panfried tofu with korean spicy chili dipping sauce
April 29, 2013 – 9:53 pm | One Comment

This meat free  small dish is so yummy and easy to prepare. You simply cut a block of firm tofu into slices and panfry in medium high heat until golden yellow or a little crispy …

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Japanese shaking beef cubes with garlic
January 28, 2013 – 4:12 pm | One Comment
Japanese shaking beef cubes with garlic

From time to time, I would crave for a nice US beef steak. However, US beef is very expensive in Switzerland. I would either buy in Germany or even better recently, I came cross Aldi …

Avocado and Tuna Cerviche
January 11, 2013 – 6:38 pm | 2 Comments
Avocado and Tuna Cerviche

Happy New Year to you all! I have been very quiet in the blogosphere. One excuse I have is because of busy lately in the Christmas and New Year Period. However, when I looked back …

Pumpkin with Chinese Black Bean Sauce (豆鼓煮南瓜)
November 13, 2012 – 8:37 pm | 5 Comments
Pumpkin with Chinese Black Bean Sauce (豆鼓煮南瓜)

It’s nice to stock up some pumpkins at home, however, once cut opened, do you also have the same problem with me? That is to think of different dishes to finish them. I have made …

Bo Luc Lac (Vietnamese Shaking Beef Salad)
July 4, 2012 – 3:17 pm | 2 Comments
Bo Luc Lac (Vietnamese Shaking Beef Salad)

Last week, after my German class, I went to Lily’s for lunch. Weather was so hot that I did not feel like to have curry with rice or Pad Thai which I normally would order. …

Mini Tomato Mozzarelline Skewers
June 13, 2011 – 10:03 pm | 13 Comments
Mini Tomato Mozzarelline Skewers

In Switzerland, it is very easy to buy mozzarella, in all sizes. These mini mozzarella (mozzarelline) is perfect to serve as a snack with an aperitif. I have a lot of basil leaves at home …

How to make your own marinated olives
May 6, 2011 – 9:35 pm | 6 Comments
How to make your own marinated olives

One of my neighbours always has some marinated or non-marinated olives at home, because their daughters love them so much. I have always want to make myself some as the way she told me sounds …

Gyudon (牛丼), Japanese Beef Rice Bowl
May 20, 2010 – 4:51 pm | 16 Comments
Gyudon (牛丼), Japanese Beef Rice Bowl

When I crave for some Japanese food at home, cooking one bowl rice dish is the most ideal to fulfill my desire. The other day, I made Japanese beef bowl which is known as  Gyudon. Gyudon is very common  at Japanese …

Wafuu Pastuta (japanese style pasta)
April 10, 2010 – 9:51 pm | 15 Comments
Wafuu Pastuta (japanese style pasta)

Just came back from our Easter break in France (Normandy and Paris), it was a very nice holiday as the weather turned out to be better than forecasted which made the whole trip more pleasant.  I have organised …

Heavenly Banoffee Pie
March 26, 2010 – 8:19 pm | 19 Comments
Heavenly Banoffee Pie

The first time I had Banoffee pie was years ago after my final year exam. That evening I went out with my Malaysian friend to a restaurant in Covent Garden. We only went there for a …

penne alla vodka
January 24, 2010 – 6:27 pm | 20 Comments
penne alla vodka

The other day when I saw my friend wrote that she was going to make penne alla vodka, it immediately intrigued me as it was the first time I heard about this pasta dish, apparently …

linguine with tartufata (truffle sauce)
January 12, 2010 – 4:22 pm | 16 Comments
linguine with tartufata (truffle sauce)

This winter has brought a lot of snow across Europe. Honestly I am not that excited about the snowy condition, it brings a lot of inconvenience to our daily life. Having said that I like …

easy chinese steamed eggplant (aubergine)
November 21, 2009 – 10:18 pm | 17 Comments
easy chinese steamed eggplant (aubergine)

 

After the duck nigiri sushi, I need to make something simple last night. This steamed eggplant has been on my to-cook list for a long time. It is extremely easy to prepare.  The minimum ingredients you will …

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