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I hope you have enjoyed a good selection of dishes last week at Once Upon a Feast. This week, we have another dozen of entries for Presto Pasta Night Roundup to whet your appetite.First, we have Noobcook with a creative Thai-inspired rice vermicelli dish - Fried Tom Yum Seafood Bee Hoon. Ooh la la! I can bravely say I love Tom Yum with almost anything?Next, all the way from …
Trying hard to find the noodles (rice vermicelli, to be more exact)? Yes, the Mee Siam is soaking fine and well in this tangy gravy.Hey, there is still time to send in your entries to Presto Pasta Night (PPN). PPN #112 runs from 2 May - 7 May The round up will be done on 8 May 2009.If you are new to Presto Pasta Night, "Pasta" applies to noodles as well - not limited to …
Finally, I'm taking a step forward to host my first blog event :DPresto Pasta Night, it shall be. Why not? This has always been my all-time favorite blog event.As your host for this week (2 - 7 May 2009; round up on 8 May 2009), I have started it rolling by this quick and easy pasta. I've used leftover chicken curry, coupled with fresh baby spinach to present to you...Chicken …
Believe it or not. I usually blanch my broccoli and eat them with steamed rice and other dishes (Chinese meal) or baked fish and potatoes (Western meal). How boring can this get. But I am used to that. Here is another simple variation to flavor up some blanched broccoli, oven-style (...means easy-style).Baked Broccoli with CheeseIngredients: Butter, olive oil (butter and …
Few weekends ago, we were invited to some rockin' delicious Vietnamese food. YESsss! Again! :D This is the second time to the same place, and definitely the place to seek true authentic Vietnamese food. Prior to that, I knew it was going to be central Vietnamese cuisine (Hue cuisine). Quietly and secretly, I was happy. The last time we had "special" Vietnamese noodles was in …
What would you do if you have 3 pounds of onions? I do not know. Ginny Gets Floury is caught in this situation. Well...I was caught in a similar situation before, on a much smaller scale though - a few yellow onions leftovers and did not know what to do with them all at once. No stewing beef cubes - I can't make beef stew. With the only produce left in the fridge - carrot; …
Food in Color-FIC is Red and Green in the month of April. Here is a little re-collection of my older recipes, to feature these colors - Stir Fry Snow Peas with Peppers. As it is supposed to be vegetarian, I tweaked the recipe a little.Stir-fry Snow Peas With PeppersIngredients:-snow peas, washed, and trim off tips at both ends of the pod pea-green and red peppers, washed and …
Krupuk, keropok or merely crackers, if you wish to call it. So colorful and pretty isn't it ?For me, I like shrimp crackers and the Melinjo version (slightly bitter) of crackers. It is a childhood snack for some of us, isn't it ? :DWhat is your favorite childhood snack?Tag: crackers,snacks
I watched the Japanese chef peel the skin of each tomato while I ate at the counter. There was a large tray of peeled tomatoes waiting to be prepared for starters and served.My patience waiting for the appetizer paid off as I thought it was lusciously beautiful.Note: This was taken months and months ago at a Japanese restaurant in Taiwan. The restaurant was located just …
Exterior shutters are for functional use or can be fixed mounted for decorative use only. Shutters will add curb appeal to any home and can add color and distinction to your house. To me, I will make sure the vinyl shutters are up or opened to allow light into the room or home when I need to take my food shots. Yes, taking food photographs requires lighting and light!
I never really wanted to add pessimism to the current crisis since every other day, I read and hear lay-off news in the media. It is already very depressing. If you have friends who are affected by the economic crisis, I am not sure if LIGHTSHIP RESEARCH will be of any help. But if their methodology and tools really work, it might be worthwhile to try. This is one testimonial …
There are some absolutely mouth-watering recipes that I come across while I surf the food blogs. I look at them picture-perfect and drool-worthy, ready to try the recipe one day...slowly but surely.Rasa Malaysia's Steamed Shrimp with Garlic Oil is one that I have bookmarked for the longest time now since the recipe satisfies my criteria when it comes to cooking esp. for …
There is nothing really new about this recipe but it still proves exciting. Ever since I ventured into the Indian concoction of Spicy Green Beans and Spicy Chickpeas, I am into the trail to more legume recipes.Spicy Pinto Beans Ingredients: pinto beans, carrots cubed to bite-sizes, 4-5 shallots(or half medium onion) sliced, 2-3 garlic minced, 1-2tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp …
Is it rare to capture food that smiles? Evil sometimes...but...I've made oven-baked fries with it and was happy with the results. I smiled, just like it smiled.With that same butternut squash, I made another dish. What is it?Tag: pumpkin, butternut squash
Who says fish and pasta can't mix? When there is No Time to Cook (yet striving to have nutritious tasty meals), mixing fresh produce and pantry staples (and sometimes even freezer-friendly sauces) gets me SET!Fish Pasta (serves 2)Ingredients: [Fresh Produce] fish fillet, cut into slices and lightly seasoned with salt, pepper and dried oregano, green vegetables (choy sum/boy …
This is a Grittibanz. Grittibanz is the Swiss version of the Gingerbread Man. And obviously I got this from a Swiss bakery.Tag: Grittibanz, swiss bread
There are recipes which I have bookmarked previously and which I have tried using again and again. This Tamarind Chicken from Delicious Asian Food is one recipe that I will turn to when my slow cooker calls me for a chicken dish.The original recipe does not call for the slow cooker, and I hope I have not done the dish injustice by doing so. The Baba Coriander Chicken dish …
Presto Pasta Nights starts year three and what is better than whipping up my favorite tomato-based pasta dish. I don't claim I cook the best pasta dish but in my own repertoire of pasta dishes, this pasta is one of those I do best.Ever since I got used to using canned tomatoes (main ingredients: tomatoes, sea salt) for making my own pasta sauce, I have long forgotten …
Healthy Salmon CakeIngredients: 2 cans of pink salmon, freshly ground pepper, 1 whisked egg, red chili flakesDirections:1. Mix all the ingredients together and shape into pattie2. In a lightly oiled flat pan, pan-fry the salmon cake till the outside turns brown and slightly crisp3. Serve or top with mango salsaRemember the mango salsa, so versatile that I could serve with …
We were cordially to a friend's house in Singapore to sample his cooking. Vietnamese food...Yummy! To recall, we have never tried any authentic Viet. cuisine in Singapore before. Well, we never even tried searching for one. I have grounds to believe it is easier to find authentic Viet. food back in California. California pampered us too much on good Vietnamese food ^0^I'll …
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