. I’m also a bit paranoid that it will be pneumonia again but so far it doesn’t seem as bad.

But anyway we had a nice week despite all the smoke and haze from the fire – luckily the rain took care of that!

The husband took the week off and we got to do things like take the kids to the cinema to watch The Grinch, play tennis together, have nice meals, and also figure out our first American thanksgiving dinner. We’ve always done hotpot for thanksgiving, which, judging from the number of people buying thinly sliced meats from Mitsuwa, is common among Asian-American families. But this time with my mum visiting, I thought a proper turkey dinner should be the way.

I chickened out and ordered a whole roasted one from Boston Market though!

But cooked everything else. There was oven-roasted Brussels sprouts and asparagus, a meringue-topped sweet potato casserole, homemade cranberry sauce, French fries and my mum made pumpkin pie.

And yes we have leftovers. I’ve been thinking of making turkey pasties. What do you do with leftovers?

Currently…

Reading:

Watching:

The Final Table

Eating:

Leftovers. What else?

Drinking:

I’ve been drinking and drinking mug after mug of tea and warm water in a bid to help hasten my recovery.

Cooking:

Maybe a Mac and cheese w turkey.

Crafting:

Working on a scarf as well as hexagons which I’m hoping to turn into a cover for the piano

Last week:

I read:

I posted:

From one ship to another: reading Cinnamon and Gunpowder, and The Last Cruise

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Dublin Literary Award Longlist