Asia – Smtfhw's Travels

Food 2020 – Recipes (Traditional Portuguese Duck Rice)

June 2020 – Recipes (Traditional Portuguese Duck Rice) I have long had a fascination with duck rice, having first eaten it in Macau many years ago. Since then I have been trying very hard to recreate it. It’s taken forever to find a recipe that looked even vaguely plausible, with the ones I’ve tried in…

Food 2020 – Recipes (Pasteis de Natas, Baked Custard, Meringues, Naan Bread)

Saturday, May 23rd 2020 – Recipes (Pasteis de Natas, Baked Custard, Meringues, Naan Breads) I know, I know. Are we doing nothing apart from baking? Well, no, we’re also working full time, running, cycling, walking, so cake is essential to break up the day! For a while I’ve been wondering if I could make the…

Food 2019 – Cocktail Recipes (Caipirinha, Sinatra Smash, Long Mango, Kentucky Smash)

Sunday, 7th July 2019 – Cocktail Recipes (Caipirinha, Sinatra Smash, Long Mango, Kentucky Smash) Here are some of my favourite cocktail recipes, starting with my absolute favourite, the caipirinha. Never let anyone make one using any other method! The Sinatra Smash is something I enjoyed in our Macau days at the utterly splendid Cinnebar in…

Food 2015 – Robuchon au Dôme, Macau

During our trip to Macau last year we found ourselves dining in the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant we’ve ever managed to get a table at, it being close to impossible to do such things in the UK without a) booking three years’ in advance and b) committing bank robbery on a grand scale to pay for…

2014 Macau Grand Prix, Race Report and Results

Suncity Group Formula 3 61st Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup, Macau, China, November 13th/16th 2014 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Hot, sunny, dry. Race Report: At Macau this afternoon Felix Rosenqvist (Kashbet.com with Mücke Motorsport) became the first man to win the big three F3 races when he took…

2014 Macau Grand Prix – Grand Prix Grid

Suncity Group Formula 3 61st Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup, Macau, China, November 13th/16th 2014 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Provisional Final Race Grid: 1st – No. 20, Felix Rosenqvist, SWE, Kashbet.com by Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-HWA 2nd – No. 19, Lucas Auer, AUT, KFZ-Teile 24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara…

2014 Macau Grand Prix, Qualifying Race Report and Results

Suncity Group Formula 3 61st Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup, Macau, China, November 13th/16th 2014 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Hot, sunny, dry. Qualifying Race Report: At Macau this afternoon age and cunning proved the better combination than youth and enthusiasm, as Felix Rosenqvist (Kashbet.com by Mücke Motorsport) claimed…

2014 Macau Grand Prix – Qualifying Race Grid

Qualification Race Grid: 1st – No. 20, Felix Rosenqvist, SWE, Kashbet.com by Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-HWA 2nd – No. 19, Lucas Auer, AUT, KFZ-Teile 24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-HWA 3rd – No. 14, Tom Blomqvist, GBR, Jagonya Ayam with Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen-Spiess 4th – No. 1, Esteban Ocon, FRA, SJM Theodore Racing…

2014 Macau Grand Prix, Second Qualifying Report and Combined Results

Suncity Group Formula 3 61st Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup, Macau, China, November 13th/16th 2014 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Dry, hot, sunny Qualifying Session 2 Report: At Macau this afternoon Felix Rosenqvist (Mücke Motorsport) claimed pole despite a slightly hairy free practice session, beating out Esteban Ocon (Prema…

2014 Macau Grand Prix, First Qualifying Report and Results

Suncity Group Formula 3 61st Macau Grand Prix – FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup, Macau, China, November 13th/16th 2014 © Lynne Waite and Stella-Maria Thomas Weather: Cool, overcast, breezy Qualifying 1 Report: Qualifying for the Macau Grand Prix was expected to be all about Max Verstappen (Van Amersfoort Racing) and Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam). Instead,…