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SOUTH AFRICA’S WINE INDUSTRY.

posted August 14, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

South Africa is a New World wine-producing country that has deep Old World roots. The father of the industry was a 33-year-old Dutch surgeon, Jan van Riebeck. He was the first governor of cap, appointed by the Dutch east India Company to establish a (read full article)

*The Local Report – Starry Kitchen

posted August 11, 2010 in 100 Miles

7.7 miles, about 11 minutes, from my home in Atwater Village. The SK Story Google ’starry kitchen hong kong’ and several hits come back for the popular Asian chef and celebrity driven cooking show of the same name on TVB, a Hong Kong tel (read full article)

Shanghai 2010 - JIA Shanghai Boutique Hotel

posted August 09, 2010 in CW\'s Food & Travel

If you have the money, JIA Shanghai is the IT place to stay in Shanghai. Located on Nanjing West Road – the luxury shopping street in Shanghai – JIA Shanghai opened its doors in 2007. It is developed by Singaporean hotelier Yenn Wong who is only (read full article)

Ah Yat Tian Xia

posted August 09, 2010 in My Little World

After our long and tiring day at Ocean Park, Symphony of Lights and Avenue of Stars we decided to have our super lat dinner. We left our things at our room then walked along the road. Ian and I really love to experience new things in Hong Kong and on (read full article)

Bubba Gump @ The Peak

posted August 09, 2010 in My Little World

Our first day in Hong Kong is memorable for both of us even though the government declared signal no. 1 when we arrived, we make it a point to maximize our trip. After we explore Madame Tussauds and before we finally decided to experience the Peak, I (read full article)

Popeye's

posted August 06, 2010 in My Little World

We arrived at Hong Kong around 10:55am, since we have so many things to do for the day we decided to have our lunch at the airport before going to USA Hostel. This was our first time in Hong Kong that's why we explore the whole airport just to look f (read full article)

Second Day: Disneyland Adventure

posted July 28, 2010 in My Little World

So for our 2nd day in Hong Kong, our plan is to go Disneyland and spend the whole day there. I know everyone dream to visit Disneyland; I tell you honestly that during my elementary days and until now, I really wan to stay and have a vacation in (read full article)

Our Hong Kong Escapade 2010

posted July 28, 2010 in My Little World

Ian and I celebrate our 4th anniversary in Hong Kong. We choose this place because we want to experience this kind of adventure that we cannot forget in our lifetime. In this experience there are lot of "first" happened. First time for me to travel o (read full article)

Sticky Chicken - only 3 ingredients, I promise!

posted July 19, 2010 in My Easy Cooking

I have various recipes for sticky chicken because on Fridays we eat finger food and for my children finger food would not be the same without Sticky chicken. Many years ago there was a big craze for cooking chicken in all kinds of liquid. Fruit juice (read full article)

Pepsi Chicken

posted July 12, 2010 in Keep Learning Keep Smiling

I’ll take a brief break from my holiday posts to share a very simple, easy and quick recipe with you. After a wonderful time away in Hong Kong and Malaysia, I have to admit getting back to normal, practical life here is quite a struggle. I don& (read full article)

Author of China: Portrait of a People writes River-Rose!

posted July 11, 2010 in River-Rose!

Recently I reviewed an awesome book called China: Portrait of a People and the author, Tom Carter, has graciously left a message on River-Rose!Tom said...Dear River-Rose,I have just stumbled upon your flattering review of my photobook CHINA: Portrait (read full article)

Cooking Tips From Around The World, A Culinary Travel Adventure.

posted July 02, 2010 in Authentic Curry Recipes

Cooking Tips From Around The World, A Culinary Travel Adventure, Is A Multimedia Cookbook E-book With Recipes, Tips And Videos From Some Of The Best Culinary Professional Worldwide. Travel To New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bali And Eur (read full article)

Hong Kong Tea House & Restaurant Inc.

posted June 28, 2010 in River-Rose!

The Hong Kong Tea House Restaurant is an established restaurant featuring Chinese specialties in Salt Lake City. Consistently the recipients of local culinary awards they have been servicing the Salt Lake area for many years with wonderfully tasty C (read full article)

Shanghai World Expo 2010 - Expo Food Part I

posted June 26, 2010 in CW\'s Food & Travel

The Expo Organizers have figured one big thing out, and that is you can’t have a good Expo without food ! Food is everywhere, and it is good to see that cuisines from the participating countries are featured on the menu. For many of the Chinese vis (read full article)

Being Eaten and Getting My Revenge at Wo Peng

posted June 24, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

We girls found ourselves with a bit of spare time while in Singapore and decided to check out one of the big crazes: fish spas! You stick your feet into tanks of doctor fish and they eat your flaky dead skin. As they turn your scaly skin smooth, they (read full article)

Rice Pancakes (Chee Cheong Fun Or Churng Fun)

posted June 21, 2010 in Keep Learning Keep Smiling

My whole family loves this rice pancake. It’s called ‘chee cheong fun‘, ‘cheong fun‘ or ‘churng fun‘ in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This is a very popular Chinese dim sum dish, one which my children wi (read full article)

HONG KONG.

posted June 19, 2010 in Winesworld\'s Blog

The English merchants and the government of the Untied Kingdom made this memorable city famous and prosperous. After the First Opium War  (1839 – 1842), it became a colony of Britain until 1997, when an accord between the people’s republic of C (read full article)

Venezia Italian Restaurant @ Cheras, KL, Malaysia

posted June 08, 2010 in Pig Pig's Corner

It’s been a couple of weeks since our last post about our holiday in March – April where we spent a week in Hong Kong and Taipei each as well as another 3.5 weeks in Malaysia. Inevitably, we ate lots of good food but there was no way we could fi (read full article)

Hong Kong Chicken Wings

posted June 08, 2010 in Shosh\'s Yummy Food

As you have heard me say before my hubby bought himself a charcoal grill/smoker back in March and has pretty much used it once or twice a week since. So on a trip to the bookstore I decided to check out the grilling cookbooks and pick one or two up f (read full article)

A P P E T I Z E R

posted June 05, 2010 in Filipino Recipes

Whether they are called canapés, hors d' oeuvres, antipasto or antipasti, nibblers or nosh they are all bits of tasty food that are meant to stimulate the appetite and prime one's sense to enjoy the main plat de resistance.Today's appetize (read full article)

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