About Me

That's me. I hate posing for photographs mainly because I don't know how. It feels weird looking at a camera with a smile pasted on my face while someone snaps a shot. So I usually look away or make silly faces. 

Now that I've explained the photo, let me talk about my blog. Nodesserts may seem an odd name for a blog that features a lot of desserts. Well, it didn't start that way. My story (not my life story but my food story) took shape about three years or so ago. That's when I really started devoting a lot of time to cooking. I started writing a column (titled Don't Call Me Chef) in The Star, the English daily that I work for in Malaysia with two of my colleagues (they blog too — check out The Hungry Caterpillar and The Wayward Oven) and I started this blog. I am a vegetarian and have been one since 1989 when I was 17 and my column and this blog was devoted to vegetarian cooking.

Since I don't have a sweet tooth, I titled the blog Nodesserts. I didn't bake much, you see. I cooked.

Well, that changed about two years ago ... with a loaf of bread. Yup. I made my first loaf of bread and after that, I was hooked on baking: breads, cakes, cookies, pies ... you name it.  I now bake more than I cook. 

I really don't know what direction this blog will take in time as I am continuously learning. I hope you enjoy these recipes, whether or not you are a vegetarian. Stay tuned. Yes?

P/S. This is Mojo, my 10-year-old dachshund who features quite a bit in this blog. He's a foodie too!