Recipe 17 : Chicken Bits, Potatoes & Egg Dish

Ingredients :

Potatoes (chopped into small cubes)

Blended Chicken (Ramlee brand)

Eggs

Salt

Steps :

1) Fry the potatoes first until they are soft.

2) Add the blended chicken into the pan.

3) Beat the eggs and add them into the pan.

4) Add salt to taste and fry until everything is cooked.

5) Eat it!!

Recipe 16 : Sambal Hae Bee (Spicy Dried Shrimp Sambal)

Ingredients:

1 cup hae bee (dried prawns)soaked and finely ground

8 fresh chillies

10 small onions pound together

A knob of belacan

Salt

Sugar

Steps :

1. Heat a tbsp of oil in a fry pan and fry the pounded ingredients for 2 minutes.

2. Add the dried prawns and continue frying till quite dry.

3. Add a little salt and sugar to taste.

4. Eat it!!

Recipe 15 : French Fries

Ingredients :

A pack of fries (just grab from any supermarket)

Oil (for frying)

Thousand Island sauce (for the topping)

Steps :

1) Heat wok with oil.

2) When the wok is hot, just throw in as much fries as you want.

3) Fry until golden brown and crispy.

4) Drain the oil and place the fries on a napkin.

5) Add some thousand island sauce on them as a topping.

6) Eat it!!

Recipe 14 : Kiam Chye Boey (Chinese Irish Stew)

Important Notes :

- This is a NON HALAL dish as it has PORK in it.

- This is not a 15 MINUTE dish. It takes about 2 HOURS to complete.

- This is a dish which is normally served during CHINESE NEW YEAR.

- You can replace PORK with CHICKEN but I'm not sure if the taste is similar.

Ingredients :

500gm Kiam Chye (Salted Vegetables)

250gm Kuah Chye (Fresh Mustard Leaves)

200gm Peh Chye (Chinese Cabbage)

200gm Pau Chye (Round Chinese Cabbage)

1 Plate of Joo Hoo Char (Refer to Recipe No. 13)

30gm Garlic

250gm of Cooked Meat (Pork)

1 Tin Button Mushrooms (Cut into half)

1 Tin Straw Mushrooms (Cut into half)

1 Stick Lemon Grass (Smashed)

1 Nutmeg Seed (Crushed)

5 Pieces Of Dried Chillis

10 Preserved Sour Plums

Steps :

1) Fry garlic until lightly brown, add meat (roasted pork), lemon grass, crushed nutmeg seed and dried chilis.

2) Add salted vegetables and cook until they are soft.

3) Add all other ingredients, including jiu hoo char, and cook until the kuah chye (mustard leaves) softens.

4) Eat it!!

Recipe 13 : Joo Hoo Char (Fried Cuttlefish)

Important Notes :

- This is a NON HALAL dish as it has PORK in it.

- This is not a 15 MINUTE dish. It takes about 1 HOUR or MORE to complete.

- This is a dish which is normally served during CHINESE NEW YEAR.

- This dish is best eaten by wrapping it with LETTUCE.

Ingredients :

100g Joo Hoo See (Shredded Dried Cuttlefish)

250g Pork Belly

1kg Bangkwang (Sweet Turnip)

1 Medium Carrot

6 Dried Chinese Mushrooms

3 Cloves Garlic (Minced)

Cooking Oil

Dash of Sesame Oil

Tau Cheo (Salted Soy Bean)

Sugar

Chinese Celery

Steps :

1) Soak the dried cuttlefish in water for 15 minutes and rinse clean. Dry with kitchen towel if it is still wet.

2) Blanch pork belly briefly in boiling water. Diced it small (discard the skin) and set aside.

3) Shred finely the Bangkwang, Carrot into long strips. Soak the mushroom, wash and cut off the hard stem and slice into strips.

4) Heat oil in a large wok.

5) Saute Garlic briefly.

6) Fry the cuttlefish till it is dry and becomes aromatic.

7) Then fry the diced pork, adding tao cheo and the chinese mushroom. Follow up with turnip, carrot and Chinese celery.

8) It is important to fry until the ingredients are equally mixed. Taste a little before you add the salt, sesame oil and sugar. (Sometimes the tao cheo's saltiness and turnip's natural sweetness is enough that you do not need to put too much seasoning but a dash of them is good).

9) You will need to cook them a little longer till the dish is dried up and has no more gravy left.

10) Eat it!!

Recipe 11 : Minced Chicken & Egg

Ingredients :

4 Eggs

Pepper

Garlic

Soy Sauce

Minced Chicken (Ramlee)

Olive Oil

Steps :

1) Heat the pan with olive oil and garlic.

2) Add in the minced chicken.

3) Add in the eggs.

4) Add in some pepper and soy sauce.

5) Stir the mixture thoroughly and until cooked.

6) Eat it!!

P/S : This dish goes well with rice or bread.

Recipe 10 : Fried Shrimps

Ingredients :

Shrimps (washed, cleaned and its skin peeled)

Flour (for deep frying)

Eggs (only egg white)

Steps :

1) Dip the shrimps into the egg white.

2) Dip the shrimps into a bowl of flour.

3) Heat the pan with olive oil.

4) Place the shrimps into the pan for deep frying.

5) Remove when the shrimps are well cooked or a little brownish and crispy.

6) Eat it!!

Recipe 9 : Stir-Fried French Beans

Ingredients :

Minced Garlic

Olive Oil

French Beans (chopped into small bits)

Adabi Essence for Vegetables

Steps :

1) Heat the wok with olive oil and minced garlic.

2) Add in the french beans when the garlic has turned brownish.

3) Add in the Adabi Essence and some water.

4) Stir the french beans until they are a bit soft.

5) Eat it!!

Recipe 8 : Egg Baguette

Well, this recipe is somewhat similar to Recipe No. 2 which is the Egg Sandwich except for I've changed a few ingredients and method of preparing it. Its pretty fun when you can mix and match and can never go wrong with food!! Hahaha...

Ingredients :

Baguette/French Loaf

Eggs

Butter

Olive Oil

Steps :

1) Cut the baguette into about 6 inches long and slit them into 2.

2) Spread both sides with butter.

3) Heat the pan with a few drops of olive oil.

4) Place the baguette into the pan with the butter side facing down.

5) Take out the baguette when you see the butter side a little brownish.

6) Fry 2 eggs (any style you want).

7) When the eggs are done, just place it between the baguettes.

8) Eat it!!

Recipe 7 : Fried Chicken

Ingredients :

Chicken (any part you wish)

Flour (for deep frying)

Eggs (depends on the quantity of the chicken)

Olive Oil

Steps :

1) Wash the chicken parts thoroughly.

2) Break 2 eggs into a bowl (only egg white)

3) Dip the chicken parts into the egg whites and leave them for 15 minutes.

4) After 15 minutes, heat up the pan with olive oil.

5) Dip the chicken parts into the flour.

6) Place them onto the heated pan and let them fry!!

7) When the chicken is golden brown, remove them from the pan.

8) Eat it!! (it's finger lickin' good)

P/S : This is not a 15 minute dish but its really worth waiting. It took me about 30 minutes to get everything done!

2nd Attempt - Aloo Gobi

So, today I tried making Aloo Gobi again since I have some time to spare this weekend and I still have some potatoes in the fridge. So, after work, I drove myself to 1 Utama, sent my car for a bath and went groceries shopping, more like Aloo Gobi shopping. Bought a huge China Cauliflower from Jusco for only RM3 and more potatoes. And I took a stroll along the spice rack. I noticed they had Garam Masala but actually my dear friend Ashwini had told me earlier that I could get it from Tesco or any Indian shops. But maybe its because of my luck, I found it FINALLY! And of course I bought it. Here's a picture of what turned up. Its pretty dry don't you think? I think I should have a little more gravy in it but hey, thumbs up! I'm almost there! Just need to adjust a little with the water quantity. But seriously, I took a bite and I was in heaven. This dish is awesome! Maybe I should call it Fried Cauliflower & Potatoes in lots of Indian spices. Hehehe...I shall not write down the recipe as its pretty much similar to the one yesterday except for I added Cumin Seeds (Jintan Putih) and replaced Masala Mix with Garam Masala. I'm planning to try again tomorrow so I guess its a week filled with cauliflower and potatoes for my diet.

Recipe 6 : Vegetable Curry

First & Foremost, before I lay down the recipe, this was supposed to be Aloo Gobi, a traditional Indian dish with cauliflower and potatoes with a thick curry gravy. But I think mine didn't turn up well as it was too watery, so it kind off ended up being Vegetable Curry. Its my first time attempting a dish with so many different spices, but it turned out well. It was tasty though...but practise makes perfect and I'm still trying to perfect this dish. My goal is to master this dish before someone returns...Enjoy!!

Ingredients :

Cauliflower

Potatoes

1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon of Garlic

1 Teaspoon of Ginger Paste

1 Teaspoon of Salt

1 Teaspoon of Garam Masala/Masala Mix

1 Teaspoon of Cumin Seeds/Ground Cumin

1 Teaspoon of Chilli Powder

1 Teaspoon of Tumeric Powder

Water

Steps :

1) Cut the potatoes into cubes

2) Separate the cauliflower florets into a bowl

3) Heat up the wok with olive oil, garlic and ginger paste.

4) When the garlic is slightly brown, add in the potatoes.

5) Add in the cumin, chilli powder, salt, masala mix and tumeric powder.

6) When the potatoes are slightly cooked, add in the cauliflower florets.

7) Add some water.

8) Cook until the potatoes and cauliflower florets are tender.

9) Serve with bread, rice etc...

10) Eat it!!

Recipe 5 : Fried Eggs With Taiwanese Sausages

Ingredients :

5 Eggs

2 Taiwanese/Chinese Sausages

1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon of Chopped Garlic

1 Teaspoon of Salt

Steps :

1) Cut the sausages into cubes

2) Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk them.

3) Heat up the pan with the olive oil and garlic.

4) When the garlic is slightly brown, add in the sausages.

5) Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes or until the sausages are cooked. (a little brown by the side)

6) Add in the eggs.

7) Add in some salt. (depends on individual taste)

8) Wait till the egg is fully fried and cut them into pieces in the pan.

9) Serve while hot.

10) Eat it!!

Recipe 4 : Tuna Sandwich

Ingredients :

Sandwich Bread

A Can of Tuna

Thousand Island Dressing

Steps :

1) Pour the tuna from the can into a bowl.

2) Squeeze some thousand island dressing into the bowl of tuna.

3) Mix the tuna with the thousand island dressing.

4) Spread it on the sandwich bread.

5) Eat it!!

Recipe 3 : Grilled Black Pepper Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients:

Sliced Cheese

Butter

Sandwich Bread

Steps:

1) Spread some butter on the sandwich bread.

2) Put 2 slices of cheese onto the bread.

3) Toast them in the oven for 15 minutes.

4) Eat it!

Recipe 2 : Egg Sandwich

Ingredients :

5 Eggs

Sandwich Bread

Dressing :

Thousand Island Dressing

Steps :

1) Boil the eggs until they are hard boiled and peel off their skin.

2) Crush the eggs in a bowl using whatever tools you have (Ha Ha Ha)

3) Squeeze some thousand island dressing into the scrambled/crushed eggs.

4) Spread it on your sandwich bread

5) Eat it!!

Recipe 1 : Garden Potato Salad

Ingredients :

1) Romaine Lettuce

2) Cherry Tomatoes (Optional)

3) Potatoes

Dressing :

1) Thousand Island

2) Salad Cream

Steps :

1) Just chop your lettuce into small pieces (as much as you want).

2) Put as many tomatoes as you want.

3) Cut the steamed potatoes into cubes and add into the salad.

4) Pump the thousand island dressing and the salad cream.

5) Eat it!

Goodbye Biscuits!Crackers!Chips!

An Introductory Note

Well, as you can see, this is my 2nd blog which I've just decided to start today. But this isn't just a blog with my writing in it. It is a blog, inspired by a true friend, who had helped me pretty much over the last couple of days I've spent with him. What can I say is that he has inspired me to start blogging, or more importantly to start cooking. I do admit that I don't cook. I have never touched a pan before and I don't even know how to use a can opener. And yeah, you could just call be a USELESS BITCH!

But I'm not here to be a chef or a masterchef or to even be at par with Gordon Ramsey. I just want to be able to make meals for myself. Being a working woman isn't easy at all, especially when I have to cope with traffic, tonnes of e-mails, my office work as well as my personal stuff. I wake up at 6.00am, off to work at 7.00am, start working at 8.00am, finishes at 5.00pm, runs off to my 2nd job at 6.00pm, end my 2nd job at 8.00pm and by the time I'm home, it would be about 9.00pm. Then, I will take my shower and pfftt!! I'm in front of the computer again, typing on one hand while holding a cracker on the other. And the day repeats itself...

So this friend comes along and gives me a few ideas on what I can pull off in less than 5 minutes or so, which is way healthier and filling. No names mentioned here as to who he is but I'm sure he will know who he is once he reads this blog.

Therefore, I dedicate this blog to you *****