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My obsession with spices arrangement.

1 May

Remember my post about my spice rack? Well, I’ve gotten around to expand the collection. Behold, my spice racks… # – My spice racks give me butterflies. I had a panic attack in Ikea when I realised they ran out of my spice jars in black but as it turned out, it’s okay because I [...]

Economy of scale.

28 Mar

For the longest time, my kitchen scale was this cute but tiny plastic thing bought from Daiso. It was cheap (RM5!!!) and I held no aspirations for it. My only hope was that it could at least give me a close enough measurement. # – This packet is 520 grams, right? Then I made profiteroles [...]

I’ve got a spicy rack.

9 Feb

Anyone who has any semblance of interest in cooking would probably agree that a well-stocked spice rack is a sight so beguiling, it’s probably more emotionally fulfilling than the actual cooking. Yes, I have finally acquired a spice rack and 12 spice bottles from Ikea. It took me this long because the price put me [...]

Eleven inches too many.

6 Sep

The house is nearing completion and it’s driving me crazy. Yesterday, we decided to pop by the house at 2am to measure our kitchen counter top because I was about to have a mental breakdown. As it turned out, it was indeed 11″ too long, which screws up the entire design of the kitchen cabinets. [...]

Boring house stuff.

18 Aug

So we visited the house again this morning and found that all the power point plates and switches have been installed. Such a happy sight! # – One set of the white Clipsal switches & points which are installed throughout the house. And our wireman is also currently installing the outdoor wall lights. I’m so [...]