HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!I already have a few recipes ready in my sleeve.... |
Thai Chicken Galangal soupThis is one of my favorite thai soups. I learnt to do it a long time ago, when I was taking Thai cooking classes. The recipe stayed with me and I cook it regularly. It's very delicate and quite easy to make, and very healthy. I live[...] |
North African TaboulehVery common in France, but much more difficult to find in the UK, a tabouleh is a (cold) fresh and summery salad with a base of couscous. Very easy to make, it has very fresh minty notes and can be easily taken to a party or a picnic. In[...] |
Self-saucing chocolate cakeYou know how chocolate cakes can be same-same... Well, I found a very original one, in my favorite cake book: 'Cakes Bakes and desserts triple tested by Australian Women's Weekly'. They generally have recipes you can be confident about,[...] |
Exotic summer cake (no baking )Another dish inspired by mango, because they are very tasty at the moment. And again, it is an 'on the spur of the moment' cake. It fits the bill as well: easy, very quick to make, and very tasty, refreshing in the summer... It is based[...] |
Sweet and sour cold summer soup & hot sweet grilled gammon on the sideYou have never heard of this dish? Me neither. I just invented it today, and it is definitely worth sharing. I had a very sudden burst of good inspiration. And once again, it is very quick to prepare and is very tasty, and the salad is very[...] |
Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong (Part 1)Quite a while ago, I started blogging about Hong Kong, but I am not quite over on the subject. - You will have to excuse the poor picture quality, as I took only a little compact that time, my faithful Optio SV - I really want to talk to you about[...] |
A light salad for the summerWhen it's hot and sunny, I always crave for fresh ingredients, and a cooling and refreshing dish . Nothing better than a salad, like I've eaten all my youth, when I was living in France. Over there, people decline salad to infinite. today[...] |
The Bubble barI picked up aLeaflet at one my local chinese supermarkets, It was about the bubble bar - I love bubble drinks - and decided to visit it as it is 500 yards from my home (no excuse not to go is there??) The bar is up some stairs, just above[...] |
Cherry Bakewell puddingI have always disliked the Kipling's Bakewell tarts, too sweet, no flavour, and I don't really like the thick icing that tops it. So how did I get to make a Bakewell tart you'll ask? Well, I saw a brief explanation of what a Bakewell[...] |