Our New Family Member, Marc has arrived !!!
July 23, 2010 – 9:14 pm | 14 Comments

 
Dear readers
Last Thursday 15 July 2010, our new family member, Marc Chun-Yan Wijngaard has arrived. Feel so blessed that the delivery went smoothly and it was a truly amazing experience when I could finally hold the baby in …

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nian gao (年糕) & homemade Chinese turnip cake (蘿蔔糕)
February 2, 2009 – 1:20 pm | 15 Comments
nian gao (年糕) & homemade Chinese turnip cake (蘿蔔糕)

Yesterday was the 7th day of the Chinese New Year of the Ox which is known as ‘everybody’s birthday人日’, the day when everyone grows one year older. When I was in Hong Kong, we will …

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 …

chinese roast chicken with red bean curd sauce (南乳吊燒炸子雞)
January 26, 2009 – 12:21 am | 7 Comments
chinese roast chicken with red bean curd sauce (南乳吊燒炸子雞)

as seen in foodgawker #14400, 26.01.09
It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve today and the tradition is to have family reunion dinner together, it is one of the most important dinner in a year. Another one is …

my first ‘pajeon’ (korean vegetable pancake)
January 13, 2009 – 1:16 am | 12 Comments
my first ‘pajeon’ (korean vegetable pancake)

as seen in foodgawker #13278, 13.01.09
Pajeon is a traditional Korean pancake which is served as appetizer. It is a savory pancake which eats with a soy sauce & rice vinegar dipping sauce.
Tonight I have made …

mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) easy made
January 8, 2009 – 4:32 pm | 18 Comments
mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) easy made

as seen in foodgawker #12908, 08.01.09 & Serious Eats’ Photograzing
Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish which is said to be originated from the Szechuan province. It is a combination of tofu (bean curd) and minced meat, usually pork or beef, in a …

thank you to all the readers & my top posts 2008
January 7, 2009 – 3:54 pm | 2 Comments
thank you to all the readers & my top posts 2008

Having started blogging since mid 2008, that had been just a bit more than half a year. I have enjoyed this new hobby very much. Blogging has triggered me to cook more new dishes (not only …

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 …

ice crystals in holland, winter 2008
December 28, 2008 – 8:52 pm | 3 Comments
ice crystals in holland, winter 2008

It has been unusually nice weather here in Holland in the last three days already, clear blue sky despite it’s a bit windy here, it is said that it will stay like this in 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 …

season’s greetings from Texel, North Holland
December 24, 2008 – 11:11 pm | 9 Comments
season’s greetings from Texel, North Holland

Dear friends and readers
Wish you all and your family a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy New Year!

Warm wishes from Texel (Sheep Island) in Holland!
Click below for some highlights of our stay:

 a stroll along the long beach

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 …

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