Sitting around our large dining table, I watched as our friends dug into the food. I was quite impressed myself. In just 1 1/2 hours we had managed to lay out a feast: baked chicken katsu (breaded with gluten free cornflakes) with tonkatsu sauce; another pan of chicken katsu with a beautiful Japanese broth and…
Japanese Black Sesame Tofu Ice Cream Cake (Vegan, GF)
Vegan Black Bean Brownie Strawberry Parfaits (GF)
Dense, Fudgy, Dark – thats what brownies are supposed to be like. A slab of warm chocolate-y brownie topped with a melting scoop of vanilla ice cream! yummm.. that is what I call a guilty pleasure! Thinking back I think the last brownie sundae/parfait I had was at California Pizza Kitchen possibly 6 years ago….
Healthy Gado-Gado Salad with the Best Peanut Sauce
I rubbed my eyes again, was I dreaming? I looked around me to survey my surroundings. I was not at school. I was not in Hong Kong. I was in the middle of a beautiful blue ocean. The waves around me rolled softly, one overlapping the other, causing a multitude of ripples across the ocean. Beautiful…
Healthy Banana Caramel Nice Cream Cake (Grain-Free & Vegan)
I eyed the calendar and looked at the date. I had to double check myself just in case I was dreaming. July 25th. It was literally going to be August in a few days and my days of summer vacation is less than a month away. Oh drat. That meant days of enjoying the summer heat,…
Korean Chili Shrimp Stirfry with Carrots & Spring Onions (Soy Free)
Clouds. Rain. Gloomy skies. A typical summer day in Hong Kong. I looked out staring pathetically at the dreary weather. With my feet curled up under my blue skirt, I rested my head on the top of our white couch, sighing. After running around the office all day delivering packages, editing scripts, writing documents I…
Korean Spicy Cold Noodles (Fruit Sweetened)
The dinner table looked delicious. Everything was ready: Korean pork, lettuce, kiwi-apple kimchi and rice. This was the our first recipe we had created for a competition. It was definitely not going to disappoint. The doorbell rang and I heard giggly voices and noisy chatter from the other end. I ran over to greet the…
What I Eat in a Week: Gluten Free, Dairy Free (July 21 – 28)
What we ate this week: Dinners: (My Mum’s Birthday): First day back and we are already cooking in the kitchen. Despite our jetlag, we were able to pull off a meal fit for our mum’s birthday. We made gluten free vegan Korean Chili Paste (Gochujang) and homemade Low sugar Beet Ketchup. Using our INCREDIBLE homemade gochujang…
Gluten Free Vegan Gochujang (Korean Chili Pepper Paste)
I blinked furiously before adjusting my eyes to the screen in front of me. 5:30am. June 21st. The pilots voice bloomed from the silence announcing we were landing into the Hong Kong International Airport. Outside, the skies were still dark, only splashes of lamps were seen. I squeezed my hands together tightly – we were…
Low Carb French Galette (HEALTHY)
I took a deep breathe. I took one step. I was ready- ready for change. I walked to the back of the plane and found my seat. 28A. I smiled nervously and squeezed past the dark man to my seat next to the window. I looked over at the seat across, surprised to see two…
How to make the Perfect Gluten Free Profiteroles (Cream Puffs/ Choux Puffs)
The sweltering heat was making it so hard to motivate myself to leave the cool comforts of my home. It’s only May. How on earth can it be so hot? I felt sweat prickling at the back of my neck. The dull grey skies, cool breeze and occasional drizzles in London now seemed like a…