Mango pudding is a very common and popular dessert in Chinese restaurants but not all of them taste good. I have learnt years ago using mango jelly powder but the outcome is not so good …

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 …

One of my neighbours always has some marinated or non-marinated olives at home, because their daughters love them so much. I have always want to make myself some as the way she told me sounds …

Last year this time, I was carrying Marc in my belly, this year’s Christmas, he is having his first Christmas with us. I feel a bit wordless this year, just simply to share my joy …

Got a pack of dried red bean at home for a long time and wonder what should I do with them. Most of you would have heard of the popular Chinese dessert Red Bean Soup …

When I crave for some Japanese food at home, cooking one bowl rice dish is the most ideal to fulfill my desire. The other day, I made Japanese beef bowl which is known as  Gyudon. Gyudon is very common  at Japanese …

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 …

Just came back from our Easter break in France (Normandy and Paris), it was a very nice holiday as the weather turned out to be better than forecasted which made the whole trip more pleasant.  I have organised …

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 …

 
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 …

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. …

Sycee (元寶) was a type of silver or gold ingot currency used in China until the 20th century. The name derives from the Cantonese words meaning “fine silk”. In North China, the word yuanbao (simplified Chinese: 元宝; traditional Chinese: …