On hope Lately, I’ve been thinking about hope. When the outside world is becoming increasingly violent and broken (or when we are becoming more and more aware of the violence and the brokenness of the world), we are told to hope. That there is always hope. That hope is what gets us through. Will it… Continue reading This Week
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A Little Life, a re-read
I first read A Little Life in 2021. It was in the middle of writing my (master’s) thesis, and I distinctly remember sitting on my bed in student accommodation, and sobbing and sobbing and sobbing. When I decided to re-read it, I had two objectives: 1) To make a note of all the lovely quotes… Continue reading A Little Life, a re-read
‘Rata Anurata*’ (Country for Anura)
Sri Lanka elected a new President in the early hours of 23rd September (AEDT) 2024. I watched it all unfold from 8351km away. It was the first time I had not voted; I couldn’t afford to fly to Sri Lanka just for that. (Petition to have us vote at Embassies like many other countries do!)… Continue reading ‘Rata Anurata*’ (Country for Anura)
The thing about tools…
Some people say that knitting is an inexpensive hobby. I think, like most crafts, it is as expensive or inexpensive as you make it. It is one of those hobbies you could spend a fortune on, or you could manage with a small budget. It is entirely up to you. As I’m on a student… Continue reading The thing about tools…
The thing about knitting
It's been two months since I started teaching myself to knit. It's a fascinating process.
Shell we share a coconut?
Wish I had an actual coconut to at least put on the table On my 100-day journey of creating a signature CBP we are now on a flavour journey. Last week we tried ginger. This week it's one of the two most popular flavour suggestions to come out of my Instagram stories: coconut. This week… Continue reading Shell we share a coconut?
Ginger-ly trying flavours
This week is all about ginger! After figuring out that ganache made with 40% semisweet chocolate made the best filling for CBP, the first phase of my 100 days creative project, this week was all about flavour. I have two criteria for the perfect flavouring: something that both enhances the chocolate goodness and foregrounds the… Continue reading Ginger-ly trying flavours
Panache Ganache
No flowers this week. There's nothing to cut through our white countertops except my apparent affinity for all things red. We made buttercream; we made mousse; this week we make *drumroll* chocolate ganache! To say this is what I've been looking forward to the most since conceptualising this 100-days project is not an exaggeration. I've… Continue reading Panache Ganache
Mousse All the Way!
I had weekend plans, so the making had to be done in the night. That's the yellow tinge. I have not gone over to the dark (filters) side. Last week, we got heady with our boozy buttercream filling for my 100-days project of creating a Signature CBP. This week, we tested chocolate mousse recipes to… Continue reading Mousse All the Way!
A boozy chocolate filling 1: Buttercream
In my 100-days project of creating the best boozy CBP, the first phase is to figure out a good filling. I have narrowed it down to three possible types of filling: a chocolate buttercream, a chocolate mousse, or a chocolate ganache. This week, we work on figuring out the best buttercream recipe. Buttercream is what… Continue reading A boozy chocolate filling 1: Buttercream
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