Day 65 ... Claypot Egg Noodles

CLAYPOT EGG NOODLES

Tonight, Justine and I had a "lazy dinner." 

Lazy to cook, lazy to go out, lazy to order-in.

So, in that sort of mood, we decided to have lazy noodles, everything taruh. 

Yup, throw everything in. Easy as can be.

1. Boil some water in a claypot. 

2. Add homemade ice-cube frozen chicken stocks.

When boiling, add whatever we had in the fridge, 

including garlic, onions, ginger, oyster mushrooms and cabbage. 

Add a portion of noodles. Break an egg in it. Simmer.

3. When ready, toss in tomatoes, carrots, 

chillies and spring onions.

Added shoyu and sesame seed oil. 

Chilly oil for some kick.

Yeah, that was our dinner on Sunday night. :D

Day 64 ... Creamy Chicken in Peanut Sauce

CREAMY CHICKEN IN PEANUT SAUCE

by Justine

Our beautiful daughter cooked dinner tonight.

She was helping me in the kitchen, chopping the garlic and onions. Bryan's in Singapore this weekend. One thing led to another, from the chopping board she took over the saucepan, and soon she was like stir-frying the ingredients etc.

At first, we intended to prepare chicken in oyster sauce. I was rummaging through the fridge and saw my Made in USA Peanut Butter. Asked her if she wanted to make peanut sauce instead? She was like, yeah yeah, peanut sauce's better. So took out the milk as well. Brought out some vegetables to add in too. She loves potatoes, so potatoes are a must in whatever she's gonna be cooking tonight. :D

chop chop chop

garlic, onions and

ginger (in broad strips - so she could easily pick them out later)

While Jus was sauteing the garlic, onions and ginger in sesame seed oil, I took out two chicken thighs. Removed skin and cleaned them up, and chopped them into smaller pieces. Tossed them into the saucepan. Jus gave it a nice stir-fry. We added the potatoes, carrots and oyster mushroom.

Her favourite part was to pour in some fresh milk and the peanut butter. 

One table spoon was not sufficient, she said, so we added two, of the creamy peanut butter. She sprinkled seasalt over, gave the ingredients a stir, tasted again, and felt it needed a lil bit more salt. So added another pinch. Passed her a bottle of basil herbs, and she shook some in too. After that, we added half a mug of water, put the lid over and left it to simmer for a bit.

We checked it about 10 minutes later. The potatoes were nice and soft. Tossed in the bell peppers and strips of spring onions. She gave it a final toss before I transferred the contents onto a serving dish.

Ooh, Bryan should have been here. :D 

Never mind, Jus can always do it again.

The chicken was absolutely creamy-tender 

and very very tasty.

The potatoes were our favourite, 

texture was just right to melt in the mouth. 

We had it with white rice while watching 

FRIENDS (DVD). :D

Day 63 ... Vegetarian Stir-Fried Spaghetti

VEGETARIAN STIR-FRIED SPAGHETTI

Tonight, Bryan whipped up a simple dish of fried pasta, using spaghetti noodles. 

 

 Here are the ingredients ...

1. Boil the pasta till half-cooked.

Meanwhile, beat and fry the egg.

2. Saute garlic, ginger and onions in olive oil.

 Toss in the vegetables, except for the bell peppers.

Stir fry a bit, add in the spaghetti. 

Add water, seasalt and shoyu. Simmer. 

About ready, toss in the bell peppers.

3. Garnish with spring onions, cherry tomatoes,

fried egg and a dash of black pepper.

Squeeze some lime over for a zesty taste.

 

 Always like my plate colourful ...

The noodles were delicious!

This morning, I had one shake of The Green Drink,

pan mee for lunch and the above for dinner.

To Sum Up

1 shake & 2 meals

Juice. Fruit. Hemoberry. Water.

Time of Posting : 9:41am (Sunday)

Day 62 ... Pasta with Chicken in Tomato Sauce

PASTA WITH CHICKEN IN TOMATO SAUCE

Bryan prepared pasta tonight. 

I went out to pick up Justine from her class in town. Left house at 7:30pm. He was still on the computer. Came back an hour later, and dinner was ready. :D

1. Prepare

i. Blend tomatoes and garlic with a bit of water.

ii. Season chicken fillet (cut into bite size)

with seasalt, pepper and arrowroot powder.

iii. Boil pasta in salted water till half-cooked. Drain.

2. Pasta

Saute garlic in olive oil.

Add the blended tomato mixture.

Add thyme, rosemary and basil herbs.

Seasalt and pepper.

Simmer. Add carrots.

Add chicken pieces. Toss.

Add the half-cooked pasta and green french beans.

Toss well.

3. Side Salad

Prepare a side salad of roman lettuce, 

zucchini and cherry tomatoes.

Garnish with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds.

The fresh and crisp salad made the pasta dish a wholesome meal.
The spaghetti was yummy, the noodles were absolutely soaked with flavor.

Justine commented that the chicken was smooth and tender.
Yeah, the arrowroot.

She had her pasta with melted cheese. :D

I had my one shaker of The Green Drink in the morning,

fried kuey teow (Pappa Rich) for lunch

the above for dinner, 

and balance of the not-enough 

frosted moist choc cake for desert.

To Sum Up

1 shake & 2 meals

 Juice. Fruit. Hemoberry. Water.

Time of Posting : 1:28pm (Thur)

Day 61 ... Assam Prawns with Petai

ASSAM PRAWNS WITH PETAI

I was in the middle of writing an article.

A beautiful excuse.

So, Bryan cooked dinner tonight. He loves cooking for the family, by the way. We never have to fight over the spatula or frying pan. He was in the kitchen and I ah, supervised from my lap top.

De-vein the prawns ... stir fry the petai first ... assam is in the fridge ...

1. Stir-fry the petai with some oil until crispy-like.

Remove from the pan.

2. Saute garlic till fragrant.

Add the tamarind paste and chilly flakes.

Add water and a pinch of brown sugar.

Add prawns (de-veined).

Stir-fry a bit. Add the petai. 

Done.

3. Garnish with spring onions

and small cherry tomatoes.

Bryan's Plate ...

The prawns were heavenly, and the petai was crunchy. 

We had it with brown rice. Absolutely delicious.

I ate with my fingers. Hmmm ... Yum!

TEA TIME

This evening, Justine baked a cake. Since there was only one egg left, she checked the internet and got a recipe for "Moist Choc Cake Without Egg."

Half-way preparing, she found out that even flour, sugar and butter were not enough. She was using the left over ingredients from her baking session with Jamie and Jessie on Saturday. So, there was not enough flour, sugar, butter and eggs. Being a public holiday, the mini-store at our condo was closed.

We told her to just put in whatever she had ...

The not-enough ingredients ...

The frosting ... not enough sugar, not enough butter.
Only cocoa powder was sufficient. Used vegetable oil to replace the butter.

The Not-Enough Frosted Moist Choc Cake ...

Healthy cake if You ask me since "ingredients all not enough."

Not enough flour, not enough sugar, not enough eggs, not enough butter.

Turned out PERFECT for some reason. :D
The cake looked so pretty and eye-catching;
tasted just right with all the not-enough ingredients.

Bryan says, Daniel would show his rock-on sign ...

Justine's frosted moist choc cake ROCKS!

I had my morning shake of The Green Drink,

bread with leftover curry, assam prawns with petai for dinner

and Justine's awesome cake for dessert.

To Sum Up

1 shake, 2 meals & Cake

Juice. Fruit. Hemoberry. Water.

Time of Posting : 8:55am (Wed)

Day 60 ... Assam Fish

 ASSAM FISH

Saute onions, garlic and ginger.

Add mustard seeds, cardamon, clove, 

coriandar seeds and curry leaves.

Add Allagappa's fish curry powder and seasalt.

Fry till fragrant. 

Add water mixed with tamarind.

Bring to a boil. 

 Add garoupa steaks.

Add ladies fingers, tomatoes and onions (chunks).

Simmer until the ingredients are cooked.

Bryan also added tofu since we had some in the fridge. 

 My Dinner - our family likes the rice 

banjir (flooded) with the curry.

This morning I had my shake of The Green Drink,

homemade noodles for lunch and the above for dinner.

To Sum Up

1 shake & 2 meals

Juice. Fruit. Hemoberry. Water.

Time of Posting : 8:13 am (Wed)

Day 59 ... Ipoh Hor Fun

SG took care of the chicken. 

Trimmed the fat with surgical precision.

The prawns were at my mercy. 

De-veined them with the ability of an amateur.

Preparing the soup base was simple. We boiled 3 thigh-drumsticks with filtered water. Added a whole onion and some garlic cloves. And Seasalt. In the pressure cooker. Was ready in about half an hour.

Meanwhile, SG "loosens" the hor fun by running through the rice noodles,

shaking and tossing them with her fingers. 

The soup is read when the red button on the pressure cooker drops.

Remove the chicken. Ooh, so very tender.

Shredding the chicken is easy because the flesh just falls off the bones.

Time to dip the prawns in the hot boiling soup to cook just lightly.

Ingredients are all ready.

Rinse the hor fun in boiling water, before transferring to individual bowls.

Pour the soup over the hor fun.

IPOH HOR FUN

My oh my, we couldn't believe the hor fun soup could taste so delicious.

Bryan says you could taste the flavour of EACH ingredient.

Justine says she and the girls liked the chicken - TeeTeeS - tender, tasty and soft.

SG liked the chilly flakes. I loved the prawns - cooked just under tender by SG.

That's my bowl by the way. My first one. :D

Thumbs-up ...

Daniel would be putting his thumbs-up too. That's him watching over his sister.

Carol came a bit later, when we were all having our second bowls. 

She had to prepare dinner for Kish before she came.

After dinner, we had the delightful moist chocolate cake for dessert, with coffee.

Prepared a jug of chilled Hemoberry & BioFruity after that - 

a refreshing drink to ZEST up the evening further. :D

Time of Posting : 10:38am (Monday)

Day 59 ... Moist Chocolate Cake

These are the ingredients. The exact measurement remains a secret only known to the girls. 

Flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, 

buttermilk, eggs, vegetable oil, warm water, brown sugar and seasalt.

Then, the girls took turns to mix the ingredients at "medium" speed.

Jamie (left) and Justine (middle) broke 2 eggs in it, 

while Jessie (right) supervised.

Jessie instructed : One teaspoon of seasalt. 

Justine added the salt. 

Then Jamie commented that the teaspoon was too big.

The cake was baking in the oven at 200 degrees celcius for about 30 minutes.

While waiting for dinner, the girls watched SpongeBob.

The smell of the cake in the oven was heavenly.

MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

The cake turned out just PERFECT. 

Crispy on the outside, moist on the inside, 

with a spongy texture that is is just under sweet.

SG (the twins' mum) sprinkled some rainbow rice 

over the before the photo was taken. :D

We finished one and a half (8 X 8) baking tray
of the yummy cake.

Day 58 ... Pan Grilled Lamb Chops with Brown Sauce

LAMB CHOPS WITH BROWN SAUCE

Bryan seasoned the lamb chops two days ago following Grace's marinate recipe

of vinegar, light shoyu, dark shoyu, seasalt, pepper and seasalt.

Mix bistro brown sauce gravy with some water.

Saute onions (chunks).

Pour mixture in the pot.

This is the brown sauce to pour over the lamb chops. :D

We had our chops with potato salad.

Finger lickin' delicious!

Day 57 ... Fried Rice with Petai

FRIED RICE WITH PETAI

Bryan made some fried rice tonight, whilst I went to pick Justine up from her class.

Stir-fry the petai and carrots in sesame seed oil. 

Transfer to a bowl.

Beat an egg. Fry it.

Add over night rice.

Pepper, seasalt, shoyu and dark soya sauce.

When almost ready, toss in the petai and carrots.

Enjoyed our dinner with the chilly sauce!

LUNCH

Bryan was meeting with some friends for tea, so lunch was light. 

He prepared a simple meal of Kuan Loh Mee. I was in school at the time.

He used the remainder of chicken rice gravy 

from the night before as the sauce for the noodles.

Chilly sambal courtesy of JoJo restaurant.

Yummy!