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. …

 
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 …

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, …

Yesterday was Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, this is one of the most important Chinese festivals, it falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. We usually take this opportunity for family unions, therefore it is also …

 
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 …

Tomatoes always make me thinking of Italian or Spanish cuisines as they use a lot tomatoes in their cooking. But actually this is an universal vegetable and my mom has prepared the tomatoes in a …

 as seen in #21146-TasteSpotting/07.09.08
 
Yesterday feeling a bit homesick and have made Guotie* (chinese version) or Gyoza* (Japanese version), a type of Jiaozi* (chinese dumpling).
The recipe I used is adapted from a cookbook I recently bought called ‘Harumi’s Japanese Cooking’. …

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 …