how to prepare mochi/ savoury Kirimochi (切り餅) at home
November 27, 2009 – 3:45 pm | 9 Comments

Grilled Kirimochi with Soy sauce & honey
Mochi, is an overall term for Japanese rice cake which is made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made …

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easy chinese steamed eggplant (aubergine)
November 21, 2009 – 10:18 pm | 17 Comments

 

chinese steamed eggplants

After the duck nigiri sushi, I need to make something simple last night. This steamed eggplant has been on my to-cook list for a long time. It is extremely easy to prepare.  The minimum ingredients you will need will be cooking oil, soy sauce and an eggplant. This is a dish I learnt from my mom and I could not believe such a simple dish can be so delicious that makes you want more. It is perfect for a meatless meal. No kidding, I only prepared this veggie dish and ate with steamed rice but feeling completely satisfied without craving for meat! My mom only used those 3 ingredients  described above and I have added a few more simple seasonings to give the dish a kick and it worked really well.

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duck breast nigiri sushi
November 18, 2009 – 10:51 pm | 29 Comments
duck breast nigiri sushi

Having bought the duck breast and kept in the freezer for some time, I finally decided to make it last night. Duck breast seems to be challenging to prepare, I heard that it takes longer …

Mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)
November 12, 2009 – 10:35 pm | 23 Comments
Mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)

I have fallen in love with these two tropical fruits: mango and pomelo recently, if you have seen my earlier posts, you would now what I mean. I have made a mango & black n’ white glutinous …

Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong Part II: Ten traditional street foods
November 10, 2009 – 5:28 pm | 14 Comments
Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong Part II: Ten traditional street foods

 
Photo taken in Lantau Island
I was hoping to be able to write a second post last week but my in-laws are visiting us so I have been busy with them. It is very pleasing for me that they like my …

grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad
November 2, 2009 – 11:48 pm | 17 Comments
grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad

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 …

thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)
October 27, 2009 – 5:03 pm | 23 Comments
thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)

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 …

Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong: Part I
October 25, 2009 – 10:15 pm | 10 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 | 11 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 | 15 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 | 10 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 …