CRISTAL RESTAURANT AND BAR 13 July 2010 in Food reviews - Shanghai, Uncategorized

Cristal Restaurant and Bar 4/F, 269 Wujiang Lu ???269?4? Shanghai, China PRICE: ???? RATING: I’ve been to Cristal only once before, and clearly they have massively improved this time round in terms of service and quality of food. It’s more of a “nice-dining” restaurant....
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HOMEMADE MELTING MOMENTS WITH LEMON ICING 10 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

Chris simply adores Melting Moments with Lemon Icing.. it’s right up there with his other favourite dessert, Custard Tea Cake. I’ve made that one many times before, but never Melting Moments… so I decided to bake some cookies one evening, much to his delight...
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3 SIMPLE HOME-COOKED MEALS 8 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

This week, we went on a crazy domestic god/goddess cooking binge. We infrequently cook at home, because 1) groceries are expensive here unless you buy them from the dubious local supermarkets, 2) dining out is relatively cheap assuming you don’t go to super high-end...
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HERMES ‘KELLY’ WATCH WITH ORANGE LEATHER ST... 7 July 2010 in FASHION, Hermes, Shopping, Uncategorized

I actually bought my Hermes “kelly” watch with orange leather strap awhile back, shipped in from the USA, but never got round to posting about it. Apart from this, I won’t be posting about shopping/fashion related purchases for awhile.. I have gone on a...
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HOMEMADE BUTTERMILK PANCAKES 6 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

Still on our pure maple syrup kick, thanks to the 100% pure Canadian maple syrup Chris brought back from Vancouver, I decided to take on Mr Pancake House and make my OWN buttermilk pancakes 😛 The ingredients are simple and very cheap to buy...
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