My recent whereabouts & Carrot Coriander Soup Recipe
February 5, 2012 – 12:22 am | 2 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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My recent whereabouts & Carrot Coriander Soup Recipe
February 5, 2012 – 12:22 am | 2 Comments
My recent whereabouts & Carrot Coriander Soup Recipe

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 …

Chinese style Mango Pudding (芒果布甸)
December 20, 2011 – 8:20 pm | 5 Comments
Chinese style Mango Pudding (芒果布甸)

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 …

roasted pumpkin & smoked tofu risotto
October 19, 2011 – 10:41 pm | 7 Comments
roasted pumpkin & smoked tofu risotto

Today is creative Wednesday, this afternoon I have prepared roasted pumpkin for tonight’s dinner but I have not planned what to go with it. While I was cooking the risotto, I thought just pumpkin and …

Quick & Easy Tom Yum Goong Soup
September 21, 2011 – 11:36 pm | 5 Comments
Quick & Easy Tom Yum Goong Soup

I have always wanted to try making Tom Yum Goong (Thai Hot & Sour Soup) from scratch but never made it until a few days ago, always thought it’s very difficult but oh my, I …

Mini Cottage Pie for toddlers and family
July 25, 2011 – 11:40 pm | 7 Comments
Mini Cottage Pie for toddlers and family

Marc has just turned to 1 year old. He is now showing huge interest of our food but sometimes not all food is suitable for him yet. So I have to try to cook something …

Quick Sangria
July 13, 2011 – 9:03 pm | 6 Comments
Quick Sangria

Even though I cannot understand Dutch, when I visit the foreign countries supermarkets, i would not miss a chance to browse through the free copies of their recipe magazines.
Here in Holland, I was browsing the …

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 …

Chinese Shredded Chicken & Mung Bean Sheets Salad (涼拌雞絲粉皮)
June 1, 2011 – 10:14 pm | 7 Comments
Chinese Shredded Chicken & Mung Bean Sheets Salad (涼拌雞絲粉皮)

Finished product, see below for a photo before added the dressing.
This year we have a very nice and hot May, many sunny days, I recalled that last year it was so wet that I could …

How to make your own marinated olives
May 6, 2011 – 9:35 pm | 6 Comments
How to make your own marinated olives

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 …

Curried Tofu Melon Salad
April 15, 2011 – 10:54 pm | 11 Comments
Curried Tofu Melon Salad

I admit that I love meat especially a nice piece of steak or rack of lamb. I cannot imagine myself can become a vegan totally but occasionally I would have some meat free days especially …

Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice) & Winners
April 12, 2011 – 11:47 pm | 7 Comments
Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice) & Winners

Time flies, it’s already a month. The last two weeks I was in the States, one week in NJ and one week in NYC. Unfortunately I could hardly spend any time in Manhattan except a …

Sesame oil Chicken (麻油雞), my whereabout & giveaway
March 10, 2011 – 11:29 pm | 30 Comments
Sesame oil Chicken (麻油雞), my whereabout & giveaway

It has been a long silence of my blog. Recently I had spent five weeks in Hong Kong with Baby Marc visiting family and friends.  It was a good time to be in HK as …

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