上湯水餃 Soup Dumplings

我們中國人很喜歡吃餃子，無論是上海或北方式的水餃、蒸餃、煎餃；或廣東、香港式的上湯水餃，都是人們自小吃大，心愛的民間食物之一。

We Chinese love dumplings. Whether it be the Shanghai, Beijing style boiled, steamed, pan-fried; or the Guangdong, Hong Kong style soup dumplings; they are some of the most popular folk foods that we ate and grew up with.

紅豆薏米蓮子糖水 Red Beans with Coix Seeds and Lotus Seeds Sweet Soup

我們住在英國的人向來都習慣了抱怨太陽的出現不夠。每到夏天或暑假期間，大多數人都喜歡往保證有陽光海灘可以享受的隣近歐陸國家如西班牙、希臘、葡葡牙 ... 等地渡假。

For those of us who live in the UK, we all used to complain about not having enough sunshine. Therefore every summer or during holiday times, a lot of people like to travel to nearby countries like Spain, Greece, Portugal ... where there is plenty of sun, sand and sea to offer.

白巧克力草莓芝士蛋糕 White Chocolate and Strawberry Cheesecake

我們上星期的台北之行很短促卻非常好玩。

Our trip to Taipei last week was short but full of fun. 

烤雞凱撒沙拉 【時尚雜誌邀稿 (七)】 Roast Chicken Caesar Salad 【Recipes for Vogue magazine ( 7 )】

廣受歡迎的凱撒沙拉乍聽之下還以為取名自威震歐、亞、非三大陸的古羅馬統帥；傑出的政治家和軍事家，充滿傳奇色彩的英雄人物凱撒大帝。

On hearing the name of the wildly popular Caesar salad, the first thing that springs to mind would be it was named after the Roman commander who conquered Europe, Asia, Africa and three continents - an outstanding statesman and military strategist, the legendary hero Julius Caesar.

肉片白菜炒烏冬 【時尚雜誌邀稿 (六)】 Stir - Fried Udon with Pork and Pak Choy 【Recipes for Vogue magazine ( 6 )】

像很多日本麵條料理一樣，烏冬麵在夏天多數涼吃，天冷則吃煮熱的。

Like a lot of other Japanese noodle dishes, udon noodles are usually eaten cold in summer and served hot in winter.

威爾斯小鬆餅 Welsh Cakes

當我們談及吃鬆餅 scones 時，很自然地便會聯想到悠閒的日子中，與家人或朋友舒適地享受的下午茶時光。

When we talked about eating scones, we automatically imagine having a leisurely afternoon tea with friends or family in a relaxing environment.

大蝦辣汁涼拌米粉【時尚雜誌邀稿 (五)】 Chilli King Prawn and Rice Vermicelli Salad 【Recipes for Vogue magazine ( 5 )】

在前幾篇網誌之一的「雞肉芝麻拌涼麵」裏我提到在夏天時吃拌涼麵的種類、各種美味和方便之處。

In one of my previous posts " Chicken and sesame noodle salad ", I talked about eating cold noodles in hot summer days; how many different types of cold noodle dishes there are, how convenient they can be and how delicious they all are.