過去兩個月--出走亞洲

不經不覺,從香港/日本回到倫敦已經兩個月。一回到倫敦便要搬家，工作方面更碰上一年中最忙錄的兩個月，真是瘋狂得要緊…..過去兩個月，小德米和我不段回味放假的日子(和美食).......


綠茶店裡售賣的綠茶雪糕

午市日式套餐

左: 火車站便當; 右: 位於上野的餐廳

奧飛驒溫泉鄉旅館內晚餐

左: 奧飛驒溫泉名物--五平餅; 右: 飛驒牛及山菜

左: 高山名物--麵豉; 右: 旅館朝食

左: 仙貝店; 右:公仔餅

高山市舊街豆腐餐廳的豆腐套餐

左: 環球影城--snoopy奶皇飽; 右:名古屋麥記蝦漢堡套餐

與直子到居酒屋去

午餐於蕎麥麵店

左: 可愛的Hana與她的Somen; 右: Dermot的套餐

跟Tingting 和大妹用餐於大古城內的迴轉壽司店

左:壽司芝芝出場

Sichuan Earthquake

"A 3-day mourning will begin with a three-minute silence at 1428 ((Monday 19 May 2008, 0628 GMT), exactly a week after the quake struck the south-western Sichuan province."

BBC News, 18 May 08

Probably I will be still in bed by then and cannot join my fellow Chinese with the 3 min silence on the other side of the world. The only thing that I can do is to give a donation and to pray for all the people in Sichuan who died or being affected by the devastating disaster.

For those who would like to make a donation, please click on the following link to the website of Chinese Embassy. They have an account in Bank of China (UK) dedicated to Sichuan Earthquake:
http://uk.china-embassy.org/eng/sghd/t434619.htm

It was reported that the Japanese recue team gave a 15 sec silence mourning whenever they found a dead body in the rubble, a truly respectable attitude towards life and death. Just hope Sichuan people's (and neighbouring provinces) lives can be rebuilt soon.

Saturday Picnic

Finally the sun comes back to London! The temperature went up as high as 27c today. It also made it the perfect time to picnic on the heath. We have been inviting friends to the picnic during the week. It turned out to be a sizable party and..... a baby play-day......

Below Left: Zak isn't happy with his cheese slice?; Right: Nicholou and I were collecting twigs.

Below: Roshan and I were chatting away, but not for long...... cause I was the little ones' preferred play-mate of the day.

健康蔬菜湯

基本材料: Butternut Squad (或南瓜)半個、蕃薯一個、Leek* (可用京蔥代替)一大條、洋蔥2隻、薯仔一隻(大)、西芹(按喜好)...... (家裡剛巧有Baby Corn和蕃茄 (去芓)，它們也湊熱鬧,跳進湯裡頭去了。)清雞湯約300ml。

做法:

1. Butterbut Squad 、蕃薯、薯仔削皮切粒。其他材料切絲/粒。

2. 在湯窩裡以中火加熱約1 1/2湯匙油,先爆香Leek和洋蔥。

3. 陸續加入西芹及其他材料。

4. 加水及清雞湯 (水及清雞湯要剛好蓋過所有材料)煮約30分鐘(每5-10分鐘攪拌一次)。

5. 用薯蓉壓(potato masher)把湯料在窩裡壓至糊狀。(喜歡較smooth的朋友可用food processor，但我喜歡較coarse的口感)。

6. Serve with Baguette.

*英國超市賣的leek比中國京蔥粗大。

在家賞櫻

我家門前有多棵櫻花樹,上星期初趁花開得最盛的時候,很自私地折了兩枝(一白,一粉紅)帶回家。可惜花兒只陪伴了我們數天,家門前樹上大部份的花兒也因為風雨而敗落了...... (有點傷感.......)

Haniecraft

I got loads of fabric swatches from the design studio at work. (Thanks Helen! Believe me, when I saw them I was like a little child in a candy shop.) Dermot said I should make good use of them. (He's just kind enough not to say if they are of no use to me, I'd rather like a compulsive hoarder.......)

Above: This is Milly, a companion to Percy. (I can post a pic of Percey for those who haven't met Percy before. If you've been to my place, you know that's the cat which serves as a draft stopper at the front of our kitchen door.)

Below: A hanging fabric vase. I put a little jar glass with flower inside and hanged it at the window as a decorative device.

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.