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Today I’m going to share with you guys a recipe to make Dumpling. Dumplings are a common staple throughout Asia, and have different names depending on the country. In China, they are called Jiaozi in, Gyoza in Japan and Nepali in Korea. They all look very similar and are made with meat and vegetable fillings wrapped [...]
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Pork and Shitake Mushroom Dumplings
May 30th, 2012 
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Posted in General, Recipes 
Tags: boiled Dumpling, chick stock, chili, China, dumpling, fice-spice, flour, Gyoza, Jianzi, Nepali, Pan Fried Dumpling, Pepper, Pork Dumpling, sesame oil, Soy Sauce, vinegar 
2 Comments »Chocolate Pavillion
May 14th, 2012 pepper This is a shout out to all the Chocoholic’s in Brisbane – introducing the Chocolate Pavillion, a new place for all you addicts to hang out. This dessert bar is located in the new section of Westfield in Carindale and owned by Chris Maggacis, who also the owner of Toscani chain of cafes. Going up [...]
The Best Buns – Pappa Roti
August 26th, 2011 Salt After doing a few errands on a cold winter afternoon, I needed a little pick-me-up and so I decided to stop by a little store called Pappa Roti for a bit of afternoon tea. I’m not sure if Pappa Roti is the name of the store or the buns they produce but since they only [...]
Gelateria & Dessert Bar – Passione
August 24th, 2011 Salt It’s always nice to end a fantastic dinner out at a restaurant with a yummy dessert. This time, a friend brought me to Passione, a dessert bar in New Farm to try some of their awesome desserts. Gelato is an Italian word meaning frozen dessert and sometimes referred as Italian ice cream. It’s actually slightly [...]
Posted in General, Restaurants Tags: Banana lovers, Brisbane, Chocolate, dessert bar, desserts, gelateria & dessert bar, Gelato, ice cream, Italian, sobert, tiramisu, waffles 1 Comment »El Torito – Mexican Brisbane West End
August 7th, 2011 pepper I went to a Mexican restaurant for the first time last Saturday for a friend’s birthday dinner. This was something very different from the restaurants I normally visit. We arrived at 8 o’clock at El Torito West End. There were less than 15 tables inside and this tiny place was packed. What is Mexican food? [...]
Posted in General, Restaurants Tags: and cheese and salsa fresco, Burrito, Chicken, Chocolate, dried chillies, fantastic, filled with beans, Grilled Chicke, Lettuce, Mole Poblano, nuts, rice, salsa fresco, sauce with chilli and Chocolate, saucy, seeds, Soft flour tortilla, sour cream, spices, the healthier choice, vegetables and chocolate, west end No Comments »Coffee and Chocolate Festival
August 6th, 2011 Salt Last weekend was quite busy for foodies in Brisbane. We had the Regional Flavours Market at South Bank and also the Coffee and Chocolate festival at Portside Wharf in Hamilton. Since I only had one free day, I had to go to the Coffee and Chocolate festival. It has 2 of my favourite things! It [...]
Colourful Cookies
July 26th, 2011 pepper I was invited to a little girl’s birthday party on the weekend and I was asked by her mum to bring something colourful to the party. I pondered over what I could bring – maybe some colouring pens and picture books for the kids to draw, maybe some balloons for the party or how about [...]
Posted in General, Recipes Tags: allowing for spreading, baking paper, Better Basics with fast, caster sugar, coloured chocolate button, colourful cookies, dough forms, egg and vanilla, Fold in flour, little girl’s birthday party, milk, Mini M&M, Preheat oven, Press flat, Press trays, pure icing sugar, self-raising flour, unsalted butter, vallina extract 1 Comment »Glamorous Wok
July 19th, 2011 pepper 
I’ve been reading about this restaurant on this blog Hungry-Kittens and JayJayne.com last week. There are a number of good and bad reviews about Glamorous Wok, with over 50% of liking it on Urbanspoon. So, we decided we had to try it out ourselves to decide whether it is any good.
Posted in General, Restaurants Tags: BBQ Pork Ribs, Crystal Chicken with Garlic Soy Sauce and Sesame Paste, firm, Glamorous Wok, Gold & Silver Eggs with Loofah, moist, Pork intestine soup with Chinese pickles, shiny menus, soft, soggy, sour and Spicy flavour, Sour and Spicy Pork intestine, tender, the skin and chicken meat, urbanspoon Comments OffGourmetblog iPhone/iPad App
July 7th, 2011 pepper I always want to have an iphone app for my blog, however, I don’t know how to write it at all. Today, I found this app in Apple store – Bloapp It helps me to create my own iphone app in less than 5 mins and the best thing is, it is absolutely free. I downloaded Bloapp [...]
