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Mongolian pieces of life in the Orkhon Valley - Part 1
Life is still very sweet in Mongolia for the end of our trip. We are becoming more and more familiar with goats and yaks… or maybe it is the other way around and goats are becoming attracted by our new local odor! Our last step is few nights in the Orkhon...
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The ruins of the Ongiin monastery
From the Ongiin monastery, only ruins remains today. It was destroyed in 1939 when the Communist Party of Mongolia was leading the country. Before its destruction, the complex consisted of 17 temples some universities and could be seen for far away. Around...
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Photo shoot session Part 2
Chinese style pictures… you won’t be able to avoid them! Even if you don’t really understand why suddenly your photographer is having these weird ideas, the output is quite fun (for some for them we couldn’t even understand what was the point or what...
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Little one on the way...
By the time I am writing this article, baby is already 11 days old! Time is flying when you have to take care of a newborn (I am sure all the new mums will agree with me)! Just 2 weeks before giving birth, I had the chance to meet Jenna to realize this...
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Mongolian pieces of life in the Orkhon Valley - Part 3
Another very interesting part of our trip was to try and taste the famous Mongolian BBQ! Nothing to compare to any Mongolian restaurant you know which are offering barbecued meat for sure but not in the traditional way… This is the real and only true...
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Chouquettes
Chouquettes A classic French treat for those who are missing home! To realize this recipe in Hong Kong, you will need to plan ahead of time as it is impossible to find pearl sugar here and it is an essential ingredients of the chouquettes! Without it,...
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Viennoise au chocolat
Viennoise au chocolat Recipe at the back of the flour packet An inevitable afternoon snack when I came back from school when I was a kid, the “viennoise au chocolat” is a must! I couldn’t find the exact translation in English – some will speak about chocolate...
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Brioche au sucre
Brioche au sucre Now that I found out that doing my own bread without a bread maker is possible, I am trying everything I can… Here is the recipe for a “Brioche au sucre”, a big favorite for the 4pm French snack when you are a kid! The recipe is found...
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Saucisson au chocolat
Saucisson au chocolat Recipe inspired by Menier When Lucile did this recipe at one of our party in Hong Kong, I could remember exactly in my head from where it comes from… ;) In my childhood, my mother uses to bake with the “Menier” chocolate, a famous...
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Waterfall and monastery in the Orkhon Valley
Inside the Orkhon Valley and next to the mountains lies the small Erdene Khambiin monastery. The surrounding is amazing from the top of the mountain and you can see the ruins of the main one from there. The landscape is again fully different than what...
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Working Holiday Visa
It seems this information has not been discovered yet by lots of people so I am happily sharing it with you!!! Picture from the French Consulate Hong Kong The Hong Kong and French governments signed a “Working holiday” agreement together on 6th of May...
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Mongolian pieces of life in the Gobi - Part 4
During our road trip in Mongolia, we managed to drive for 1,500 kilometers in our pretty Russian van. Because some travels could be very long, we were eating lunch on the road more than once. Sometimes it was a bit windy or a bit cold but it always ended...
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Banana Bread
Cake a la banane Recipe inspired by Marmiton Not exactly a French recipe but this banana bread was recommended to us by Cecile and Chris who spent a year in Australia... Now I realize this must have been the perfect breakfast before a surfing day!! You’ll...
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What a wonderful world!
Just to say a huge thanks to everyone! We had an amazing day with you all, your presence meant so much to us! Very soon the official pictures...
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Panini Time
Home made Paninis I wanted some Panini since a while and I couldn’t manage to find a good one in Hong Kong neither could I find ready-to-use breads in the supermarket to make it myself... So I decided it was the right time to do it myself. For 8 Panini...
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Dirty Dancing in HK
Currently live in HK, Dirty Dancing is the stage version of the successful movie of the same name. As I am the only one who have probably never seen this movie (Yeah, no need to be ashamed stop looking at me like that…), I won’t give you again the story....
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Distilled Water
There is always something to surprise me when I am doing the grocery shopping. Yesterday, it was the huge amount of instant noodles available or a new type of vegetable never seen before; tomorrow it will be something else…. However some stuff never change...
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Long time no see!
Yes I know I haven’t posted any articles since a while now. However I have some good excuses and my life has become quite hectic since few weeks ;) I’ll soon be a married woman and a mum! To make it even more simple, we decided to have two different weddings...
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Orange & Honey cake
Orange and Honey Cake Recipe inspired by Les Cakes de Sophie (French Book) Another delicious cake for breakfast or your afternoon snack? You’ll need: 3 eggs 160 g flour 150 g unsalted butter 120 g white sugar 30 g vanilla sugar 8 g of baking powder 1...
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2013 Retrospective
2013 has gone fast, too fast! The first thing that comes to my mind to describe the best this year is “rush”. It was a busy year, full of huge life changes, love, hope and faith! I loved it but I would also like now to relax and enjoy a little the new...
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New irresistible French play - God of Carnage
If you missed the first session run for the charity “Children of the Mekong”, it is still time to book your tickets for today, tomorrow and Saturday (25-26 and 27th of April). It is a dark comedy written by Y. Reza and played by the HK Theater Association....
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Pierre Herme in Hong Kong
To celebrate my 300th article, what else than to share this great news with you ? Pierre Herme is coming to Hong Kong and his shop at the IFC will be opening on Saturday 25th of May! Two more days to go !!!! I can't wait to try their macarons and also...
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Back on track
Yeah I am still around and alive! I am sorry for the lack of articles on my blog but I have been very busy the last 2 months. We first had Xavier's parents coming over for 10 days at the end of June, spent a week end in Macao, then we carried on with...
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Baby Lara
As you might already be aware, our little baby has decided to come a bit earlier than expected. She made a "grand entrance" for mummy's birthday as she desperatly wanted to share this special day with her mom. Everyone is fine at home and we are slowly...
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Thank you girls!
It was a wonderful day with all of you girls! Thanks again for this special gift and hope to make yours soon ;)
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