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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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 …

easy prepared korean chicken BBQ
September 1, 2008 – 1:08 pm | 2 Comments
easy prepared korean chicken BBQ

BBQ is very popular in the summer but sometimes you may just feel like to have a bit of meat but at the same time, do not want the hazzle of setting up the BBQ. …

chinese homemade boiled dumplings – “shuijiao” or “chinese ravioli???”: step-by-step recipe
August 20, 2008 – 6:28 pm | 2 Comments
chinese homemade boiled dumplings – “shuijiao” or “chinese ravioli???”: step-by-step recipe

As a matter of fact, before I posted the recipe on Guotie or Potstickers: chinese panfried pork dumplings, about two months ago I have made some chinese boiled dumplings: Boiled dumplings literally “water dumplings” (水餃; pinyin: shuǐjiǎo) …

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 …

my first blog award
August 13, 2008 – 6:55 pm | 6 Comments
my first blog award

Wow, I was so surprised and thrilled to find out when Tuimeltje from Twigs and Tofu passed on the Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008 Award to me.
And to keep the ball rolling, I have to follow the …

perhaps the easiest way to make Guotie or Potstickers: chinese panfried pork dumplings
August 12, 2008 – 7:47 pm | 13 Comments
perhaps the easiest way to make Guotie or Potstickers: chinese panfried pork dumplings

 as seen in #21146-TasteSpotting/07.09.08
 
Yesterday feeling a bit homesick and have made Guotie* (chinese version) or Gyoza* (Japanese version), a type of Jiaozi* (chinese dumpling).
The recipe I used is adapted from a cookbook I recently bought called ‘Harumi’s Japanese Cooking’. …

summer vacation in southwest France: Part I – gourmet experience in La Barbanne campsite, Bordeaux
August 11, 2008 – 3:24 pm | One Comment
summer vacation in southwest France: Part I – gourmet experience in La Barbanne campsite, Bordeaux

It was the first time to go on holidays in a camper van. As a city girl, this was a very special experience to me, I haven’t seen other Chinese in the campsites other than me, they were mostly …

my comfort food: chinese risotto
August 5, 2008 – 3:14 pm | 5 Comments
my comfort food: chinese risotto

Just came back from almost two weeks holiday in South-West France, I have decided to cook something simple and Chinese food. My mom used to cook rice this way very often, as kids, my brother and I love …

mitsukoshi restaurant & sushi bar, London
July 23, 2008 – 9:51 pm | 2 Comments
mitsukoshi restaurant & sushi bar, London

Last week when I was in London, I was so glad to be able to meet up with my old friend who we have not seen each other for years. We both fancied Japanese food that day and she took …

my Essential Seasoning ingredients for Easy (Cantonese Style) Chinese Cooking
July 23, 2008 – 12:08 pm | No Comment

As there will be increasing Chinese (Cantonese) recipes in my blog over time, I think it will be useful to share with you of what I have in my kitchen, let’s start with seasoning first.
 
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pork loin with Lemongrass: Vietnamese style
July 21, 2008 – 11:12 pm | 3 Comments
pork loin with Lemongrass: Vietnamese style

I have not made this Vietnamese dish for a long time, I spontaneously wanted to make it again a few weeks ago. I think this is a great dish for summer. 
 

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Ingredients:

4 large cloves garlic, sliced
3 large stalks fresh lemongrass, …

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