Black Sesame Cookies

I have a basic cookie recipe which took a while to perfect. I gave it to a friend to test and see if it could be replicated. She tells me that she's been baking various flavours to give away. A good way to share the calories.

I shall call it "Fund Raiser Cookies" coz' we'll be making some to raise funds for a youth organisation.

Tried some with black sesame. I've already made orange chocolate chip and lemon lavender. Trouble is I couldn't stop eating them!

Pomelo Prawn Salad

My greatest source of inspiration is my stomach! I usually cook what I feel like eating. :D And lately, I've been feeling like having a big fat salad for lunch every day.



Tada! Pomelo prawn salad. Totally not pre-meditated. I had a whole pink pomelo sitting in the kitchen, waiting for someone to come and devour it. And some shrimpies in the freezer crying out to be rescued from the cold. Life is great when there's food sitting around the house!

A Sweet Experiment

I tried making a lacy crispy crepe and it turned out alright, though not as well as I would've liked it to be. Next time, I might use a different contraption to get the desired effect. I used a big syringe for this one. Well, it was a brand new one, unopened in the packaging, very sterile in fact! :D

Curry in a Hurry

I had a craving for curry, which is odd in this hot weather! I usually make a quick chicken curry with lots of veges and sometimes fruit (!)... whatever I have in the fridge. I also made a crepe-like bread to eat with it. We ate almost all of it... which means there wasn't enough for the next day when it would've tasted even better!

That Looks Healthy!

You'd think we are on a health-kick just because we eat tofu and vegetables! But of course, we're not!



I actually like making (and eating) this version of tahu goreng because it can taste very different every time! For this particular dressing, I used sesame oil, olive oil, brown rice vinegar, Lingham's chilli sauce (yumm!) and Bragg's Liquid Amino Acids. I didn't have any lime in the fridge, but it would be perfect with a little squeeze.

If anyone were to profile my personality based on my salad dressings, I'd be diagnosed with a multi-personality disorder. Just how many? Ask a mathematician.

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche?

For your information Mr Bruce Feirstein… my husband, who is a real man, ate 2 slices of my Bacon n Onion Quiche for lunch, just a short while ago.

I am so blessed with hubby, who is ever so sweet and supportive. He readily eats whatever I make. Other than his aversion to fish with bones, he pretty much eats every thing else I put on the table. How sweet! 0:)

I too, eat everything I put on the table! And today, I decided to make something I haven’t made in years. No-recipe Quiche. I made mine with chunky bacon, lots of onion, tomatoes, soy milk (we don’t stock cow’s milk in the fridge), Swiss Buendner Cheese (whatever that is...), all topped with Romano Cheese.

To give me some peace of mind about the somewhat decadent ingredients I’ve put in there, I put rolled oats in the crust. Who am I kidding?

Oh well, I don’t normally measure when I cook, and I didn't today (shhh!) but somehow everything fit nicely in my large quiche dish, filled right to the brim. It’s a miracle!

It’s awful to have to wait when your stomach’s rumbling! Tick Tick Tick...

At last! We get to tuck in.

Love the crispy, crunchy pastry! Ok, ok, I confess! I had two slices too, but they were considerable smaller than hubby's!

Petite Patty Cakes

Didn't have a clue what to make for dinner last night. But I was sufficiently inspired by 5pm to make it in time for our 6pm TV dinner.

Pork & Prawn Patty Cakes on Grilled Potatoes. Seems to have a ring to it. Dressed with balsamic vinegar and a little chilli sauce. :D

Lunch Time!

Laksa Pesto, Oh So Versatile!

Had it spread on some kind of fish I bought from the market and grilled for a while.

The taste was heavenly! We both thought it tasted like otah, only a lot better!

Laksa Pesto

Last Wednesday I was inspired to make Laksa Pesto. I have never tried it before but it sounds good. I love laksa leaves, so I went out to buy a whole bunch!

Well, I added some other secret ingredients to the pesto and here's what it looked like. As you can see, I made lots!



















And with Spiral Pasta...

Not for ye low-carb diet folks!

Pretty Dumplings... All in a Row

Suddenly had a craving for dumplings (jiao zi) yesterday. So off I went to the shops to get some minced pork and cabbage, I still had some prawns in the freezer. While at the shops, I got so hungry looking at all the food I decided to buy a snack for myself. Ended up with a whole packet of that colourful steamed rice cupcake thingy (what do you call that?). And so, I broke the rule of not shopping when you're hungry. But... I'm always hungry!

Anyway, I got down to preparing the dumpling filling soon after I stuffed my face with the chosen rice cupcake. Poor guy, the little brown one, he was "The One".






















What did I put in that? It looks like kimchi! Well, there's pork, prawns and cabbage... and some other very odd ingredients. Wonder if anyone would be brave enough to guess...

Ok, down to the wrapping. That was easy.


















While I was waiting for them to cook in boiling water, I made a dipping sauce with Lingham's Chilli Sauce, apple cider vinger, toasted sesame seeds, sesame oil and some fish sauce. Sounds unorthodox but hubby drank it by the spoonfuls!

Anyway, they all stayed intact while they were cooking. Hey, must have gong fu for that! Tada!