My Cantonese dad instilled in our family a strong appreciation for well-prepared food and taught us the importance of sharing moments around the table, most of the times while eating but sometimes while cooking together as well. For me there is nothing that embraces these values like dim sum. […]
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Curious in London

When your BFF, who lives 9,000 km away, tells you that she will be in London for a few days, knowing that your flight will only take you 1h40, you can only jump on the next plane. The idea of catching up and spending time together in the unique, bustling city was too tempting not to follow through. […]
Perfect Basic Rice
I would have never thought that I would be writing on how to prepare plain rice. But recently my son’s girlfriend encouraged me to do it, because she found it so good! It is a simple, easy method that I have been using to cook rice since the appearance of the microwave in our kitchen, i.e. many years ago! So many years that today I am not sure if I can prepare a moist and fluffy rice like this on a stove or in a rice cooker … […]
Curious in Milano
This year’s Easter escape had to be somewhere where there was no need to take a plane, so we ended up in Milano. […]