Stewed Radish and Chicken with Miso

Ingredients
2 chicken drumsticks, chopped into large pieces
1 radish
Sesame seeds, optional
Light soy sauce
Miso paste
Mirin
Garlic
Water
Method
1. Marinate chicken with miso paste and mirin
2. Stir-fry garlic with a bit of olive oil
3. Add in the chicken and sear them before adding water and marinate. Lower fire to a simmer
4. Add in radish and simmer
5. Add more miso paste, mirin and light soy sauce to taste
6. Serve when the radish is cooked through

Scallop porridge

Made a simple scallop porridge to lighten the load on our tummies.
Ingredients
1 cup rice, washed
Water
2 dried scallops, wash and soak
8 fresh scallops
1 Carrot, diced
1 onion, diced
Rice wine
Pepper
Salt

Method
1. Marinate fresh scallops with rice wine, salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Add approximately 3-4 cups of water to the rice in a pot and bring to boil
3. Add in dried scallops, diced carrot and onions
4. Lower fire till a slow simmer
5. Add in the fresh scallops when the porridge is cooked to your desired consistency. Serve!

Happy Chinese New Year! =D Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Have i been busy! Busy cleaning the house and its finally spick and span =p i even dragged out all the drawers cleaned them inside out and rearranged stuff. My husband was a dear and helped out without a word of complain =) We had a mini steamboat last evening with all our favourite food. We had so much to eat the past few weeks...went to Oriental Hotel and had a great buffet using our vouchers, Must be the most value for money one yet with crabs, oysters, lobsters, sashimi, BBQ, endless desserts and plenty of fruit choices! Also had Minced Pork Noodle from 大华 at Hong Lim Food Centre, queued for a while and it wasn't as nice as we had hoped it would be.

Bottle Tree Park

With our new GPS in place we decided to explore new places and first stop is Bottle Tree Park, a place that i wanted to check out after seeing it from the mrt on my way home between Khatib and Yishun station. Lots of people enjoying prawn fishing (^.^)

Singapore Turf Club - its a win!!

Loved my very first visit to the Singapore Turf Club! Was definitely an eye-opener for me and so glad that i had the chance to visit it! =D There were 9 races that evening and Race 5 Horse no. 13 was my lucky horse. I placed a Win bet on no. 13 my lucky number and it was such an adrenalin rush to see it cross the finishing line first! All my frens shouted and cheered at the top of their lungs and it was such a thrill. The $5 bet earned me $56! Not bad at all! It was a rather nice place for entertainment - dinner at reasonable prices, good view of the race track, feel the excitement of the other punters, air-conditioned environment.

All my bags are packed...n i'm ready to go

Ahh...has it come to a time for good byes again? Had my farewell lunches, packed my desk, handed over my work, written my thank you cards...It is so difficult for this sentimental one to say bye bye to colleagues and friends i have gotten to know in the past year. Well when one chapter closes the other one opens and more exciting stuff awaits! It's just sad that after tomorrow, this seat, this office...will just become memories *sniff sniff*

Part of me went to reservist

Part of me went off to reservist this morning and will be gone for a week...sob! Will be busying myself with the spring cleaning for the Chinese New Year over the next few evenings tackling one spot at a time (#.#)

Whipped up more soups for my husband before he goes to reservist over the weekend.

Made Lotus Root Soup and Macaroni soup with bittergourd and minced meatballs over the weekend.

Lotus Root Soup

Ingredients
Lotus Root - washed, peeled and sliced
Pork ribs - blanched with hot boiling water
2 Dried scallops
Water
Salt

Method
1. Blanch pork ribs in boiling water, discard water
2. Add in lotus root slices, dried scallops and water and bring to a boil
3. Turn down to medium heat and let it simmer
4. Add salt to taste just before serving


Macaroni Soup with bittergourd and minced meatballs

Ingredients -
Macaroni
Bittergourd
Minced meat
Store bought fish rolls and dumplings
Olive oil
Dried anchovies
Sliced ginger
Light soy sauce
Pepper
Sugar
Water

Method -
1. Marinate minced pork with some light soy, sugar and pepper
2. Wash and boil dried anchovies in a pot of water with a few pieces of sliced ginger. Let it simmer for a while
3. Sieve out the dried anchovies and ginger, add in a tiny bit of olive oil and bring stock to a boil.
4. Add in the macaroni, which needs 8 - 10 mins to cook and the bittergourd
5. Add in the fish rolls and dumplings 6. Using a small teaspoon, roll the minced pork into small little meatballs and drop them into the boiling soup.
7. Serve when the macaroni is cooked through. Soup was tasty enough and no other seasonings were added.