2008年4月14日星期一

What do we eat for dinner?

Firends asked what we eat for dinner at home. This is one of the fast dinner I made:
Minced pork, fried Pakchoi and deep fried tofu in oyster sauce mix rice noodle.

2008年4月6日星期日

落雪報導 (AGAIN!!!)

It snows again today! It's April already!!!

Below:
Left-- Yesterday afternoon from the windows of our flat, there's a rainbow!!
Right-- This morning, it was rather Christmasy out there!




















Kimchi Kimchi

Being enlightened by a Korean friend, I attempted to make my own Kimchi. It actually tastes pretty good!

Ingredients:
1 big Chinese Cabbage
Korean Red Chilli powder
Sea Salt (about 100g for 1 large cabbage)
Rice Vinegar
Fish Sauce (I used Japanese one. That's what I have at home.)
Sugar
Optional: Garlic and Spring Onion (my husband is allergic to garlic, so I didn't put any in.)

1. Chop the cabbage. Rub salt into the leaves and leave it for about 5 or 6 hours. Moisture will be drawn out from the cabbage by the salt. (if you like softer texture, leave it overnight).
2. Rinse the cabbage if you think it's too salty, or else just drain the salty fluid.
3. Mix in other ingredients, press it down to squeeze out air trip in between the layers of leaves. Leave it for a day.

It can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, but it's nice to enjoy 'instant' Kimchi as well. 'Instant' Kimchi is still crunchy, less slimmy and has a fresh taste to it.



2008年3月29日星期六

Mini Shopper

It has been a while since I had my last project (which is a fabric slipper). I went onto the Cath Kidston website recently and thought I should do a fabric shopper. It is somehow similar to the bike helmet bag I made 2 years ago........




2008年3月23日星期日

Belgo Restaurant (比利時風海鮮酒家)

Restaurant Name: Belgo Noord (There is also a Belgo Central locating near Convent Garden)
Specialist of: Seafood (mussels, fish), traditional Belgian Dishes, wide range of Belgian Beer
Price Range: GBP20/person for 2 courses, drink and service

Comments:

i The half kilo 'starter' steam mussels is actually suffucient as a main for one person. Can order frites and bread as side to go with it (bread is essential for dipping into the wine/cream sauce, which is absolutely scrumptious).
i My personal choice of beer is always Fruli Strawberry beer. Boys usually find it rich and sickly.
i Pre-theatre menu is pretty good value (Mon-Fri 5:30-7:00pm)

Hanna's rating: YYYY

(Left: Haddock Hoegaarden -- Deep fried Haddock in a Hoegarrden beer batter with buttered broad beans &suger snap peas, served with tartare sauce and frites GBP10.95)
(Right: Starter portion "Demi Kilo De Moules Classiques" -- Half Kilo of mussels steamed with white wine, celery & onion, served in cream sauce GBP5.50)








(Left: Yummy!)
(Right: "Carbonnade Flamande" -- Beef braised in sweet Gueuze beer with apples and plums GBP9.95)








(Left: Belgo's website featured a few recipes of the dishes they serve. It's a very interesting website.)
(Right: Tips on making Belgian style frites.)







落雪報導

因遭到家人投訴好耐無update個blog,惟有post D最新情報....

三月la~~重要突然變凍同落大雪,實在太奇怪la!!最過份係難得有4日Easter連假,不斷落雪,人家想出去玩ma.....似乎只可以做d室內活動如到商場shopping或留係室企上網/打機/睇書。
下圖: 從家窗戶看到的下雪景象


2007年10月6日星期六

西式婚禮

九月二十九日是外子好友Scott & Laura的大好日子,經過四年的長跑,終於拉埋天窗。恭喜恭喜! 我亦有幸獲邀參加他們的婚禮,這亦是第一個我在英國的西式婚禮!

新郎為著名唱片公司的公關經理,婚禮自然準備得一絲不苟,流程如下:

12:30 到達註冊場地。地點為一公園旁的小禮堂。
13:00 註冊官到場,新人好友彈結他作為引子,歌曲中段新娘進場。
13:30 完成宣誓、簽署證書過程。琴師彈奏背景音樂。現場侍應招待香檳及小食,新人接受賓客的個別祝福和於公園內拍照
15:00 旅遊巴到達會場外,接載賓客到酒店
15:15 到達酒店。酒店為一傳統但非常漂亮的英式'inn'。
16:00 賓客'埋位'。每個座位上都有小名牌寫上賓客名稱,名乎其實'對名入座'。
16:30 上頭盆 (各賓客早於二個月前透過郵寄表格,各自選定喜歡的頭盆、主菜及甜品)
17:00 上主菜
17:30 眾賓客移至主家席前,新郎、伴郎及新娘父親分別致詞(稱之為toast)
18:00 眾賓客回到各自座位,繼續飲酒及完成甜品
18:30 全體移到酒巴及舞池,繼續飲酒 (一對新人及很多賓客已經很醉)
19:00 更多親友、同事及業界人士到場
19:30 一對新人領導眾賓客起舞 (first dance)
20:00 供應更多小食及finger food
21:00 新人切結婚蛋糕
22:30 外子及我攰到九彩,離場。其他人繼續狂歡至午夜。