baked boneless sardines
February 18, 2010 – 11:02 pm | 18 Comments

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. …

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Mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)
November 12, 2009 – 10:35 pm | 25 Comments
Mango pomelo sago dessert (楊枝甘露)

I have fallen in love with these two tropical fruits: mango and pomelo recently, if you have seen my earlier posts, you would now what I mean. I have made a mango & black n’ white glutinous …

Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong Part II: Ten traditional street foods
November 10, 2009 – 5:28 pm | 17 Comments
Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong Part II: Ten traditional street foods

 
Photo taken in Lantau Island
I was hoping to be able to write a second post last week but my in-laws are visiting us so I have been busy with them. It is very pleasing for me that they like my …

grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad
November 2, 2009 – 11:48 pm | 17 Comments
grilled mahi-mahi teriyaki & tomato cucumber salad

Yesterday Peter and I went for a short Autumn hike in Wasserfallen-Regioldswil in Basel Land. We first took a cable car up and then the hike began. We chose the route direction to the Passwang, if you are lucky with the …

thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)
October 27, 2009 – 5:03 pm | 23 Comments
thai pomelo salad (泰式柚子沙律)

Individual portion of Pomelo Salad served
During my stay in Hong Kong, I would not need to cook at all, either ate out or if at home, my mom did most of the cooking, I would …

Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong: Part I
October 25, 2009 – 10:15 pm | 10 Comments
Cheap ‘n’ Chic eats in Hong Kong: Part I

So during my stay in Hong Kong, what have I eaten there? I have eaten so much good food there that I have to organize them into several posts to share with you all.
I came up the idea …

Thai dessert: mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice
October 22, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 13 Comments
Thai dessert: mango with black & white glutinous (sticky) rice

 
I have seen these Thai yellow mangoes available in the supermarkets and the Asian grocery store here. They are the best the mangoes in the world. The green redish ones are more easily accessible here but they …

chinese shrimp roe noodle (蝦子麵) with XO sauce
October 16, 2009 – 4:56 pm | 11 Comments
chinese shrimp roe noodle (蝦子麵) with XO sauce

All of you would be familiar to Italian pasta, Asian rice vermicelli noodles, Japanese ramen, udon, buckwheat noodles, Chinese Ho Fan, Instant noodles, etc. I would like to share the egg noodles which I used to eat a lot when …

cake n’cheesecake
October 8, 2009 – 3:55 am | 15 Comments
cake n’cheesecake

Recently we went to a dinner party, I was so intrigued by this cheesecake made by my friend, Nesrin.  At first I thought that was New York Cheesecake but she told me that it is called Cake n’Cheesecake, …

Celebrate China’s 60th National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong
October 3, 2009 – 7:58 pm | 10 Comments
Celebrate China’s 60th National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong

This is the first time I can celebrate China’s 60th National Day on Oct 1 and Mid-Autumn Festival, Oct 3 in Hong Kong since I left 4 years ago. The parades celebrating China’s 60th National Day were so incredibly impressive …

courgettes rondes farcies with nepalese minced pork curry
September 26, 2009 – 1:55 am | 9 Comments
courgettes rondes farcies with nepalese minced pork curry

Recently when I went to the food market in Mulhouse, Alsace, I was very happy to find some round courgettes. The best dish is make French courgettes farcies (stuffed courgettes). I have come up a fusion …

farrO salad with roasted vegetables
September 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm | 10 Comments
farrO salad with roasted vegetables

 With the yellow pear tomatoes and herbs from our vegetable garden, I had been thinking of how to consume them. Earlier on I made a caprese pasta. Another idea I got was to make a …

Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園), famous tea restaurant in Hong Kong
September 22, 2009 – 5:45 pm | 11 Comments
Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園), famous tea restaurant in Hong Kong

Lan Fong Yuen, Main Shop in Central, the two little wooden stools are still kept until today. You can still sit there and order from there!
The last time I came back to Hong Kong (HK) was almost …