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2nd Day CNY

February 18, 2010 – 5:01 pm | by admin

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The 2nd day of CNY is when the married women bring their families to visit their parents. I used to tussle diplomatically with my MIL over the Reunion Dinner. Although I have three brothers, one is single and another sometimes can’t make it back from Singapore for the dinner. The remaining brother came back for the Reunion Dinners only while dad was alive. For reasons only he knows, and I know he’s reading this, he is considered ‘married off’ rather than ‘married in’. My sister goes back to her in laws in Sandakan. That means although my parents have 5 children, only my oldest bro and I will be around for CNY. And because of this, I would make an effort to eat at my parents’ house and then eat at my in laws’. After dad passed on, I still made sure to eat Reunion Dinner with my bro and mom, before going back to my in laws. She was upset initially but I stood my ground. Girls, we have as much rights as the guys to be with our parents! I wonder how other people manage this sensitive issue of which set of parents to eat Reunion Dinner with. I know some will have dinner with their own parents and siblings…

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Updates and Talk to You Soon…

February 10, 2010 – 10:03 pm | by admin

So lots of updates and changes coming my way… I know I’ve been a little MIA lately, but with good reason. I have been travelling non-stop for the last few weeks, and it is finally catching up to me. I wish I could share more meals with you from Vegas, Hong Kong, and Singapore, but I am just pooped. Aside from being tired, I have important news. I will be moving to Australia! CK and I have been talking about this for a while now, but I recently made the decision to go for it. It is official, and I have informed my family, friends, and work! It’s all been very emotionally taxing really. I feel like I am stepping off an extremely long road, and that I’m about to take a turn on to a new path. I have decided to take a small break from blogging. I want to be free from it for a little while, and just be me. I look forward to eating freely without worrying about taking photos of everything. I look forward to working out regularly again. And, I look forward to just relaxing during my hours off. À bientôt…ta!

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Tutto Bene

January 30, 2010 – 9:15 am | by admin

Tutto Bene is still one of my favourite restaurants. After many years and many visits, they still produce reliably delicious Italian food, at a reasonable price and with good service. We visited on Australia Day Eve, for a relaxed and casual dinner before seeing Nine (which was horribly painful to watch, but at least we were full and happy!)Tutto BeneMid Level SouthgateMelbourneVic 3006(03) Read more: Tutto Bene

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Book Review: A Year of Wine by Tyler Coleman

January 28, 2010 – 2:33 am | by admin

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Review by Brooke Cheshier. When I first slipped into A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season , I worried it would be too formulaic. I am drawn toward in-depth histories (anything by the Kladstrups), poetic memoirs (Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher’s Love by the Glass springs to mind), and basically any book that feeds me my wine knowledge indirectly, though story, instead of through instruction. Since I evidently don’t like to know I’m receiving an education, I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about what was basically a one-year manual for wine drinking. I thought that Tyler Colman, aka Dr. Vino , was going to tell me exactly what to drink. In what months. And for what occasion. What I found as I turned through the pages – and the seasons – was a wine drinking guide, full of suggestions (many specific) to amplify any and every wine drinking situation. Colman covers his bases and somehow manages to provide structure for a book (Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. Jan. – Dec.) that falls far short of formulaic. He provides the reader with everything from a basic overview of…

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Red velvet Valentine’s Day cupcakes in Melbourne from Sugadeaux cupcakes

January 21, 2010 – 5:04 pm | by admin

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Red velvet cupcakes with Valentine’s themed gummy lips and heart lollipops (via Flickr ) from Melbourne, Australia’s Sugadeaux Cupcakes . Email info at sugadeaux.com.au to order. Also check out their pretty cherry blossom cupcakes:

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Slow Roasted Shoulder of Pork

January 5, 2010 – 10:07 am | by admin

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Ooh… check out that slow-roasted shoulder of pork. So juicy, so tender, so melty! And we haven’t even got up to the crackling yet. I know, I know, after Christmas we’re all supposed to be restraining ourselves and re-starting our detoxes , joining the gym and whatnot. And yes, I promise I’ll try to try… but last weekend my cousin and her family moved to Australia and I just had to make a meal to officially welcome them! I love cooking for my cousin’s family, especially for her kids, the impossibly cute Cheryl and Darren. They are adventurous, have big appetites, and always seem to like what I cook. A Family Reunion Meal for 10 12-hour Slow Roasted Shoulder of Pork Rotkohl Potato Gratin Apple Sauce Onion and Cider Gravy Cheesecake Ice-cream Pie with Hot Raspberry Sauce We’ll start with the dessert, as I made it the night before. The dessert was a combination of 2 things I’ve made before – Nigella’s fabulous cheesecake ice-cream , and Joanna Weinberg’s deconstructed cheesecake . I remembered that my niece liked the cheesecake ice-cream, and I wanted to add my beloved cheesecake crust. Rather than…

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Two More Days to Win Fabulous Wine Prizes

December 24, 2009 – 6:23 am | by admin

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We’re headed into the final stretches of the holiday craziness. If you’re like me, you’ve already started to consume wine in rough proportion to the number of presents left to wrap, and you find yourself wishing that everyone else around you would start drinking, too. But even as the stress of the holidays mount to a fever pitch, we need to make sure that we keep it all in perspective. We’re all incredibly lucky to be sitting under a roof somewhere with electricity and heat and clean water and food in the fridge. There are those whose survival, let alone comfort is much less assured than ours. Which is why, every year, lots of us bloggers get together to run Menu For Hope . There are just two more days left in this charity raffle, where a $10 donation to the World Food Programme gets you a raffle ticket and a chance to win the item of your choice from one of hundreds of fantastic things around the world. I am the host of the wine related prizes, of course. Since I posted the original list, I’ve added several fantastic prizes, including: – A spa vacation at Meadowood Napa Valley – A magnum of Torbreck Wine from …

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Formaggi Ocello, Sydney

December 7, 2009 – 8:08 pm | by admin

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While in Sydney, CK and I stumbled upon a cool cheese & wine cafe called Formaggi Ocello . I was excited when I saw this place because I LOVE cheese. They have a large selection of Italian, French and Australian farmhouse cheeses, and specialize in rare cheeses. The shop itself has a nice rustic feel, and houses a large humidity and temperature controlled cheese cellar where their fine cheeses sit and mature. CK and I made two visits to this place. Cheese Cellar at Formaggi Ocello On our first visit, we split a cheese plate for two. We enjoyed this over coffee and good laughs. Flat White & Piccolo Latte The cheese plate comes with 3 cheeses & accompaniments . You have the option to either choose the cheese yourself, or have them chosen for you. The staff recommends sampling one blue cheese, one soft cheese, and one hard one. We decided to choose our own cheese and spent a good 10 minutes sampling what they had in store. After much discussion, we were finally able to make a decision. Cheese Counter The first cheese was an Italian Gorgonzola Picante . This was paired with a fragrant truffle honey that went perfectly with our blue cheese. Our…

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Chocolate mint cupcake perfection

November 20, 2009 – 6:02 pm | by admin

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These mint chocolate cupcakes by Sugar Siren Cakes in Queensland, Australia look so good I don’t even know what to say. I want them. All of them! photos via Sugar Siren on Flickr The cake was my Midnight Delight (a moist dark chocolate mud cake) which I paired with a pale green peppermint Swiss meringue buttercream that was generously studded with chunks of top quality Lindt dark mint chocolate. For the crowning glory each cupcake was then topped with a perfect whole square of Lindt dark mint chocolate & the final indulgent touch was a lavish drizzle of rich home made chocolate sauce. You can also find them on Facebook and they can be reached at sugarsirencakes at gmail.com

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Serious Cocktails: Vintage Cocktail Ingredients More Available

November 4, 2009 – 6:45 pm | by admin

Bartenders are getting into the game, not only producing high-quality bar ingredients for themselves but for wider audiences. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] As Jonathan Miles wrote in Sunday’s New York Times, the vintage-cocktail renaissance has a few drawbacks. While this interest in the drinks of yesteryear has led to the revival of once-lost favorites such as the Aviation and the Corpse Reviver #2 , assembling some of these cocktails can still be frustrating. He writes: It’s the ingredients that can get really arcane: ground gentian, capillaire, raspberry syrup, tansy, ambergris, gum syrup. Throw in some eye of newt and toe of frog and you’ve got the cauldron from ‘Macbeth.’ Fortunately for those who love vintage drinks, it’s easier to find the once defunct or simply unavailable ingredients. Several years ago, importer Eric Seed began sourcing hard-to-find spirits and liqueurs such as Batavia arrack, all-spice dram and crème de violette through his company, Haus Alpenz. These products are now available in select markets nationwide. Rob Cooper, the creator of St. Germain elderflower liqueur, is in the process of filling another (admittedly slim) void on the back bar by re-introducing Crème Yvette, a style…

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