Fig. 1 Chinese Chicken Congee with a little twist served in a ceramic pot bought in Kyoto, Japan
 
In Hong Kong, my mom and dad make the best congees (rice porridges), we have it very often …

Food Event: A-Fruit-A-Month (AFAM) initiated by Maheswari from Beyond the Usual
Recently I was referred to a food event called A Fruit A Month (AFAM) by Ivy from kopiaste. And the Fruit selected for September was Gooseberry hosted by Vani from Illatharasi. …

Last Tuesday it was my first time to go mushroom picking/ hunting, an activitiy which you can only do in Autumn. Of course I did not go alone, my friend Carmen was my guide. I …

I was very lucky with the weather in Amsterdam as it had been raining in the last few days. It’s still a bit chilly in the morning so I went into a patisserie for a nice cup of coffee …

 
It’s almost end of October, just in time to join the monthly Foodie event: Royal Foodie Joust created by Jenn’s The Leftover Queen’s Forum-The Foodie Blogroll. Each month, the previous month winner will pick three ingredients …

Kaisendon (Japanese sashimi rice bowl)
as seen in #5592 foodgawker/ 25.09.08; #22856 TasteSpotting/ 30.09.08
I love sushi and sashimi!!! Last week I was craving them again. Instead of going out and eating in a Japanese restaurant, I made kaisendon at …

as seen in #5813 foodgawker/ 24.09.08
This item you see above is supposed to be a sugar dispenser, I bought it in Strasbourg, France this summer. However when I tried it at home, it did not seem to be …

Freezing self-grown basil herbs (basil) in ice cube trays for winter use
as seen in #21975 TasteSpotting/18.09.08; #5524 foodgawker/18.09.08
 
This year the summer was over in Switzerland rather early, I remembered when I first arrived Basel three years ago, …

 
as seen in #21653 TasteSpotting/13.09.08; #5521 foodgawker/19.09.08
A few days ago I had a white radish at home and initially I was thinking to make a chinese or korean stew which usually would end up to be an other …

In Switzerland, it is quite common to have your own vegetable & fruit garden. I am naive in gardening but I am learning everyday. Last summer, we had our self-grown beans and they really tasted …