About

I’ve been deliberating starting a blog for the longest time. And it wasn’t till this cookbook–my very first book deal!–came along that I actually sat my tush down and started one. I thought it would be an excellent way to record my progress (and keep me on track) as I collected recipes, gathered anecdotes from people and just slogged away at putting my cook book together. And hopefully it’ll generate some interest in my project and give people insight into what goes on behind the scenes.

What’s my book about you ask? Well, here’s my spiel:

The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook will be a compilation of family and homecooking recipes from across the Asian smorgasbord, the idea being that grandmothers are the closest link we have to our cultures and traditions. It’ll also contain anecdotes and stories about family, food traditions, grandmothers, mothers and aunts. I envision it as a way to preserve traditional recipes for future generations. It’s scheduled for release in spring 2009 by Sasquatch Books (sasquatchbooks.com).

Please go here if you’d like to share some of your family recipes!

When I’m not working on my cook book, I’m a freelance food and travel writer. My stories have been published in Coastal Living, Saveur, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Metropolitan, Sunset, and Priority (Singapore Airlines inflight magazine,) Taste, and Wine and Dine, three magazines based in Singapore where I grew up. Yup, I grew up in Singapore–although to make matters more complicated, my parents are from Indonesia–but I’ve lived in Seattle on and off since 1992. For more info on little ol’ moi, please check out my Web site: ediblewords.com.