Archive for December, 2009

Goodbye, 2009!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The best way of saying goodbye to 2009 was with one fancy culinary adventure: a six course meal at Riva restaurant, Park Lane hotel, created by Chef Gilles Marx.

It was only the two of us, my hubby and I, and we reserved a table for two at 7 p.m. for the New Years gala dinner. The restaurant was busier than usual (or at least busier than the other two times I have been here). :P

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Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
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My Top 10 Recipe Sources in 2009

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

How time flies by so fast! It seems only yesterday that I celebrated the new year of 2009 with a resolution to cook proper food for the whole year. Although I can’t really say that I have done that every single day of the year, I am still proud to say that at least 75% of the dinners we had was self-cooked. :D Of course the percentage is only calculated from the actual time that we were home (not on holidays).

I must say it has been a very interesting experience, and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. So, to celebrate my one year culinary experience – and at the same time take part in the ‘Group Writing Project: 2009 in Review’ hosted by Daniel Scocco on his Daily Blog Tips blog – I decided to list the top ten recipe sources that I have used over the year.

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