We had 2 more Chinese New Year celebrations. Dinner on the 8th Day of the Lunar New Year We had one on Friday night which is Che Peh, or the 8th day of CNY. This is the day the Hokkiens ( a dialect group from the Fukkien area of China) celebrate Chinese New Year. Legend has it …
This Chinese New Year (CNY) did not have a good start for me. I fell and slipped and twisted my wrist 2 days before Chinese New Year, that is on Valentine’s Day!! After phoning 111, and made known to the customer service lady that I do not wish to go to A and E, I …
Tuesday is pancake day. I actually should be posting Chinese New Year recipes as it is on Friday. But I have posted most of my recipes, I have only a few more left unless I experiment more with new recipes. I now post this pancake recipe and will get to my Chinese New Year stuff …
I have always wanted to make almond cookies for Chinese New Year. I have this recipe for quite some time now but I have not managed to test it. It looks pretty similar to my peanut cookies. Finally, I manged to buy a kilo of ground almond which I used to make torta de …
Published Jan 21, 2018. Coconut Candy is one of the earliest sweets that I made in school. I remember it was one of the first recipes on our domestic science class. I have not made this for many, many years,. Its been more than 30 years! After a few searches over the internet, I came …
Shan Tofu or Burmese Tofu When I was in Burma, I came across Burmese Tofu, or Shan tofu. My host did tell me that they have Burmese tofu and I agreed to order the dish. When the dish came, it was cooked in the usual way, with meat and vegetables. When I tasted …
On our penultimate day of our Aussie tour, my niece book us on the Great Ocean Road Tour. We leave early in the morning and take the tram to the pick up point, appropriately name ‘The Rendezvous Hotel’. After waiting for some time, the bus finally arrives. It is a small bus. There are …
The First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice 2017 Winter Solstice Date, Facts, Folklore, and More Winter Solstice is coming, Winter officially begins with the Winter Solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2017. This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. When is the Winter Solstice? The winter solstice is the day with the fewest …
I recently visited Stonehenge while on the way to visit some friends. Stonehenge is an ancient temple built some 4500 years ago. I have always known that Stonehenge is a venue where Pagans congregate during the summer and winter solstice. During my student days, I did not have a chance to visit Stonehenge, but we …
Tamarind Spare Ribs I have a tamarind recipe for chicken, which is a very old hand-me-down recipe. So now I am coming up with a spare ribs recipe with tamarind sauce. This is delicious eaten with rice and some freshly cooked vegetables. It looks deceptively long to cook, but, you only simmer it …
Day 5 of the Melbourne Adventure Today is Sunday and we have a free day. I have arranged to meet up with a friend whom I have not met for over 10 years. My younger sister also made plans to meet her friend she that had not met for quite a while, too. My …
Continuing my Melbourne saga: Day 4 The next morning, my brother and my niece leave early to collect the hired car. Today we are visiting some nice beaches. We are visiting Phillip Island. Our first stop is the chocolate factory which is one of the first attractions when one enters Phillip Island. We go down …
This is my first trip to Australia. After a hectic trip to Myanmar and Brunei, I am at the last leg of my whirlwind holiday. I fly to Melbourne on Air Asia with my 2 sisters and my brother and his wife. My niece lives in Melbourne and hence my choice of city to visit …
Red Cooked Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou) ( Ang Sio Bak) This is a very simple recipe. Pork belly is normally used. I am using very lean pork belly compared to the normal one, which contains a lot of fat. I remove the skin and the fat attached to the skin, leaving only the fat …
My trip to Brunei is a short trip. The flight takes around an hour. My sister and I fly Air Asia . Upon reaching the airport, our host, the same one as in Myanmar, meet us in the airport. We then go to her home to settle a bit and we leave to go to …
