BRUNCH @ AZUL VIVA 16 July 2010 in Food reviews - Shanghai, Uncategorized

Azul Viva 18 Dongping Lu (???18?) Shanghai, China PRICE: ???? RATING: I’ve heard SO much about Azul Viva’s “fantastic brunch” so we finally managed to make our way there on a rainy Sunday. I’ve been there twice before but for their tapas dinner, which...
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HOMEMADE QUICHE LORRAINE 15 July 2010 in FOOD, My recipes, Uncategorized

We’ve been talking about making our own quiche for awhile, and happily found some shortcrust pastry at Marks & Spencer (we also found our favourite puff pastry and so bought 3 boxes worth, hehehe! But that is another story and for a different day)....
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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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