I love to cook, Chinese.. Italian.. Japanese.. Western.. Hey, I’m not joking. One of the reasons why my hubby married me was because I can cook (“Main” reason actually). I don’t mind you asking him if this is true. *wink*

Jamie Oliver & Nigella Lawson are 2 fantastic cooks, natural and effortless. The later introduces lotsa sinful dishes on her TV show “Nigella Feast”, I used to drool while watching her adding double cream, big spoonful of butter, and lots and lotsa cheese on her authentic version of Carbonara. Fattening but hey, who cares?

In Chinese New Year 2004, I hosted a party at my house in Penang. Around 40 guests turned up, but guess where I was then? Kitchen.. errr… nope, I wasn’t. I was there in the kitchen earlier in the afternoon to prepare and cook for 40 people.  Dining Table.. nope, again, I wasn’t. Living Hall chatting with friends… I wished I was but nope, I wasn’t. I was lying flat on my bed with sore throat and fever, coz I was in the kitchen for too long. Imagine the Chinese New Year weather ~ Hot Hot Hot, plus, spending the whole afternoon in front of the stove. The heat was too much for me. Kinda funny now that I think of it again. Pity my hubby, he had to entertain the guests all by himself while I unconsciously dozed off….

(I must thank my friends who helped me to clean up the mess.. thank you all!)