Suanne and Ben’s Food and Travel Adventures from Vancouver, BC
11
Aug
Polly is such a sweet friend that she came over to my house to teach me to make a home style pork dish called Salted Mustard with Pork Belly (Mui Choy Khow Yok). I used to have this dish at home when my late mom was doing all the cooking. Regretfully, I have never learn it from her.
Polly, thank you so much for showing me how to make it. Ben will surely loves this dish.
10
Aug
I tried to make this Baked Pretzel recipe from my bread machine cookbook. It did not turn out soft as those from Little Monk. Very hard!! The Baked Pretzel texture is more lile a bread stick. Can anyone share a soft pretzel recipe?
9
Aug
The crowd started forming at 7pm. We went to watch from Vanier Park which is a great place for photographers because of the backdrop. By the time we were there, there were a lot of photographers already staked out their vantage point.
8
Aug
Vera’s Burger Shack had been operating since 1977 in a really small shack by a couple called Frank and Vera. They are no longer operating the shack but has since grown into quite a famous chain. There are a total of 6 Vera’s outlets throughout the Lower Mainland.
7
Aug
I still recalled in 2001, the event was almost cancelled because the organizers could not find a sponsor for the event and also that the city hall were getting worried about organizing the event that large. HSBC came to the rescue in the nick of time with the funding and this event has since been known as the HSBC Celebration of Lights.
6
Aug
When we were groceries shopping last weekend, we also came across some fried chicken feet. Ben and I like braised chicken feet like those found in Dim Sum restaurant. So, I bought a pack to try to make it at home.
The pack of chicken feet (about 8 pairs) cost less than $3.00. At Dim Sum restaurant, a plate of 4 to 5 chicken feet will cost you $2.50 to $3.00.
5
Aug
My late mum used to make a Chinese vegetarian dish (Loh Hon Jai) on the first day of Chinese New Year. I have not eaten this dish for a long time until my next door neighbour, Richard and Jeanie shared it with me. The dish brought back so much sweet memories and I’m really grateful to Richard and Jeanie for sharing the recipe with me.
4
Aug
I made this Cinnamon Swirl Bread for breakfast this week. I wanted to bake a Cinnamon Raisin loaf but Arkensen and Nanzaro will not eat the bread if there is raisin in it. So, I decided to try this Cinnamon Swirl Bread which does not have raisin in it.
3
Aug
For some reason, all the videos that we saw uses ONLY Diet Coke and Mentos … not any other soda. I guess the reason why Diet Coke is used is because it’s less sticky.
2
Aug
We bought some longan from the T&T Supermarket last weekend. It has been a long time since we bought fresh ones. We normally have longans in cans with syrup. Our boys like that.
The longan costs $1.99 per pound. The pack below costs $5.33. Longans are grown on trees native to South East Asia from South China to Indonesia.
