It is time for desserts once again! For Halloween, we often talk about costumes and how to dress up as ugly or scary as possible. I think the same concept can apply to food or desserts in this case. It may look scary or disgusting, but it can also be super delicious right? So for [...]

After many years of operations, Chez Moi moved out of the walk-up building in Causeway Bay into a relatively more modern building and changed its name to Chez Moi Private Kitchen. I suppose adding the “Private Kitchen” to its name would make it … trendy? I am not sure about that. There are so many [...]

It was a sunny Saturday morning, I got up bright and early, getting myself ready for a wonderful brunch gathering organized and prepared by my dear friend K. Although there were only 5 of us and two very cute (and active) dogs, it was the perfect way to spend a weekend afternoon!

One this special weekend afternoon, we all gathered at Mochachocolata Rita’s place and hosted our own Afternoon Tea Party! Each one of us was responsible for getting certain categories of items. That was a good approach because otherwise I would have gone crazy and got every sweets or savory items I come across that morning! Gastronomous Anonymous bought Indonesian snacks, Rita [...]

So what so special about this Lemon Meringue Pie? For those who are on a sugar diet, this Lemon Meringue Pie used Sweeter instead of sugar.  I followed the recipe from Joy of Baking. I substituted sugar with sweeter using ratio of 1cup : 22-23 packets?  At least that’s how much I used in total. In other [...]