Tangerine & mandarin orange will normally comes in around beginning of the year when the arriving of spring & also Chinese New Year. But lately, it’s available at any season. Whatever the reason, I’m so tempted to make some marmalade. Doesn’t it look tempting to you too!

Home made green tea ice cream, authentic green tea flavor with macha powder.

From the original site: When I tasted this ice cream, I was surprised how authentic the taste was and it brought me right back to Japan!! If you know what I’m talking about and miss authentic Japanese green tea ice cream, then this is it!

Simple Japanese wonton recipe – traditional Chinese comfort food with a Japanese twist.

From the original site: I will probably cook this soon as wontons are my kids’ favorite. Wontons are served differently in various part of China. For example, in the Canton area, it’s famous for wontons to be served with noodle and enjoyed as a comfort food. For those of you who love spicy food, Chinese restaurants often have spicy wonton in a red chili sauce on the menu.

A perfectly easy dessert for the caramel lover!

From the original site: Salt and caramel. Could there be a better match made in heaven. I know all of you chocolate and peanut butter lovers are yelling at me right now. I admit it chocolate and peanut butter are right up there with the best combinations, but sometimes you need something a little different. Enter salt and caramel. I fell so in love with this flavor amalgamation when Starbucks created the Salted Caramel latte. YUMMM. I soon started to try and recreate them at work and at home, adding a little bit of kosher salt to my drinks. Shoot, now I really want one.

Zaru Soba – Japanese buckwheat noodle dipped in dashi soy sauce.

From the original site: Summer in Japan can be really hot and humid, and Zaru Soba was one of my favorite lunch menu when I was growing up. As you see in the picture, cold soba noodles are typically served in zaru, which means bamboo basket in Japanese. We serve noodles with some toppings (green onions and wasabi, sometimes grated daikon) and dipping sauce called Mentsuyu.

I was in some Onigiri freaky mood lately, making these Japanese Rice Balls non-stop. I’ve been getting lots of “orders” for this popular Japanese dish. This is another addition to my Onigiri collection, for a group of my students this time.

In my garden, there’re Salmon Wasabi, Spicy Shrimp (hay bee hiam), Green Tea with Plum & Cherry Tomato with Sweet Prune.

Besides the bright red colour, I like Strawberries for their amazing nutritional facts; their antioxidants, vitamins & minerals help fight diseases. Most of all, they’ve anti-aging properties :)

My Garden Glory consists of: Red & Green Oak leaves, Red Coral, Coriander, Parsley, Dill & Baby Chard. I’ve also added Sun Flower Seeds for some crunch.

This is a really good dessert. Angel food cake, pudding, whipped topping, and Butterfinger candy come together to make a dessert everyone will love.

From the original site: This could be one of the BEST desserts you EVER make. This is SOOOO good and easy to make.

An easy one-dish meal with Eastern European origins…

Potato, zucchini, red bell pepper, with bacon and herbs baked in a pot.

The potato baked with zucchini (squash), red bell pepper, onion, carrot, garlic and some meat is popular in Eastern Europe. (It’s cooked in Poland and Hungary, in Ukraine and Czech Republic) In each region it has different twist though. Even in my family it’s cooked differently. I like to experiment. I cook it with meatballs and sometimes with meat (beef, pork or chicken); I cook it even with bacon.

The beauty of this recipe that it’s impossible to spoil, seriously, if you aren’t the perfect cook or if you are just short of time (and guests are about to arrive) this dish will just save you

A recipe which for guests who don’t like sweet treats, or diabetics. It’s a delightful dessert. I’m sure everyone will love it.

SURPRISE ! SURPRISE ! I managed to grab some raspberries & blackberries at Tesco last weekend. It was on sales. Raspberries at RM3.50 per prunet and blackberries is RM9.00 per prunet. I often see raspberries at the supermarket but not blackberries. Guess, it’s my lucky day! However, I thought blackberriessupposed to look slightly shorter than boysenberries. Aren’t they….or in the opposite? Whatever the shape, they still look awesome.