I decided to start a cooking series on the blog. Not because I’m a great cook. Quite the opposite. I feel I’m such a terrible cook and I have to try harder than anyone to create meals that are, and here’s my long and almost unattainable list; edible, delicious, healthy and most importantly, easy. There […]
The Best Macaron Recipe, Macaron Art & More
I made these baby monkey macarons for the 100 day celebration for BFF’s baby girl. She was born at the latter part of last year and she recently turned 3 months old. As Ivanka Trump would say, “Happy Birthday” to her. i In Chinese, Korean and Japanese culture, the 100 day marker is an important one […]
It’s Chinese New Years tomorrow and this year we will be welcoming the year of the Monkey! As in many other Chinese households, Chinese New Years has always been a BIG thing for us growing up. There were lots of fun visits to the homes of friends and families where we’d be given red pockets […]
I promised everyone on Instagram that I’d post the template for these sweet Ice Cream Macarons a few weeks ago and here they are! They are an incredibly fun theme to use in the summer time for parties and hot day get togethers. I’ve also included a short video clip below on how I executed some […]
After a very frustrating day of trying to find an afternoon tea place that was open on a rainy Monday in Vancouver, I chose Neverland Tea Salon on Broadway for myself and three girlfriends. To be honest, Neverland was not the first on my list. I had called L’Opera but it was closed for yearly maintenence, […]