Traditional recipes have a charm of their own, and though sometimes it can get hard to find some typical ingredients, there can also be some simple yet rustic and authentic recipes which leave an impression, even when using basic ingredients; one such Gujarati recipe is the Bharela Ringan Bateka nu Shaak, which means Stuffed Eggplant and Potato. It uses chinese eggplant and baby potatoes, both stuffed and smothered in tasty and spicy Masala, which renders the unique taste to this dish. Serve it…
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Stuffed Eggplant & Potato – Bharela Ringan Bataka
Tea Buffet date: August 15, 2009 3.30pm to 5.30pm – only on Saturdays and Sundays Cost: HK$218 (US$28) per person, plus 10% service charge Restaurant name: Café Too, 7/F Island Shangri-La Restaurant telephone: 852- 2877 3838 The old Hong Kong street side snack here reminds me of my childhood. In the past at least three decades, I haven’t seen this made-to-order cotton candy and yesterday I found it at the tea buffet at Island Shangri-La.
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Cotton Candy at Tea Buffet
HouHai is an area in the center of Beijing that surrounds a man-made lake, where the Chinese teens love renting paddle or electric boats and spending the night i n the somewhat smelly lake. … The lake is surrounded by bars and restaurants, all of which are pricy for what things in China SHOULD be, and with English menus for tourists….I navigated our way to the restaurant using a map we had and when we got to the street, it was a neighborhood of diplomats and international cuisine
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BEIJING HUANYING NI! just like the song.
The best Chinese places are Chinatown Gardens and Tony Cheng’s. … Other famous restaurants in Washington (of which there are a lot) include the Capital Grill and the Caucus Room for steaks, the Chop House, and the Source by Wolfgang P uck….Billed as “the district’s #1 retail location,” it has a lot of American restaurants on the Gallery Place side including Fuddruckers, TGI Friday, C lydes, and a fish place
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Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C
Fruit Trifles have been a favorite at holiday gatherings – layered with a piece of sponge cake, topped with whipped cream, fresh fruits, chocolate, nuts and your favorite toppings, they not only look elegant, but are the perfect end to a holiday dinner! So I tried to re-create the magic of trifles, albeit, in a smaller size, which suits perfectly for individual servings. Layered with fresh bananas, berries, mixed-fruit puree, whipping cream, rich swiss-mocha chocolate syrup and crushed… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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Mini Chocolate & Fruit Trifles
Tomorrow Our 10 Best will feature Chinese restaurants, most located in one of the city’s six Chinatowns (Manhattan, Flushing, Elmhurst, Sunset Park, Homecrest, Bensonhurst). All types of establishments are being considered by the Fork in the Road staff as you read this–from humble Fujianese noodle shops, to Sichuan food-court stalls, to sit-down restaurants that might be described as fancy. So tune in tomorrow morning, and see how our list compares with yours, plus get a valuable list of Chinese places you may want to visit or revisit
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Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Chinese Restaurants
The China Environmental Law blog, run by Shanghai-based attorney Charlie McElwee, has praise today for a Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection site that updates water quality data every four hours. Great news of course, but as the post notes, the timely water pollution information isn’t as immediately important as air quality data. Let’s hope this
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China Speeds Up Water Quality Reporting
There have been a wide range of comments in various media making comparisons between Tiananmen in 1989 and Teheran today, including one of our own posts, which wondered about the authorities reactions in China. Over at the China Media Project, David Bandurski highlighted a Guangming Daily article which blamed western media forces for stirring up
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Beijing and New Media: Is the Eye of Sauron Turning to Twitter?
Lunch date: June 27, 2009 Occasion: My birthday lunch Number of People: Four Cost: HK$385(US$49.4), including 10% service charge Restaurant name: Peking Garden Restaurant Restaurant address: 3/F Star House, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon Restaurant telephone: 852-27358211 Anna’s comment: I pick Peking Garden to do my birthday lunch because I really love the boneless chicken here. The same chicken here (HK$75/whole) is far cheaper than their shop in Central (HK$80/half)
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Boneless Roast Chicken + Peking Dumplings
Most of the schools in US have closed down for summer and people are frantic planning their family vacations as the heat turns up in Sunny California! For those of you who have not yet experienced the sunny shores and the cool waters of the Pacific, here’s something that could get you closer to a romantic Southern California getaway, which also includes a surprise package for food-lovers like me! As the economy vacillates between good and not-so-good forecasts, everyone is looking for a way… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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Free Weekend Getaway with Chef Bonnie
If you love cooking as much as I do, I am pretty sure at some point of time, you must have been enthused by the flavor of Carmelized Onions, be it as a topping on your Pizza, or a garnish on your Pasta or Salad, and I’ve received several requests to post about how to make them at home. The first thing you notice about these Onions is that they are “Golden-Brown”. But the more important fact is how they smell and taste; unlike regularly sauteed onions, Carmelized Onions have a unique flavor,..
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How To Carmelize Onions
Summer has surely set its mark here in Northern California, and the temperatures are slowly rising to higher 80′s! Its getting so hot all I want to do is sit back and lounge on my rocking chair, sipping gingerly from an array of cool summer drinks:) Juices, smoothies, ice-cream shakes are all preferred choices, but sometimes, the tongue craves for something “chatpata & masaledaar”, and that’s when this cooling and refreshing Masala Chaas, or Spicy Buttermilk comes to your rescue! Lots of people…
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Masala Chhas (Spiced Buttermilk)
Ok, Summer is here, and so is the time to whip up some cool and refreshing desserts! This month, Fun and Food is proud to host the SHF June 2009, with the theme of “Fruit & Nut” Sugar High Fridays, or SHF, was started by Jennifer a long time ago, and has been passing through hosts and roundups for some wonderful sweet delicacies. Fran just finished posting about the Gluten-free SHF Roundup, and now its my turn! This time, I ask you to get creative with your summer fruits, combine them with…
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Announcing Sugar High Fridays – Fruit & Nut
As we approach summer, its time to get out your barbecue grills and start having some fun with them, especially around Memorial day weekend! Whether its camping or just a backyard bbq, there is always a thrill attached to grilling; in fact we absolutely love it! But as easy as it sounds, grilling is not everyone’s forte. I am sure all of you must have had some good and bad experiences with barbecues; it serves to be one of the best events for a pot luck, meeting with friends, chilling out and…
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BBQ & Grilling Tips – Perfect for Memorial Day
Any holiday celebration is incomplete without Cooking & Baking, I’m sure all of you have started gathering and bookmarking favorite recipes for your family dinners! But, after entertaining guests for the last two weekends, and cleaning up my precious Enclume Pot Rack, I suddenly realized that though I have the recipe list ready, I don’t think I have all the kitchen tools and utensils needed for the immense amount of holiday cooking that I have planned! Funny, as most of us don’t think about the… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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Is your Kitchen Ready for Entertaining?
Summer is the season for fresh Berries, and what better way to get the antioxidants into your system than by beginning your weekend with a slice of this delicious Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Cake! Actually, I was tempted by seeing the IHOP commercials about the Strawberry Festival that’s going on, but it looked like way too many calories to indulge in. So to satisfy my sweet tooth, I thought of baking something that’s not too unhealthy, and can pacify my cravings too. Thus was born this..
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Raspberry Coconut Breakfast Cake
I have been a fan of Szechuan cuisine since my visit to Bar Shu all the way back in March 2007, and yet for some reason hadn’t had the opportunity to follow up the experience until a couple of weeks ago. The novelty of the new was enough to make me overlook some of the more lackluster parts of the meal in Soho, but what was good was very good indeed, and the memory of the first hit of those Szechuan peppers will stay with me forever. Chilli Cool (stupid name I know – apparently it sounds a lot nicer in Mandarin) sits just a few doors down from the Black Books bookshop in Bloomsbury, and by all accounts is cheaper, better and more authentic – largely, I’m guessing, because it’s not in Soho.
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Chilli Cool, Bloomsbury
Tandoori Paneer Tikka – the name itself makes my mouth water!! Succulent cubes of paneer marinated and grilled or baked in a “tandoori oven”, then served with grilled vegetables, is enough to tempt anyone on earth. But this time around, inspired by combining the Indian and Asian tastes in one dish, I have tried a variation which still uses a spicy yogurt marinade, but the final Paneer Tikka is then served hot, drizzled with a home-made sweet and tangy mango dressing, and serves to be a perfect… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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Paneer Tikka with Mango Sauce
If you think you are a pro at baking quick breads, think again! With the plethora of recipes that you’ll see below, it is enough to challenge any baker, whether novice or pro, to try a hand at some of these tantalizing quick breads, some that you’d never imagined before! With more than 70 recipes to choose from, this round of BBD-Quick Breads has indeed been a fun to host for me, and this post is definitely being bookmarked. Thanks once again to Zorra, for giving me this opportunity, and to all… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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BBD#18 – Quick Breads Roundup
That’s not so surprising — the restaurants in the country pavilions have always been big draws to tourists and locals alike. … At first I thought it was an aversion to more exotic cuisines, if Chinese food could be considered exotic….They don’t expect Chinese restaurants to have entrees that drift over $20….And it was the memory of sitting in another Chinese restaurant two decades earlier that made me think of it….For most people, Chinese restaurants are synonymous with inexpensive meals, food served in large portions at prices that make it an even better bargain…. See the rest here: Restaurant review: Nine Dragons at Epcot’s China pavilion
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Restaurant review: Nine Dragons at Epcot’s China pavilion