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
Today we celebrated mom’s day way up high in Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant. It was a lively get together which included our two moms, my family and hubby’s family. We presented our moms with these flower macaron bouquets I created for them. I’d like to say that somehow I inherited mom’s skills towards working with […]
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’m thrilled to unveil this Horse Carousel Macaron Cake I made in collaboration with my favourite brand for silicone mats – Silpat. I have used Silpats since the very first few months of making macarons at home and I’ve always loved how they keep macaron shells round after piping. This cake took several weeks to design since […]
It all started two years ago when I received a very unexpected call from my hairdresser of three years. She told me she would be returning the next day to her native country Japan due to an emergency. I wished her well and hoped that everything would be okay but also secretly worried that I […]