Rustic Fall Theme Wedding Cake and Decorations

I'm so excited I finally got my wedding pictures from my photographer. I had a fall wedding this year and did my own wedding cake. The reception was at the Hart House at the University of Toronto. It has a nice rustic setting...

Fuzzy Melon and Chicken

Fuzzy melons are awesome in taste and texture. It also absorbs flavour so when you cook it with meats, it becomes very flavourful. This is a very simple dish. The melon takes time to soften when cooking but length of time...

Match (Green Tea) Honey Spritz Cookie

 Originally we were going to give 2 bottles of wine per person for wedding favours. One day my hubby had and idea and asked why don't we do cookies and wine. I wasn't too thrill with the idea since we already have all...

Birthday Cupcakes Oct 2014 - Strawberry Buttercream and Lemon Buttercream

It's been a while since I posted since I was crazy busy with moving and the wedding. But I finally did something I want to post about (besides my wedding cake, I'll do that when I get the official pictures) This year we celebrated...

Pesto Chicken Beer Crust Pizza

At my parent's house we cook Chinese food every weekday. Since we have all the Chinese seasoning on hand, cooking Chinese food is the easy way out. On weekends my brother and I like to mix things up sometimes if we're not feeling...

Maple Miso Spare Ribs

These ribs are one of my favourites to make. I love Maple Syrup. Ever since I got real maple syrup and tried cooking with it, I've been addicted to cooking with it. It's so good. I love it for my pancakes, but cooking with...

Simple Flower Pattern with Strawberries

It's summer time and it's almost time to pick the July strawberries. Strawberries are not only yummy but they make great decorations for your cakes! You can make simple yet elegant designs all by slicing up strawberries and placing...

New Cook book - The Bread Bible

I'm so excited!! I just got a new book as my birthday present. It's Rose Levy Beranbaum's "The Bread Bible". I love her books. I have her 2 cake books and her pastry book. This adds nicely to my collection. I had a chance to...

Sour plum pork spare ribs

This is a super easy pork spare rib dish to make. Great when you don't have time and you need to do other things. It's yummy and has a nice fruit sour taste that can help stimulate appetite. If you have an electric steamer, you...

Buttermilk Waffle

So my brother picked me up from work the other day and when we were talking about what we're going to do on the weekend and what to buy at the grocery store, we somehow ended up at waffles. Luckily, I was able to borrow my friend's...

Soft White Loaf Bread

My recipe is adopted from pain de mie. The original recipe is in Chinese, I had to get my mom to translate it for me. I modified the method and a little bit of the ingredients to suit my taste. On the original website,...

Allergy season is upon us - Natural way to help stuffy nose

Ah Spring. Time for new life, rain and allergies. I am allergic to some pollen and dust. It hits me bad in the spring and fall. I get stuffy nose and 10 years ago, there was no pill to address this. They only had allergy pills...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Propolis Honey for skin care!

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) is not only good for salads, but it's actually good for your skin! I only made this discovery a few years back and I wished I made it a long time ago to help my brother's skin problem. He has eczema...

Dragon Fruit

 So you might have seen this in the supermarket and wondered what are they and how do you eat it. Some find dragon fruits tasteless but I find them sweet. They're also very easy to eat. Because the fruits are imported...

Fish Paste and Egg "pancakes"

I love eating fish balls, squid balls, beef balls etc, but I was never very fond of eating fish paste by just cooking it as is. Even though fish balls is made from the paste, when the manufacturing companies make the balls, they...

Rice Water

The first day of spring has just past. Meaning it's about that time to start your seedlings indoors so you can be ready when frost disappears. I don't like gardening because of the weeds, so I try to grow things indoor. We have...

Homestyle Cream of Corn with Fish Maw Soup (魚肚)

This is a super fast soup that you can make in less then 30 mins. It honestly only really needs the cream of corn, water and Fish Maw but at my house, we typically add a couple more items. What is Fish Maw (魚肚)? When I say the...

Tangerines(桔) - Chinese New Year Fruit

Happy Chinese New Year!!! Chinese New Year is a time for huge celebrations and family gatherings. In Asia, they have a week off and many people take additional time off to travel back to their home village to celebrate with...

Ma Po Tofu

Serving: 2-3 if it's the only dish Cooking time <10 mins Prep time <10 mins not including marinating time As always, if possible, marinate the meat in soy sauce, sugar and corn starch for a min of 15 mins before...

My House Cooking Staples for Chinese food

Since I decided to add Chinese cooking to the blog, I thought I better write a brief note about the cooking staples in my house. Why would I add Chinese dishes? It was because of my brother. When my brother heard about me learning...