Spring Has Sprung

I guess spring has sprung. The frozen river near my place has melted. Yupss I live near by the Assiniboine River. The Assiniboine River is a 1,070 kilometers (665 mi) long river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and...
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Coriander Calamari Rings

Raise your hand if you love coriander as I do! Love the flavour of coriander seeds, that is why I like to keep as they are and grind them only if I need.The seed of the cilantro plant is known as coriander. Although cilantro and coriander come from the...
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Roasted Red Peppers, Guacamole and Hummus Sandwich

Sandwich is always be my husband's favorite. I tried to make a different style of sandwich. The idea was come from Ina Garten which I have modified lots.Garten's style sandwich:1. has used balsamic vinegar to make roasted red peppers2. has used ...
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[Food Photo Series] Long Green Chilies

I have been posting Samba Lado Mudo's recipe couple times. Samba Lado Mudo is sometimes written as Sambal Lado Mudo, a Minangese (Western Sumatran) Green Chilies Sambal. Here is one of the key ingredients, Long Green Chilies. On my next post, I'll...
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[WHB #127] Grilled Eggplants

Making grilled eggplants is very easy. I don't have any Italian dressing or balsamic vinegar, I just used olive oil and minced garlic. They still turned out good. I'd rather use Japanese/Chinese eggplants than regular eggplants here, since the Japanese/Chinese...
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Happy Hour at Dim Sum Garden

Last Saturday (March 29, 2008) was only 2C, but it had sleeted as you can see in the first picture, the road was so nasty. I was quite upset with the pictures here. It was my mistake too, I was in rush to take the pictures *too hungry:-P*. Also there...
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Guilty Pleasure? Classic Tiramisu

A once-in-a-while dessert full of the things you'd love to have every day, but know you shouldn't. I would not make tiramisu if I didn't have mascarpone leftover from making berry mascarpone mini tarts.A classic tiramisu without egg and alcohol added....
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