Archives for August, 2008

The City of Lights


Location: Paris
Writer: my husband
Business travel is a mixed bag at best. While the notion of traveling to far flung places to ply one’s trade may seem exciting, reality is often a lot more mundane. Do it often enough, and the experiences blend into a long drawn out blur of airplanes, hotels, and boardrooms. […]

My Perfect Breakfast Redux


Location: My tiny kitchen
I have always liked breakfast. I have liked it even before I was old enough to realize how much I like it. I was never interested in cooking until I lived on campus, but I was already cooking breakfasts when I was as small as 6. I remember I […]

Yes, it’s in Canada!


Location: Wendy’s Restaurant
Baconator
“Six strips of hickory smoked bacon piled high atop two 1/4 lb.* patties of fresh, never frozen, beef. Complete with two slices of American cheese, mayo and ketchup for a mountain of mouth-watering taste. Go on, obsess a little.”
That was Wendy’s description on its new hamburger, the Baconator. I’m not sure when […]

Memphis Blues BBQ House


Location:Memphis Blues BBQ House   
1465 West Broadway Ave
Vancouver, B.C. V6H 1H6
Tel: 604.738.6806
http://www.memphisbluesbbq.com
The smoked beef brisket from Memphis Blues is so soft that it melts in your mouth. The meat is also very flavourful. It’s all done by the fat - it keeps the meat moist and tasty. Memphis Blues is one of the best […]

On a hot summer day


Location: My tiny kitchen
It has been hot for the whole week. The temperature has been staying in the high 80’s and this means a lot of sweats for us in our apartment. Our apartment is good in a sense that in the winter when the snow falls, we are kept comfortably warm even […]

Now, that’s something I’d never think of!


Location: My tiny kitchen
If it weren’t for my mom, I would never thought of making fried rice with roast pork and celery. This fried rice is so creative and yet so simple. The idea of using roast pork and celery to make fried rice sounds strange but when used together, they become very […]