my way of Birchermüesli
March 16, 2010 – 3:28 pm | 12 Comments

 
I know how popular Birchermüesli is in Switzerland but it never looks appealing to me, I see them serving in the hotel breakfasts all the time but I never dare to try. The reason is …

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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 …

perhaps the best crêpe in the world: La Crêperie de Hampstead
June 11, 2009 – 2:50 pm | 15 Comments
perhaps the best crêpe in the world: La Crêperie de Hampstead

 
A lot of Londoner would know Hampstead Crêperie because the long queue at night have not changed a bit since I was still in University, they had been in the press many times.
“Friend” of mine took me there …

summer vacation in southwest France: part IV: vanilla ice cream with quattro berries sauce & macarons
September 1, 2008 – 11:38 pm | 5 Comments
summer vacation in southwest France: part IV: vanilla ice cream with quattro berries sauce & macarons

I am not fond of gooseberries normally but this was the first time I came across this pink gooseberries in France and found them so irresistible. We have the white ones grown in our garden but …

summer vacation in southwest France: Part III: panfried white fish with red gooseberries sauce
August 17, 2008 – 2:09 pm | One Comment
summer vacation in southwest France: Part III: panfried white fish with red gooseberries sauce

Visiting the food markets in France reminds me the food markets in my home town….
Food markets in Hong Kong
Being a Chinese, food markets is nothing new to me. In Asia, outdoor food markets are very common. When …

summer vacation in southwest France: Part II: medieval town Sarlat in The Dordogne region
August 14, 2008 – 9:50 pm | 8 Comments
summer vacation in southwest France: Part II: medieval town Sarlat in The Dordogne region

 

Dordogne

To the French, the Dordogne is a river. To the British, it covers a vast area roughly equivalent to what the French call Périgord. Dordogne is also a department which consists of Périgord Blanc (White) , Périgord …

petit, chic café in Petite France, Strasbourg, France
July 17, 2008 – 2:04 pm | 5 Comments
petit, chic café in Petite France, Strasbourg, France

Last month, I have spent a few good hours in Petite France and of course I would not miss the opportunity shopping in Strasbourg town centre.
It had been raining for days so I was extremely …