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Bo Bun Recipe Vietnamese dish

Bo Bun Recipe: Vietnamese healthy and tasty dish

Posted by Thien Lan on August 20, 2017May 26, 2020 in Asian Food, Food, Health, Kids friendly, Recipes

Hi everyone, By popular demand, when I posted a pic of my homemade Bo Bun, here is my recipe, which I got from my mum. Why is Bo Bun so popular right now? Bo Bun became very popular and trendy…

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Hygge life: our first year in Norway, the happiest country on Earth

Posted by Thien Lan on March 25, 2017May 21, 2020 in Oslo, Parenting

Look back on our first year in Oslo Our family arrived in Oslo in Summer 2015. Here is why we moved to Norway, after 11 years spent in Sydney Australia and 11 months in Zurich, Switzerland. We just got over our…

sognsvann oslo

Sognsvann lake, Oslo, in Winter

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Parenting

First time we discovered Sognsvann lake was last year in August. We could swim, pick up berries, have a picnic. This winter we came back and it looks completely different. The lake is totally frozen, children and adults ice skate…

2017 in Norway

Happy New Year 2017!

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017November 12, 2017 in Oslo

Hi everyone Got so busy I missed the western New Year. So I’m taking today’s opportunity to also wish all of you, dear readers, a wonderful lunar year of the Rooster, filled with joy, laughter, happiness, success, prosperity, luck and…

Winter in Oslo

Winter in Oslo: weather, pictures and Christmas spirit

Posted by Thien Lan on December 5, 2016November 12, 2017 in Oslo

No need to wait for 21st December for winter to come. This year snow, cold and darkness came early. Temperature dropped early November. It started snowing whilst the leaves had still not all fallen off their trees yet. Last year, snow only…

Santa Monica with children

USA with children: Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Universal City Walk

Posted by Thien Lan on November 12, 2016December 4, 2016 in Holidays, Outdoors, Parenting

It’s now affordable to fly Oslo to Los Angeles Early in 2016, Norwegian Airlines launched very affordable direct flights between Oslo and Los Angeles, so as soon as we know the school holidays dates for their October break, we made our…

Vigeland Park Oslo

Vigeland Park Oslo: a beautiful stroll in the heart of the city

Posted by Thien Lan on October 30, 2016 in Oslo, Outdoors

I haven’t posted for a while, sorry about that! Looks like it’s because I’ve been blogging quite a fair bit for work so I don’t have the drive to blog for my own blog anymore. It has to change though….

Hos Thea Best restaurant in Oslo

Why is Hos Thea the best restaurant in Oslo according to TripAdvisor?

Posted by Thien Lan on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 in Food, French food, Luxury, Oslo, Restaurant Review

We’ve been living in Oslo for a bit over a year now. My husband and I are keen foodies. We love going out to restaurants. We enjoy cheap and cheerful joints as well as fancy 3 Michelin starred restaurants. This time,…

Visit Oslo in a day video

Week-end visit of Oslo: rooftop lunch and fjord cruise video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 19, 2016November 12, 2017 in Food, Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Visiting Oslo over a week-end A month after my high school friends came to visit me in Oslo, I had the pleasure of hosting Karine. Karine is a friend from Zürich. We used to be part of the same dance…

12 hours in Oslo video

12 hours in Oslo video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 9, 2016November 12, 2017 in Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Three high school friends came to visit me in Oslo from France over one week-end mid June. Here is a short video of what we did in just 12 hours. Vigelands Park lunch at Lorry’s Litteraturhuset King Palace Dessert at…

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Sunny breakfast at @holypaulette at Cros de Cagnes Sunny breakfast at @holypaulette at Cros de Cagnes @villedecagnessurmer 
They had Jack Johnson on, and it made us remember our brunches at Sydney's eastern suburbs and North Shore beaches.

#nofilter

#memory #chill #breakfast #brunch #sun #mediterranean #beach #cotedazur #frenchriviera #cotedazurfrance
Cros de Cagnes on a Saturday morning in March! Rhe Cros de Cagnes on a Saturday morning in March! Rhe bkue sky and shop feels like Greece. 

Got breakfast at @holypaulette with a great vibe and people and home cooked products, including the carrot almond and vanilla jam!

This cute place is less than 20 min drive from home, by the sea where we dropped my dad's ashes 3 years ago. 💞

#restaurant #breakfast #alpesmaritimes #cagnessurmer #we_are_06 #bluesky #local #weekend #weekendvibes #saturday
Things that make the boys say: "it's cool to have Things that make the boys say: "it's cool to have an Asian mum..." 🤣

#bobun #Asian #food #asianfood #vietnamesefood #vietnamesecuisine #eat
A teaser for Daft Punk Get Lucky live cover by @so A teaser for Daft Punk Get Lucky live cover by @south_attitude 

Wait till the end to see all the details of our costume. Shout out to Fred our ski guy sliding on the keyboard!

Link to full Video in bio.

Concert du Carnaval organisé par l'école de musique de @ville_roquefort_les_pins 

#daftpunk #getlucky #rockpop #livemusic #liveconcert #costumes #dressup #carnaval #drummergirl #drummerofinstagram #robotdance #drums #livecover #daftpunkcover #France #southoffrance #roquefortlespins
Found a lovely "salon de thé" with delicious glut Found a lovely "salon de thé" with delicious gluten free cakes, tea, Virginie mojiot and à very cute atmosphere in the historical center of Mouans Sartoux.

@nenfaitespasunehistoire 

#cake #glutenfree #cocktail #virginmojito #tea #cotedazurfrance #southoffrance #outdoor #terrasse
Concert du Carnaval 2023. #rockband #onstage #cos Concert du Carnaval 2023.

#rockband #onstage #costume #fun #musiciens #musicians
We now have nailed the ending of our cover! Ready We now have nailed the ending of our cover!
Ready for Saturday's  concert :)

Now we need to sort out costumes!

#get lucky #daftpunk @daftpunk @pharrell
Lovely Danish restaurant with a view on St Paul de Lovely Danish restaurant with a view on St Paul de Vence hilltop village!

#Danish #restaurant #smokedtrout #gravlax #herren #stpauldevence #view #gardens #panorama
Daft Punk | Get Lucky cover by @south_attitude Re Daft Punk | Get Lucky  cover by @south_attitude Rehearsal 

#typicalwednesday #wednesdayrehearsal #getlucky #daftpunk #pharellwilliams #drummer #drummergirl #drumming #drumcam #keyboard
What do you do with spare egg white? 🥚🍳🤔 What do you do with spare egg white? 🥚🍳🤔

We love eating spaghetti carbonara and often throw in 2 egg yolks. How not to waste the white?

Coconut Macaroons (Congolais Coco) are the easiest and quickest as they only need 3 ingredients:

1️⃣ 2 egg white
2️⃣ 90 g sugar (you use vanilla sugar in the mix)
3️⃣ 100 g grated coconut 🥥 

Preheat your oven at 180°C

Whisk the egg, firmly or not, based on how lazy you are, mix it with the other two ingredients, and make small pyramids on your baking tray.

Bake for 11 min and voilà! 😋 perfect for afternoon tea.

#recipe #eggwhite #biscuits #coconut #delicacy #frenchpastry #easy #quick
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