Sweet comfort

Very exhausting week,

Been so busy in school & the musical.

After simple fast food @hm,

decided to try making crepe.

Using pancake mix to make,

i replace water with low fat milk..a healthier choice

Milk gives out an aroma with the pancake mix.

Avocado is a great fruit,but i never be able to catch the right time to cut it.

Add tomatoes and crab meat to replace that savoury sweet cream sauce,

i've yet to figure out how to make..

Overall,taste turned out well.

Sweet&juicy.

Hubby ate all the remaining plain pancakes i store for my breakfast..

Sweet Finish

Final taste, sweetness with a touch of alcohol..
Image taken 14062008 using my BD gift. :) (Need to polish my skill)

Red Wined Poached Pears

A recipe from woman weekly by my sis-in-law..
She can whiped very yummy dessert & bakes well.

I attempt a smaller portion for this recipe.
Mainly becoz i crave for red wine..

4-8 medium peckhan pears / pears which are available.
400ml red wine
50g sugar
100ml water
1 chinamon stick
2 star anise & Berries to garnish

Place all ingredients into pots&bring to boil.
Simmer till pears'r soft abt 20-30mins depend size of pears.

Remove&allow cooling,
transfer pears together with red wine into another bowl
Chill in fridge.

I sift the boiled ingredients and mix the liquid & pears with red wine..
Chill overnite..

Feeling Mexican

Taco shells came with some seasoning mix/sauce,
Usually i do my own mix (tomato puree,salsa sauce,lotsa tomatos & mixed herbs).
Stir fry chopped garlic&onions, minced beef.
Add all seasoning in once the meat is cooked..Pretty fuss-free.

Today i tried mixing the 3/4 of the provided seasoning mix with my mix..
Turned out pretty delicious.
I found out ground cumming powder does the trick+chilli powder..
I was quite sting on the mozzarella cheese today..
Coz my Hubby too fat, I must watched his diet.

Next: Sweet Finish

Tom Yam Veges

same ingredients as Tom Yam Sea Bass.
replace meat or fish with veges for healthier choice..

if you are lucky,
You will find sets of Tom Yam ingredients already packed nicely
for ready cooking.

Comfort Food

been eating mum's & mum-in-law's Dumplings..
so cook simple porridge for easy digestion.

dried scallop and shredded carrots to substitude salt
& add abit sweetness to the porridge.
ran out of Bovril (reminds me of childhood/baby food)
& mum-in-law's self-made Kim Chi.

To go: Bovril / Preserved veges and dried bacons...

Steamed Tom Yam Sea Bass Soup

1 sea bass,
2 stalks of parsley stems
(abt 4inches),
6 whole sm bird's eye chillies,
3 slices galangal,
1 stalk lemongrass, finely julienne,
4 pcs kaffir lime leaves

some chinese parsley & shredded red chillies
(for garnishing)

Soup base: 2 tom yam cubes
Seasoning: 1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp sugar & pinch of salt

+ - depend on inidividual taste.

tips: recipe cards/booklet can be obtain at counters
in supermarkets. FREE!

Living

Grilled chicken with simple garnish.
side dish salad in separate bowl.

marinate with some spices, soy sauce & herbs.
Placed in oven..
voila!

Been experimenting with food..
been making tiramisu.
j like it.
last attempt i replace kahlua with cointreau
single layer
(post image KIV)