30 Dec |
A “Do Not Bug” Registry for Social Media? |
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My “Do Not Disturb” Sign on Social Media Even as I’m enjoying the holiday season, trying to catch up on my social life, sharing my niece, Stacey’s wonderful recipes with all of you, I find myself getting annoyed every now and then. It’s the whole “push” factor of social media that’s putting me off. So much so, that I’m contemplating starting a “Do Not Bug” registry for online social networks. I know; a few friends I talked to about this just accused me of being “anti-social”, but I’m not. Truly, I do understand the usefulness of social media, both from a
Read more...28 Dec |
On the Way to Wellington |
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The following post is from Chef Stacey Lee Chan’s culinary food blog: So I am on my way to Wellington and going to pass a few cheese shops and wineries, I was thinking about doing a stunning mixed South African cheese board with some crusty bread and maybe a few cured meats to go with a few glasses of wine for lunch today and then as a light dinner – ha ha a rich and creamy cheese fondue with some giant garlic croutons, some crispy chicken fillets and some more glasses of wine. RECIPE: Cheese Fondue Ingredients: 500g cheese – gruyere, emmenthaler 5ml mustard
Read more...26 Dec |
Family Gone |
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The following is from Chef Stacey Lee Chan’s Culinary Food Blog: And so the family have gone home with their tummies full of crayfish, lamb, trifle and christmas cake as well as a protein filled breakfast for the long flight ahead. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE for yesterday, i hope it was a fanatstic day with friend, family, good wine and even better food, ha ha The one day for lunch i made them a simple dish, i got some stunning fresh salmon, i grilled some vegetables and glazed them with a splash of balsamic vinegar, i pan seared the salmon quickly and drizled over a gremolata style
Read more...23 Dec |
Ocean View |
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[caption id="attachment_544" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Llandudno Bay (photo from Wikitravel.org)"][/caption] Sometimes you need a quick break outside of the office…. The following is from Chef Stacey Lee Chan’s culinary blog: Everyday im so blessed to come to work and over look the most amazing view of llandudno, so i needed a bit of inspiration for dinner tonight so i took a little walk on the beach and this is the menu that evolved Crab salad with a citrus mayonnaise and crusty bread Pan fried prawns with coriander and chilli dressing Braaied crayfish with a mango
Read more...23 Dec |
Christmas Shopping |
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As I mentioned in my last post, my niece Stacey Lee Chan won the gold at the prestigious “Chaines des Rotisseurs Jeunes Chef Rotisseurs” 2010 world final in Helsinki and she has started a culinary blog about up and coming trends in the food industry. In addition to B2B lead generation, I also enjoy good food but I will leave the cooking to experts like Stacey! Instead, I will be sharing her blog posts here with you too. Enjoy! Christmas Shopping Did the entire christmas shop today for my festive christmas menu, so for christmas i will be serving Garlic prawns Grilled crayfish Avocado,
Read more...22 Dec |
Recipes from the World’s Best Chef – My Christmas Gift to You! |
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In case you’re wondering about the title of this blog post, let me tell you at the outset that I am neither a chef, nor am I the world’s best. BUT, I am very excited that my niece, Stacey Lee Chan is indeed the world’s best chef! Stacey won the gold at the prestigious “Chaines des Rotisseurs Jeunes Chef Rotisseurs” 2010 world final in Helsinki, an annual highly regarded competition in the culinary world. Go Stacey! Stuck for holiday meal ideas? Now you know about the world’s best chef — this is my special Christmas gift to you! Check out Stacey’s Blog for her favourite
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