My recent whereabouts & Carrot Coriander Soup Recipe
February 5, 2012 – 12:22 am | 3 Comments

Feeling pretty bad that I cannot post regularly lately, one of the reasons is that I have finally decided to take some German lessons. I have always had phobia to learn German due to previous …

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Dinner @Enoteca, Eden Amsterdam Manor Hotel
December 31, 2011 – 1:12 am | One Comment
Dinner @Enoteca, Eden Amsterdam Manor Hotel

 
Vitello Tonnato @Enoteca

Lobby @Eden Amsterdam Manor Hotel
Happy New Year to you all!!! It’s been quite some time since I blogged about iEat-Out mainly because having a small kid, you really have to sacrifice a lot …

Homemade pasta for 2
July 5, 2011 – 11:42 pm | 5 Comments
Homemade pasta for 2

Making homemade pasta from scratch has been outstanding in my to-cook list for a few years. I have always hesitated to try as I felt I could not roll out the pasta dough but it …

Mini Tomato Mozzarelline Skewers
June 13, 2011 – 10:03 pm | 11 Comments
Mini Tomato Mozzarelline Skewers

In Switzerland, it is very easy to buy mozzarella, in all sizes. These mini mozzarella (mozzarelline) is perfect to serve as a snack with an aperitif. I have a lot of basil leaves at home …

Spaghetti with Italian sausage & red wine sauce
November 10, 2010 – 4:33 pm | 11 Comments
Spaghetti with Italian sausage & red wine sauce

Having Marc around, I have to cook something quick and easy most of the time these days. Pasta is quick to prepare and can have so many variations. I had some fresh pork sausages kept …

Tuscany Part 4: Vinci & Baccalà alla Vesuviana (baccalà with tomatoes & capers)
May 5, 2010 – 5:41 pm | 11 Comments
Tuscany Part 4: Vinci & Baccalà alla Vesuviana (baccalà with tomatoes & capers)

Probably due to the relatively large Italian population living in Basel, we can find quite a lot of Italian ingredients here. I have come across the Baccalà (salt cod) from time to time in Manor Supermarket but I …

penne alla vodka
January 24, 2010 – 6:27 pm | 19 Comments
penne alla vodka

The other day when I saw my friend wrote that she was going to make penne alla vodka, it immediately intrigued me as it was the first time I heard about this pasta dish, apparently …

linguine with tartufata (truffle sauce)
January 12, 2010 – 4:22 pm | 16 Comments
linguine with tartufata (truffle sauce)

This winter has brought a lot of snow across Europe. Honestly I am not that excited about the snowy condition, it brings a lot of inconvenience to our daily life. Having said that I like …

my way of Tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese
December 13, 2009 – 2:53 pm | 23 Comments
my way of Tagliatelle al ragù Bolognese

When was your first Spaghetti Bolognese? My first experience was when I was about 8 years old in Hong Kong, it was not an authentic one of course but it was the best one I had, after a …

courgettes rondes farcies with nepalese minced pork curry
September 26, 2009 – 1:55 am | 10 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 …

caprese pasta with balsamico blanco
September 3, 2009 – 9:41 pm | 4 Comments
caprese pasta with balsamico blanco

This summer we have some wonderful yellow pear cherry tomatoes from our vegetable garden (thanks to Philly again for introducing this special tomato to me), the normal tomatoes do not harvest well this year due to …

Tuscany part 3: stracchino & sausage crostini
August 24, 2009 – 3:37 pm | 9 Comments
Tuscany part 3: stracchino & sausage crostini

So if you have followed my travels, I still have some Tuscan recipes I learnt which I promised to post. Here is one for you today. It is extremely easy to make and great for your …

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