Mee Hailam

The kids woke up late today. They had late breakfast. When lunch came, they didn't eat that much. And at about 4pm, they were hungry again. My son requested for mee hailam. It's noodle with soy sauce based. The most important thing is that it's simple to make.

Smash 2 cloves of garlic, fry in a tablespoon of oil, then add 1 cup of sliced chicken. Add 3-4 cups of water. Put in 2 tablespoons of pepper. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes. Then add soy sauce. I used 2 types of soy sauce - 1/2 cups of sweet soy sauce and 1/4 cups of the salty type. I know, it sounded like too much soy sauce. Use half of the portions first and have a taste then go from there. After it boils, put in the other ingredients. I used squid, shrimps and some vegetables. And then put in the noodle. Put in the leafy vegetable after this. Wait for about 2-3 minutes, until you see the shrimp curls. When the shrimp is cooked, it's done.

Then call your kids!

Pina Colada

All my children are at home today, and to make lunch a little more special, I decided to try make my version of pina colada. I put 2 cups of diced pineapple in a blender, add 1 cup of sprite, 2 cups of coconut milk and of course sugar which is up to your preference. Start with 2 tablespoons and add if you need more. Then blend it away. Then add ice. Done! Sooo... simple.

Owh by the way, the pina colada is the one with pineapple slice at the side of the glass. Next to it is my hubby's fresh orange juice which err.. was a favorite at lunch just now. Not to say that the pina colada wasn't good ya.. it's just that the kids are not accustomed to it yet. Yeah! That was the reason :)

Muffins you won't go bananas over

Last evening I came home a little bit early. I had a meeting in an office which is close to my hubby's office, that's why. When I got home, I saw that there were still a lot of bananas in the kitchen and I thought it'd be good to try make banana muffins using the recipe that I got from the internet. So I did.

My kitchen smelled so nice when the muffins were in the oven and I thought, great, this recipe will be a keeper. After about 18 minutes, the muffins looked done. I waited for 5 minutes and tried one of them. What a disappointment! It looked and tasted quite good but it was not the muffin that I had hoped for. The texture was far from fluffy. Everything was not as what I had imagined!

Long story short, I have to search for another banana muffin recipe,which is not that hard. The hard part is to have patience trying one recipe after another, and finding somebody to eat them!

Omelette

Omelette. Simple but nice. Whenever I stay in a hotel I would go for omelette for breakfast. Like I said, it's nice. But now I always make it at home. Simply because my family loves it.

This morning omelette was requested by my son. Breakfast like a king, he said. Alright. No big deal, omelette I make. Beat 2 eggs, heat the pan on medium high and put in 1 teaspoon of olive oil. You can use butter, margarine, up to you. When the pan is hot, add the egg. When it is about half cooked, add the other 'accessories' - up to your preference. This morning I used diced mushroom, tomatoes and zuchini. And then add the most important ingredient of all, the mozarella cheese. In my house, if the omelette is not with mozarella cheese, it's not fun to eat. I didn't add salt to my omelette. Again it is up to you. You can also put in some pepper if you like. I forgot to put mine this morning, haha.. My son didn't complaint, so I'm not worried.

My omelette looks too oily this morning. Maybe I put in 2 teaspoons of olive oil instead of 1, but hey, I won't lose sleep over it. Maybe I'll do it again tomorrow morning. And maybe, this time it will be perfect!

Fish curry

This morning was havoc at my house. Today we're taking the car to the office. Meaning I had to leave early than usual. Meaning I had to finish all my cooking (breakfast & lunch), hang the laundry, sweep the floor, etcetera, etcetera, before 7am. And of all days, my daughter decided to cry out loud today for some silly reasons!

However, amidst the havoc, I managed to cook this lovely fish curry. Perasan! Just fry pounded garlic + onion + a little ginger with 3 tablespoon of cooking oil until aromatic, then put in a packet of fish curry powder that has been mixed with 4 tablespoon of water. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Meanwhile, mix 1 teaspoon of tamarind paste into 1 cup of water. Then add into the curry mixture in your pot/wok. Add 1 cup of coconut milk. Let it simmer for 5-6 minutes. Stir once in a while. When the mixture boils, add 4 slices of fish (I use mackerel), some ladies fingers that had been cleaned, and 1 tomato, quartered. If you like more gravy to your curry, add more water. Add salt to taste. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Then serve.

Well, in my case, I just leave it in the pot until I come home from the office in the evening.. sigh..

My tomato and mushroom toasties

Bread - checked. Pasta sauce - checked. Tomatoes - checked. Mushroom - checked. Mozarella cheese - checked. I am all set for my version of the tomato and mushroom toasties. Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celcius. Top sliced bread with pasta sauce. Layer with fresh tomatoes, mushroom and cheese. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Pancake

My son loves pancakes for breakfast. When he saw me getting maple syrup from a baking shop yesterday, I could guess what his request was for this morning's breakfast. Ok, no problem. Pancake is easy to make and err.. I think quite nutritious. I usually use pancake recipe from allrecipes.com. You can find all sorts of pancake recipes there. Plain pancake, blueberry pancake, etc. Besides, I am sooo very lazy to write the recipe here :)

Just have a try, it's simple!