March, 2010 // Posts published in March, 2010
Beef Noodle Soup Recipe
I love beef noodle especially when you just came home from cold and wet weather. This is a comfort dish to warm up everyone from their body to their heart. This dish is easy to make however it takes some time to cook but the result will pay out everytime you take a bite. You ...
Edinburgh Toilet Assassin
This is my cat PoPo’s new master piece. Normally I will get super angry with him but today is a bit different. But this time I found it’s a bit hard to be angry with him because he looks so adorable. This is why my husband and I always call him “Monster” because he really ...
Oriental Pork Chop and Cucumber Salad
This oriental pork chop and cucumber salad is a very common dish in Taiwan. We call it “排骨” (pai gu) but if it’s with rice then we call it “排骨飯” (pai gu fan). I love this pork chop so much. It is one of my ultimate comfort food, I remember when I just moved ...
Chris Radley Photography
I think it’s a good time to introduce everyone about my partner’s photography website. All of the photos on my blog were took by my partner Chris Radley. As you can see he is an excellent photographer and always manages to produce wonderful photos all the time. So, Here is his website : http://www.chrisradleyphotography.com http://www.chrisradleyphotography.co.uk ...
Mochi (Sticky Rice Cake)
“Mochi” or “Sticky rice cake” is the name of this dessert. Mochi is a common dessert in Taiwan but also Japan. Mochi is also a speciality dish in Hualien which is a city in East Taiwan. If you have chance to travel around Hualien one day, make sure you go to Tzen’s Magi http://www.tzen.com.tw/index-home-wide.htm in ...
Ma Po Tofu 麻婆豆腐 authentic recipe
(麻婆豆腐) Ma Po tofu is a well known dish from Sichuan. The creator is a lady who has pockmark on her face and pockmark is Ma in Chinese and Po is a respectful form for a old lady. Ma Po had this small restaurant in Chengdu city and the most of her customers were porters. They ...
Gong Bao Chicken Recipe
Gong Bao Chicken is a popular dish in Chinese food, especially for people who love spicy food. Gong Bao chicken is a classic dish in Sichuan cuisine and this dish is named after Qing Dynasty Governor Ding BaoZhen’s title. Ding Baozhen was born in Guizhou, China. He especially loved to have his meat to sauted ...
Chinese Leaf with Chrysanthemums Salad
I always remember the first time I had this dish was in Yinyih restaurant in Taipei. Yinyih restaurant used to be an Air Force restaurant and my grandpa was a pilot so he always brought me there to have a meal and ordered this salad as a starter. The original way to cook this dish ...
Lion Head Meatballs
(獅子頭) Lion head is a famous dish in Chinese cuisine. It originates from Eastern China and the history of this dish goes back to the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of Sui brought his queens had take a boat trip to south east China. He especially loved the landscape and views of Yangzhou. So, afterwards ...
Sushi Class
Last weekend my Austrian friends Michael and Anja asked me to teach them how to make sushi. They especially love Maki sushi and really wanted to know how to make it. I always remember my first job in a hotel was working in cold kitchen for a buffet restaurant and we always had to make ...