Ebi noodles 虾仔面

Lazy afternoon, ive decided to whipped up a very simple and fuss free lunch,since i had sushi ingredients in my fridge and decided to just 'disemble" the sushi into ebi mee instead.

Ingredients
1) 2 pcs of dried prawn roe noodled (ready packed from groceries store, brand: fu lu shou)
2) Ebi roes (from supermarket)

3) Kani Crab sticks (boiled briefly or served cold after defrost)          

4) Japanese cucumber (sliced)

Sauce

1) 1 tbsp oyster sauce

2) 2 tsp Soy sauce

3) 1 tsps sesame oil

4) 1/2- 2 cups of water or chicken stock

prep time 10mins

cooking time 8mins

  

Beef Cannelloni

Stumble across some cannelloni, decided to give a shot, see if lasagne is better,

Ingredients: 12 cannelloni tubes,

300g of minced beef,

1/2 cup of stock,

1 onion, chopped,

3 tablespoon pasta sauce,

basil / spinach (optional)

2 sundried tomatoes (optional),

1 can of tomatoes or 2 fresh tomatoes,

1/2 packed of grated cheese,

2 cloves of garlics, chopped,

2 tablespoonful of olive oil or butter.

 

Method:

Preheat Oven 200 degree celsius, lightly grease the shallow dish.

Heat Oil, fry garlics, onion for about 4mins till fragrant.

add in minced beef & the optional basil&spinach,

add in tomatoes & pasta sauce and simmer for around 12 mins,

remove lid and cook to thicken,

fill your cannelloni and placed them in your baking dish.

Cover your stuffed cannelloni with either cheese sauce or pasta sauce,

cover 1/2 cup of stock,

sprinkle with grated cheese.

you may add another layers of stuffed cannelloni and cover again with pasta sauce and grated cheese.

Bake for30-35 mins.

Dig in!

 

Sweet Surprise

Every year on my birthday,i would buy myself cakes, few slices of different flavours.
This year i am too busy and my hubby surprise me with this durian cake on my birthday.
He enjoy most of it though ^-^ i wouldnt mind, juz ate a slice is good enough for me.

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Fuss Free Sandwich

Many had realised the importance of health and you are what you eat.
Decided to make a medditarean style sandwich if i may called it.
simply putting everything ive in my fridge to piece this healthy breakfast.

Walnut wholemeal bread,
1 avocado sliced,
2 sun-dried tomatoes chopped,
2-3 pieces of butter lettuces

I scrapped off the excess avocado and spread it onto the bread.

optional: pinch of salt & a few drops of olive oil.




















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Mother Day special

This year mother's day, i bought a cake to celebrate not for myself though..
main intention was to support a reason to smile project..
wishing all mothers in the world a very blessed mother day.





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Shepherd's Pie

Was watching Masterchef Australia, two contestants were making shepherd's pie..
eaten one many years back..
one of our comfort food, yum!

recipe: www.foodnetworkasia.com/recipes/shepherds-pie.html
by Alton Brown

I had a few missing ingredients: carrots, green peas, cream and rosemary.

i replaced minced lamb with beef.



after oven bake 205 degree cel at 20mins..

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lamb rack with mashed potatoes and asparagus

Finally, i got myself a le creuset grill pan.

'seasoned' it a few times with beef dishes..
now in the mood for exploring..

Meat the butcher has quite a good range of meats,
you can choose the marinated or without.

i bought 4 racks house marinated,

decided to play with plating..err..

taste was good, lamb not overcook,

i seared both side and finished them off in oven..

cant remem.the temperature go by feeling..constant checking.

wrong choice of potatoes for mashed, should have gotten russet instead.

seasoning: pitch of salt and pepper for asparagus.

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Dad's 60th Birthday celeb. Nov 2010 in JB

We had a small family gathering last year. Usual JB resturant that serve reasonable food and taste quite good.

Sis preorder the dishes to avoid long waiting.

Cold platters (especially select)

Longetivity noodles usually for birthday celebration.

Steam fish, cant recall what fish: red snapper/ red grouper?

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Missing dishes: Pig Trotter, Yam Ring, Pi Pa roasted duck and roasted chicken and Oatmeal squids.

Fruitful living

Missed cooking new dishes, just finished watching julie&julia..nice show,

however, cnt help feeling a little sad towards the end.

I'm so busy with studies and almost wanting to give up..

Cant wait to finish so i can get back to my cooking and enjoying my life..

dont get me wrong,i've been cooking, when i'm not having evening lesson,i usually cook,

just that i didnt manage to try new dishes.

Guess what i'm really going to be real good at is to cook and bake, feel really accomplished when my girlfriends love my baking and my husband eating healthily.

Nothing is more precious than family sitting down together and had a gd meal.

Family that eat together stays together (apply to friends too) ^-^

Tonite's dinner: Shredded (leftover KFC) chicken pasta (1/2bowl), Dessert: Tom and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk. Super: Yogurt with Banana Crunch Cereal

lol..can tell im quite stress from my last multimedia public affair reporting assignment and long polling day meeting.

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Dream: To visit olive farm, winery and to learn cooking from chef..learn how to make sauerkaut, attend octobeer fest!

After my exam,i'll cook at least 5 -10dishes from my Nigella's recipe book by end of june!

Fresh Ingredients are always the best!

Hubby went for his company's prawning outing in Oct 2010,

Brought back some live prawns, both of us decided to freeze the live prawns so i can handle them.

the prawns were big, even the smallest one was 3/4 of my palm size.

Among biggest prawns with roes..

lay them out neatly after 1/2hr freezing and cleaned.

Seasoned with only sea salt..

Oven baked for around 10mins at 170 Degree C.

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Delicious! Brush aside the excess salt, the prawns taste very very sweet and the roes were 'crispy' and sweet..superb!

Sauce (Optional): Squeeze a small Lime with salt / Small lime with soy sauce.

Verdict: Natural fresh ingredients do no need fancy seasoning or excessive marination..

Battered Finger Food

Deep fry for my stressful days. i'll crave for sinful food during my busy and stressful days

Ingredients:
Bread Crumb
Flour
3 Eggs
8 pcs Fresh Scallop
2 pcs of Fish fillet

Season: a little soy sauce / salt


Method:
1.Cover scallops/ fillet both side with flour.
2. Dip the floured scallops/ fillets into the egg
3. Covered the scallops/ fillet with bread crumbs
4. Deep fried until golden brown.

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Seasoned Zucchini/ yellow peppers and tomatoes with olive oil, a little salt and pepper.

Roast in oven 5-10mins at 150 degree C / until cooked.

CNY 2011

Been so busy, finally had a chance to upload CNY cuisines.
Always look forward to Chinese new year eve,
Mum-in-law always cook up the best meal,
one thing i learned from them: Never save on good food, they are so generous with food and often purchase good quality ingredients.
Nevertheless,I find gathering together and share family times are priceless ^-^




My all-time favourite: Yam and roasted pork
Very flavourful. Can go with quite a few bowls of rice..
Still trying to figure the secret recipe of this dish.


Jezz's recipe on this cold dish from a recipe book:
Top shells, oninions, chillies paddies, garlic,lime, Soy sauce and a little sugar..
GArnish with Japanese Cucumbers.


Fa Choy (a kind hairliked veges/fungus) with mushroom and chestnut.
Mum-in-laws's secret recipe (her mix sauce) again, stew for hours.


Another must have stew dish, Sea Cucumber with Pig Trotters
Sea Cucumbers (specially handled,soaked and cleaned),Pig trotters..Stew for hours.
I must confess this dish seemingly sinfully fatty..but we get natural collagen!
Once a year, who bother to calculate the calories..simply cant resist these sinful food.


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Dishes not uploaded: Abalone, Fish Maw soup(Replace Shark Fin),Stir Fry bamboo shoots and Sweet Pea, Tiger Prawns, Sea Bass with roasted sauce, Chicken with onion sauce dip (Mum-in-law's specialty).

No wonder my husband is so fat, he's really well-fed.
I cant be choosy with food, as these food are cooked with love and so much effort.

Green Curry Chicken

Decided to cook something simple for the lazy P.H


Ingredients:
6 small chicken drumsticks,
50g green curry paste,
240ml evaporated milk,
120ml water,
1 can of straw mushroom,
3 pieces of potatoes,
a few pieces of baby tomatoes (own preference)


1/2 Cabbage/ 1 egg plant/ 5 ladyfingers (own preference& depend on serving)
Can replace chicken with seafood.

Methods:


1. Stir fry 50g of green curry paste in 1 tbsp soybean oil, then add 1 cup (240ml) of coconut/ evaporated milk.


2. Add 200 g of fresh meat and continue cooking.

3. Add another 1/2 cup(120ml) of coconut /evaporated milk and 1/2cup of water, heat until boiling.


4. Add 100g of vegetables and cook until the vegestable soften.


5. Add 1 1/2 tsp of sugar. Taste and season as required.




Suggestion: for milder flavour, 1/2 portion of the curry paste should be used.



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Larval fish soup 银鱼苋菜汤

Fuss free, all in one soup for a lazy Sunday lunch.

Ingredients:
Japanese mushroom ~ 20gm (slice) 日本冬菇片 ~ 20 克
Larval Fish ~ 60gm 银鱼 ~ 60 克
Bryan ~ 1/2kg 苋菜 ~ 500 克
Ginger ~ 6slice 姜片 ~ 6 片
Fresh Scallop ~ 10 pieces 鲜干贝~ 10 粒
Broth ~ 2000ml 上汤 ~ 2000 毫升
Qi Zi ~ 10gm 杞子~ 10 克

Method: Bring broth to a boil in Tanyu soup pot. Place all the ingredients and cook in low heat for about 60mins.

做法：用TanYu 汤埚将上汤煮沸后，加入所有材料用文火煮60分钟， 调味既可。

Benefits: High in protein, suitable for children & eldery.

功效：高蛋白质适合小孩骨骼发育及乐龄人士。




Add in Bryan and Qi Zi after broth boils. 加入苋菜 & 杞子


Scallops and the rest of the ingredients.


Lastly, larval fish. Bring to boil for 60mins. 加入所有材料用文火煮60分钟
（i replaced the japanese mushroom with white mushroom)

Recipe from: 土埚厨师，养生菜飘香 Tanyu Claypot Chef recipe book, healthy & Nutritional cooking book 4

Stewed Chicken with Carrots 淮山焖鸡

Always adore Stew.
Gota buy taijin later, go for clay pot at the moment. :)



Original recipe: Stewed Chicken with Huai Shan
from 土埚厨师，养生菜飘香 Tanyu Claypot Chef recipe book, healthy & Nutritional cooking book

I replace Huai Shan with radish, as Huai Shan's not alway available.

Ingredients:
Chicken 1 (cut into pieces) 鸡~ 1只
Carrot 1 (peeled & sliced) 红萝卜~ 1 条（去皮切块）
Ginger 50gm (Shredded) 姜 ~ 50克 （切丝）
Fresh Huai Shan 200 gm( peeled & sliced)/ radish 鲜淮山 ~ 200克 （去皮切块）
Optional: Dried mushroom ( 3-4 pieces, soaked and rinse, halved if prefered) 冬菇 3-4粒（切片）
oil 2 tablespoons 油 ~ 2 汤匙
water 150ml 水 ~ 150 毫升


Marinade: Shao Xing Wine 2 teaspoons, Soya Sauce 3 tablespoons
腌料：绍兴酒 ~ 2 汤匙， 酱油 ~ 3 汤匙

Corn flour solution: 1 tablespoon, water 2 tablespoons
献料：薯粉 ~ 1 汤匙， 水 ~ 2 汤匙

Method
Marinate the chicken for 30 mins. Fry shredded ginger in Tanyu casserole with a little oil till fragrant.
Add carrot, fresh huai shan / carrots/ radish and chicken and stir fry.
Add water and stew for 30 mins, pouring in the corn flour solution at the end.

做法：先将鸡用腌料腌30分钟。 用 Tan yu 炒锅将姜丝加油爆香， 加入红萝卜，鲜淮山和鸡肉略炒后加水。
焖约30分钟后勾芡便可上桌。

Grilling make simple

Ingredients: 1 yellow capsicum, 1/2 pumpkin (diced), 2 portobello mushrooms, a handful of sweet cherrie tomatoes, 5-6 stalks of aparagus, 1/2 Zuchini (diced)



Drizzle with Olive oil and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Marinate the salmon with olive oil and salt.

Placed in preheat oven 200 Deg. C for 10mins.

you may wish to grill pumkin separately.

dizzle lemon juice onto fish and serve.

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Russian Cheesecake

Ingredients

For the Crust: 3 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2teaspoon nutmeg, 3 tablespoons butter, softened, 3/4 cup ground walnuts, 3/4 cup plain flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder.

For the Cheesecake: 700g creamed cheese, softened. 200g soft white cheese such as ricotta, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 6 large eggs, separated, juice & zest of 1 large lemon, 3tablespoons plain flour, 1 cup thick cream

Preheat the oven to 200 C & butter a 28cm non-stick springform cake tin. Remove the base of the cake tin from the side from the sides & lay a piece baking paper over the base. Replace the sides to hold the paper in place.

First, prepare the crust, Using a food processor or blender, pulse together all the 'crust' ingredients until a sniff dough forms. Roll out the dough & press over the base of the cake tin. Bake at 200C for 10 mins thenremove from the oven & cool.

Meanwhilw, in a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the creamed cheese, white cheese & 1 cup of sugar & beat for 3 mins or until the mixture is smooth. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the juice & zest of the lemon & the plain flour, & mix until combined.



In separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foaming, then add the remaining half cup of sugar, sprinkling the sugar into the egg whites while the motor is running. When all the sugar has been added, raise the speed of the mixer to the fastest, then allow the egg whites to beat until they are thick & glossy.

In a separate bowl, beat the cream until soft peaks form.

Fold the beaten cream & egg whites into the cheese mixture & combine thoroughly. Pour the batter into the cooled crust.



Bake at 200C for 10mins, then reduce heat to 150C for an hour. Turn off the oven heat & leave cake in the oven undisturbed. When cake is cooled, remove from the oven & chill overnight.

Sprinkle with icing sugar & serve.




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