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127. A simple healthy Chinese recipe: stir fried beef mince with celery

Well, you know, what I really want to have, some recipes can keep me really cheerful, despite the terrible weather, despite the unluckiness in fate, despite what other people say, despite how many times I fail myself … Or some recipes just keep me being myself, never over-joyed because of achievement, never need to demand [...]

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127. A simple healthy Chinese recipe: stir fried beef mince with celery

Well, you know, what I really want to have, some recipes can keep me really cheerful, despite the terrible weather, despite the unluckiness in fate, despite what other people say, despite how many times I fail myself … Or some recipes just keep me being myself, never over-joyed because of achievement, never need to demand [...]

126. Chinese boiled beef in (spicy) sauce

水煮牛肉 Our corridor is filled up with ‘moving in’ noise. After our dearest friend Mag moved back to France, her flat was empty for a couple of weeks, then since yesterday, the new neighbors have started moving in. The flat still stays the same, but the people are different now…Talking about changes — no, I [...]

125. Summer dish: Bean jellies salad (V)

凉粉   The weather has been so bad over here in the past … 2 weeks? — At least. … I know if you are reading here, you must be laughing at me, and saying that I turned to be English — talking about weather all the time. But the dark, heavy, low clouds have [...]

125. Aubergine cooked in soybean paste sauce (V)

酱茄子 I guess it is normal that you have to go through changes in life, as different stages of life require different things. I actually like changes … small changes though, like moving around the furnitures in the house, redecorate the rooms, change the style of the cloth by own sewing machine, oh, and changing [...]

124. Chinese rice wrapped with lotus leaves

If I say that I have been so unlucky lately, my darling husband and brother will strongly object, as they would say, that is life, sometimes you are lucky, sometimes you would come cross problems, when you are lucky, you enjoy it; when you are not, you deal with the problems then get on with [...]

Cooking Note: How to cook instant noodles?

  Don’t really trust me saying I like healthy food, and only eat super healthy stuff… There is a bit of a ‘fraud’ in there. Don’t get me wrong, I do have healthy consciousness, but I also like some… let’s say not so healthy food. Here is another confession — I really really really like [...]

122. Simple Chinese fish recipe: jiao zhi fish

  浇汁鱼 Although I have seen different festivals celebrations in Spain — which every time was a totally amazing new experience, it is my first time to see the actual Easter celebration. The festival has lasted almost a week, and today it finished with the resurrection — in the sun!! People from different neighborhoods all [...]

121. Chinese snack: amber walnuts

琥珀核桃仁   In the morning, when I step out of the hotel, the air is so fresh, mixed with a slightly chili breeze, but the sun is super bright, I have to put on my sun glasses; the streets are busy, people and cars are knitting an interweaved web — the whole city is awake [...]

120. Stir fried Chinese flat bread with mixed vegetables (V)

I am so sorry, I didn’t realize that it has been almost two weeks now since I posted last time. Again, ‘laziness’ — would you accept? :)) Another excuse is I have been busy with migrating the blog to the new hosting space. — So what do you think about the new ‘look’? It is [...]

117. A rice recipe: Chinese Tofu fried rice (Vegan)

  Sorry for not posting lately. Saying I have been a bit busy and lazy is a good excuse? Ha… well, apparently, there is a problem with google, where this blog is hosted, so I got a bit discouraged. Sorry… And now we are trying to come up with our solution to sort out the [...]

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• Hot pot is one of the most representative dishes in China. In fact it is more a way of eating rather than a dish. Learn more about the concept of hot pot, how to make the hot pot soup base at home, what ingredients are the most common, and how to eat hot pot. #
• Dried beef is a very popular snack in China. In Mandarin, it is called "niu rou gan", and you can think of it as the Chinese version of beef jerky. Learn how to make this delicious chinese beef snack at home #
• Shao bing is one of the most popular kinds of Chinese bread. It originated in the Chinese province of Shan dong; its surface is very crispy and contains lots of delicious and crunchy layers. It is eaten both as breakfast accompanying soya milk or simply as snack. Learn here how to make the perfect oven-baked Chinese Shao Bing. #
• Because of the changing weather, it is so easy to catch a cold or the flu. Here's a traditional Chinese remedy for cold and the flu. #
• Dried bean curd is an essential ingredient for many healthy and authentic Chinese salads. Learn how to make a delicious Chinese dried beancurd salad. #