fish soup with coconut milk and lime juice
Soup needs no introduction—it’s a timeless dish that has warmed hearts for millennia. With endless variations, it’s the ultimate comfort food, especially on a chilly day.
Read MoreFresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Peppered Honey
When figs are in season, this is the time to make this recipe. As a matter of interest, fig newtons and dried figs are NOTHING like a fresh fig! A fresh fig tastes like a mix of a peach and a strawberry! Figs won’t last long at room temperature, but a mildly cool refrigerator will…
Read MoreLahmacun (Turkish Meat Pizza)
This famous Turkish flatbread is often called pide. It makes a nice change from the Italian pizza and is designed as a meal however, you could serve it as an appetizer. Make your own pizza dough or use flatbread (pita) if you are short for time. Topping:2 red capsicums1 medium eggplant2 tblespoons olive oil1 red…
Read MoreThe Stinky Rose!
Almost every cuisine on our planet has found an important role for garlic and is among the oldest known horticultural crop. Egyptian and Indian cultures referred to garlic 5000 years ago and by the Chinese 2000 years ago. Garlic’s good for you. Garlic acts as a warming herb for the digestion and respiratory tract and…
Read MoreVegetable Salad with Curry-Soy Vinaigrette
This is a family favorite and not only is it delicious but easy to prepare. It’s a unique way to serve 5 vegetables in one dish and the vinaigrette enhances the flavors of the vegetables. At our family reunion this summer, I made this and while everyone enjoyed it, my sister Patrice waxed lyrical about…
Read MoreMoon Cakes and Mid-Autumn Festival
Yes, it’s that time of year where retailers and bakeries are promoting the ubiquitous ‘moon cake‘ to help kick off the The Mid-Autumn Festival. In Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, it may be referred to as the Lantern Festival. The Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar.…
Read MoreAsia’s Exotic Beauties Part II
Durians and Mangosteens‘The King and Queen of Tropical Fruit’ These two fruit, though quite unrelated, are regarded as the King and Queen of all tropical fruit. Few would fault the mangosteen except that the rind leaves an indelible stain. Both mangosteen and durian are native to South East Asia and require a year round, warm,…
Read More5 Things to Eat Before You Die!
I was recently tagged by two food bloggers: Bruno from Zinfully Delicious and Sam from Becks & Posh for “The Food Bloggers Guide to the Globe – 5 Things to Eat Before You Die”. A guide started by “The Traveler’s Lunchbox“. Trying to narrow the search to five things is a huge task for this…
Read MoreAsia’s Exotic Beauties
There are many exotic looking fruits in Asia and trying to figure out which ones to eat or how to eat them can be daunting. I’ll do the research and hopefully the upcoming postings will encourage you to sample these beauties. RambutanWhat is this hairy fruit? Surely it’s not something for human consumption. When I…
Read MorePeachy Grilled Chicken Salad
Hong Kong is still quite warm and as I write this the thermometer on our balcony reads 28c at 9:30 am. I have acclimatized to this sub-tropical city and I don’t mind the heat when cooking hot dishes but every now and then a quick and easy cool recipe allows more tolerance when the heat…
Read MoreA little taste of India
The first time I ever tasted Indian food was while I was still living in Toronto (10 years ago). A couple of my co-workers were Indian and they would bring their lunch in which was prepared by their spouses. Out of curiosity and because the aromas were so inviting, I asked what was in their…
Read MoreBerry Good Daiquiri
A hot and humid night in Hong Kong. The temperature on our balcony at 7PM was 30C and 80% humidity. This called for more than a glass of wine. Frozen Berry Daiquiri: 5 dl. ice125g-200g frozen berries (softened 15 minutes).5 dl sugar (to taste, depending on the berries and how tart you enjoy it)Juice of…
Read MoreMeat and Two Veg!!
My husband always likes coming home to some Western food after spending a week in China. So tonight was no exception (ok, so there was more than two veg!). Everything was cooked on the BBQ. The warm vegetable salad went well with the Australian Angus Beef sirloin steak. It was a joint effort as my…
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