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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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 …

my gourmet trip in venice: part II
November 7, 2008 – 12:23 pm | 3 Comments
my gourmet trip in venice: part II

….Continue from My Gourmet Trip in Venice: Part I
When eating out in Venice, especially for Friday and weekends, if you have a good restaurant you have on mind that you really want to visit, you …

my gourmet trip in venice: part I
November 6, 2008 – 12:12 pm | 6 Comments
my gourmet trip in venice: part I

I have recently travelled to Venice, I was lucky to visit this beautiful place again for the third time. I wanted to focus this trip in taking photos, explore around food but not shopping. Although it …

mozzarelline allo zafferano: a specialty from abruzzo, south of italy
November 3, 2008 – 11:26 pm | 6 Comments
mozzarelline allo zafferano: a specialty from abruzzo, south of italy

Mozzarella seems to be very popular in Switzerland, there are many different types here from normal ones to buffalo mozzarella. We have also got them in different sizes, I saw these mini ones called mozzarelline and mozzarella perles …

my best pumpkin soup ever !!!
October 14, 2008 – 10:25 pm | 12 Comments
my best pumpkin soup ever !!!

Autumn has arrived, I took my camera out to capture the beautiful colors of the Fall before it dimishes. The different grading of yellow/ orange of the leaves brightens up the surroundings.
 
Ruin Pfeffingen
 
Taken in our …

a culinary tale of two cities: part I london
October 8, 2008 – 11:46 am | One Comment
a culinary tale of two cities: part I london

Last week I did not cook anything special or exciting as I was travelling between UK and Holland back and forth. Or neither I went to any fancy restaurants this time but still I have come …

a perfect steak & mooncake on mid-autumn festival
September 15, 2008 – 11:30 pm | 10 Comments
a perfect steak & mooncake on mid-autumn festival

Yesterday was Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, this is one of the most important Chinese festivals, it falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. We usually take this opportunity for family unions, therefore it is also …

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 | 6 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 …

my submission to august, Royal Food Joust: Pan-seared Tuna with tomato Couscous & Rocket salad
July 15, 2008 – 2:51 pm | 4 Comments
my submission to august, Royal Food Joust: Pan-seared Tuna with tomato Couscous & Rocket salad

I have joined Foodie Blogroll last week and subsequently in the forum there. I have to say it’s really a great platform to meet other foodies out there who have the same interests as you. …

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