Portobelo Mushroom Baked

Inspired by the Master Chef series and many cook shows on the TV,

I came up with my very own concoction of a quick fix meal

 Remove the mushroom stem; chopped them up

Fillings can consist of many items;
I used chopped garlic as fillings once.

But this case (cooking for non-garlic lover)
 I have to think of alternatives,

so I use pumpkin n sweet corns instead.

Mixed all chopped ingredients and seasoned with salt, black pepper,
butter and cream (optional)

to give it a crunchy feel,
you can either add chopped walnuts or almonds

Topped with grated cheese (parmesan or mozzarela) till golden brown on top

For a wholesome meal, served with mash potatoes 

but it serves as a meal by itself!!

Brunch at Loy's

Super Delicious.....

The Buffet Spread... just dig in!!

Best Carrot Cake, EVER!! Special Order accepted!

Our gracious hostess

Food glorious food....... a meal of home cooked "lontong" dishes by our gracious hostess goes a long way... what with good company and fun!!After eating ... its tall tale time!!

2 simple riddles:
Aunt Lucy has a big one
Aunt Molly has two small ones
A man has none and
A lady has it in front

Ramasamy has a long one
The wife will use the husband's one
The priest will not use his one
and your brother has one

Shepherd's Pie - "the family all-time favourite"

The GGC gathering on Saturday brunch was at my humble abode while I thrilled my friends with my simple cooking skills .... my family all-time favourite shepherd's pie with a touch of Asian taste. It is a complete meal by itself always enjoyed by the whole family and now I hoped that my friends had enjoyed this very special dish as well....
The ingredients shown on the first picture is good for 4 hearty eaters:=

Ingredients are
5 big potatoes (boiled and mashed, add butter n a pinch of salt)
5 big onions & 5 red chillies (diced)
500 gms meat (pork, chicken, beef or mutton)
(left over meat can also be used)

Method
1. Boiled meat till slightly cooked. Keep stock for cooking later. Dice cooked meat (or left over meat).
2. Fry onions in heated oil till fragrance, add chillies and fry till you can smell the chillies.
3. Add diced meat and fry till slightly brown, add pepper, salt and L&P sauce to taste.
4. Add the stock, stew till meat is tender and until mixture is dry.
5. Dish into a pyrex dish. Top with mashed potates and smooth over.
6. Brush with 2 egg yolks.
7. Bake in oven(normal temperature) till the top of pie is golden brown. Serve hot.

Chasoba

If you feel like a change in taste and prefer to go Japanese, this is one light meal to consider.

Chasoba is Japanese Green Tea Noodles; usually served on ice cubes but I prefer it warm. You have a choice ~~ eat it warm in winter and cold in summer.

This is one of my cook4one meal and it quick to prepare. Can be one of your tv dinners if you are again eating alone and slurp your way to your stomach without a care in the world.
Boil the noodles in microwave for 7 or 8 minutes until soft, rinse with cold water. Drained and put cooked noodles into the prepared sauce; water, kikoman soyu and wasabi (according to taste). Serve noodles with Japanese mayonnaise laced with wasabi; again according to your prefered taste.

Cooking4One

It is healthier and more economical to cook your own meal. It should also be tastier because it is cooked to your personal liking.

But ... when you live alone either in another country studying or working or even retired staying away from the family most part of the year, how do one cook for one?

Here is an experimented dish to just do that .... here goes.....


















Dhall Curry Stew

50gms Dhall (soaked for 2 hours)
20 shallots (grinded)
2-3 Tbsp Baba Curry powder (add water to make into paste)
3 garlic (chopped)
1 potato & 1 Big Onion (diced)
Oil for frying
salt & pepper to taste

Method ~~ fry grinded shallots in oil until fragrance, then add curry paste to "tumis" until it smells good. Add dhall, potato and onion. Add pepper and salt to taste. Stew until dhall and potatoes are soft.

Serve hot. Can eat it alone or with bread, rice or capati.