As you may have noticed, we are smack dab in the middle of televised sports season. Baseball playoffs are starting (Go Giants!), football season is in full swing (Go Giants!), and basketball is just around the corner (Go Warriors??), so you’re going to need some delicious dips to help soak up some of that beer. As I’ve said before, the cornerstone of any proper game-day buffet is the dip selection. Here are a few of our favorites. Just click on the recipe name in the caption, and as always, enjoy!
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Minggu, 27 Oktober 2013
Sabtu, 26 Oktober 2013
Braised Chicken with Mushroom and Chestnut
We love this dish a lot and when I cook this, the dish is always wiped clean. Everyone has a favourite. My son will eat more of the mushroom. My husband the chicken and I finished up the carrot and chestnuts. I love the chestnuts! It adds sweetness to the dish.
Its almost the same as how I did THIS, except I pan fried the chicken slightly before I add it to the pot with the rest of the ingredients. Water is added enough to cover all the ingredients and braised in low heat till liquid reduced to less than half.
Best served with a bowl of rice or two! Yums!
Drunken Mussels – Way Fewer Than 12 Steps!
Of course, before this big bowl of awesome can happen, you need to get everything prepped and ready to go. You long time foodwishers know this is called “mise en place,” which is just culinary lingo for organizing your ingredients.
Speaking of ingredients, most large seafood departments stock P.E.I. mussels, but if you can’t find them, this works beautifully with clams as well. Clearly, this is one of those primary recipes that can be twisted and tweaked in hundreds of ways by using different beverages, peppers, citrus, and herbs. I hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!
For 2 Portions:
2 pounds mussels
2 tbsp butter
4-5 cloves of garlic minced
red pepper flakes to taste
zest from one large lemon
2 cups white wine
freshly ground black pepper to taste
handful of chopped Italian parsley
An Upside Down Burgers is Right Side Up
Youll be happy to know I brought all my equipment with me down to LA, and Ill be spending my entire weekend filming a bunch of new videos recipes – none of which will include my "face for radio."
This little quick and dirty cell phone video shows a burger eating technique Ive been wanting to share for a while. I like to leave my burger upside-down on the plate, so instead of the thinner bottom bun getting even soggier, the juices drain into the usually thicker, drier top bun. Youre welcome. Enjoy!
Little Lunch Box 36 小饭盒
Another simple lunch for the kids. This mum is getting lazy. :P
I bought the fishy fish cake and the squarish fish tofu from the wet markets yong tau foo stall. I sliced them into half, steamed them and use them to top the rice thats mixed with furikake. Those in the middle are sausages, by the way.
I bought them miso soup too to go with these. ;)
Jumat, 25 Oktober 2013
Easter April 20 Budget Meal Round Up!
Thanks everyone for supporting the Easter April - $20 Budget Meal event with a Easter theme of using Egg in one of the prepared dish. Thanks everyone whom take the effort to note down the pricing of ingredients and spending on each ingredient to support this event. Here we have a total of 21 fabulous sets of "2 Dishes 1 Soup" menu from blogger and facebook friends of different countries such as USA, Australia and Singapore.
Here are all the entries for the [Easter April - $20 Budget Meal], listed in the order of the date submitted.
Watercress Pork Ribs Soup (西洋菜排骨汤), Braised Fish Head (红烧鱼头), Steamed Egg with Chinese Yam and Mushrooms (淮山蒸蛋烩双菇)
by Wai Fong of Fongs Kitchen Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$19.20; Serves 6
Luo Han Guo and Watercress Soup plus Hainanese Pork Chop Rice and Pork Katsudon
by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$11.50; Serves 3
Sausage, Bacon and Egg Pie, Roasted Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup, Salad Green
by Wai Fong of Fongs Kitchen Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$19.70; Serves 3 - 6
Chinese Yam and White Fungus Soup (淮山雪耳瘦肉汤), Seaweed Egg Roll (紫菜腐竹鸡蛋卷), Steamed Fish with Tomato and Salted Vegetables (蕃茄咸菜蒸鱼尾)
by Wai Fong of Fongs Kitchen Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$13.00; Serves 3
Garlic Kale, Daikon Fried Egg, Stir-Fry Combination Veggies
by Tigerfish of An Escape to Food (Sunnyvale, California - United States)
Total Spending: USD 8.00 (S$10.00) ; Serves 4
Stewed Pork Rice (卤肉饭), Stewed Eggs with Bean Curd (卤蛋/ 卤豆干) and Cabbage and King Mushroom Soup (白菜鸡腿菇汤)
by Wai Fong of Fongs Kitchen Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$13.50; Serves 6
Pork Shabu Salad with Ponzu Dressing and Egg Drop Soup
by Namiko of Just One Cookbook (United States)
Total Spending: USD 8.00 (S$10.00) ; Serves 2-3
Spicy Kangkong, Chicken in Rice Wine and Dried Laver Anchovies Soup
by Ching of Little Corner of Mine (United State)
Total Spending: USD 5.04 (S$6.20); Serves 4
Cream of Cauliflower Soup and Ham and Egg Pizza Tart
by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$8.60; Serves 3
ABC Soup (马铃薯蕃茄红萝卜煲鸡汤), Corn Fritters with Avocado Dip (黄金玉米片) , Broccoli with Egg Whites in Milk Broth (奶汁蛋白西兰花)
by Wai Fong of Fongs Kitchen Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$9.00; Serves 3-4
Seaweed and Minced Pork Soup, Fried Bitter Gourd Omelette and Ma Po Tofu
by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$6.60; Serves 3
Honey Marinated Chicken Wings, Ham and Onion omelette and Cream of Mushroom
by Jacqualine of TheSuper Girl (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$9.40; Serves 2
Corn, Carrot and Radish Soup, Stir Fry Long Beans and Mushrooms and Chili Prawns with Century Eggs
by Daphne of More Than Words (Australia)
Total Spending: AU$13.10; Serves 4
Steamed Fried Fish with Miso Sauce, Stir Fry Marrow Green and Egg with Crispy Silver Fish and Radish Pork Ribs Soup
by Wendy of Wens Delight (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$18.50; Serves 4
Eggy Pepperoni Pizza and Eggy Turkey wrap
by Lobster of Lobsterpaints (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$19.95; Serves 2
Minced Pork Omelette, Steamed Tilapia and Fish Ball Soup with Spinach
by Anncoo of Anncoo Journal (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$14.65; Serves 4
Crabstick Steamed Egg, Stir-fried Cucumber with Prawns and Lotus Root Soup
by Jacqualine of TheSuper Girl (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$14.20; Serves 6
Seah’s Chicken Curry, Sambal Fried Egg and Stir Fry Bittergourd with Clam in Miso Sauce
by Wendy of Wens Delight (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$17.75; Serves 4
Spicy Bulgogi Pork, Shanghai green with Shitake Mushroom and Korean style mussel, pork and egg soup
by Wendy of Wens Delight (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$16.65; Serves 4
Steamed Tilapia Fillets, Eggs with Napa Cabbage and Seaweed Tofu Gochujang Soup
by Ching of Little Corner of Mine (United State)
Total Spending: USD 6.87(S$8.50); Serves 4
Entry From @ahpoohbear
Japanese Oyakodon and Miso Soup
by Joyce of @ahpoohbear (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$3.60 ; Serves 2 - 3
by Joyce of @ahpoohbear (Singapore)
Total Spending: S$3.60 ; Serves 2 - 3
JAPANESE OYAKODON RECIPE
Ingredients: (serves 3)
1.5 cup of steamed rice
1 Chicken Breast Meat, about 200g
1 onion, thinly sliced
Chicken stock (I used concentrated chicken stock and mix with water)
Mirin
3 eggs
Soy sauce to taste
Preparation:
1. Cooked steamed rice and set aside. 2. Fry the sliced onion till fragrant and add in the chicken pieces.
3. Add in the chicken stock, mirin and soy sauce to taste.
4. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes.
5. Crack the eggs into a bowl but do not beat the eggs. Instead, use a knife to slightly cut the egg yolk.
6. Once the chicken is cook, pour the egg over.
7. Let the egg cook for about 3 minutes, till the egg yolk is slightly hardened.
8. Turn off the heat.
9. Put the steamed rice into deep serving bowls and serve the simmered chicken and egg on top.
MISO SOUP
Ingredients:
Instant miso soup paste from supermarket Preparation:
1. Get a packet of instant miso soup paste from the supermarket. 2. Pour hot water and serve.
Toal Cost: S$3.60
Chicken = $2.00
Eggs = $0.60
Onion = $0.20
Instant Miso paste $0.80 per packet
Once again, thanks everyone for taking your time to come out of these wonderful budget meals, ideas and kitchen tips. Do stay tune for our May event announcement on the specified "ingredient" upon voting from the readers. All you dishes are feature at Cuisine Paradise Facebook Page HERE and the dish who earns the most number of "LIKE(s)" will received a mystery gift.
New Hobby Lower Peirce Reservoir
Last weekend we have a great time catching up with our new hobby at the Lower Peirce Reservoir together with some of the families there. Despite of the cloudy weather and passing-shower when we arrived, we still have a great warm-up session observing others and put it to practise on how to find, lure and catch our very first pet Yabby.
"Lower Peirce Reservoir - 贝雅士蓄水池下段" is one of the oldest reservoirs in Singapore. It is located near the MacRitchie Reservoir and the Upper Peirce Reservoir which is near Upper Thomson Road.
During most weekends or public holiday, the park will be filled with family with kids or love ones to set up picnics as well as to enjoy the scenery or walking trails through the rainforest for some exciting encounters with the amazing wildlife. Last weekend was our 2nd vist to this park and we saw most of the families are enjoying their family time catching little shrimps, crabs or fish with the kids.
As we did not get to spend more time like the rest of those families who enjoys this new prawning hobby due to the passing by shower on Saturday evening, we decided to go back again on Sunday. This round we managed to get very close encounter with those park monkey who are over friendly that they even snatched away our prawning baits. 
This is a very interesting hobby that requires "Patience", "Time" and "Co-ordination Skills" where you use just simple bait like "Bread" to attract these little smart Yabby. 
On the 1st day we only managed to caught one Yabby as we are still very new with the tactic to handle and lure these yabbies compare to the rest of the expert there. But on Sunday, as we are more prepared we managed to caught 3 and my boy really enjoys every moment of this new hobby. And before going home, we also spotted two huge Yabby which is around palm size with big claws but too bad we are not skillful enough to catch it.
Beautiful sunset that you might not have a chance to see often during your daily busy working days so perhaps sometime life will be more meaningful if you can spare some time, stop your pace, lift up your head and enjoy those beautiful sunset that is created by God.
Since we have a total of four yabbies now, we decided to buy a big container and stone shelter for these new pets. I guess sometime its good to have some easy to handle pet for the kids to take up self responsibility on keeping these cute buddies. 
Other than those yabbies above we also have another cute little pet hamster known as "Milo" which is given to us by our neighbour. She is a very gentle and intelligence pet that is always amused us with her cute acts.For more photos on our New Hobby @ Lower Peirce Reservoir, you can refer to the link HERE at Cuisine Paradise Facebook Page.
