Crunchy Granola!

Hello everyone! I made granola! I’m not going to lie, one of the reasons I made granola is because it looks nice in those airtight jars from Ikea. Another reason is because it’s delicious! It’s perfect as breakfast with some yoghurt, fruit and don’t forget your cuppa! Or as a healthy snack? Oh, the versatility!

Apple pie

Merry Christmas everyone!

When you say Christmas, the first thing that comes to mind is apple pie with vanilla ice cream, and a mug of hot cocoa with a dollop of crème fraiche. Cue scene of Homer drooling while thinking food.

It’s the first year that I’m spending Christmas in Hong Kong. I spent it with awesome company and an overload of delicious food. My friends and I organised a dinner party and my contribution was an apple pie and a simple quatre quarts cake.

Christmas and apple pie, oh yeah!

Hot cocoa with cinnamon

My craving for hot chocolate has been build up due to the chilly weather these past days. Rather than complaining about missing our central heating and the Christmas markets, I decided to make myself a cup of good ol’ cocoa. So today is the day, it’s a hot chocolate kind of day!

Instead of real chocolate, I’m using cocoa powder here. I know, I can hear you say why, but chocolate is expensive here. Even the cocoa powder is brought to me by my mum and sister who came to visit. But, I can assure you, you won't taste the powder!

Travel 001 | Hua Hin

Sawadeeka! It’s the first time I went to Thailand and boy, I finally get why everyone loves Thailand so much! We drove straight to Hua Hin after we landed in Bangkok. It was a three and a half-hour drive, that’s mostly spent in traffic jams After a 3.5 hour drive we arrived at the hotel.

We spent the mornings next to the pool and in the afternoons we explored the city. I have many firsts during this trip: First time I had green curry (and it’s delish), first time I saw monkeys (they were cute and scary at the same time, first time I went into a cave (so beautiful!), first time I saw so many cables above my head (what if you have to find that “one” cable?!), first time I saw so many temples in one town, first time I had such cheap seafood! Just reminiscing makes me really miss Hua Hin right now….

Egg Norwegian

To be honest, I’ve never heard of eggs benedict, or anything from the same family, before I came to Hong Kong. Yes, I know. I don’t know where I have been the last few, well ever. As I love smoked salmon, I tried egg Norwegian before I even tried the Benedict. It was a magical moment when I put the first bite in my mouth. Angels were chanting and playing on their little harps and I am pretty sure I saw an aureole around my eggs Norwegian. It was devine, all my favourite ingredients assembled together on the same plate!

Croque mozzarella, tomato and basil

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I love croques: croque monsieur, croque madame, croque hawaii,... etc. I used to eat them every Saturday (pretty much). Since cheese is so expensive here, I indulge in croques only once so often.

Croques aren’t hard to make at all (especially with a croque maker), but they taste so good. There are so many variations, I don’t think I can ever get bored of them. Currently my favourite croque is with mozzarella, tomato and basil.

Croque mozzarella, tomato and basil

- 2 slices of bread (white or whole wheat)
- 1 slice of ham
- 1/2 ball of fresh mozzarella (in thin slices)
- 4 thin few slices on tomato
- 4 fresh basil leaves
- pepper to taste

Assemble the sandwich and put it in the croque maker or a frying pan, when the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown it’s time to delve in!

Tip: If you have some left over bolognaise sauce, you can dip your croque in it. Seriously, it’s the best thing ever!