Grilled Kirimochi with Soy sauce & honey
Mochi, is an overall term for Japanese rice cake which is made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made …

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 …

 
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 …

  
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 …

Taken in Sörenberg, Canton of Lucern
This Spring I am particularly into asparagus, mostly because it is seasonal and this year’s May is much warmer than usual. We have over 30ºC these few days!!! One Sunday …

This mini kebabs has been in my To-Cook List for a long time, the chinese and Japanese have some dishes that mix minced fish or meat into tofu. It is not possible to get the …

When I was thinking which recipe to submit to BloggerAid, I was struggling if I should submit this grilled galangal chicken wings or the Chinese Potato Pancakes with a Swiss touch, quite a tough call! …

Onigiri, the Japanese rice balls, is very common to eat at lunch or as part of the bento (lunchbox), in the past I would occasionally buy a piece of onigiri from the Japanese supermarket and eat as …

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. …

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, …

 
 * 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. …