The gentle crackle of bread, fresh from the oven, is one of the sweetest sounds I know 😌 #sourdough #breadstr #foodstr #zapcooking

Pad Kee Mao, or Drunken Stir-Fried, 🥴 is a fun, spicy dish bursting with herbal fragrance. It’s one of my favorites… not just because it’s delicious, but because it features two herbs I absolutely love: fingerroot and fresh green peppercorns. There’s something about the earthy aroma of fingerroot that really makes the dish shine. And those little pops of green peppercorns? They add such a fun texture and kick. My parents recently brought me some of their homegrown Ceylon peppercorn. Lucky me! ☺️😁 #foodstr #zapcooking

This is my very first homegrown radish and I couldn’t stop laughing when I pulled it up. It’s a little wonky, a little wild, but I’m still proud of this root rebel. Learning as I grow… quite literally! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

My parents came to visit us and brought organic veggies from their garden 🪴 Eggplant, sponge gourd, turkey berry, bottle gourd, bitter melon, bird’s eye chilies, winged beans, and some mangoes! Our veggie stash should last us about a week! 🥰😁

I bought a pineapple a few days ago, but it wasn’t as sweet or juicy as I’d hoped. So, I decided to make the best of it by turning it into Kaeng Som Kua Sapparot (แกงส้มคั่วสับปะรด), a Thai sour curry with pineapple. It’s usually made with shrimp or mussels, but my grandma always said “you can swap seafood for chicken”, and honestly, it worked out great! The curry is tangy, spicy, just enough sweet from the pineapple and very forgiving just like my grandma! Gosh, I miss her! 🥹 #foodstr #zapcooking

🤍💚 #flowerstr

Hi everyone! 👋🏽 I’ve been noticing stingless bees visiting my blue butterfly bush every morning, and I’m thinking about starting a small hive to help with garden pollination. I’m a complete beginner and would love any tips like how to start or what to avoid. Not aiming for honey, just excited to learn and support them 😊 Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 #asknostr #beekeepers

My marguerite daisy is happily blooming. it melts my heart. ☺️ I gently gather the blossoms and nestled sweetly into my collection and tuck them in my fruit box. #foodstr #flowerstr

The mint has been growing soooo well after a few rainy days, so I trimmed some and added it to tonight’s tzatziki. And what goes best with tzatziki? Yes—kofta! 😋 I shaped them like logs and baked them with some grape tomatoes. I also made a big batch of hummus to keep for later. Yes, we stuffed our faces again. Food coma again… but still no regrets! 😮‍💨 #foodstr #zapcooking

Mediocre sandwich for lunch today 🥪 : a hybrid of sloppy joe and bolognese with freshly baked brioche buns and a decent amount of parm 🧀 #foodstr #zapcooking

Harvested my first lemongrass today—yay! 🥳 So, I’m making chicken lemongrass coconut soup, also known as Tom Kha Gai (ต้มข่าไก่). It’s a classic Thai soup. I’d say this dish is like the sweet sister of Tom Yum. Instead of being spicy, hot, and punch-you-in-the-face bold, Tom Kha Gai is milder and creamier, yet still fresh and full of flavor. One of our favorite dishes! #foodstr #zapcooking #siamstr

Wild weekend night 😜 🍪 #foodstr #zapcooking

I love making a rice bowl for lunch—it’s easy, light, and comes together fast. Still super tasty and filling. Today’s is a tuna poke bowl, with a little bowl of bone broth miso soup on the side. 🥣 #foodstr #zapcooking

We spotted a few benches washed up during our beach walk yesterday, and I picked up a painted Christmas light… just because 😏 We decided to test how strong it was… The Fart and I sat on it, and Daddy used it to help with his Tarzan pull-ups. Turns out, it’s still in great shape! So, we brought it home, and I turned it into a temporary plant nursery—to keep the plant pots away from the girls. Sometimes they get a little too curious and love nibbling on the sprouts. One man’s trash, another man’s treasure!

When you look at flowers, do they make your heart feel a little warm and fuzzy? They always do to mine. So, I love putting them on my fruit box just to make it feel more special. 🥰 #foodstr #flowerstr

It’s a grey, quiet, rainy morning, and I’m out trimming the plants. The tarragon and mint are growing so well, and I took a little off the Italian basil too. Everything smells fresh, earthy, and green. Feels like a good excuse to make something Italian for dinner tonight 😅 maybe a simple pasta?