April 2008

Dim Sum @ Kirin, Richmond BC

April 30, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 4: Just before heading back across the border, we went to Kirin for lunch. Kirin is very packed for dim sum on weekends. Usually you can’t get in without a reservation which was what happened to us the first day. Delicious egg tart, fresh from the oven. Siu Mai (Steam Pork [...]

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Sea Harbour Restaurant @ Richmond BC

April 30, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 3: Since there are so many restaurants in Richmond, we usually like to try different ones everytime we go there. This time, we headed over to Sea Harbour for dinner. We ordered Hand Shredded Five-Spice Chicken. The chicken was good but it was not anything special. Pretty ordinary but the salt-based dipping [...]

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Frappe Bliss @ Aberdeen Centre, Richmond BC

April 26, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Trip Part 2: After our dim sum at Sun Sui Wah, we headed over to Aberdeen Centre in the Golden Village District of Richmond. Aberdeen Centre reminds me of the malls in Kuala Lumpur. 90% of the shoppers are Asian and most of the shops are also Asian-themed. There is a shop selling bak kua (pork jerky Singapore style), [...]

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Dim Sum @ Sun Sui Wah, Richmond BC

April 24, 2008

Vancouver/Richmond Part 1 This past month had been rather stressful filled with endless doctor visits. The flu season seem to be extremely severe this winter. Two weekends ago, with the entire family feeling healthy, we decided to head across the border for relaxation and a dose of great comfort food. We headed straight to Richmond, [...]

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Baking Tools / Gadgets

April 21, 2008

This is a long overdue post about the some of the baking tools / molds / gadgets that I use. Sorry Judy! These are the molds for my pineapple tarts. The one that I use for making this pineapple tart is the one on the right. Basically you stuff the dough into the thin tube [...]

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Kid’s Bento #13 – Strawberries & Sprinkles

April 17, 2008

It’s been a while since I posted Lil’ C’s bento, so here’s one that I made today. Bento content: The all-favorite peanut butter & jelly sandwich topped with sprinkles, omelette & strawberries. Lately Lil’ C is obsessed with sprinkles. She would eat anything with sprinkles. So if your child is not a happy eater now, [...]

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Prima Taste Mee Siam

April 14, 2008

Another one of my lazy meals that I brought from Singapore – the Prima Taste Mee Siam. I know there are 2 versions of mee siam – the dry one and the wet one with the gravy. This is the gravy version. Personally I prefer the gravy version. Anyway, the Prima Taste Mee Siam comes [...]

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Nutella banana roti canai

April 5, 2008

Roti canai or roti prata, however you call it, it’s delicious and one of my favorite food. Usually it is best eaten with curry. But recently it has become my instant go-to snack for my little girl. Since she is not too crazy about curries, I have resorted to other fillings and toppings. For my instant [...]

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Foodbuzz

April 4, 2008

Look what I received in the mail . . . . . . a free gift from Foodbuzz! It’s my very own MOO mini name cards with my foodblog featured on it !! When I started this food blog, it was definitely for fun and just a way for me to record my own cooking [...]