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It's a bright summer day just after lunch...and I was still hungry...
Had a walk in Pacific Place's Great supermarket and wanted to buy my after-lunch-snack...
a. A box of sushi
b. A roll of kebab
c. Triple O's burger
d. ....
Wait! After-lunch snack or a second lunch?
Being sensible, SC vetoed all of my suggestions, and raging with hormones plus starving, I was really pissed!!!
Until I saw this pretty set from Le Creuset.
After selecting my colors, made a HK$368 worth of damage to my credit card, and placed the set in my bag...I was a happy girl again and willing to settle for 2 pieces of mini chicken pastry instead of whichever huge second lunch I was trying to get.
^_^'
This is the aftermath of a chili dog and mashed potato dinner...one heck of a hearty snack.
The hot dogs and buns are longgg gone, but I am left with a big bowl of "chili con carne" (quote marks as I am pretty sure that my version isn't authentic) and mashed potatoes. What to do? Put them together, top them with grated cheese...and nuke 'it to melt the cheese (I thought of putting them in the oven for a beautiful golden brown finish...but I worried that I would dry my mashed potatoes...I might try that next time).
Here's how I made my easy version of everything.
Mashed Potatoes
(serves two as side dish)
- 2 large potatoes, cleaned, peeled and cubed (around 1 x 1 x 1 cm)
- 3 tbsp butter, or more? (uh huh)
- a dash of milk
- salt, pepper, nutmeg
Place potato cubes in a microwave safe bowl, add a dash of milk and microwave on high for 15 minutes. Check if the potatoes are soft enough, microwave for 5 or more minutes if needed. Once the potato cubes are soft enough, mash them with a fork, stir in butter bit by bit, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
"Chili Con Carne"
(yields quite a lot, depends on how you want to use it, as a topping for hotdog/potatoes or...eat it with rice?)
I apologize for not being able to find the source of this recipe... T_T
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- half an onion, cubed
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 4 smallish fresh tomatoes, cubed
- 1 green bell pepper, cubed
- 10 pieces of sliced, jalapeno from a jar, chopped (I used El Paso)
- 1 small can of tomato paste
- 1 can of mixed beans
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp all spice
- 2 pieces of cloves
- olive oil, butter, hot water (or chicken or beef stock), salt, cayenne pepper
Saute garlic and onion in olive oil with a touch of butter, add ground beef, add chopped tomatoes and green bell pepper, let cook for a bit, add tomato paste, add a bit of hot water or stock (depends on how thick you want it to be, and depends on how long you want to cook it, since I plan to make a speedy one, I didn't add much water to the mixture), bring to boil, add spices and seasonings, add mixed beans, cook until heated through, adjust seasoning if necessary, add chopped jalapeno at the end, mix well, and serve.
I used a mix of grated mozzarela and sharp cheddar for this snack. After the cheese melted and everything's heated through...
Who was I kidding? One tiny ramekin is never enough!
Love pancakes to death, but I just can't have only sweets for breakfast...but pan frying eggs, bacon and all the savoury frills would be too troublesome for my lazy ass. My lazy solution is...to throw savoury bits in and make savoury pancakes ^_^
These may look like ordinary sweet pancakes...
Wait 'til you get to see what's inside...
Recipe
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder
- 1 tsp dry mixed herbs (thyme, rosemary, oregano, sage)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1/2 cup chopped sausages (I used Maid brand cheese cocktail sausages)
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, wet in another. Make a well in the middle of dry ingredients, add wet ingredients, mix well, add chopped sausages and grated cheddar cheese. Heat up a non stick pan to medium heat, pour a ladleful of batter, (butter/oil isn't necessary for non stick pan) pan fry until you see bubbles and the edges dried out a little, flip, let cook for a bit and transfer to a plate. Repeat until all the batter's done. Serve with butter and if you like sweet-savoury flavor combo, maple syrup ^_^
Fluffy pancakes with savoury bits...
My kinda weekend breakfast ^_^
The sausage pieces are only visible from the butt of the pancakes :D
Have a great weekend, everyone!
I've (another) bad habit I can't shake off.
Once I love something from a place, I can't bear to order anything else.
This Indonesian yellow rice lunch set is one of those things.
I've been to this place many times, planning to order its other yummy treats, but in the end, I couldn't. It's always the yellow rice set.
Yummy Indonesian yellow rice topped with sliced omelette and crispy shallot, served with deep fried chicken wing, spiced beef, roasted peanuts with salted fish, curry veggie, telor balado (hard boiled egg with chilli paste), extra curry sauce on the side. The drink is bottomless and you get dessert as well (refreshing sliced watermelon for today).
The set sent me straight to food heaven. Maybe one day I can order something else, maybe. I can't promise ^_^'
SC on the other hand, almost can't order anything that's the same as me unless there's really no other choice. Today he ordered this garlic rice set, with pickled veggie, chicken ala king, spiced beef, sauteed vegetables, served with soup of the day (winter melon and carrot soup) and sliced watermelon. Everything on the plate was lovely and tasty!
The lady owner is Indonesian and she still remembers me, although I haven't been there for more than a year! I felt so touched T_T things like this rarely happen in Hong Kong...at least not for me.
Do you have an ordering habit you'd like to share?
Cinta J
Shop G-4, Malaysia Bldg, 69 Jaffe Rd
灣仔謝斐道69號馬來西亞大廈地下
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2529 6622
(for lunch, it's better to make an advance booking)
I've never tried Poutine in my life...so, how weird of me to try "recreating" it at home. How was I supposed to know how it tasted like? Therefore, please excuse my beyond inauthentic poutine wannabe and just go along this yummy ride, will ya?
From what I heard, poutine is essentially french fries served with cheese curd and gravy.
They had me at cheese.
Heck, they had me at fries!
So, here we go...
My Poutine Wannabe
The Fries
I planned to use store bought french fries or frozen fries. But since I couldn't find any that day, I just sliced a couple of potatoes, rinse them until the water runs clear to get rid of the excess starch, pat 'em dry, and oven baked them with some butter and olive oil. I try to avoid deep frying whenever I can.
The cheese
In a sauce pan, I threw in 2 tsp butter, 1/2 cup of skim milk, plenty of grated cheddar cheese, a pinch of salt, white pepper, a dash of paprika (I just did it for the love of red dust) and a bit of corn starch dilluted in water to thicken. I added a few chunks of cheddar at the end.
The gravy
I despise store bought gravy, plus, I need to prepare my lunch for the next working day, so I used the gravy of this beef dish on my "poutine". Saute a clove of crushed garlic and a quarter of diced onion with a bit of butter and olive oil, add beef chunks, add mushrooms, drizzle some red wine, add some diced vegetables (I used peas, carrots and corn), add beef/chicken stock (optional) or just hot water, add mixed herbs (I used rosemary, oregano, and thyme), season with salt and black pepper, thicken with a bit of corn starch dilluted in water...and I got my version of gravy sorted.
The assembly
Two servings of "fries". Since they will get soaked in sauces anyway, don't worry too much about them being not as fluffy or crispy as normal french fries...and you don't need to season them.
I couldn't resist but adding a few chunks of beef before pouring some gravy over 'em.
Topped with the liquid gold...cheese sauce with chunks of cheddar cheese...
Yum. Amen.
I went even more inauthentic with the next serving...but I didn't regret it...
I added the whole beef, veggie, and mushrooms with the gravy altogether before pouring the cheese.
At least it is healthy---er, right?
...and while I prepared the hotdogs, I keep them in low oven to keep warm...
It's amazing how I could peel myself off them.
They were begging to be consumed right away.
Oh my~
The hotdogs
Johnsonsville's Turkey Cheddar hot dogs on lightly buttered and toasted hot dog buns, served with mayo, ketchup, relish, sambal ABC (Indonesian chilli sauce) and grated mixed cheese.
Nothing else I could say but yum!
PS. SC blamed me for the 2 lbs he gained after this meal :(
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