Last week, I finally got the grip and took out my pasta machine which had been untouched for a while. Made a batch of fresh pasta and then I thought let’s experiment and make some …

Mango pudding is a very common and popular dessert in Chinese restaurants but not all of them taste good. I have learnt years ago using mango jelly powder but the outcome is not so good …

Finished product, see below for a photo before added the dressing.
This year we have a very nice and hot May, many sunny days, I recalled that last year it was so wet that I could …

It has been a long silence of my blog. Recently I had spent five weeks in Hong Kong with Baby Marc visiting family and friends.  It was a good time to be in HK as …

I was meant to write this for some time, made this several times but the photos were not too satisfactory. Anyway, I would love to share this with you, this dish is adapted from a …

After Marc is born, life has changed dramatically. Breastfeeding every other two to three hours has taken almost all my time. I have not been able to cook much in the last weeks because I need …

Got a pack of dried red bean at home for a long time and wonder what should I do with them. Most of you would have heard of the popular Chinese dessert Red Bean Soup …

Sycee (元寶) was a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China until the 20th century. The name derives from the Cantonese words meaning “fine silk”. In North China, the word yuanbao (simplified Chinese: 元宝; traditional Chinese: …

Dear Readers
I wish you all and your family have a rewarding and exciting Year 2010! Eat well and eat healthy!
To end 2009 and welcome 2010, I would like to share this local Hong Kong speciality-Yin Yang …

I feel miserable in the last few days due to the gloomy days and finally today we had clear blue sky and cheered me up. I spent an hour in the indoor pool, felt good …

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 …

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 …