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Flo Tea Room on Granville, Vancouver
2009-02-12 16:00:00
With the boys away on sleep over, Suanne and I took it easy for dinner.  We had a very late dinner and thought that we go check out a Bubble Tea place because we had never really been to one other than Go Go Tea Cafe.  Actually that Go Go Tea trip does not really ...
More About: Vancouver , Drinks , Taiwanese , Room

Olive Garden in Bellingham, WA
2009-02-11 16:00:00
Off late, I had been suffering from what I call the “fat wallet syndrome”. You see, in the span of a week I found out that I have this wear in three of my pants at the same time.  I have no idea how long I had been walking around like this.  I soon found out ...
More About: Garden , Italian , Western , Washington State , Olive

Kingsway Sushi on Kingsway and Boundary
2009-02-10 16:00:00
Ever since Whitney and Ken moved out from Richmond, we had not been able to meet up as much as we did.  A couple of weeks ago they called saying that they would be in town and are looking for the best All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) sushi.  We interpret BEST as in good, cheap and has sashimi.  ...
More About: Vancouver , Japanese , Sushi , Buffets

Beef with Onion and Ginger
2009-02-09 16:00:00
This Beef with Onion and Ginger dish is from Hugh. Hugh and Joyce made this dish together for the South Arm Cooking Club for seniors Chinese New Year celebration.
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Garlic Long Beans
2009-02-08 16:00:00
Christina and Minoo made this Garlic Long Bean dish for the South Arm Cooking Club for seniors' Chinese New Year celebration. This is a very simple dish and believe it or not, some of the members have not eaten long beans before.
More About: Recipe , Beans

Chicken Fried Rice
2009-02-07 16:00:00
Sydney is new to the South Arm Cooking Club for seniors, at least to me. He volunteered to cook fried rice for the group. He did a pretty neat job and did some wok tossing which amazed us.
More About: Recipe , Rice , Chicken , Fried Rice , Fried

South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors Celebrates Chinese New Year
2009-02-06 16:00:00
The South Arm Cooking Club for Seniors celebrates Chinese New Year by cooking some Chinese dishes for this meet. Cooking Chinese food is new to some of the members and they enjoyed it very much.
More About: Chinese New Year

Bamboo Shoot Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry
2009-02-05 16:00:00
Since we had the Fried Mushroom with Bamboo Shoot s at Top Shanghai Cuisine Restaurant, Ben has been hinting me to cook the dish at home. So, in one of the groceries shopping trip, he picked up a bag of bamboo shoots for me.
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Late Night Supper at E-Canteen in Richmond
2009-02-04 16:00:00
It was one of those nights. We are not night time eaters.  As a matter of fact, we have our dinners rather early, as early as 5PM everyday.  That night we were just hungry at 9PM even though we had the normal meals.  At the time of the night the options are somewhat limited as we ...
More About: Hong Kong , Night , Richmond , Late , Late Night

Tai Hing Congee and Noodle House in Richmond
2008-12-30 16:00:00
It snowed the night before. It was one of those mornings, you know. The air was chilly and we all wanted more than just cereals for breakfast. We wanted something warm, hot and I could see Suanne hinting under her breath that she wanted to not make breakfast that morning. She does it ever so subtly ... like commenting there are not enough eggs for everyone and that we are down to only two Costco croissants. LOL! The boys were too lazy to go out and so was I. The main problem was not so much as the drive and all ... it is because we gotta brush our teeth, take a bath and put on going-out clothes. That is Suanne's rules. It is like a formal event or something. Before we go out, Suanne will insist we all must, at the minimum, take a bath, brush our teeth, comb our hair and put on street cloths. This time she compromised ... she allowed us to go out "as is" as long as she does not have to make breakfast. Deal ... we said!
More About: House , Hong Kong , Chinese , Richmond

Saffron Indian Cuisine on Kingsway, Burnaby
2008-12-29 15:05:00
I brought the project team out for a Christmas lunch just before Christmas. The choice of the lunch places is somewhat limited as I have now a few contractors from India who wanted vegetarian dish. Moreover, I was told that they had been going to the Curry Express stall at the Metrotown Food Court for their daily fix of curry. So, I know they will then enjoy Saffron . Saffron is located on 4300 Kingsway which is just walking distance away from the office. With all the snow still falling, no one was in the mood of driving anyway. Despite the fancy name (Saffron Indian Cuisine ), it is just a buffet place.
More About: Indian cuisine

Cafe D?Lite on West Broadway
2008-12-28 17:05:00
How was it?  How did you like all the snow the past week?  LOL! I’ve never seen so much snow falling in the Vancouver area for as along as I can remember. To think of it, it all came even before the official start of winter.  Here in Richmond we had almost 2 feet of snow in ...
More About: Broadway , Malaysian , West , Lite

Canape
2008-12-25 16:00:00
The last dish Minoo made for the seniors Christmas celebration is Canape. Canape is a finger food which often served during cocktail hours. Canape are usually salty or spicy. Traditionally, canape are build on stale while bread but for simplicity, we use baguette as the base and topped with a mixture of olives and nuts.
More About: Recipe , Snacks , Snack

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear ?
2008-12-24 23:14:00
Hi Everyone: Here is wishing you and yours a truly Merry Christmas and may your holiday be filled with the love, hope and joy.  As you celebrate this occcassion with lots of gifts, my wish is that you remember the origin of giving of Christmas. Enjoy a little Christmasy message here. With love … Suanne, Arkensen, Nanzaro and Ben
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Tex-Mex Bean Salad with Creamy Salsa Dressing
2008-12-24 16:00:00
This is one of none Danish dish which the seniors made for the Christmas celebration. It's called Tex-Mex Bean Salad with Creamy Salad Dressing . It's kind of Mexican. Christina and June were in-charged of making this salad.
More About: Recipe , Salsa

Danish Brovst Dream Coffee Cake
2008-12-23 16:00:00
For dessert, Charlene, Frank and Karen made this Danish Brovst Dream Coffee Cake . As it was Minoo's birthday, this cake also serves as her birthday cake.
More About: Recipe , Cakes

Danish Sugar-browned Potatoes (Brunede Kartofler)
2008-12-22 16:00:00
Minoo made this Danish Sugar -browned Potato es specially for Paul. Paul described this potato dish to Minoo and Minoo was able to get the recipe from a Danish in a grocery store she visited. When Minoo tried the recipe at home, she ate all the potatoes by herself because they are that good.
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Anyone Care for Costco?s Ribeye Roast ? $2,299.99?
2008-12-22 05:25:00
Hey All: Check this out. Costco is selling Japanese Wagyu Beef for a very special price ... $2,299.99!!! You got to hurry before they are all sold out and do it early too to take advantage of their free shipping. If you want to order, here it is: Japanese Wagyu Beef Ribeye Roast (15 lb average) Let's do some math here, shall we?
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Danish Glazed Mushrooms
2008-12-21 16:00:00
Since Joan and Paul complete their first recipe so quickly, they have time to do a second recipe. The second recipe is Danish Glazed Mushroom s from recipezaar. The recipe was originally submitted for the 2005 World Tour by Justcallmetoni.
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Danish Cucumber in Sour Cream Salad
2008-12-20 16:00:00
The first Danish dish is Danish Cucumber in Sour Cream Salad . This is a very simple salad that Joan and Paul made this up in a jiffy.
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Cooking Club for South Arm Seniors Christmas Celebration 2008
2008-12-19 16:00:00
It has been a fruit full year for the Seniors Cooking Club in South Arm Community Center. Without realizing the passing time, this senior cooking club has been in session for a year.
More About: Christmas , Celebration

South Arm Community Kitchen Christmas Potluck 2008
2008-12-18 16:00:00
The South Arm Community Kitchen celebrated the end of the 2008 cooking session with a Christmas Potluck.

Happy Date Bakery and Restaurant on Park Road, Richmond
2008-12-02 17:24:00
Hey ... does anyone of you feel the economic hardship coming your way yet? Until now, I have not heard of anyone I know who had lost their job but me thinks it's the calm before the storm. So, we thought we should start looking at spending a bit lesser on dining out. When we think about budget, no frills meal, we often head off to Happy Date. It just dawned on us that despite being there so many times, we had never gotten down to blog on them. Happy Date is located on Park Road just off where the Richmond City Hall is. It is a very popular Hongkong Style eatery. Like many HK style cafes, they also have a bakery but I don't really think highly of their bakery. I much prefer the ones found in The Boss, Kam Do and particularly Lido.
More About: Hong Kong , Restaurant , Chinese

Chilli Padi on Fraser St, Vancouver
2008-12-02 06:12:00
We met up with Angie (of Sea Salt With Food) again for a Sunday lunch. We wanted to go for Indonesian and choose the Sweet Chili Cafe but it was closed on Sunday. Being already hungry and all set for hot and spicy South East Asian food, we went to the next place we can think of. A short drive to 41st and Fraser brought us to Chilli Padi . Chilli Padi is a Malay restaurant and located in the old location of Kedah House (another Malaysian restaurant). I describe Chilli Padi as a Malay restaurant as opposed to a Malaysian restaurant because it serves Malay food. Malaysian food encompasses a wider cuisine that includes Chinese and Indian cuisine.
More About: Vancouver

Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine in New Westminster
2008-11-30 20:10:00
Suanne and I consider Ed and Christina from Doesn't Tazte Like Chicken as people with sharp mouth. No, I am not saying that they talks a lot. That is a literal translation from the Cantonese expression "Tsim Tsui". They know food very well alright. We had been meeting over dinners once every few weeks. It was our turn to select the location and this time, Suanne and I picked the Tamarind Hill Malaysian Cuisine located in New Westminster . The choice was a hands down choice for us as we know Malaysian food very well.

La Petite France on Arbutus St, Vancouver
2008-11-29 16:00:00
For this cake meet, Polly and I invited Angie to meet at La Petite France . Although Angie is not a big fan of cake, she will join us for cake meet once in a while. It's the company of friends that counts.
More About: Vancouver , Dessert

Making Garganeli
2008-11-28 16:00:00
Garganeli is a tube noodle which is rolled up from a square piece of pasta. Jane also brought along one gadget to make Garganeli. We love to learn how to use all these gadgets which we are not familiar with.
More About: Recipe , Pasta

Making Filled Pasta
2008-11-27 16:00:00
Besides making angel hair and fettuccine, Jane also demonstrated to us how to make various filled pasta using the freshly made pasta. To make pasta with filing, begin cutting the pasta sheet while still moist once the pasta sheet had been rolled out to the thinnest stage. Ravioli Tortellini (belly button or hat) Mezzalune (half moon) or Agnolotti
More About: Recipe , Pasta

Best of 604 ? Nominate Your Favourite Food Site
2008-11-27 05:49:00
Hey All: I know this is like shameless self-promotion … guilty as charged!  We are hoping to get a little bit of visibility on the Vancouver blogosphere.  All these while Suanne and I had focused on networking with local food bloggers but we thought it would be great to expand our world a little bit more. You ...
More About: Food , Site

Making Fresh Pasta
2008-11-26 16:00:00
Jane demonstrated how to make fresh pasta in the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen. I had introduced Jane as a school teacher for 25 years in previous blog. Jane was married to an Italian and she had lived in Italy for 8 years. For the many years Jane lived in Italy, she told us that she still can't pronounce Italian words with one p and double p differently as the Italian do.
More About: Recipe , Pasta , Fresh