Stir Fried Four Angled Beans With Lotus Root

Stir Fried Four Angled Beans With Lotus Root

My family loves this dish.  It is very easy to cook.

You will love this dish if you like to eat crunchy food.

250g Four Angled Beans (wash, drain and slice)

300g Lotus Root (wash, drain, peel the skin and slice)

Some chopped Garlic.

100g Dried Shrimps (soak with water for 5 minutes, wash drain and chop)

3 Dried Chilies (soak with water for 5 minutes and halves)

Heat up the wok with some cooking oil.

Saute the garlic and then the dried shrimps until cook.

Make sure your garlic is not burnt.

Pour in the Dried Chilies and stir fry until the chilies turn into

lighter in colour.

Then pour in the Lotus Root and stir fry further.

Lastly, pour in the Four Angled Beans and stir fry further.

If you noticed your vegetables are a bit dry, pour in 1/2 cup of water

or lesser.  Season with salt (remember not to put so much

 because your Dried Shrimps is salty).

Yummy :) Yummy

Last few days ago, while having dinner with my two kids,

my daughter asked me how does I feel when all my kids have all

grown up?  She asked me this question because in the afternoon, 

my husband sms to us saying that he has bought one 2nd hand

car (MyV) for my daughter to ease her movement when she is 

attending college in a few months time to start her Bachelor of Laws.

I don't feel lonely because both of my kids (son age 21 years old

and daughter age 19 years old) still stick to me like glue :) because

till now, both of them still like to go out shopping with my husband and I, 

still like to watch movie with me and my mother (we have been doing it

since they are young), still go out for supper in the middle of the night

during weekend or holiday, still have breakfast, lunch and dinner together 

as family during all weekends and holidays and etc etc.

BUT I know sooner or later they wouldn't stick to me like glue

when they have love in their life or family.  I am not scare or unhappy 

to think about it because it is still a long way ahead.  

We'll just be happy as a FAMILY.

Scramble Egg And Tomato With Tortilla Wrap

Scramble Egg And Tomato With Tortilla Wrap

This is one of my daughter's favourite healthy food.

This girl of mine can have it for her breakfast, lunch and dinner.

She won't get bored with it.  I kind of also like it even though

it is for our 3 meals in a day.  How I wish!  My husband and son 

sure will complain if I ever do it.  Once in a while, 

we need to take something light which is good for our body.

Some cooked Scramble Eggs with Tomato.

(Please click here for the Scramble Eggs with Tomato recipe).

Few pieces of Tortilla.

Scramble Eggs with Tomato.

Heat up the non stick pan (without any cooking oil, please).

Place one piece of the tortilla and once you noticed that

there is bubble coming out, turn quickly to the other side.

Take it out once both side has been heated up.

Place one piece of the Tortilla on top of a flat plate.

Scoop out some the Scramble Eggs with Tomato and

place it nearly to the edge of the Tortilla (like the picture above).

From the edge, roll it (like the picture above).

Roll until to the end (like the picture above).

Eat it whole piece or cut into half (it is just matter of preference).

Some prefer to squeeze some tomato ketchup, chilli sauce,

mayonnaise, thousand island or......the choice is yours.

Isn't it is tempting to cook immediately for your family, friends 

or yourself?

:)

My dear daughter wrapped it in a rectangular shape rather than rolling it.

I would like to share this story which I found it very amusing.

My friend told me that some people do not have manners.

When people offer us food, we will eat it politely and sensibly

(Am I right?).  But to others, they wouldn't care.  Even though

they have just finished their portion, they will still eat another 

person's portion even though the host has told them that there will be 

people coming to eat.  The host even said "Ooh....you have finished it!  

Now, my other friends don't have any food to eat!  

All they did was grin at the host.  Why are there such people?

Linguine With Mushroom Carbonara Sauce

Linguine With Mushroom Carbonara Sauce

My son have always loved carbonara sauce.  

My daughter are so so on sauces. She prefers olive oil.

My dear colleague Elly Chong told Stephanie Chua and me that 

this brand called Dolmio Mushroom & Herbs Sauce is delicious.

So, both of us "Ah Soh" (housewife) bought the sauce

with other ingredients to cook for our family.

Elly did not lie to us, it is indeed "sedap" (delicious).

One bottle (560g) of the Dolmio Mushroom & Herb Sauce.

One can of the Button Mushroom.

350g Linguine Wheat Semolina Organic Pasta.

Drain and wash the button mushrooms and then quarter.

Break all the Linguine into half. (choice is yours)

Heat up the pan with some cooking oil.

Saute the mushroom for less than 5 minutes.

Pour in 3 cups of the sauce.

Cook until bubble comes out and switch off the fire.

Leave at one side.

Boil one pot of water with some salt.

Once the water is boiling, pour in all the Linguine and cook

until al dente.

Once cooked, drain the water by using the colander.

Pour some of the Linguine into serving plate.

Then pour in some sauce.

Isn't it is mouth watering?  Can't wait to dig in.

Next month, I won't be blogging a lot because during early

in the month I will be away overseas for holiday with my

dear colleagues, Stephanie Chua, Elly Chong and

Irene Lee.  Can't wait to travel with them.

And then later in the month, I will be away overseas with family

for holiday.   All the while, my husband does not like

to travel in big group because he hates to wait for this

fellow and that fellow.  He prefers to have a private tour.

Just the four of us.  I know it is a bit expensive but what

to do, since my husband prefers this kind of service.

August 2012, relaxing month for me.

:)

Seafood Fried Rice

Seafood Fried Rice

I got this idea when I was browsing inside the Isetan Supermarket 

in KLCC with my daughter.  Firstly, we went 

there to purchase some books from Kinokuniya Bookstore.

Saw this lovely pre-packed seafood consists of prawns,

clams and squids.  I just need to wash it.  Such an easy job...

no need to peel and cut.  Once in a while we need to 

pamper ourselves.  Hehehe.

I need to apologise for not writing down the weight of

all these ingredients because this is just an agak-agak (estimation) only.

Don't be scared if you want to agak-agak (estimate) because

to me, it is not the end of the world!  Good news is that we don't

need to use so much of our brain cells to weigh and weigh and 

write down.

Three bowls of cooked rice (preferably over night).

4 eggs.

Some prawns, squids and clams.

Beat eggs with dash of pepper, soya sauce and salt.

Marinate the seafood with dash of pepper and salt.

Beaten eggs.

Heat up the wok with cooking oil.

Pour in all the seafood and quickly stir fry and then pour in

1/2 tablespoons of cooking rice wine.  

Dish out and put at one side.

Heat up the wok with cooking oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

(Please click here if you wanted to know why I am doing this way)

Pour in the cooked rice and stir for a few times.

Make a hole in the middle.

Pour in the beaten eggs.

And stir fry until well combined or until the rice has the popping

sound.

Then pour in all the cooked seafood.

And stir until done and scoop out into serving plate.

My daughter and I finished all the above.

I am so happy that I have made a good decision by sending my

son to a Legal Firm as Attachment Student for 3 months (since he

is on holiday and will resume his Part 1 LLB in September 2012).

Even though he has a small allowance from the firm but to me, 

the experience and exposure are better than anything else.  

This week will be his 3rd weeks and he is LOVING it.

After the 2nd week, he said "Mummy, practical is better than theory" 

which one can't learn from college.

Now I am cracking my head where to send my daughter to? 

[She is having long holiday while waiting for her Cambridge A Level, either

she will start her LLB (yeap! following her brother's foot step) 

in September 2012 or January 2013 Intake...she is still pondering. This girl likes to ponder a lot :]

Stir Fried Longevity Noodle

Stir Fried Longevity Noodle

All Chinese like to cook this dish during birthday celebrations

or festivals because this noodle symbolises Longevity. 

My family loves this noodle because the taste is not the same as

the yellow noodle sold on the market which is full of boric acid which

is bad for our health.   With this blog, my kids and I would like

to wish their father / husband respectively "A Very Happy Father's Day"

and also to all father out there in this world.

May my husband be blessed with good health, abundance of wealth,

joy, happiness and longevity.

My dear hubby with Jim Carrey....ewww.....I do not like this actor.

Took it during our Bangkok trip early this year, New Year

at the Madame Tussaud.

From Left to Right :-

My lovely daughter, I, Jackie Chan (Hong Kong Actor),

My Chatter Box Son and My dear Hubby.

Ok...back to the recipe.....Happy Cooking   :)

115g of Choy Sum Vegetable.

400g Longevity Noodle.

110g Tai Tow Choy (Big Head Vegetable).

110g Fish Cake.

9 pcs of Meat Balls.

Meat Balls - Wash, drain and quarter.

Tai Tow Choy (Big Head Vegetable) - Soak for 20 minutes,

rinse and squeeze out the water (do it a few times, if not, 

it will be very salty) and then chop finely.

Fish Cake - Wash, drain and slice.
Choy Sum Vegetable - Wash, drain and cut into 1 inch in length.

Once your pot of water is boiling, pour in all the noodles
to cook it.

Once you tested that the noodles are cooked,
switch off the fire.

Drain the water using the colander.
Save some of the noddles water.

Once your cooking oil is heated up, pour in some
minced garlic and stir fry a few seconds.

Then pour in the Tai Tow Choy (Big Head Vegetable).

Stir fry for a few minutes.

Then pour in the meat balls, fish cake and stir fry further.

Lastly, pour in the vegetable.

Stir fry further until the vegetable is cooked.
Dish out and keep at one side.

With the same wok, pour in some oil and once the oil
is heated up, pour in the noodle and stir try further.
If you noticed that the noodle sticking together,
pour in the noodle water (one cup or more) that you kept earlier.
Stir fry further (you don't have to stir fry so long because
the noddle has been pre-cooked earlier).

Pour in dark soya sauce, soya sauce and pepper.
Sorry lah, I do not measure it because for me, I just agak-agak
(rough estimate).  Try not to pour so much of soya sauce
because your Tai Tow Choy (Big Head Vegetable) is salty.

Lastly, pour in the earlier pre-cooked meat balls, fish cake and
vegetable and stir fry further.  Taste it and adjust the
seasoning further to your choices.

Simple to cook and Delicious to eat.

When I came back from doing errands with my mother,
I found that the noodles all gone.  Even all the plates and dishes
are washed and cleaned.
Later found out that beside my hubby, daughter, son eat it,
my son's friend who drop by at our house couldn't resist this home cooked 
Longevity Noddles.  Keep on telling my son that it is delicious.
My son told me that he force his friend to wash the plate and dish....
so bad of my son but according to my son, his friend is happy
to wash it because his stomach is very happy and full of delicious noodles.
:)