I love duck. If we go out for a nice dinner and duck is on the menu, I will order it. For our only dine-in meal in Paris, of course, I ordered the duck. It cost me 18 Euros and I have to say it was not the best I have ever had. A few … Read More
We have been so blessed during our time in Bigorre, France. With a population of 13, residing in seven homes, we have managed to be invited to dinner twice by our neighbours. The people here are incredibly hospitable and friendly. Yves, one of the neighbours who made us a meal of saucisse, ratatouille, rice and … Read More
In my younger days, I remember going out for Wing Wednesdays where special prices ranged from 25 cents a wing to $3.99 per pound. My favourite ones were the hot wings or Buffalo wings even though I couldn’t really handle the spiciness. But I found that if I just kept eating, I was good! Since … Read More
The whipping cream was screaming to be used so I took out my ice cream maker and made us some! First time in a couple of years actually but the ice cream maker is always ready to go, taking up precious space in my freezer. I made some ice cream for some friends once and … Read More
This is the Instant Pot that a good friend had been trying to sell me on for quite some time. I hmm’d and ha’d for several weeks and finding myself wishing for one, like the day I was sick and wanted congee. Instead of 20 minutes in the Instant Pot, it took me 3 hours in … Read More
Moms are often surprised that my kids will eat vegetables since their kids won’t. Meanwhile, I wish my kids would eat more vegetables. They don’t like all vegetables but there are certain ones they enjoy. This is one of them. Whenever we have goma-ae in a Japanese restaurant, my kids just gobble it up so I … Read More
I’m not really good at preparing meat ahead of time. For example, any recipe that requires marinading overnight likely won’t make it at our house. If you’re like me, you don’t think about what to make for dinner until about 5pm. This is one of those recipes that you can toss together in a couple of minutes … Read More
*Updated recipe. This one is much easier than the one I posted previously. One of my absolute must haves in San Francisco is Tartine’s almond croissant. During our last visit, I lined up outside the bakery for 20 minutes on a weekday and by the time I got to the front around 10:30 am, they were … Read More
We’ve all heard the stories… Kid sticks Lego up his nose and has to go to the ER, kid sticks his head between two bannister poles and can’t pull his head out, kid puts a wooden ring on her finger and it won’t come off! That’s what happened this morning. But did I freak out? No. … Read More