Long time no see, my friends! It has been a while since my last post. I have been spending my time mostly with work – covid style of course. It seems like preparations for the next thing never ends. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that our business is doing ok with everythingRead more
Baked Mini Double Chocolate Doughnuts
I bought a mini doughnut pan last year during a trip to Japan from Muji (a large chain retail store). It looked too cute I had to buy it – that is what usually happens when I shop in Japan. A little recipe booklet was also included with the silicone pan. So I decided toRead more
Tramonto at the River Rock Casino
I bought a group buying coupon back in May and didn’t have the chance to visit this restaurant until recently. It is an upscale Italian restaurant located on the third floor of the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC. At first I didn’t know there was such a restaurant in Richmond though I live inRead more
Mid-Autumn Festival: My Mooncake-making Ritual
Mid-Autumn festival is tomorrow. I actually don’t know much about the Chinese lunar calendar but I know it is ridiculously accurate in weather prediction. Almost always after the mid-autumn festival, the weather will start to cool. The festival is a celebration of harvest, full moon and getting together with your family and EAT of course.Read more
Email Subscription is finally working!
I haven’t realized that the email subscription hasn’t been working. It was my bad for not testing it in the first place. WordPress.com had all the plugins ready but now that it is self-hosted, I need to install everything myself. It is working now, please subscribe if you wish to receive updates from the blog.Read more
Strawberry Shortcake: my version
It has been a while since I baked and assembled a nice-looking cake from scratch. It was my mom’s birthday last Friday, birthdays = cakes. I originally thought of just making some kind of dessert but a cake is just much more celebratory. I wanted to make a fresh mango cake but mangoes were notRead more
Summer Eats: Creamy Nut Oolong Tea Gelato
I can feel the heat outside the house as I am writing this post. My house is usually cool even during the summer, if I can feel heat, it is REALLY warm out. 🙂 Which is good, considering we didn’t really get much of a summer for the past month or so in Vancouver. HotRead more