Japanese Pasta wanna-be

made this pasta to celebrate the 24 . 8 . 2010 - 4019 days
last year we celebrated in Pasta Zanmai n we loved it
so this round... Yan's Kitchen gave it a try!

with an over-done Hot Spring Egg *LOLz*

snakie's big big plate

the yolk was too cute to be eaten~ so round!

Miso soup^^

Chicken in Satay Version

thank u C.Nee for the recipe book last weekend

i had this dish inspired by the Chicken Satay in the book

the recipe is for satay but i apply on my chicken chop

*blend some lemonglass, shallot, turmeric, sugar, salt into paste
*marinate chicken for few hours (i had mine for 5 hrs)
- if it's for satay, cut the chicken into small cubes
screw them on satay stick n grill
*i was running out if time so i fry it

it tasted really good!!!!
gonna try to grill it next round
can use this for BBQ too!
yay~

de Sacred Garden

i like to treat the plate as my canvas n food as my paint

i'm an addict to all beautiful food

beautiful lunch = beautiful Friday^^

hav a nice weekend ahead!

Ah Yan Chicken Rice again

whenever i brain-clog dunno wat to cook
Chicken Rice is always my Best Fren
this round i did lotsa improvement on the rice
i steam the chicken separately
keep the chicken broth/ essence to cook rice
*blend garlic & ginger into paste, set aside
*heat up some butter
*fry some smashed lemongrass
*add in the ginger garlic paste n let it cook longer
until u smell very strong fragrant
but becareful dun burn it!
*add in washed rice n fry until they dry up
*transfer to rice cooker
*pour in the chicken broth/ essense
*add sufficient water n a knot of pandan leaves
*choop-choop some salt n STIR
*cook as usual~

Cucumber Juice

play with pure cucumber this round

mmm... nicer than celery~
at least it's not 'spicy' n its cooling~ snakie keep on bising-bising for that 'Yucky Thing'
the Celery+Cucumber Juice he saw on previous post
so i make 1 cup for him this time
but he refused to drink pulak~ ishh....
ka-ka-cau-cau!

Long Bean Rice practise

i will hav to make Long Bean Rice for 12 people this weekend
so tense deh neh...
to minus the kelam-kabut-ness
better practise 1 time first before the big day~ we gonna hav Black-Eyed Peas in the rice too!
new invention~
inspired by Dumpling's technique ^^
let's move it~ move it~

Ratatouille Niçoise

made Ratatouille again~
this time is MASA sifu's version
this recipe skip the tomoato puree
n replace with tomato cubes (canned)
so much simpler n blander (清淡)
no need to simmer for 1 hour like last time

*cut Aubergine, Zucchini (i replaced with jap cucumber),
Capsicum, Yellow Onion into bite size
*heat up some olive oil n fry Smashed Garlic till fragrant
*put in Aubergine (eggplant/ brinjal) n fry for a while
*add in Yellow Onion fry till it turn transparent
*put in Zucchini/ Jap Cucumber n Tomato Cubes
*put in Capsicum & herbs (basil, rosemary, oregano)
cook for 10 min - stir every now n then
*done!
i had them with Angel Hair & Mushroom Soup
i love this dish but snakie doesn't
because he hates cooked cucumber, capsicum n herbs =P

Celery & Cucumber Juice

been struggling whether to put these in Juicer or Blender
to juice? to blend? to juice? to blend?
if to juice... very waste hor...
put in blender n eat all of them lar!

celery + jap cucumber + water + honey
nyumph! my bearly healthy home alone dinner~♥
it's uplifting, energizing n purifying

Mango Smoothie

this was my very first time making smoothie
and it was from my home grown mangoes
*just blend the 100% pure fruit with some ice cube

i know mint leaf will be more appropriate here
but i was just too lazy to go n pick out there =P can't wait to try on other flavours =P =P =P

Savory Pancake

turned the ordinary pancake into savory
by adding
a Sunny-Side-Up, Cheese, Shichimi Togarashi (七味粉),
Mayo, Mustard, Kechup ^^
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Happy Fri the 13th~♥

Dark Chocolate Pudding

made this to heal some broken hearts
Chocolate = Happiness~♥

it's just pure Dark Choclate with gelatine
snakie says it's cake + pudding~ LOLz

watever lar...
at least it's from the bottom of my heart!

Nasi Kunyit with Chicken Curry

in conjuction with the arrival of Ramadan month
made this to wish all our Muslim friends~
Selamat Berpuasa!
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this is a play cheat version of Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Rice)
because i dun like pulut (glutinous rice)
n i replaced black pepper with white pepper due to availability
for healthy version~ i did not put santan as well~

here come Ah Yan's version of recipe
it's almost like Chicken Rice...
* blend garlic n ginger until they turn into smooth paste
* melt some butter
* fry some whole pepper n the paste until fragrant
* add in 1 tsp of turmeric powder (very powerful liao)
* add in the washed rice
* let them sit for a while
* transfer to rice cooker with a bundle of Pandan Leaf
* add some salt n cook as usual

Okominayaki II

monday blue strikes very badly today...
because of the terrific long weekend
~><~
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made a comfort lunch... to ease the tense
an improved version of Okominayaki
with cheesy sausage filling
n finally i've got the Katsuobushi from Daiso last Sat
paired with a bowl of nice warm Miso Soup

with too many things in the head...
arrrgghh... i'm miserable!

Okonomiyaki 御好燒

wikipedia:
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)
御好燒又稱為什錦燒
is a Japanese savoury pancake
containing a variety of ingredients
The name is derived from the word okonomi
meaning "what you like" or "what you want"
and yaki meaning "grilled" or "cooked"
.
The batter is made of flour, grated yam,
water or dashi, eggs and shredded cabbage,
and usually contains other ingredients such as
green onion, meat (generally pork or bacon),
octopus, shrimp, vegetables, mochi or cheese
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thanks to MASA sifu once again
i managed to make my own version
the ingredients are so down to earth^^
chopped cabbage, wheat flour+water, egg
n watever-u-like-to-add~

mix em' all togetheradd some seasoning eg: sugar & salt
(if not using dashi/ 高汤）

fry on both side until golden brown
add a layer of sauce (i used sweet sauce) & mayosprinkle some aonori (青海苔) & katsuobushi (柴魚)
since i dun hav both
i sub with Shichimi Togarashi (七味粉) & Fried Shallot itadakimasu!
(let's eat)

Kiwi Muffin once again

made Kiwi Muffin (pre-mix) again after the failure last year
but it still didn't turn out gorgeous
must admit i really hav no talent in baking...
however~ it still make the morning a lovely one!

at least no more charcoal this time lar~

Pandan Rice II

this is the improved version of Pandan Rice
with added garlic, ginger & lemongrass^^

soak rice with the paste
for at least half an hour before cook
fragrance up up

hantam this Oat Chicken
to use up some home-grown Curry Leaves =P

yan-made Nasi Pandan II

Bottle Gourd Souphad no idea wat is this Bottle Gourd (Labu Air/ Panjang)
n forgot to google before cooking
have been looking at it scratching head...
whether to peel off the skin?
is the seed edible?
look back at the price... mmm...
so much cheaper than Old Cucumber
应该有很多部分不能吃的！
pandai pandai peel off the skin & throw some seed
*mistake* the seed is edible wan lar~ adoi~
boiled with chicken bone, red date, wolfberries, ginger, garlic
the soup is very refreshing though~
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after makan came to google n OMG~
it's actually 葫芦HuLu!!!!
jakon betoi~~~
guess this is the fun of playing in the kitchen
it's abt exploring~ experimenting~ & excitement!
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snakie said my cooking is getting more & more complicated liao
><"

和时间赛跑的晚餐

今天为了赶工 超忙的~
本来想好好为食品拍照
结果没了心情……
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乱掰的蚝菇蛋花汤

还有酿豆卜
呼~ 好累……

日式咖哩蛋包饭

在厨房玩了那么久
都还没试过做蛋包饭哩……

垫张保鲜膜在大碗里
煎一张大大的蛋皮
再勺点有味饭在中间 包起来~ 衣夹是我永远的好朋友^^
打开保鲜膜
拿个碟子盖在碗上面
把蛋包饭扣出来
这是一面很好的画板 可以在上面作画
可惜我很赶时间 没得发挥
拌着温和的苹果咖哩
很有幸福的感觉……