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Unfolding #2

Posted in Flowers, Health/Spirit, Home/Garden, Inspiration, tagged , , , , , on May 18, 2023| Leave a Comment »

red rose unfolding

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Unfolding #1

Posted in Flowers, Health/Spirit, Home/Garden, Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , on May 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

pink rosebud

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Spring

Posted in Flowers, Health/Spirit, Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged , , , , , , , on April 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

spring ducklings and tulips

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Spring Blooms

Posted in Flowers, garden, Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged , , , , , on April 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

pink roses

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Tea Collage #2

Posted in Food, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , , , on March 29, 2023| 2 Comments »

plants in teacup

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Tea Collage #1

Posted in Food, Home/Garden, tagged , , , , , , , on March 19, 2023| 4 Comments »

tea collage

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Domestic Discoveries

Posted in Art/Culture, Home/Garden, Life, Nature/Animals, tagged , , , , , , , on September 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

cats at home vintage paintings

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Zinnias Greet the Morning

Posted in Flowers, Health/Spirit, Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged , , , , , , , on September 24, 2022| 2 Comments »

zinnias sunshine

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Born in Summer

Posted in Home/Garden, Nature/Animals, tagged , , , , , , , on July 19, 2022| 8 Comments »

summer kitten

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Backyard Banana Tree

Posted in California, Food, Home/Garden, Malay abroad, tagged , , , , , , , on June 23, 2022| 9 Comments »

my banana tree

backyard banana tree

It’s great that the weather in California is warm enough for the banana plant to thrive.

I was very pleased when I noticed that the banana tree in the backyard was bearing fruits. We did have banana trees in my childhood home in Asia, but I never really bothered to see how the fruit grew.

So this time around, it was very interesting to watch the process. The cone-shaped piece at the bottom of the bunch of bananas is actually a delicacy in Malay cooking. It is know as jantung pisang, literally means the heart of the banana. It is usually cooked in a coconut milk based curry/gravy.

The ripened fruit has a firmer texture and a creamier flavor than the store-bought ones.

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