Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mooncakes!

Posted on August 28, 2009 by thetravellinggourmet

MooncakesMOONCAKE season is here again. A new flavour at Marriott Singapore is Chef Irene’s Horlicks with chocolate pearls which are crunchy!Yummy!Plain lotus seed paste made with pork lard is impossible to find now.Instead, all manner of wierd and wonderful delights … Continue reading →

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Die Gedanken sind frei!

Posted on August 22, 2009 by thetravellinggourmet

Poems by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet   THE SAMURAI   MY oya-on sees inside my heartMy past and future histories:Stronger than steelYet able to perceiveThe beauty of a dewdrop on a peony leaf     THE NINJA   … Continue reading →

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Castellos, Agriturismos and Wines!

Posted on August 2, 2009 by thetravellinggourmet

 The Travelling Gourmet in Terrific Umbria!   Castles, Agriturismos and Wines   By Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet   13 July 2009 MY first stop on my gastronomic safari in sunny Italy had me tasting wines from the superb … Continue reading →

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Train your Brain with MUSIC!

Posted on August 1, 2009 by thetravellinggourmet

M B T!   MUSICAL Brain trainer sounded to me like a pseudonym for a fiendish device used by the STASI (Ministerium fuer Stattsicherheist – East Germany’s defunct Secret Police), for "brain washing" and "interrogation". "We have ways to make … Continue reading →

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