Category Archives: Recipes

2013 outside and raining, late 1500’s inside and cosy

Posted on April 17, 2013 by thegrandtour1

It continues to be rotten weather in Hong Kong, I look out of my window on the 26th floor and its like being in a jumbo jet…..just cloud. These are the herbs I am growing on my lounge windowsill. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, My Art, Recipes, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Truly truly scrumptious!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by thegrandtour1

I have the most wonderful group of lady friends one could ever wish to have. They are clever, stylish, artistic, and most of all great cooks. Our hostess, is American but one could be forgiven for thinking her an English … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Recipes, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Yummy Cinnamon buns

Posted on December 29, 2012 by thegrandtour1

What to do on a rainy, cool Saturday? Only one thing to cheer ALL of the family up is to bake. One of the christmas presents was an electrical food mixer with a bowl which made whipping up the dough … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Recipes | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Buttery holiday cookies

Posted on December 4, 2012 by thegrandtour1

This evening the 3 boys will be arriving from Australia for the long school holidays. So this afternoon I thought I would bake some holiday themed cookies for them, using my new Wilton Christmas cookie cutter set that I bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Book club menu

Posted on November 28, 2012 by thegrandtour1

I have belonged to a book club for several years and each month we read a book and have an hours critique on the book. The idea is to read the book and discuss the writers style, technique etc and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Recipes | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Italian style thanksgiving

Posted on November 22, 2012 by thegrandtour1

We have so much to give thanks for and wonderful food & wine along with good health and good friends, we are fortunate indeed. We are not American but we do like to have an excuse to cook and over … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Cordon Bleu cooking at home!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Still on the theme of FOOD and maybe a little over eating on our part! we splurged on 6 beautiful Lamb fillets.Purchased from Fusion, $330 for six wee pieces, which we soaked in rosemary, olive oil marinade with garlic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Recipes | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Rain,Seine and cooking

Posted on November 6, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Early morning looked so promising, sunny skies and adventures just waiting for us. By late morning it was soggy feet and “let’s just get indoors”. We did manage to tour the Ile saint Louis, Ile de la Cite before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Sunday morning shopping Parisian style

Posted on November 4, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Today is Sunday, off we went into the rain to explore the open food markets and to get in line at the Boulanger. For supper we are going to make, mussels for two in a creamy, tomato, fennel sauce washed … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

French in a flash,creamy mussels

Posted on October 24, 2012 by thegrandtour1

We continue on our seafood “binge” tonight for supper was delicious French mussels bought from City Super, at $248 for 1.5kg. The recipe is simple to follow and was found by Internet search. Most of the ingredients will no doubt … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments