My Culinary Journal

Living away from MY gives me a chance to explore my culinary skills - esp. when eating out is too expensive unlike in MY where a plate of char kuey teow can be bought at less than RM5. I try to make sure I spent more time with my kids instead of cooking while ensuring that the food still taste good and nutritious....So..the dishes are extremely simple to prepare (i try not to be a hero to prepare from scratch - prepared mixes do the trick really well)

Week#1

• Beef Stew in Tomato Paste with celery, carrot and bell pepper - very hearty dish
• Beef Rendang - i cheated on this one - bought the Brahim's Mix from MY - excellent product
• Steamed Fish (Nile Perch Fillet) with yummy chili paste from Penang - am actually surprised how good this fish turned out - fish was below 10dh....so it was quite reasonable (feeds 2 persons)
  

Week #2

• Saturday 11.10.08 - Steamed Fish with black bean & hoisin sauce
• Sunday 12.10.08 - Steamed Tong Gwei Chicken with kei chi + Potato Croquettes
• Monday 13.10.08 - Stir-fried Beef with pickled cucumber & carrot
• Tuesday 14.10.08 - Vegetable Curry
• Wednesday 15.10.08 - Warm Chicken Salad with garlic mushrooms + Stir Fried Black Pepper Beef with Green Bell Pepper
  

Week #3

• Saturday 18.10.08 - Chilli Fried Rice with Fermented Black Soy Beans
• Sunday 19.10.08 - Steamed chicken with chinese black fungus (muk yi)
• Monday 20.10.08 - Stir Fried Beef with Bittergourd & Black Fermented Soy Beans & Stir Fry Brocolli, Carrot and Sausage in molasses
• Tuesday 21.10.08 - Caramelized sweet & sour pork ribs
• Wednesday 22.10.08 - Curry Chicken (using Brahim's Meat Curry Paste)
  

Week#4

• Saturday 25.10.08 lunch - Chicken Mince Meat with Potato & Carrots in Molasses Sauce (this was specially created for Hannah)
  Also, made Chicken Pot Stickers (frozen for future consumption) & Gluten Free Chocolate Molasses Cookies (for Hannah)