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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asparagus lemongrass cappuccino
April 3, 2009 – 10:43 pm | 17 Comments
asparagus lemongrass cappuccino

With some asparagus and lemongrass stock left from the asparagus bacon risotto. I made two glasses of asparagus cappuccino as starter the following day, it was like the frothy soup I have tried in the …

an unordinary asparagus bacon risotto
March 30, 2009 – 9:32 pm | 19 Comments
an unordinary asparagus bacon risotto

I was meant to finish posting this a few days ago but was distracted with other things in particular in doing the ground work for moving to my new domain. And today I have finally …

roast rack of lamb: two different mustard sauces to choose
March 4, 2009 – 1:21 am | 14 Comments
roast rack of lamb: two different mustard sauces to choose

Early on in January, I received an unexpected email from Carman, a long-lost friend that she was coming to Europe and perhaps she could spend a few days in Switzerland. I was very happy indeed and invited her to …

chinese potato pancake with a swiss touch
February 6, 2009 – 4:12 pm | 16 Comments
chinese potato pancake with a swiss touch

When I came across to Ben’s avocado corn muffins of What’s Cooking? It has triggered me to click the links in his post to find out more about a cookbook campaign initiated by a social network called BloggerAid. …

tagliatelle with crab and creamy spicy tomato mascarpone sauce
February 3, 2009 – 11:14 am | 10 Comments
tagliatelle with crab and creamy spicy tomato mascarpone sauce

It has come to one of these days that I want to use up my leftover, it is very tempting to get something fresh in the supermarket, but looking at my freezer, I better use …

cameralized roast pumpkin risotto TRIO with grilled prawns
January 29, 2009 – 1:41 am | 7 Comments
cameralized roast pumpkin risotto TRIO with grilled prawns

 
I still have a pumpkin bought from a farmers’ market earlier on in late Autumn keeping in the garage, I have not checked for a long time and thought it has turned bad and luckily it is …

my first day of 2009
January 2, 2009 – 12:53 pm | 12 Comments
my first day of 2009

 

My hands are getting itchy from not needing to do any cooking in the last days. Therefore I have offered to prepare the New Year’s Dinner at my in-laws home for the family. I have …

oma’s beste erwtensoep (grandma’s best split green pea soup) & frozen canals in Holland
December 30, 2008 – 10:12 pm | 5 Comments
oma’s beste erwtensoep (grandma’s best split green pea soup) & frozen canals in Holland

 
This is my first Christmas and New Year time in Holland, and I am extremely lucky as it has not been this cold (lowest -10°C) for years since 1997 and that I can witness the …

a stroll along the long beach of Texel (near De Cocksdorp)
December 25, 2008 – 12:24 am | 3 Comments
a stroll along the long beach of Texel (near De Cocksdorp)

This Christmas, we are staying in a bungalow in the stress-free island, Texel (Dutch Frisian Island), North of Holland. To get to Texel, we took the ferry from Den Helder with our car and with seagulls …

panfried morcilla & spanish stew with morcillas, chorizo and cannellini beans
December 18, 2008 – 10:42 pm | 8 Comments
panfried morcilla & spanish stew with morcillas, chorizo and cannellini beans

This week, Carmen, my Spanish friend came to visit me, she was so kind and brought me 2 kilos of morcillas. I was very happy indeed, however with two kilos I am the only one who eat …

paste ines, albert pfefferli, basel
December 17, 2008 – 11:39 pm | 2 Comments
paste ines, albert pfefferli, basel

Recently I seem to have a lot of encounter with Italian food, homemade amaretti, mozzarelline allo zafferano, best ravioli and cappelletti in Basel (see below)
I was told that Paste Ines has the best pasta in town, Paste Ines …

italiano Amaretti cookies recipe
December 9, 2008 – 11:40 am | 21 Comments
italiano Amaretti cookies recipe

 
 as seen in TasteSpotting #28577, 09.12.08 & Photograzing, 18.12.08
Learnt from Rosa’s Yum Yum’s post on Pecan Sandies that there is a worldwide cookie event called “Eat Christmas Cookies” by Susan at “Food Blogga” (USA), so I …

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