A table for two

Pssst… just in case you haven’t noticed, I am totally in the Chinese New Year vibe right now. I made cookies, and more cookies, ready for the new year this weekend. Coincidentally, Chinese New Year this year also falls on the same day as Australia Day! Hence, for the double celebrations, a group of friends [...]

Traditional peanut cookies, a must have for the Chinese New Year. Unable to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family this year makes me extremely homesick and nostalgic, especially missing all the delicious food the most. And the peanut cookie is one of them I am craving for. We used to make this cookie [...]

Just in case you wonder, there is nothing “Chinese” about the Fortune Cookies. It was actually originated from Japan, but it didn’t become popular until some Chinese dude in California started serving fortune cookies as dessert. Till these days, people still love receiving the cookie simply because there is a “fortune” hidden inside with faux [...]

ROFL!!! Classic… It’s Chinese New Year this coming Monday the 26th Jan, let’s have some Chinese Fooooood… Annnddd…. Thennnnnnn….. Video: a clip from the movie, “Dude, where’s my car” Tweet

First of all, please forgive me for these shocking hideous pictures. I didn’t bring along a proper DSLR camera and only had a point-n-shoot compact digital camera. Hence, this is the best I can do. Second of all, if you are a Chinese food nazi and absolutely despise sweet and sour sauce, black bean sauce [...]

Summer is here! All I can think of in this hot weather is a big bowl of shaved ice, with some grass jelly, peanuts, attap chee, corn custard, then drizzle with some gula melaka syrup and Carnation evaporated milk…. hor hor hor.. ICE KACANG, I WANT IT NOW!!! When I had my birthday last October, [...]

Oh how much I miss mum’s home cooking! Whenever I have those cravings, I will make one of my favorite dish that I’ve learnt from my mum, the braised vinegared pork ribs (with lots of hard-boiled eggs!). I love this dish so very much, and have cooked this dish so many times on so many [...]

Happy Mooncake Festival everyone! Today is Mooncake Festival which also known as Mid-Autumn Festival. Mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and Chinese believes that the moon tonight will be the roundest and brightest. In tradition, Chinese usually will grab a chair and sit outside in [...]

Our little FOFO group decided to go and check out the Young Blood Designers Market at Powerhouse Museum. But to tell you the truth, it was all just another excuse to get together for some hot steamy dumplings at Zilver restaurant. Usually yum cha places do not take bookings, always a first come first served [...]

No, is not another Kung Fu movie by Jackie Chan (But I won’t be surprise). Gongbao Chicken, is a classic dish from the Sichuan Province in China. As you are aware this dish is originated from Sichuan, so expect it to be hot. The cooking method of this dish has been adapted from region to [...]

Everyone is raving about the recently opened Din Tai Fung in World Square, Sydney. So I thought is time for me to drop by and check it out myself. Din Tai Fung, the Taipei based global chain, has expanded from Taiwan, to Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Korea, US, and now in Sydney, Australia. I’ve [...]