The chance to cook again came sooner than I'd expected... am on mc today, and after the visit to the doc, I decided to buy some foodstuff to cook for dinner tonight. Actually, it's only the Ti Huang Miao that I need to cook, the rest are some cooked roasted meat for the SO, unless I do a fried rice with some of the roasted meat.
Ahh...eggs! Tempting tempting...
I hope the rice will still be ok and fit for eating. I also realised I should have bought some garlic, though I did buy young fresh ginger. I'm so rusty now that I'd taken such basic ingredients for granted and assumed I always have them at home. :P
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Monday, 11 August 2008
I miss home-cooked food
I haven't been cooking for quite a long while, and when I look at photos of my past cooked dishes, I really missed eating them.
The dishes don't have to be very elaborate or special, and I miss the simple taste of home-cooked fresh vegetables without too much sauces and added condiment.
I mentioned this to the SO and he said he missed my home-cooked food too.
I shall try not to be lazy and cook something this week. One thing's for sure though - I believe it's harder to keep our weight down when we eat more home-cooked food... coz we tend to eat a lot more of it! :P
The dishes don't have to be very elaborate or special, and I miss the simple taste of home-cooked fresh vegetables without too much sauces and added condiment.
I mentioned this to the SO and he said he missed my home-cooked food too.
I shall try not to be lazy and cook something this week. One thing's for sure though - I believe it's harder to keep our weight down when we eat more home-cooked food... coz we tend to eat a lot more of it! :P
Huge straw mushroom
We had dinner with a friend at Sizzler one Friday night, and I was very happy they had tom yam soup! I must have had 3 bowls of it. *Slurp!*
This had to be the biggest straw mushroom I'd ever seen!
Near the end of my meal, I tried to find more of it in the soup pot, but there was no more. In fact, there was hardly any mushroom left by then.
This had to be the biggest straw mushroom I'd ever seen!
Near the end of my meal, I tried to find more of it in the soup pot, but there was no more. In fact, there was hardly any mushroom left by then.
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Sweet & fattening (but nice)
Some sweet, dessert stuff that we've been eating recently... oh dear, all within the last 1.5 weeks!
For breakfast, whole meal scones (from Four/Five Loaves ?) and banana walnut bread from Sleek Espresso Bar (SEB)
Close up - it was ok, but I had thought it's like banana cake, but it was not.
Free cake of my choice from SEB, after I've bought xx no. of espresso coffees and got the required no. of "chops". I chose my favourite ang moh carrot cake.
The thing is, the 2 gals who used to work there were generous with their "chops", and I probably got more "chops" than the number of espresso coffees that I'd bought. Too bad they'd left for greener pastures.
Some home-baked desserts from Spud's mom:
Cheese Tart
I forgot why I'd drop by at their home, and they offered the tarts to me. I took just one tart, enough for both of us to share. It was very creamy, with a tinge of lemon zest and very nice, actually.
Ahh, maybe I went to return the food containers from the last round of free food, and inadvertently came back with more free food! What a good deal~! :P
Ahh....this one came last Sunday at supper time... apple crumble!
Usually, anything with fruit, I will eat it right away, even though it's so close to bedtime. The SO had already brushed his teeth very early (to avoid eating), so he had his the next morning.
It was fabulous...and so very pro; better than those bought outside.
I left this on the kitchen table and the SO thought I bought it from some store.
It's a butter cake from Spud's mom, given to me just tonight, so I've yet to try. I'm sure she'd used lots of butter... so sinful. >_<"
Anyway, I'd better remember that my cat-sitting duty starts tomorrow. :P
For breakfast, whole meal scones (from Four/Five Loaves ?) and banana walnut bread from Sleek Espresso Bar (SEB)
Close up - it was ok, but I had thought it's like banana cake, but it was not.
Free cake of my choice from SEB, after I've bought xx no. of espresso coffees and got the required no. of "chops". I chose my favourite ang moh carrot cake.
The thing is, the 2 gals who used to work there were generous with their "chops", and I probably got more "chops" than the number of espresso coffees that I'd bought. Too bad they'd left for greener pastures.
Some home-baked desserts from Spud's mom:
Cheese Tart
I forgot why I'd drop by at their home, and they offered the tarts to me. I took just one tart, enough for both of us to share. It was very creamy, with a tinge of lemon zest and very nice, actually.
Ahh, maybe I went to return the food containers from the last round of free food, and inadvertently came back with more free food! What a good deal~! :P
Ahh....this one came last Sunday at supper time... apple crumble!
Usually, anything with fruit, I will eat it right away, even though it's so close to bedtime. The SO had already brushed his teeth very early (to avoid eating), so he had his the next morning.
It was fabulous...and so very pro; better than those bought outside.
I left this on the kitchen table and the SO thought I bought it from some store.
It's a butter cake from Spud's mom, given to me just tonight, so I've yet to try. I'm sure she'd used lots of butter... so sinful. >_<"
Anyway, I'd better remember that my cat-sitting duty starts tomorrow. :P
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