Pies For Easter

Pies have become my current baking craze. Since most of my pie dough recipes make two shells, I like to embrace the opportunity to make two different pies. 

On the left is a pecan pie and on the right is a custard pie. What kind of Easter goodies did you have this year?

LA's Best Macarons According To EaterLA

EaterLA posted a list of the "Best Macarons in Los Angeles". Since I can only vouch for a few of them, it looks like I have some macarons to try in the near future!

Sights In Sydney

Before heading home, MH and I spent a couple days in Sydney trying to get our fill of the land down under. 

Art Gallery of NSW

Chinese Garden of Friendship

Opera House

Museum of Contemporary Art

Manly Beach

A Weekend With Kiwi's

After I completed my work in Melbourne, MH and I spent a few days in Auckland, New Zealand. 

Thanks to our gracious hosts, S&T, we had the inside scoop on the coolest local spots and activities around town. 

Ocean View of the City

Cows on Motutapu Island                              New Zealand Lambs

Meat Pie

Fish and Chips

City View from Mount Eden

G'Day Mate From Melbourne

I had hoped to see the world famous Phillip Island fairy penguin parade, but making the trek to Phillip Island and back after a full day of work wasn't a realistic itinerary. 

Instead, we took the opportunity to catch up with some old friends (shout out to Mr. & Mrs. G!), visited some great local spots, and enjoyed several fantastic meals. 

City from St. Kilda Beach                                 Custom Rock Candy

Graffiti Alley

Flinders Station

A Day Trip To Malaka

Over the weekend, MH and I took the bus to Malaka, Malaysia. We weren't sure what to expect and arrived ready to try the local cuisine. 

Malaysians like their food S-P-I-C-Y and I could not hang. MH had the chicken dish pictured on the top and I had the noodle dish pictured on the bottom. All of the little flecks of red are chili and I was unsuccessful picking enough of them off to make the noodles palatable for my weeny taste buds. Instead I gulped down a refreshing watermelon juice.

All of the sights are clustered together in the center of town and it didn't take MH and me too long to get to each of them by foot.

In the event you weren't interested in walking, an assortment of gentleman peddling decked out bicycles were cruising the town for your convenience. Each bicycle had it's own decorative theme and some even had stereos blasting music.

Before heading home, MH sat at the restaurant behind the water mill and enjoyed some refreshing beverages. Visiting Malaka was nice to check off our list, but I don't think we would feel the need to visit again anytime soon. 

Sights In Singapore

Singapore is an absolutely beautiful country but the heat and humidity is not one of my favorite attributes. 

The week went by like a flash. When I wasn't working, I tried to fit in as much sightseeing as possible.

National Orchid Garden

Merloin & The Marina Bay Sands Hotel

Singapore Flyer

Sultan Mosque

Singapore Art Museum