Lisa's Lemony Kitchen

Enjoying Chicken Tikka or Tandoori Chicken served with Naan , takes me back to my 'exercise' days with my besties ~ Melinda, Steph, Judith and Shirley. Once a week, we'd organised our ' Ladies' Night'... we'd meet up at Judith's place in the evening... went for our brisk walking... about 5 rounds around the block... a good 45 minutes walk... burnt out 'excess baggage', worked out buckets of sweat...  We enjoyed the walk... each other company... it was fun and we did all the exercise in the name of 'Keeping Healthy' and being 'Healthy' together...  but then... After the exercise we adjourned to the nearby 'Sri Neela' Indian restaurant or Mamak Stall Indian street hawker ... only to gain whatever we burnt off... during our walk...    We'd order our Garlic Naan, Tandoori Chicken, Tosai, Iced Lemon Tea... and so forth... and we'd sat there chit-chatting... catchin...

It feels great... to know that someone out there... enjoy reading my post...  to know that my 'virtual kitchen' has inspired someone to try out some of the recipes posted... With all the comments I received... taking in every word... never fail to put a smile on my face... The feeling is indescribable. I love... cooking and trying out recipes, taking photos... although, most of my recipes aren't from famous chefs or best-seller cookbooks...  plus I have yet to learn the rope of food-photography ... nevertheless ~I enjoy what I am doing... Recipe (for 2) 2 bunches of asparagus 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vinegar Hollandaise Sauce 50g butter 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 egg yolk - lightly beaten 1/4 cup cream 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt Asparagus Clean and cut-away the harden end of the spears. Microwave on HIGH for 2-3 minutes. Check... and if the asparagus is not qui...

Written on 16th June 2011 We forgot all about the Dragon Boat Festival... until E asked her dad. E ~"Dad, is today the Dragon Boat Festival?" H ~'Ermmm...' E~"My friend who is doing her class assignment on China... said today is the Dragon Boat Festival" H ~ 'Then it must be...'  Isn't  it obvious that he was clueless. . . Then I chipped in ~ "Isn't it time to make the Chang? Rice dumplings?" We were a week late to feast on the dumplings... better late than missed out altogether, right? We love Nyonya cooking, hence we opt to make the Nyonya dumplings... It was our first attempt in making the dumplings, be it Nyonya or traditional dumplings... Why Nyonya? Well... We have tasted the traditional dumplings when my Mom-in-law used to make them when she was still around... There are vast differences between Nyonya dumplings and Traditional dumplings... from the glutinous rice preparation, colour, and the filling...

"What would you like... for Mother's Day next week?" asked H , early last month... and I went.."ermmmm... let me think and I'll let you know"... Gave a good thought...my Mother's Day treat.... Pan mee or tear-away /pull-apart noodle would be lovely A meal to be shared by all...