I love summer as it means warm and sunny, colourful, BBQ, and lots of fruits to eat! I have a soft spot for berries; they look pretty, colourful and tasty. During summer, when I go food shopping, those berries at the fruits section always catch my attention. Admiring them from far, it seems that they are waving at me and say ‘buy and eat me’! Amongst so many kinds of berries, one of my favourites has to... 

It’s back to recipes posting! Well, I hope that you guys have enjoyed my few series of posts about Japan overall — food, people, sights…. Today, I feel like it’s very suitable (because of the ’scorching’ weather) for me to share something really special, that I like a lot since I was a kid. Sagu or Sago comes from the starchy inner trunk of the sago palm. The trees are cut down just... 

It’s St Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by the Irish and Irish at Heart in big cities and small towns alike with parades, “wearing of the green,” music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Its a time for fun. Looking for something a little bit different to celebrate St Patrick’s Day? Then look no further than the... 

It has been a hectic week. Sometimes, it makes me think why some people like to make other people’s life difficult. For me, I always try  my best to avoid things that will affect me emotionally and mentally.  As much as I want to avoid, I have learnt that we just  have to go through this sort of situation in any phase of our lives. Arghhhh! Yes, but true. I have to move on, throw all the unhappy thoughts behind... 

To be able to cook well, one has to start from learning the classic. I totally agree with this. When I was introduced to French food a few years ago, I was fed with some beautiful classic dishes that I think those are the dishes I should learn and master before learning “nouvelle cuisine” (new cuisine). Nouvelle cuisine is a new take in cooking and presenting food in French cuisine. Nouvelle cuisine is... 

Happy New Year! How was your New Year celebration? I can’t believe that we have stepped into year 2010! We didn’t do anything much on New Year’s eve, just went to a friend’s place for dinner. I still miss my holiday in France and the food. So, I guess by looking at the title, you would have guessed this post is related to a French dessert. Far Breton is a flan based dessert made with eggs and... 

We had our first snow in London 2 days ago! I was so excited when I saw the snow flakes dropping from the sky! Probably, I was as excited as the kids, couldn’t wait to get out of the house and catch the snow flakes as they dropped from the sky. The snow didn’t stay like it did in February, which was probably the thickest snow that I have ever seen in my life! Well, I could only enjoy it from inside for... 

I could feel a sudden change of weather. We have had  kind of wet and stormy weather for the past 2 weeks or so? It rained again yesterday, which was horrible. Not only was the rain that made me feel miserable but the continuous strong gust of wind that was powerful enough to break lots of umbrellas out there! We no longer have double digits of temperature. I am not optimistic about the weather, it is unsettled, the... 

Remember my Muesli breakfast post about Dorset Cereals? Since the giveaways, I received emails and comments from some of the lucky winners, giving me feedback about Dorset Cereals products. I was told how good the cereals were and they were happy to have been able to try. One of the many feedbacks that I received was ” I just love the Dorset Cereals bars, I ate it everyday and didn’t realise that I finished... 

Greek yogurt has got very thick and creamy texture as there is an extra step in making Greek yogurt compared to the normal yogurt, which result in its thickness. This extra step is that after the milk is heated and cultured, it is then left in muslin cloth, so that the whey filters whey out of the yogurt. Because of this extra step in the process, Greek yogurt is less runny than other types of yogurt. Yogurt is a quick...