A Cheesecake Chortler

1 year ago, inspired by the blue moon, I decided to make Japanese chiffon cheesecake. I made many. And the results were all the same. I gave up. Or rather, my family suggested that I gave up. There’s a limit to how much failed cheesecake they could stomach. […]

Jocund Jakarta

We sped into the heart of Jakarta with minimal fuss (in a Bluebird taxi). There were no indications that sprawling traffic jams ever existed. Or could ever have existed. Why, the carriageways were generously wide and numerous and lined with lush greenery. Notorious traffic jams in Jakarta? Truth […]