Showing posts from June, 2009

Fritata???

June 29, 2009
Not too sure whether this is Australian....I have never heard the word Fritata before coming to Perth. Heard of omelette or egg tortilla but not Fritata. Well anyway... its some kind of omelette. Vegetarian Fritata 8 eggs 10 grape tomatoes a can of artichoke 200ml of lite cottage cheese 150 ml of sour cream grated cheddar cheese Beat the eggs lightly in a mixing bowl. Add cottage cheese and sour cream. Grease a baking dish. Arrange the tomatoes, artichoke and pour the egg mixture on to the dish. Sprinkle cheddar cheese. Baked at 180C for 30 minutes or until the mixture is cooked. Serve with salad..


Sausage and Rice recipe with Wild Rice

June 26, 2009
Sausage and rice, cooked in Instant Pot, is easy to make on any busy weekday nights.  


Lunch box - Pasta

June 22, 2009
It can be quite a challenge to plan for the kids' lunch box...not that they ever complain... but it's just to give them varieties...rather than bread...bread..bread!!! This pasta salad is suitable when the weather is not so hot...otherwise they might get food poisoning .. 1 1/2 cup of pasta - any shapes 1/2 a bag of salad mix 10 grape tomatoes kalamata olives honey mustard dressings option: thinly sliced sausages or shredded chicken Mix it ....and packed for school or work!!


Vegetarian Curry.... with a 'Twang'

June 19, 2009
Why the " Twang' ??? Well, it is Aussie curry... not quite Indian and not quite 'Mat Salleh' . With cumin, coriander and diced tomatoes thrown in... it can be called 'Curry'... 1 butternut pumpkin - diced 2cm 1 canned chickpeas - drained 2 tomatoes - diced 1 carrots - sliced cauliflower - cut into florets 1 brown onion - chopped 2 garlic - crushed 1 tbspn cumin and coriander - ground 1 teaspoon of chilli powder Heat up saucepan. Add canola oil and saute onion, garlic and the spice until fragrant. Add pumpkin, cauliflower, tomatoes and carrots. cook until vegetables are tender. Add chickpeas. Season with salt. Sprinkle with sprigs of coriander.


pate sucree or sweet pastry

June 16, 2009
Pate Sucree... or sweet pastry in English 150g plain flour 55g caster sugar 60g cold butter 2 egg yolks 2 teaspoon iced water Sift flour into a bowl. Make a well...place sugar, butter and egg yolks in the centre. Mix together into breadcrumbs. Add enough water so the dough will cling together. Knead gently until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll pastry in between 2 sheets of baking paper. Ease pastry into the tin. Trim the edges. Lightly prick the base and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cover the pastry with baking paper and fill with rice grains or beans. Bake at 180C for 10 minutes. Then remove the baking paper with beans and bake further 10 minutes or until browned.


Enchiladas

June 15, 2009
Nice alternative to the usual Enchiladas....Vegetarian!! Watch out for those hungry kids who will ransack your larder later at night... Not a very satisfying meal for growing up teens!!! All vegetables and no meat and not to mention beans.....Oh no!!! the BEANS.... you know what they say about beans... 'Beans...beans... the more you eat..... the more you toot the more you toot .... the better you'll feel!!! ' Corn and Bean Enchiladas 1 canned red kidney beans 1 canned corn kernels 1 red capsicum - cut into sticks 1 zuchini - shredded 1 carrots - cut into 2cm sticks 1 large tomatoes - diced 8 -10 tortilla - according the size of the baking dish 1/2 cup tasty cheese 1 brown onion - chopped 2 garlic - crushed 1 jar of taco sauce Use about 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and saute the onion and garlic until soft. Add carrots capsicum, red kidney, corn and tomatoes. Cook for about 2 minutes then add the grated zuchini. Season with salt and pepper. Ad


Mom's Sambal Tumis

June 12, 2009
Nothing beats mom's cooking.... I am no where near in making this sambal tumis like my mom's sambal tumis... We usually make this in huge quantity.... and freeze some... don't have to cook to often... otherwise the neighbours will come knocking on our door .... the chillies and belacan smell!! 20 dried chillies - soaked overnight belacan 2 onion tamarind paste - agak2 salt sugar In a blender... blend chillies, onion into a fine paste. Heat up the wok on high heat. Add 1/2 cup of oil. Add the blended ingredient, belacan and the tamarind paste into the wok. Once the chilli mixture starts to splatter , lower down the heat... into a simmer. Keep stirring as it will easily 'burnt' at the bottom. Add sugar and salt to your liking. It is ready when its thick and glistening with chilli oil... Tip: Use oil as a medium to blend the chilli and onion... . It takes longer to cook if water is used.


French Onion Lamb with Couscous

June 10, 2009
Couscous is something I had never heard or tried before in KL until Sylvia introduced it to us with her delicious couscous salad. The taste of couscous is quite different...bland... it is made from semolina ...ie just like pasta. French Onion Lamb casserole Served with Couscous 8 pieces of lamb cutlet 1 packet of french onion soup 1 1/2 cup boiling water 1 leek - thinly sliced 2 cloves of garlic - crushed 1 tbspn parsley - chopped 250g couscous to 450ml of liquid... chicken stock or water. 1 tbspn butter Spray a casserole dish with cooking oil. Browned the lamb on both side to seal the juice. Dish it out onto a plate. Saute the garlic and leek for a few minutes... Transfer the lamb back into the casserole dish on top of the sauteed leek and garlic. Mix the french onion soup with 1 1/2 cup of boiling water and pour over the lamb. Bake, covered for 40 minutes at 180C. Uncover and bake for another 30 minutes until the lamb is tender and the sauce thicken


School's Assignment!! ~Kuih Ee

June 08, 2009
Mr H Jr had to write and prepare something about a 'festival food' as part of his school project. He was pretty ambitious and wanted to cook Yam Cake... but then with limited time to prepare the food in his cooking class... he then decided to cook kuih Ee which is simple and nice... 1st attempt at home For the glutinous ball 200g glutinous rice flour 200ml water red colouring Mix all together in a mixing bowl. Divide into two and mix the red colouring into one portion. Shape dough into balls as big as marble. Bring water to boil in a saucepan, gently put in the white balls first. When the balls float up, remove and place them in the syrup. Repeat with red balls... For the syrup (boil all the ingredients) 200g sugar 2 cups of water 2 pandan leaves


Noodle and Prawn Stir Fry.

June 06, 2009
Love this stir-fry... quick and easy... Noodle and Prawn Stir-Fry packet of Hokkien Noodle - cook as per packet instruction 500g of fresh prawns - clean and leave tail intact 2 cm ginger - grated 2 cloves of garlic - finely chopped 1 cup of beanshoots 1 cup of finely shredded cabbage 2 tbspn sweet chilli sauce 1/4 cup oyster sauce 2 tbspn light soy sauce a bunch of fresh coriander Use 2 tbspn of vegetable oil, swirl around the wok. Add prawns and cook for a few minutes until it turned pinkish, dish out and put it aside. Saute garlic and ginger. Add cabbage and cook for a few minute until cabbage is cooked. Add the sauces, noodles and beanshoots. Lastly add chopped coriander. Salt to taste.


Chicken strips with sweetchilli yoghurt sauce...

June 04, 2009
Miss E's choice of her birthday treat.... 1 kg of chicken tenderloins 2 tablespoon of parmesan cheese 1 cup stale breadcrumbs 1/3 cup polenta 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup of plain yoghurt Mix the breadcrumbs, polenta, parmesan, chopped parsley and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Dip chicken tenderloins in the yoghurt and shake the excess yoghurt. Then dip the chicken coated with yoghurt into the breadcrumbs mix. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place the chicken on the trays and give a spray with spray oil. Baked at 200C for 15 minutes or until golden brown. For sauce: 1/2 cup plain yoghurt 4 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce 1 garlic cloves - crushed 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl. ~sfi