kaya.

Booooooooo. I'm sick with some kind of terrible sinus thing that hurts and itches, and Mara is not far behind I think. At least the weather is rainy and colder, which makes feeling shitty much easier.

Above is a jar of Malaysian crack (also called coconut jam, but it's more like a translucent coconut custard) I bought on Tuesday at Dun Yong. The ingredients are eggs, coconut milk, and sugar, and that's exactly what it tastes like. As I understand it, it's a common breakfast item in Malaysia, spread on buttered toast. Mara prefers to just transfer it directly into her chomper via an index finger. You should get some.

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I need a soup recipe...I'm sick, as I may have mentioned. My refrigerator contains carrots and cauliflower. Maybe an onion. Any suggestions?

UPDATE: I ended up making a Surinamese chicken soup, which ended up being exactly what I was in the mood for. I include the recipe for myself, it's unlikely that anyone outside of the Netherlands or Suriname could find the secret ingredients.

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surinamese kippensoep.

1 chicken

3 liters of water

1 bag of soepgroenten

5 allspice berries

2 bay leaves

1 tsp ground laos (galangal)

1 tsp ground sereh (lemongrass)

5 cloves garlic

2 carrots

4 new potatoes

2 tbsp Surinamese or Javanese mango chutney (which is nothing like Major Grey's...)

Combine, simmer for 3 hours, remove chicken, allspice, and bay leaves. Shred chicken and add it back to the soup if you want...I didn't, saved it for something else. Salt to taste.

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