white asparagus salad with soy vinaigrette dressing
May 13, 2012 – 11:55 pm | 5 Comments

Hubby has gone for a long business trip for 10 days, I am using this opportunity to eat as little meat and carb as possible.
Today is Mother’s Day, to be honest, Marc is not even …

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Basel Bagels’ Elouisa (Scamorza affumicata & avocado) sandwich
April 3, 2012 – 10:35 pm | 3 Comments
Basel Bagels’ Elouisa (Scamorza affumicata & avocado) sandwich

 

Thanks to Cara for introducing Scamorza to me, it’s similar to mozzarella but firmer and the one I got here is smoked, known as scamorza affumicata. Cara and her friend came up a bagel sandwich …

Chinese style Mango Pudding (芒果布甸)
December 20, 2011 – 8:20 pm | 7 Comments
Chinese style Mango Pudding (芒果布甸)

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 …

Chinese Coconut Milk Red Bean Pudding (椰汁紅豆糕)
June 7, 2010 – 10:10 pm | 18 Comments
Chinese Coconut Milk Red Bean Pudding (椰汁紅豆糕)

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 …

(Salted) Caramel popcorns with nuts
December 18, 2009 – 10:31 pm | 8 Comments
(Salted) Caramel popcorns with nuts

Will you buy a big bucket of popcorn when you go for a movie in the cinema?  Not sure if you will feel the same as me as I feel most of the time, the choice of the popcorn flavor is …

Mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)
November 12, 2009 – 10:35 pm | 29 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 …

Thai dessert: mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice
October 22, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 13 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 …

cake n’cheesecake
October 8, 2009 – 3:55 am | 16 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, …

zesty lemon limoncello cake
September 13, 2009 – 8:51 pm | 14 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 …

almost flourless sinfully rich chocolate cake
September 8, 2009 – 12:22 pm | 25 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, …

Christa’s Austrian apricot & prunes dumplings (Marillenknödel & Zwetschgenknödel)
August 28, 2009 – 8:37 pm | 9 Comments
Christa’s Austrian apricot & prunes dumplings (Marillenknödel & Zwetschgenknödel)

Apricots and prunes are in season, last week I was invited to a friend’s place for dinner. She was going to make Marillenknödel. To be honest, I was feeling skeptical of having a sweet dish …

chocoholic III: …melt…chocolate boutique in Notting Hill, London
August 7, 2009 – 1:04 pm | 12 Comments
chocoholic III: …melt…chocolate boutique in Notting Hill, London

When Chocoholic meets Shopaholic……………….
In my earlier post on Notting Hill, I mentioned that my main purpose of visiting Notting Hill was actually to visit …melt chocolate boutique, located in the fashionable area of Westborne Grove, the …

chocoholic II: chocolate exhibition Lucern Museum of History, Switzerland, Apr – Aug 2009
June 24, 2009 – 10:23 am | 14 Comments
chocoholic II: chocolate exhibition Lucern Museum of History, Switzerland, Apr – Aug 2009

I have recently been to a chocolate exhibition in Lucern Museum of History. The exhibition will last until August.
To all chocolate lovers, I hope you will enjoy these photos I have selected for you : …

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