The Mid-Autumn Festival is happening next month and local bakeries are busy creating mooncakes to celebrate the festival. Here is our list of local bakeries that are making mooncakes. Preorder your mooncakes before their sold out! Buttermere Patisserie Mid-Autumn Festival, a centuries-old tradition deeply valued by Asian cultures around the world. Known as a time…
Easter is just around the corner and there are many local Easter treats and activities happening in Metro Vancouver. Here’s our list of Easter treats and family friendly activities you can do with your family. If you’re looking for Spring family photos, check out our recent post: Metro Vancouver: Spring Mini Photo Session Metro Vancouver:…
Chinese New Year is one of my favourite festivals. When we were kids, we would look forward to the red candy holders that my mom would put out. It held 8 different types of treats and I remember how we would sneak a few treats every time we passed by the candy box on the…
Have you had Japanese ‘rare’ cheesecake? It’s basically no-bake yogurt cheesecake that is very delicate and light in flavors and texture. Turn these cute creatures into something spooky with bloody raspberry jam syrup and witches’ hat and boot cutouts! Decoration is the fun part of this Halloween delicious sweet treat. Try this kid-friendly desserts and…
Since I was a child, I have grown up celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. I never really knew the significance of the yearly event, but I remember our family celebrating this day with festive dishes, lanterns and mooncakes. Now as an adult and mother, I have learned about the many stories behind the Mid-Autumn Festival to…
