Best Coffee Shops in Suzhou
If you are looking for a cuppa, some of the well-known franchises such as Starbucks, Costa and Pacific Coffee have made their indelible...
All of the Blog Posts
Welcome to my blog archive! Here you can find all the blog posts about expat living in China and Malaysia, travel articles, book reviews and recipes!
Hannah
- Apr 27
Top 3 Chinese Restaurants in Suzhou Industrial Park, (on a budget).
Within a two km radius of where we are based in Suzhou Industrial Park, there are many small restaurants, mainly noodle houses or hot...
Hannah
- Apr 14
Oreo Brownies
For the sweet tooths; this recipe is for you. My friend from Arkansas made this for a girls' night and boy is it sweet. Using lard in...
Hannah
- Mar 24
Kung Pau Chicken
Kung Pau chicken is a spicy chicken dish from the South-Western, Sichuan Province of China. I haven't travelled there yet. But the food...
Hannah
- Mar 18
Seaweed Rice Balls
This simple, savoury bite is from Korea. I was first offered them at a picnic, where my Korean friend had freshly prepared them. I have...
Hannah
- Jan 7
Mulled Wine and Cinderella
The rude awaking of an unforgiving school bus schedule and new term wrenched us from our tinsel- strewn, mulled wine fragranced...
Hannah
- Nov 12, 2020
A missed memo
Street lamps feebly attempted to brighten the dim skyline punctuated with cranes and towering heaps of rubble. The perfect setting for a...
Hannah
- Nov 3, 2020
Persimmon Cake
What do you do with all those leftover, over-ripe persimmon fruits that you accumulate? (Or is that just me?) Actually, I rarely buy...
Hannah
- Nov 2, 2020
Golden week antics
The Moon festival holiday approached with unprecedented speed this year, perhaps as due to Covid-19 lockdowns, the children have only...
Hannah
- Jun 23, 2020
Greek food and Chinese Mythology
Just like that, Gideon finished infant school! He starts year 3 in August. He and Emily broke up on Friday, having only been back for...
Hannah
- Mar 29, 2020
Social distancing in Suzhou
Somewhere along the line, a family tradition of pancakes on a Sunday evening sprouted. Occasionally it's the smaller, chubbier...
Hannah
- Mar 6, 2020
Stranded in Penang- Part 10
I've never been labelled as a 'foodie' and judging by my cooking style (non style), I would agree to not being associated with this...
Hannah
- Mar 4, 2020
Stranded in Penang- Part 9
Six days after Gideon's birthday is Emily's birthday, (it's the same every year). I spent an hour and half in Toys Are Us finding her a...
