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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braised pork leg (Hand) with red bean curd & peanuts (南乳花生炆豬手)
August 20, 2009 – 10:46 pm | 9 Comments
braised pork leg (Hand) with red bean curd & peanuts (南乳花生炆豬手)

Further to my previous post on Wanchai Open Market, I have bought some dried shrimp roe egg noodles (蝦子麵) from this popular noodle shop. Don’t be scared by the name shrimp roe, it does not …

Bustling Wanchai Open Food Market, Hong Kong (revisited)
August 18, 2009 – 12:02 am | 17 Comments
Bustling Wanchai Open Food Market, Hong Kong (revisited)

The PAWN Restaurant, a British gastropub restored from a pawn shop, an old colonial building
Last year when I was back for a short stay in Hong Kong, I had a great afternoon with my cousin, Steve. We spent a …

easy fresh tomato basil soup
August 7, 2009 – 9:53 pm | 8 Comments
easy fresh tomato basil soup

When I hopped over to Healthy Delicious, I realised that it’s meatless Friday today, I have totally forgotten. And as a matter of fact, I am on a detox week, today is Day 5. It’s …

chocoholic III: …melt…chocolate boutique in Notting Hill, London
August 7, 2009 – 1:04 pm | 12 Comments
chocoholic III: …melt…chocolate boutique in Notting Hill, London

When Chocoholic meets Shopaholic……………….
In my earlier post on Notting Hill, I mentioned that my main purpose of visiting Notting Hill was actually to visit …melt chocolate boutique, located in the fashionable area of Westborne Grove, the …

getaway weekend in Gruyère, Fribourg region of Switzerland
August 3, 2009 – 8:03 pm | 13 Comments
getaway weekend in Gruyère, Fribourg region of Switzerland

 
So what did I do on Swiss National Day? I got a little treat and had a getaway weekend in Gruyère. On Saturday we played 18 hole at Golf de la Gruyère SA. It is …

Happy Swiss National Day
July 31, 2009 – 11:40 pm | 5 Comments
Happy Swiss National Day

 
First left flag is Basel-Landschaft (Basel-Suburb). the canton where I currently live; right flag is Basel-Stadt (Basel-City)
China celebrates National Day on 1st July;
US celebrates Independence Day on 4th July;
France celebrates Bastille Day on 14th July;
And here it comes, SWISS NATIONAL …

japanese salt-grilled fish (shioyaki)
July 30, 2009 – 10:59 pm | 9 Comments
japanese salt-grilled fish (shioyaki)

  
Salt grilled fish (Shioyaki) is one of the Japanese dishes I ordered a lot especially as set lunch in Japanese restaurants or in yakitori  restaurants.
It is another effortless recipe which can bring out the flavors and retain the …

chinese home cooking: Tomatoes & Scrambled Eggs (番茄炒蛋) & award
July 27, 2009 – 9:18 pm | 13 Comments
chinese home cooking: Tomatoes & Scrambled Eggs (番茄炒蛋) & award

 
After eating meat during the weekend, it’s not a bad idea at all to have a Meatless Monday. I found this food event in Twitter #meatlessmonday initially by Chris at Blog Well Done and thought …

getting closest to Mont-Blanc from Aiguille du Midi 3842m, Chamonix
July 12, 2009 – 10:48 pm | 6 Comments
getting closest to Mont-Blanc from Aiguille du Midi 3842m, Chamonix

Some time ago I have posted about the challenging & interesting  hike we did, at least challenging for us girls, that was our Day 1. After hiking for 4 hours, I got tired legs the …

Tuscany Part 1: Garfagnana & Tuscan risotto recipe
July 9, 2009 – 12:48 pm | 12 Comments
Tuscany Part 1: Garfagnana & Tuscan risotto recipe

This was where we stayed on the upper floor in a farmhouse in Pescia with our own pretty walkway filled with the frangrance from the Oleander.
Tuscany has been on my wishlist years ago since I watched the movie “Under …

warm salad with handpull chicken & vegetable with sesame dressing
July 5, 2009 – 10:49 pm | 10 Comments
warm salad with handpull chicken & vegetable with sesame dressing

I have been on the road quite a lot lately, just came back from Tuscany, had a really great time there but before I share my travel and gourmet experience with you (as I have to tidy …

Hiking in Chamonix-Mont Blanc
June 27, 2009 – 4:25 am | 11 Comments
Hiking in Chamonix-Mont Blanc

Two of my friends from Hong Kong came to visit us and we spent a wonderful weekend in Chamonix- Mont Blanc. This is a place where I have wanted to visit for a long time …

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