Tonight we have a Western dinner. I promised my boy who is not a big fan of Asian food. However he loves the usual sweet & sour, char sui, hoi sin and BBQ sauces. It’s his treat tonight and he picked Gammon steaks. So he has gammon steak with bubble & squeaks with fresh lettuce … Continue reading Gammon with bubble & squeak
I have not cooked asam jawa aka tamarind fish for ages. Just last month I was talking with a friend about this dish. She had bought some amazingly fresh mackerels and I suggested to her this is one of the dish she can cook with her mackerels. This dish must be sour, sweet and spicy. … Continue reading Spicy tamarind (asam jawa) fish
The hubby has been indulging in too much glutinous rice dumpling (zongzi) last week so these few days he must eat less carbohydrates. Today he has monkfish tail wrapped in bacon blanket with lots of salads from my graden. This is an easy dish so am writing out so everyone can try. Place your monk … Continue reading Monkfish in bacon blanket
Pan seared pork chops with a honeyed whiskey sauce – Some Sundays I do cook Sunday’s lunch to earn brownies points from my boy. I hope one day he will be able to tell my grandchildren “your grandma used to cook this amazing ……. kekekekekekeke Today I have decided to just pan seared some marinated pork … Continue reading Pan seared pork chops with a honeyed whiskey sauce
SousVide rack of lamb, puree and cube butternut squash, broccoli spears, sundries tomatoes, crispy bacon, all served with a mustard white wine sauce. I love using the SousVide and my favourite is rack of lamb followed very closely by the Ribeye of beef. Today’s SousVide rack of lamb is served with a mustard white wine … Continue reading SousVide Rack of lamb with a mustard white wine sauce
Champagne poached lemon sole fillets – decided to cook this for hubby’s lunch. I used champagne because I did not have any white wine at home. For some reason white wine and I do not get on. It gives me a headache! So I never buy them. I do get the odd bottle as gifts. … Continue reading Champagne poached lemon sole fillets
Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, blue cheese and wrapped with thin bacon. Served with a blue cheese sauce and asparagus sides. This cheese sauce recipe is just extremely easy. You can make it as a dip for chicken wings and even prawns. Continue reading Chicken breast stuffed served with a blue cheese sauce
This white wine creamy mustard sauce was first introduced to me by my FIL. Since then I have made it at least twice a year. The family loves it. It is not hard to make and the ingredients are simple. Please refer to the pics for the steps too. Enjoy. Continue reading Pork Chops in a white wine creamy mustard sauce
For the last day of 2018 I decided to bake a whiskey glazed ham with Christmas flavours. I bought a smoked gammon joint and it was 2.5 kg in weight. Woke up early and soaked it for about 10 hours, changing the water a few times. Smoked gammon joint has a better taste than unsmoked … Continue reading Whiskey glazed ham – Special
The boy lollipop requested turkey schnitzel. He said I have not made this for ages. I use to cook this with all types of protein then keep some to make sandwiches for his school lunch box. This is a very easy but children and adult pleasing dish. You can make a sauce for it but … Continue reading Turkey schnitzel with lettuce & pickled red peppers
