Chinese garlic chives fried dumplings 韭菜盒子
One of my favourite fried dumplings is Chinese garlic chives fried dumplings (韭菜盒子). It contains garlic chives, mung bean glass noodles (which are readily available at all Asian supermarkets), scrambled egg and pan-fried baby shrimp. My mama came to visit for a … Read More
Thank you for listening Simply Asia South Africa
This is an appreciation post to say well done to Simply Asia advertising and their branding team. Simply Asia is South Africa’s biggest Thai food franchise and I must say, I do enjoy having a take away from them when I’m … Read More
Guest speaker at Deloitte Cape Town
I was invited to speak at Cape Town’s Deloitte, a financial consultant company on Tuesday, 2 May 2017. I was fortunate to get the gig because my brother suggested me to them. He referenced my Media24 article on my life experience … Read More
Food styling with Chopsticks – getting it right
I was born in Taiwan and raised in South Africa from the age of three but my parents made sure that I never forgot my Taiwanese roots. Whether it was speaking Hokkien and Mandarin or using Feng Shui to arrange … Read More
Nicole & Matthew’s wedding at Sea Trader, Britannia Bay
My dearest friends, Nicole and Matthew, got married recently in Britannia Bay (along the West Coast) at an events location with beach house cottages called Sea Trader. Their wedding was an intimate one, celebrated by family and close friends. I … Read More
Russian Red: Guguta’s Hat Cake for a wedding concept shoot
A wedding concept collaboration shoot with one of my favourite photo photographers and friend, Grethe Rosseaux. Guguta’s Hat Cake Layered buttery biscuit logs of brandy-infused cherries, smothered and left overnight in a thick coat of double and sour cream … Read More
Guest lecture at CPUT – Food Communications
Last year when Kyle and I got married, we did our paperwork and very short/private ceremony at Iziko South African Museum, here in Cape Town. I met a Garrett Eriksen, the marketing & PR coordinator back then, who’s also a … Read More
Dutch Bitterballen – beef ragout-style meatball in a crispy coat
Bitterballen. Oh glorious bitterballen, my favourite lekker eten – so they say in the Netherlands, if I’m correct. The first time I tried these were at Slugg and Lettuce in Newlands, Cape Town and we ate them with a yellow mustard. … Read More
Frozen Matcha, Coconut and Sago pudding
Matcha in Chinese-Mandarin is ‘抹茶’ which is pronounced ‘moah-tsa’ (this is how I would spell the pronunciation) – the first part of the word meaning ‘ground’ and second ‘tea’. This special ingredient is uniquely Japanese and used all over Asia … Read More
Whole fish and peppers in a sweet and sour sauce
This was published in newspaper print: Sunday Times | Food and Lifestyle PG 46 (The story and extra info had to be cut out due to space constraints, please see the full story below) –– May there be fish every year … Read More