Fried Nian Gao

I bought the above Nian Gao before Chinese New Year at Chinatown, they have Factory made and Homemade, I chose the Homemade and it cost me $5.50.

The guy selling me taught me, if I do not want to cook and want to keep for sometimes, cut into piece and keep in the fridge.  I coat it with a beaten egg with some flour.  I accidentally pour out too much flour and also I didn't watch the fire, it was a bit burnt.

随意煮

(1) Saw prawns at the wet market @ $20/kg, ask the seller if they sell a bit as my mum is allergic to prawns, so bought 6 for $5. 

(2) I saw the Prawn Rolls in Sonia blog, and have bookmark it.

(3) Bought a Golden Pomfret from the supermarket, 10.80/kg, this fish weigh 354g and cost $3.82. 

(4) Bought China Wongbok from supermarket, cooked with mushroom

(5) Fried egg

(6) Steamed tofu with some minced pork, crabstick and an egg

Baked Zucchini & Ham Frittata

Came across Jane blog Baked Zucchini & Ham Frittata, tried doing it with ingredients i have in the fridge.   I used  a bit of everything like shredded carrot, sausage, cheese, shredded potato, mushroom.

Recipe in Jane's blog :

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 100g ham, sliced
• 1 small zucchini, shaved into ribbons using a peeler
• 1 1/2 tablespoons self raising flour
• 2 tablespoons milk
• salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• 1/3 cup grated tasty cheese
• 6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175C. Line 18cm pan or baking tin with non-stick baking paper.
2. Place the eggs in a large bowl and add zucchini, ham, flour, milk, salt and half of the cheese. Stir until well combined.
3. Pour the mixture into prepared pan. Arrange tomatoes on top, pressing into the mixture slightly. Sprinkle top with remaining cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until set and golden on top. Slice and serve warm or refrigerate and serve later.

Mummy's Fried Meatballs

Phong Hong blog her Mummy's Fried Meatballs, one of the dish i like, bought $2 of meat from the market and did it.  Mine did not turn out well.

Recipe in Phong Hong blog :

Ingredients :
- Minced meat

- Big onion, minced

- Shredded carrots

- Shredded potato

- Green peas

- egg

- corn flour

- salt

- pepper

Method :

1. Mix all the ingredients and using your hand or spoon, mix it all up until it forms a sticky mixture.

2. Rest the mixture in the fridge for 1/2 hour

3. Heat enough oil for deep frying or pan frying.

4. Form minced meat into balls or patties and fry until brown and cooked.

Potato Bite

Rose posted about the Potato Bite she bakes, which tempts me to bake it too.

Recipe in Rose blog :

Made 5-6 bites

Ingredients:

3 medium-sized Australia potatoes, grated

Half cup grated Mozzarella cheese

1 egg

1/4 onion, sliced/minced

Salt and pepper, to taste

Butter for greasing

Methods:

1. Mix grated potatoes, cheese, egg, salt and pepper well in a bowl.

2. In greased muffin tray, spoon the mixture to half full on each tray.

3. In pre-heated oven, bake for 15 to 20 minutes till well done.

4. Let it cool before take them out and serve with your favourite sauce, such as tomato sauce.

Inaka Soba

(1) I was at Cold Storage when i saw this packet of Inaka Soba @ $1.65, was craving for it, so bought a packet back.

(2) The back of the packaging

(3) As i have a small can of button mushroom, cooked it with the button mushroom, and whatever i had in the fridge, crabstick, shredded carrot, and egg.  I did not buy any Soba sauce to go with it as i don't cook often, will be a waste to buy it and left it in the shelve.

Cook

(1) Rose posted about Sweet Bowl, saw that it was quite simple to do it and now that the weather is so hot, since i was not lazy, i decided to try it out.  Could not get hold of the light green sago as in Rose blog, mine is white colour as in the picture, and quite sometimes didn't eat Fruit Cocktail, so bought a can to goes with it.

(2) I was googl-ing for a chicken recipe when i came across Jen's Kitchen Dairy and her Steam Chicken with Tau Pok and Salted Chicken, being a lazy person who goes for simple recipe, and the recipe was quite simple, i decided to try it out.

Recipe as in Jen's Kitchen Diary
Ingredients:
10 chicken mid joint wings
10 small tofu pok
1 tbsp shredded ginger
1 tbsp salted fish (diced) (original recipe uses 1 pc mui hong salted fish)

Seasoning:
½ tbsp oyster sauce
½ tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
3tbsp water
½ tsp corn flour

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, mix chicken wings with seasoning and season for 2 hours. Remove chicken wings from fridge ½ hour before cooking, mix together with tofu pok and season mixture for half hour.

2. Put mixture into a steaming tray. Steam at high heat for 20min or until cooked. Remove and serve.

I made some changes to it, i did not used tofu pok, and since i have chinese sausage in the fridge, i decided to use it.

(3) Read about Princess Ribbon homemade Japanese Potato Salad in her blog, then saw in Real Gunner blog, his Lazy Man's Mashed Potato, i decided to make it when i am not lazy, i shall name mine as Lazy Woman's Mashed Potato, hahaha.... I used evaporated milk since i have it in the fridge.

(4) The Member of Parliament were at my place market there on 13th September to thank voters.

Random Post

Sibu Food Mayor was asking when is election, news is out on Tuesday (25th August 2015), Singaporean to vote in General Election on 11th September 2015.

Can't recall when i saw the pumpkin rice, but this was cooked quite sometimes back.  Thought wanna consolidate a few items then post, but was lazy to do any bakes or cooks.

The pumpkin rice, i used pumpkin, prawns, white button mushroom.

I am a coffee lover and i must drink at least 1 cup of coffee every day.  Usually, i will have 3-in-1 coffee, or at coffeeshop, etc.  Once in a while, will have a better coffee. I was surprise when i was served this cup of coffee with minion, as usually the drawings on the coffee is floral.

Cook

When i saw the  Honey Soy Sauce Chicken from Mui Mui blog, i was tempted to do it, i had a packet of chicken fillet in the fridge, so used to made it.

Another item that attracted me from  Mui Mui's blog is the Crumbed Boxing Drumlets, but mine is the lazy version i did not do as what Mui Mui's did in her blog, but just season it and coated with what as in the recipe.  I coated too much breadcrumb as above.

The 2nd round, i used mid-wing to prepared the Honey Sauce Chicken and marinate overnight which i find tastier.

Mee Sua

The other time, after eating the mee sua at Ching's house, i loves it, Ching mention if she goes back to her hometown at Sitiawan, she will get me the mee sua.  Thanks to Ching for the mee sua.

Use 2 of it

Got some ikan bilis and used it to cook the soup base

Bought $2 minced meat, mixed with shredded carrot and season with pepper, sesame oil, hua tiao chiew, made it into meatball.

This is my mee sua, with broccoli, hard boiled egg and meatball

My cook

Bought this piece of salmon fish at $6, was bargin-ing with the fishmonger if it can be cheaper, the fishmonger mention that the price has increased by $3/kg.

Steam it with the electric lunch box i bought sometimes back.

This piece of Batang fish cost me $6 ($22/kg), at first thought of frying it, 2nd thought, steam it will be better although frying is nice.

I have some chicken wing in the fridge, so i google the web and found this Baked Shrimp Paste Chicken,i tried fried version, but not baked version, so was keen to try it out.

My anyhow cook, braised chicken with tao kwa, mushroom, egg

My cook

I was google-ing about luncheon meat and came across Suituapui 2012 post about Luncheon meat croquettes, so i decided to try it out as i'm a fan of luncheon meat.

Since i have a small can of luncheon meat, i mash up the luncheon meat and mixed it with mashed potato.  Mixed with bread crumb (agar agar).  I beat 1 egg and add in bit by bit as i'm worried if i add in the whole egg, it will be watery. After that, i deep fried it.

But as from the pictures, can see mine is a disaster.

Saw in FB Claire minced meat, ask her how she did it as what i did before, it did not turn out as expected. I added in tong cai & crabstick.

My anyhow cook soup, with chicken, potato & carrot

Tried out doing minced chicken, add in salted egg, guess i should have more water as it turns out harder than the minced meat.

Saw a friend post in FB about her chicken wing, ask her how she did it.  Actually, it so happen i bought a packet of mid-wing from the supermarket and thought of doing something else, after seeing my friend chicken wing, i change my mind and did this.  Add in sesame oil, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, some corn flour.  Season for few hours, after that, braised for about 20 ~ 25 mins using the electric lunch box i bought sometimes ago.

My cook

I have been seeing this tomato rice quite popular, so  i thought i will try it out too. I used ham and tofu that i can find in the fridge.  Since i have a century egg left, after the rice is cooked, i cut it up and stir it into the rice.

I saw this Fried Kway Teow instant noodles at a shop selling at $0.60 each and was curious about it, so bought 2 packets back.

Lucky i cooked only 1 packet as i added in some ingredients which i didn't take picture of it and share it with my mum.  First and last time i'm buying it as it's not to my liking.

When i saw Rose croque madame, i was telling myself i will try out, but i made some changes, i toasted the bread in the oven at 180 degree for around 15 minutes.

Naughty Bites

When i saw  from Phong Hong blog her Naughty Bites, at first i didn't thought of doing it as i was lazy, when i was in the supermarket and saw the bacon, thought i will buy a bit to try out, can't buy too much, if not in the end, i will overeat.

Suituapui blog about the Hershey's cookies, didn't notice it before in supermarket, till after STP blog about it, i was in Fairprice Xtra and saw it, a box of it cost S$3.90.  But i didn't buy as i still have biscuits at home.  If i buy and keep, i might end up, can't resist the temptation and overeat.

Prawn Omelette

I have some prawns in the fridge, so when i saw Rose  Prawn Omelette, i thought of cooking it.  2 egg with 5 prawns and onion with some pepper. There it's goes, my not so tempting Prawn Omelette.

Thanks to Nick for the postcard which i receive last week.  Do give me a call if you come to Singapore again ya....

Prawns/Fried Rice

After trying out Phong Hong Sweet & Sour Sticky Ribs, i have grown to loves it, this round, i try out with prawns.

Saw different types of prawns at the Market the other time i was at the Market in Little India.  Was asking the fishmonger what type of prawns is this, he mention that it's Glass Prawns and this prawns can be use for steaming too.  $24/kg.  Bought 1/2 kg, 16 prawns.  Used 8 prawns.

As my plate was a small one, so only 5 prawns in the plate.

Below are the Ribs, Mid-Wings and Fish i did the other time:

My Sweet & Sour Sticky Ribs & Fish

My Sweet & Sour Sticky Mid-Wings

My horrible looking fried fish with tofu fish cake, luncheon meat, instead of cutting into cube the carrot, i shredded it & egg.

Sweet & Sour Sticky Mid-Wings

I loves the Sweet & Sour Sticky Ribs  from Phong Hong blog, the other time i have tried it out with Pork Ribs & Fish, this round, i try it out with mid-wings, it's so nice till i even lick the bones and my finger, lol...

Hereby, i would like to thanks to Grace for the self-printed postcard which i receive from her.

Also thanks to Sock Peng for the postcard that she sent from Paris when she was there.