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 …

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, …

Having done a few hours gardening today, it was like working out. After resting, all of a sudden I wanted to bake a cake but after baking two chocolate cakes in a row, we need to have …

Wild strawberry is also called Fraises des Bois, European Strawberry and Alpine Strawberry. It grows naturally in the North Hemisphere. The science name is Fragaria vesca.
The first time I came across these lovely wild strawberries …

Recently I bought the Café Favorites Cookbook from one of  The Australian’s Women Weekly Cookbook series. I only flicked through it quickly and without hesitation I bought it right away, there are many recipes which I know I …

I have been busy with Spring cleaning, never like cleaning but don’t know why I got into mood of tidying up things. There are days like this, I suppose. Our garden is now in good …

I have wanted to making some homemade ice cream for a long time but I do not want to buy an ice cream machine, not just only because of the cost but also the space …

When I was trying to make the Western desserts, I seem to have almost forgotten my hometown desserts. Well, I have to say my family do not eat desserts very much, my mom does not have sweet …

After the great success from last night’s Chocolate Soufflé, Peter asked if we can make a soufflé with white chocolate, he is absolutely a white chocolate lover, after I said why not, he immediately went to the kitchen and started melting the …

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 …

You may wonder why I would have 2 raspberry posts with plan A and plan B. This is because yesterday I had the 3rd harvest of the raspberries in our garden. And I had made …

 
 * zur Säge means next to the saw-factory; wirtshaus means inn                      —>i.e. the inn next to the saw-factory
 

 
On my actual birthday this year, my hubby took me to a haute cuisine restaurant as a treat. …