grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad
November 2, 2009 – 11:48 pm | 11 Comments

Yesterday Peter and I went for a short Autumn hike in Wasserfallen-Regioldswil in Basel Land. We first took a cable car up and then the hike began. We chose the route direction to the Passwang, if you are lucky with the …

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thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)
October 27, 2009 – 5:03 pm | 22 Comments

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Individual portion of Pomelo Salad served

During my stay in Hong Kong, I would not need to cook at all, either ate out or if at home, my mom did most of the cooking, I would be her sous-chef , trying to learn more tips and tricks from her at the same time.

I did bake though, I baked three cake n’cheesecake and 3 times the Italian amaretti cookies for my family and friends to sample.

I did miss cooking when I was there, so on my last day there, I offered to make a Thai Pomelo Salad. Pomelo is a seasonal and as well as a festive fruit for Mid-Autumn Festival. I saw them everywhere and thought this fruit would not be so easily accessible in Switzerland. To my surprise, I was wrong, pink pomelos are also available in Basel, so I promised Peter that I would make this salad again for him soon.

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cheap ‘n’ chic eats in Hong Kong: Part I
October 25, 2009 – 10:15 pm | 9 Comments
cheap ‘n’ chic eats in Hong Kong: Part I

So during my stay in Hong Kong, what have I eaten there? I have eaten so much good food there that I have to organize them into several posts to share with you all.
I came up the idea …

Thai dessert: mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice
October 22, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 12 Comments
Thai dessert: mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice

 
I have seen these Thai yellow mangoes available in the supermarkets and the Asian grocery store here. They are the best the mangoes in the world. The green redish ones are more easily accessible here but they …

chinese shrimp roe noodle (蝦子麵) with XO sauce
October 16, 2009 – 4:56 pm | 10 Comments
chinese shrimp roe noodle (蝦子麵) with XO sauce

All of you would be familiar to Italian pasta, Asian rice vermicelli noodles, Japanese ramen, udon, buckwheat noodles, Chinese Ho Fan, Instant noodles, etc. I would like to share the egg noodles which I used to eat a lot when …

cake n’cheesecake
October 8, 2009 – 3:55 am | 11 Comments
cake n’cheesecake

Recently we went to a dinner party, I was so intrigued by this cheesecake made by my friend, Nesrin.  At first I thought that was New York Cheesecake but she told me that it is called Cake n’Cheesecake, …

Celebrate China’s 60th National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong
October 3, 2009 – 7:58 pm | 10 Comments
Celebrate China’s 60th National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong

This is the first time I can celebrate China’s 60th National Day on Oct 1 and Mid-Autumn Festival, Oct 3 in Hong Kong since I left 4 years ago. The parades celebrating China’s 60th National Day were so incredibly impressive …

courgettes rondes farcies with nepalese minced pork curry
September 26, 2009 – 1:55 am | 9 Comments
courgettes rondes farcies with nepalese minced pork curry

Recently when I went to the food market in Mulhouse, Alsace, I was very happy to find some round courgettes. The best dish is make French courgettes farcies (stuffed courgettes). I have come up a fusion …

farrO salad with roasted vegetables
September 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm | 9 Comments
farrO salad with roasted vegetables

 With the yellow pear tomatoes and herbs from our vegetable garden, I had been thinking of how to consume them. Earlier on I made a caprese pasta. Another idea I got was to make a …

Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園), famous tea restaurant in Hong Kong
September 22, 2009 – 5:45 pm | 11 Comments
Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園), famous tea restaurant in Hong Kong

Lan Fong Yuen, Main Shop in Central, the two little wooden stools are still kept until today. You can still sit there and order from there!
The last time I came back to Hong Kong (HK) was almost …

pot roast pork with apples
September 17, 2009 – 3:42 pm | 10 Comments
pot roast pork with apples

The three ingredients for this month’s Royal Food Joust are apple, cayenne pepper and maple syrup, picked by Natasha @5 Star Foodie. When I saw this I have everything in the kitchen, Dutch baking apples …

zesty lemon limoncello cake
September 13, 2009 – 8:51 pm | 13 Comments
zesty lemon limoncello cake

Having done a few hours gardening today, it was like working out. After resting, all of a sudden I wanted to bake a cake but after baking two chocolate cakes in a row, we need to have …

Chinese panfried stuffed pepper (煎釀青椒)
September 10, 2009 – 10:56 pm | 18 Comments
Chinese panfried stuffed pepper (煎釀青椒)

Yesterday I was wondering how to cook these long green peppers from our vegetable garden. I thought it would be a good idea to showcase how the Chinese (Cantonese) would make them.
The Chinese panfried stuffed pepper is very …

almost flourless sinfully rich chocolate cake
September 8, 2009 – 12:22 pm | 21 Comments
almost flourless sinfully rich chocolate cake

Last night at 9pm I baked an Almost Flourless Sinful Chocolate Cake. All of a sudden, I felt like making something with chocolate, I have restrainted myself from baking lately due to my detox mindset. However, …