yannisms — watching the world go by

Last year’s Christmas eve…

January 16, 2012

We had some friends over for dinner and I put together a mis-matched meal for five. I’m not terribly creative when it comes to table settings and you can so see it! The colours don’t go, nothing matches but ah well, it’s charming in its own quirky way. And those drinking glasses – I LOVE [...]

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Thomas Keller’s Favourite Simple Roast Chicken

January 15, 2012

We had some friends over for dinner on Christmas eve and while I was thrilled to be cooking up a storm in the kitchen, I was also aware that I wouldn’t be able to spend too much time there, thanks to the nugget. If I am up too long on my feet, the back starts [...]

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A birthday.

January 13, 2012

So I turned 31 yesterday without much fanfare. Went to school, taught, and then took off to spend the rest of the day with my love. Nothing was planned, everything was decided on the day itself, from the movie to the dinner venue. No fancy restaurants either – dinner was at a little dim sum [...]

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That unwanted zing

January 10, 2012

You know that feeling when your foot sort of goes to sleep and then it starts to tingle strangely, right before the painful pins and needles sensation sets in? That happened to me yesterday. Not just the foot, no, but it started to wash over my entire body. It was just the oddest thing. I [...]

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The 29-week belly

January 8, 2012

Woah there! And just like that, we are inching nearer and nearer towards 30 weeks. Last night was a good test on my mama’s instincts. Mr Thick was suffering from a bad bout of food poisoning and had jumped out of bed at 3am to hurl the contents of his stomach into the toilet bowl. [...]