Skip to content
this is ayshim
this is ayshim

writer, nutritionist, singer, anti-scam advocate

  • home
  • about ayshim
    • my qualifications
    • publications
  • ayshim’s blog
    • life in sydney
    • books & writing
    • health & wellness
    • romance scams
    • self-care
    • ayshim travels
  • ayshim’s kitchen
    • ayshim’s kitchen gadgets
    • ayshim’s pantry
    • what i’m cooking
    • entertaining
    • wine notes
    • cookbooks
  • contact
this is ayshim
this is ayshim

writer, nutritionist, singer, anti-scam advocate

    life in sydney yotam ottolenghi

    an evening with yotam ottolenghi at sydney opera house

    Ayshim, 29 January 201928 October 2024

    There is a lot I love about Yotam Ottolenghi. I’m telling you, it’s not just…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing skinny bitch

    skinny bitch by rory freedman & kim barnouin

    Ayshim, 18 October 20185 March 2024

    I must admit, the title put me off all this time. I thought it was…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney hermitage

    masters of modern art from the hermitage, art gallery nsw

    Ayshim, 13 October 20185 March 2024

    They came all the way from St Petersburg, Russia. Art Gallery NSW informed me months…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney masterclass with brent savage

    masterclass with brent savage, carriageworks farmers’ market

    Ayshim, 9 September 20185 March 2024

    Masterclass with Brent Savage at Carriageworks was one good cooking class (or mini cooking class,…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney meyhanee

    meyhanee, balmain – sydney

    Ayshim, 28 July 20185 March 2024

    Yes! Finally, we have a meze place in Sydney. And a good one, too. I…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney hot pot

    my very first chinese hot pot experience

    Ayshim, 2 June 20185 March 2024

    A dear friend of mine, Qi, invited us around to their place for a vegetarian…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing madonna in a fur coat

    what I’m reading: madonna in a fur coat by sabahattin ali

    Ayshim, 25 February 20185 March 2024

    I was reading an Orhan Pamuk book when a dear Turkish friend of mine recommended…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing

    what i’m reading: little bee by chris cleave

    Ayshim, 2 February 20185 March 2024

    I have had Chris Cleave’s Little Bee for a very long time. I must have…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney gigi

    gigi pizzeria in newtown, revisited

    Ayshim, 1 February 20185 March 2024

    This is our second time at Gigi Pizzeria in Newtown. Last time it was us…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing

    i survived another nanowrimo

    Ayshim, 17 December 20175 March 2024

    I Survived Another NaNoWriMo, Peoples! Yay! It’s one thing to give out advice on how…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney

    celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary at bentley’s

    Ayshim, 23 November 20175 March 2024

    My husband and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary this year. It has been…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing pencil

    have pencil cup(s) and ready for nanowrimo. well, sort of

    Ayshim, 31 October 20175 March 2024

    How bad can it be? I mean I don’t have an outline, characters to last…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing nanowrimo 2017

    nanowrimo (national novel writing month) 2017

    Ayshim, 14 October 20175 March 2024

    NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is just about a week away, and I am participating…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney

    restaurant review: bliss & chips, newtown

    Ayshim, 12 October 20175 March 2024

    Update: Bliss & Chips reported closed in November, 2018. We have been wanting to try…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing shitty first drafts

    shitty first drafts

    Ayshim, 12 October 20175 March 2024

    Shitty first drafts: we owe this technical term(!) shitty first drafts to Anne Lamott. It…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing sadako

    sadako and the thousand paper cranes by eleanor coerr

    Ayshim, 23 September 20175 March 2024

    Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes was recommended by an author friend of mine whose…

    Continue Reading
    books & writing the rosie project

    what i’m reading: the rosie project by graeme simsion

    Ayshim, 14 September 20175 March 2024

    I’ve been wanting to read The Rosie Project for some time. I even got myself…

    Continue Reading
    life in sydney the gantry

    the gantry, pier one, sydney harbour

    Ayshim, 1 September 20175 March 2024

    We decided to try a new place to celebrate our birthdays this year. A new…

    Continue Reading
    • Previous
    • 1
    • …
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • …
    • 11
    • Next
    ©2026 this is ayshim | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes