Day: March 30, 2011

Enable Me: P365/52 – Log Your Memory

Published by Sula H.

Project 365/52: for some of us that sounds like a huge challenge that can’t be mastered, others seem to come alive at the prospect of documenting every single day of the year, or at least every week in their lives. For those who shy away from the challenge, because it seems to overwhelming, I have to say that the task doesn’t have to be so intimidating as there are lots of resources that can help you document your lives. For those who are already involved with P365/52, but who are looking for new inspiration to bring new life into the P365/52 rut, I also have good news. The same: there is a ton of inspiration you can find to make your task easier. One of these great resources is a website, called: logyourmemory.com. When you go to this website, you can find lots of tools. The Memory Logbook is a book (hardcopy or downloadable) that provides lots of inspiration to document your life: ideas are based on seasons, holidays and events, and the book comes …

Food Corner: Sweet Corn Soup

Published by Sula H.

I think it’s time to start talking about soups in my little Food Corner. They are not to everyone’s liking, and especially foreigners might easily think there is not much taste to them. That, of course, is a vast generalization, as there are quite some delicious soups in Chinese cuisine. Today, I’d like to start with the Sweet Corn Soup, though it’s not on the strong-taste side of the spectrum. It’s rather bland. Usually, corn is the base of this soup, and sometimes eggs are added during the boiling process. It’s slightly sweet in taste. Generally speaking, soups in China come towards the end of the meal, and not (like usually in the West) at the beginning.