This is another great dim sum recipe in the lead up to Chinese New Year, which is on February 3rd this year 🙂 One of my favouite dim sum is ha gow, which are prawn dumplings with a slightly sticky texture to the dough. I didn't have a recipe for ha gow, but this seemed… Continue reading Chinese New Year: Pea Shoot And Prawn Dumplings
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Chinese New Year: Siu Mai (pork and prawn dumplings)
Even though I'm not Chinese, and don't have any Chinese heritage as far as I'm aware, we've celebrated Chinese New Year for as far back as I can remember 🙂 I pretty much grew up on dim sum - every week when families would go out for a traditional English Sunday roast lunch, mine would… Continue reading Chinese New Year: Siu Mai (pork and prawn dumplings)
Weekend Cat Blogging #295: Poppy
This isn't my cat. My cat, who I was trying to take a photo of, ran off at the sight of my camera as if I'd drawn a shotgun on him! So instead I got a lense full of Poppy! She's a neighbour's kitten and doesn't seem to realise that this is not her garden… Continue reading Weekend Cat Blogging #295: Poppy
Waiting on Wednesday: The Iron Witch
This is my first time taking part in Waiting on Wednesday, a weekly blog event hosted by Breaking The Spine. I have a lot of books I'm dying to read but the one topping my list of "Must read it!" is... The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney Young adult fiction Publication date UK: 20th January… Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: The Iron Witch
Book Review: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr Genre: Young adult fiction ISBN (UK): 978-0-00-726307-3 ISBN (US): 978-0061214677 Harper Collins Published: April 2009 Amazon | Book Depository Back of the book blurb: The seductive worldwide bestseller. Rule 3: Never stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world.… Continue reading Book Review: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Soup Season: Garden Pea Soup
I love peas. In the age old question of "what luxury item would you take to a desert island with you?" it would be peas without a doubt! Fresh garden peas (or frozen ones) though, not the canned variety because that's just blasphemy. When my husband and I first started dating he bought me a… Continue reading Soup Season: Garden Pea Soup