Archive for February, 2009
Fish sauce!
I hate the fact that I cannot make the same fish sauce my mother makes. Its either too weak or strong, never perfect.
Vietnamese Fish Sauce (VSF) is largely a mix of Water, Concentrated Fish Sauce, Sugar and Lemon/Lime Juice. This is roughly similar to the fish sauce made by the Laotian and Thai people.
Now the [...]
Knives!!!
You can tell a lot about a cook by looking at their tools and today I am going to talk about knives.
While I am young and have not been cooking for a long time, I do know a few things about knives. First and foremost they are dangerous. Having been a victim of poorly made [...]
Where do I begin…
Its strange writing now, after such a long vacation from blogging. While i have been busy writing other things I have neglected this section of my life and now when I have decided to finally come back to this site and continue to contribute I find it difficult to select a place to start.
I have [...]
Im Back!
After a very long hiatus I am back.
Its been a long 6 months, having to move out, find new work and working my arse off for the last 6 months but having no time for anything else really sucks. So I finally quit to the dismay of my girlfriend. Hope is not lost as I [...]