07 Nov 2010 - homecooked stuff

stir-fried garlic sprouts with carrots and back bacon. bought it instead of streaky bacon such that they would have healthier meals. the very aroma of this dish wafted into someone's dream who then screamed "what's cooking?!" before falling into slumber again.


stir-fried kelp - her intent was probably to clear stock. too fishy a smell for him... but he ate it anyway


for something more nourishing - soup! bittergourd soup to be exact. he had wanted plain bittergourd soup, but she decided that she would get some pork bones for better flavour. you see carrots in here for the same reasons as the previous dish - to clear stock.

19 September 2010 homecooked fare

purple tint rice - looks pretty, doesn't it? caused by placing purple sweet potatoes in the top steamer compartment while cooking rice. the sweet potato sweat dripped down onto the pristine rice bits and colored them so.


corn and potato pork ribs soup, his perennial favourite. these vegetables and bone make really good soup.


the overcooked meat strips with garlic sprouts and carrot strips. she insisted on cooking over high heat for a prolonged period of time, rendering the meat tough as rubber.

Home-cooked stuff on 17 and 18 July 2010

first up, the dishes that wife whipped up on 17 July.

shanghai green - stir fried with dried shrimp


braised chicken mid-joints with garlic sprouts and carrots



stuff she made again on 18 July

braised pork belly with yam - cooked the yam in water to soften them before cutting them into cubes and stir-frying with the pork. the taste and texture of the yam was superb, soft and savoury on the outside, yet slightly sweet and powdery on the inside.


stir-fried garlic sprouts with carrots strip


the most sinful stuff of the day, caramel pudding for dessert. the caramel formed a moat around the pudding, he (apprehensively) went "wow......."


wife was commenting about her dishes being lapped up in no time, apparently in self-praise. hahahaha