Foot Massages

One of my favorite things to indulge in is a Hong Kong Foot Massage. Happy Foot is my preferred spot and some friends and I took our mothers there last week for some r and r. Very nice day for all of us mothers and daughters! Merry Christmas to us!



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Gingerbread House

It's a tradition that we decorate a gingerbread house each year at Christmas. Last year I bought one at Wal-Mart for $15. Today, I bought one (pre made with candy) for $25 usd. To me it is worth it! I had considered making my own gingerbread but then I woke up.







I am so pleased to be able to carry on and start traditions in my family.
Building gingerbread houses is a fond memory from my childhood and beyond. Now, Hoyer will learn, enjoy and sneak a few bits of cheeky candy along the way to memory lane.

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Location:Plaza Ln,,Hong Kong

US Christmas Trees in HK

In a huge contrast to our 6 foot Wal-Mart tree from last Christmas...costing a whopping $15 USD... This is our Hong Kong tree, imported from Oregon and delivered for 6 times that amount...but it smells like Christmas and is such a joy for us all.


It has white lights, for which I had to travel to 3 different markets and pay top dollar ($15 USD per 100 lights...)


Any at price, it's nice to have a real tree for the holidays. Right?

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Rotisserie Thanksgiving Turkey

One of the things I love about the small community of Discovery Bay in Hong Kong is my realtionship with my local butcher. His name is Art and he is so talented-so nice and so friendly. He makes the best rotisserie chickens- we get one every week. We pay a preium for them,  but they are fat and jucicy and make delicious chicken stock once we've picked it to the bone.

As I was shopping Art let me know that he would be taking orders for rotisserie turkeys this Thanksgiving! Canadians had their Thanksgiving a few weeks back and I saw the delicousness of those big butterballs rotating round and round, I knew that that would be my plan for our Hong Kong Thanksgiving.

Last year we went to Phuket, Thiland for Thanksgiving, so I never gave the tradional family meal a second thought. How would I fit one into my {TINY} convection oven anyway? Thank goodnes for Art.

So I have placed my order and I wil pick up my turkey at 5 pm on Thursday. It will come with stuffing and veggetables. All for the Hong Kong price of $40 us dollars. Quite the deal if you ask me! I know it will be delicious. Daddy Roux is already talking about leftovers...

Oreo Turkeys

These have been all over the blog world. But, in Hong Kong, we can't get all the yummy ingredients-so I improvised.

1. Double Stuff Oreos. Not available. Although ice cream
flavor and peanut butter are easily found. I used 2 plain Oreos together to make one big "double stuffed" Oreo.

2. Peanut Butter Cups. Not available. So I cut a Ferrero Rocher in half for the body.

3. Whoopers. Not available. Soni used chocolate buttons for the face.

4. Candy corn. Not available. But, luckily I have awesome friends and family who sent us some for Halloween. Used for the feathers and beak.

5. Chocolate icing for glue and eyes. Not available. So, I made my own with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce. Added red food coloring for the gobble bit of the turkey.

I made these to lay flat as I was transporting them to a friends and since we don't have a car, we will be walking and these turkeys needed to arrive in one piece.




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Sometimes I wish I lived on an Airsteam

Portion Control Controlled

I wish I didn't, but I do need this! 

Via Pinterest

Please Don't Die

Carmel Apples

It doesn't feel like Autumn in Hong Kong, but we are festive anyway! We had friends over for dinner Sunday and the kids has a special dessert. Caramel Apples!











We made the caramel from evaporated milk. Then used chop sticks as our apple sticks.












A few fun candies to decorate and we were ready!











The kids loved it. They has fun and got a little fruit in their systems as well, although all that sugar surely cancels out any goodness of those apples!











Big bite!












This is easy and fun! A new tradition in our household for sure. Happy Fall, y'all! The candy corn was graciously sent over by a friend from the US!











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Steve Jobs

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Garrett Popcorn is Coming to Hong Kong

Let me just say, I almost leaped out of my chair when hearing this news.  Garrett Popcorn, based in Chicago is one of those places that once you eat there, you crave it and constantly compare other popcorn to "that amazing popcorn we had that time in Chicago." My sweet sister in-law even brought us some last Christmas all the way from Chi-Town (we were in Alabama at the time.)

But alas!

We will get our very own Garrett Popcorn right here in Hong Kong and even better, it will be in IFC Mall. IFC is so easy for us- Daddy Roux's office is above it. Friday treats for sure!  Not to mention the famous Christmas tradition of a huge tin of mixed popcorn under the tree! We will have it this year.

Maybe it is because I am preggo, but I am already dying for this place to open. Lets just hope they can reproduce the same cheesy goodness that I remember! Yummo!

Get ready HK!  If you thought the sweet popcorn at the movies was a treat... this is going to knock your socks off!

The Help

It's finally here and I have the afternoon to myself to watch it, thanks to my help at home... it's ironic, don't you think?


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PayDay

Plus





Equals



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Lost in Translation

There is a new Baby Roux coming this Spring!


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Escargot?

We saw a ton of these huge snails this past weekend on Lantau. I wonder if people eat them?











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Fresh Lime Soda.

So refreshing.
Fresh lime juice.
Simple Sugar mix. As much as you want.
Cold soda water.
Easy. Delicious. Refreshing.



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Hong Kong from afar

The view from Discovery Bay.



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Wholesale Fruit Market

It looks old and interesting from the outside. Sticking out from the new modern buildings and the old residential flats, the wholesale fruit market is a little treasure.


We picked up some cherries.




I was surprised to see "ready to eat corn" in a bag. Guess it's equal to my beloved pickle in the bag....



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Lychees

A summer treat. Lychees are ugly on the outside and sweet and delicate on the inside. The fruit taste like a mix of grapefruit and melon. Best cold, the fruit is native to China but like anything these days, you can probably find it in your local grocery.


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Always Coca-Cola

I visited the coke bottling plant with the AWA. The line goes vertical and this plant is noted as the highest bottling plant in the world.



































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Homemade Pimento Cheese Sandwich

It's what's for dinner.


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You say Crayfish...I say Crawfish.

Ikea is celebrating and I can't help but join in...

As summer is in full bloom ~ 

the Swedes get ready to party!

The "kraftskiva" (crayfish party) usually held in August, is one of the most
important social events in Sweden. Friends gather to feast on crayfish while
wearing funny hats, singing drinking-songs and drinking snaps. So during
crayfish party, you will hear joyful laughter and singing from balconies, 
verandas, and gardens all across Sweden - until way after midnight.
 more at Ikea.com

Lost in Translation: T-Shirts

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It's a grilled cheese and soup kind of day

Minus the fact that it us likely 90 degrees and 100% humidity in HK. So, instead of hot, I'm thinking cold.

Homemade pimiento cheese sandwiches and cold potato soup, aka Vichyssoise.

No jars of ready to go pimientos here, so I'll be roasting red peppers on my own, grading cheese on my own, luckily, mayo is readily available as well as garlic salt. So off I go.

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Remember When?

It was a thrill to lick the beaters?





We made oatmeal cookies with the recipe from the joy of baking. Check out the details here:

http://joyofbaking.mobi/cookierecipes/OatmealRaisinCookies.html


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Location:Discovery Bay Rd,,Hong Kong

Sweet Tooth at LGB

We indulged... Pistachio and salted caramel macaroons. Is this Paris or Hong Kong? Another plus to living abroad.







LGB was the pioneer in Hong Kong in introducing to the city the delightful Parisian Macaron. These delicate pastries, famous in Paris since the early 1900's, are unique in their delicate texture, beautiful colors and form, and exquisite flavors, making them the perfect treat to enjoy with a cup of tea, or hot chocolate. LGB presents an unprecedented collection of over a dozen distinctive flavors such as "Rose", "Bitter Chocolate", and "Coffee with Salted Caramel". Due to the special knowledge required in creating this fragile pastry, the authentic Parisian Macaron has not previously been available outside of Paris, New York and Tokyo until now.


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Bora Bora...You're my dream vacation.

Living abroad is not always easy or fun, but the travel that comes from living in Asia is worth all the hassles...but no matter where you live, getting to Bora Bora is not easy. We can dream though, can't we? This is one amazing hotel, The Four Seasons Bora Bora. I hope I can get there soon. Like for my birthday in August soon.....wouldn't it be nice?