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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Heavenly Banoffee Pie
March 26, 2010 – 8:19 pm | 19 Comments
Heavenly Banoffee Pie

The first time I had Banoffee pie was years ago after my final year exam. That evening I went out with my Malaysian friend to a restaurant in Covent Garden. We only went there for a …

my way of Birchermüesli
March 16, 2010 – 3:28 pm | 13 Comments
my way of Birchermüesli

 
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 …

baked boneless sardines
February 18, 2010 – 11:02 pm | 23 Comments
baked boneless sardines

Sardines are easily accessible in Switzerland. They are not expensive and yet very nutritious, full of great vitamins, minerals, omega-3′s, and lean protein. The mercury levels are considered to be the lowest in this seafood. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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