• BAKING WITH STEPH
    Steph fell in love with  this Matcha Azuki Financier from Japan.  So we made tried a hand at making it today.  To cope with the big turn o...
  • 福
      上星期老师说：农历新年快到了，就写个应节的，好吗？ 当然好啊！ 写 "福" 字。老师的说法是 "口" 象征有吃，"田"代表家里有property。"礻"代表衣服。所以 "福" ...
  • TREATS FROM MAKI: MATCHA DELIGHTS
    I've fallen head over heels with Japan.  And I haven't even visited the country yet. But it's hard not to appreciate all thin...
  • HOMEMADE FISHCAKES - THE PREQUEL
    This is a prequel to my  post in February on Homemade Fish Cakes.  Here are some shots of my mother making fishcakes from scratch. Th...
  • CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY - LESSON 2
    In the process of re-learning how to write properly. I feel as if I've gone back in time to when I was three years old and learning to w...
  • HALF-DAY OUT WITH MUM
    Today I managed to coax my mother out of our apartment!  Our neighbours living three floors above us has some renovation work going and ther...