I went on the Iona Cruise to the Fjords near the end of July and what a beauty spot! So picturesque and calm. We didn’t book any excursions in advance as P&O were rather expensive and we wanted to make sure the weather was good before booking anything. My dad can’t walk too long so… Continue reading I want to go back to Norway!
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Feeling uninspired…
I felt uninspired tonight for dinner so I looked at what I had in the cupboards and looked on YouTube to see what simple recipes there were. I had a simple dashi broth with udon noodles and bok choi with a side of Japanese pickles. The recipe for the broth is below: 2 sachets of… Continue reading Feeling uninspired…
Gravy and noodles??
Have you ever had gravy with noodles? This is probably the best gravy noodles I have ever had! The recipe is by Marion Grasby. Her YouTube video recipe is below: Thai Chicken & Gravy Noodles ‘Rad Na’ – Marion’s Kitchen – YouTube Her written recipe: Thai Chicken & Gravy Noodles ‘Rad Naa’ – Marion’s Kitchen… Continue reading Gravy and noodles??
Chinese Crispy Pork Belly
I have been missing the family lately so I made food that made me think of family; Chinese crispy pork belly, also known as siu yuk. “siu” means roast and “yuk” means meat = roast meat! I got the recipe from Marion’s Kitchen, her video recipe is here How To Make the CRISPIEST Chinese Roast… Continue reading Chinese Crispy Pork Belly
What is pork floss?
If or when you go to Asia you may find some dishes will have pork floss or sometimes it’s known as meat floss. It can either be paired with savoury dishes or sweet dishes, so it is rather versatile. In Cantonese it is called yuk sung, in Mandarin it’s called rou song and written as… Continue reading What is pork floss?
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone! I don’t really celebrate Easter but I thought I would make an effort this year. I planned a couple of things for my other half this weekend and judging by his reactions I think he enjoyed them. The first thing I planned was on the Thursday where I did an indoor picnic… Continue reading Happy Easter!
Chinese braised beef brisket
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Bringing Hong Kong to me
I’ve missed going to Hong Kong and eating lots of yummy food, especially the dim sum! So I thought I would bring Hong Kong to me tonight and make braised white radish with fish balls and pig skin. You guys might get weirded out with the pig skin but it’s sooo yummy in this dish.… Continue reading Bringing Hong Kong to me
Different ways to have ramen
I’ve been watching alot of ramen videos on YouTube lately and there was this one channel that put ketchup in the ramen noodles! I thought… That’s an odd combination and I want to try it! So I used the Korean Jin Ramen (spicy, obviously!) and I bought some tomatoes just to match it up with… Continue reading Different ways to have ramen
Beef hot pot
This week there is no theme, just anything I feel like! So starting off with my favourite chef, James Martin! This is his recipe, written recipe is below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beef_hotpot_59730 This is a one pot shop and put it in the oven type dinner. My favourite type as it means less washing 😀 This was very… Continue reading Beef hot pot
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