Moon...and my birthday

Traditional mooncake:

lotus seed and double eggs yolk

the big one is mango bird nest mooncake

the small one is mung bean strawberry mooncake

durian mooncake....
swallow bird nest mooncake

This year I will spend my birthday with my husband families on Mid Autumn Festival, in chinese calendar fall at 3rd October 2009 this year.

We always gathering at this festival, having dinner (around 20 peoples) in our house then bring the kids play outside to enjoy the full moon.
Some people will go to see Lantern Festival at the park or go to beach to having barbeque while enjoy the full moon.

I 'm gonna busy that day....

Happy Mid Autumn Festival .........

Ice Cream in new style

Anson just cann't wait to take a bite.

He choose banana flavor...hmmm

This one is Nicole's choice... guava flavor..

in front is banana flavor, on the left is guava flavor

on the right is chocolate flavor

Who don't love summer????, especially here in Hong Kong........

We found a lot of new foods and drinks to wellcome summer season.

One I found here from local news paper is a dessert shop who sell a new style Ice Cream.

You can choose your favorite flavor, from any kind of fruits, chocolate, green tea, red bean etc..,

and add some fresh fruits and syrup you like.

That night after we finish our korean dinner which locate not far away from this Ice Cream shop in Tsim Tsa Sui, we order 1 banana flavor with fresh strawberry and strawberry syrup, 1 guava flavor with fresh strawberry and strawberry syrup, 1 chocolate flavor with chocolate syrup and chocolate chips.

Spicy Clam with Black Bean and Garlic

For seafood lovers, bet you love this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams fresh clam, wash


• 1 1/2 tbsp black bean and garlic sauce (you can find at chinese shop)


• 1 tbsp red chilies, angle sliced


• 1 tbsp spring onion, finely sliced


• 1/2 tsp sugar


• 1 tbsp cooking oil


• some water

Method :

• Heat oil in a wok pan, saute black bean and garlic sauce, red chilies until fragrant.


• Add clam, mix well, add sugar, water, cover with lid. Continue cooking until all the clam open.


• Add spring onion, mix well, remove from heat.

Tips :

The clam will open if its cooked alreay.

Hi....I'm back

Crab with Padang sauce

(Kepiting saus Padang)

Dinner with brother and family

at Sumarecon Mall Serpong, Tangerang - Indonesia

Just to announce to you all friends out there, I'm back after couple months rest during my pregnancy.

I am now pregnant about 31 weeks already, and the due date will be at early November 2009.

I was had a great summer holiday this year at July to August 2009, we back to my hometown Jakarta to see my families there.

Thank you to you all my brothers and sister, mom and dad, we miss you always especially the kids, Nicole and Anson, they love to be there as long as they can.