Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Posted in Mains, Recipes by saltnchili

Pasta dishes are one of the easiest to whip up in the kitchen when you are in a rush and want a fail-proof meal. My go-to pasta dish has always been a tomato-based sauce that my mom used to make, and I admit it does have a bit of a Chinese flare to it, but it’s easy and good. What is your go-to pasta dish?

Instead of making one of my favorite tomato-based pasta recipes today, I’ve decided to try out something different ~ Spaghetti alla Carbonara. I highly recommend trying the recipe below as it’s simple and yummy! Read more >>

6Nov2013

Figs & Honey

Posted in Dessert, Recipes by saltnchili

I got the Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meal book recently and have been flipping through it every night contemplating which recipes to try out and admiring all of the food photography. There was this photograph of figs and honey, which every time I looked at, made my mouth water. The beautiful color of the figs captured in the photo, made me think of the sweetness of the succulent fruit. Read more >>

2Nov2013

Saturday Lunch at Sushi Fuku-Suke

Posted in Restaurants by saltnchili

It was more than 3 years ago when we accidentally discovered this little gem. It was during a time when the Causeway Bay building where Sushi Fuku-Suke is located was filled with Japanese restaurants. After the Japan tsunami, many of those restaurants closed down, but Sushi Fuku-Suke withstood this period where Hong Kong people were afraid to eat Japan-imported food. And I believe it had everything to do with the authentic and consistently quality food they serve and doing it at reasonable prices. To this day, this is a restaurant we keep going back to when we feel like good quality Japanese food. Read more >>