The food diary of a time-poor salaryman. Nutrition conscious, and meal prep friendly.

Here’s what goes on behind the scenes of a food blog in its third year of operations: the lessons, the finances, and plans for the future. Reviewing Performance Let’s begin with the numbers. Here’s a table summarising the blog’s performance in the three years since its inception: 9/2022-8/2023 9/2023-8/2024 9/2024-8/2025 Since inception Posts 60 43

Preserve the exotic taste and aroma of the lychee fruit, using this time-tested and treasured family recipe for a sweet and refreshing drink.

Zongzi are savoury dumplings made of glutinous rice, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. I experimented to see how to shape them just right.

Here’s what goes on behind the scenes of a food blog in its second year of operations: the lessons, the finances, and plans for the future.

Pretty food tastes better, and there’s a lot of things an amateur can do to upgrade the presentation of a home-cooked meal.

These savoury dumplings are traditionally made in June to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Here are tips, do’s and don’ts to improve your zongzi-making game.

Here is my experience of starting a food blog, the challenges I encountered, the revenue and costs, and some lessons learned and words of advice.