Sue Cooks Too

Soy Sauce Chicken

2012-01-02T18:35:00.004+08:00

I love soy sauce chicken especially the ones my Mom made. I wanted to eat it so badly and I tried to cook it. I am unsure if it's a success or not especially when I have very, very limited ingredients. The disadvantage of staying somewhere with no hypermarket around and also, no car. I would have drive out to get groceries if I could. Oh well..

I am jotting down the recipes to see if I could improve it with more ingredients next time. For references, of course. You probably shouldn't follow this recipe yet.. it's not so complete. It feels incomplete.

Ingredients
Chicken drumsticks, light soy sauce & dark soy sauce(according to your taste), bulbs of garlic, salt and pepper (to marinade the chickens), water, carrots

How to?
1) Marinade the chicken with salt and pepper for 30 minutes or so.
2) Boil water with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and bulbs of garlic.
3) Once water boils, throw in the chickens and carrots.
4) Braised the chicken in low fire for about 15 to 20 minutes.
5) Serve with piping hot white rice.

Verdict?
It was a little tad too salty. It tasted decent and it wasn't awful. I guess it's alright. But I will definitely make this again because I love this dish. Gonna try out again with more ingredients.

Cooking For One

2012-01-02T18:07:00.006+08:00

Happy 2012!

It's been awhile since I updated this blog. I don't think I want to import all these to my main blog. Maybe I will; maybe I won't. We'll see. Not all of the recipes look good. Some just look eurgh. It's just a place for me to record down my oh-so-great cooking.

Anyway, I moved again. And cooking seems a little tough because I have to work. By the time I am home, I am just too tired to cook. I usually depend a lot on leftovers and take-aways. It's bad for health but I can't help it. I did try to cook for myself.

Mostly noodles and it looks a bit blah.. taste wise; it was decent. Haha!

Rice with baked beans and vegetables & Fried noodles with leftover roast pork

Fried noodles with ham chip and otak-otak

Pictures taken with IPhone so it looks blah and I can't seem to rotate the pictures. Oh well..guess you'll just have to tilt your head to look at it. Haha!

Super Failed Cooking Attempt

2011-07-26T19:44:00.004+08:00

Mom was feeling a little off the weather so she asked me to cook dinner. I was thinking chicken, eggs and vegetables but she was thinking of fried fish. I was like, "Oh gosh! Fried fish??!!" Trust me.. I can't fry fish for nuts. I once fried a chicken and it ended up like ermm.. skinny chicken with no skin. It was horrible.

And once again, it happened again. Fried a fish and it looks not near, not even near a fish. It went all flaky because the skin was stuck onto the wok. It's probably the wok was not hot enough or I just suck real bad. But the vegetables and eggs were good.. Oh well..

Dinner for four

I even cooked porridge for Mom. Everything went well except for the fried fish.. the horror!

The unidentified fried fish

I'll try harder next time..

Failed Attempt of Souffled Omelette

2011-06-23T14:30:00.004+08:00

I have been busy bumming around at the boyfriend's house. So, I watched a lot of TV. Literally a lot. I even downloaded the entire Season 1 of Drop Dead Diva. And I watched a lot of cooking shows on AFC and TLC. I totally love Laura Calder's French Food at Home and Nigella Bites. I love these shows like a lot.

I was watching this really simple omelette recipe from Laura Calder the other day. And it looked so simple. I think I overestimated myself. I attempted it and it failed miserably. And I had to cover up the "corpse" with something else.

It was all fluffy and souffle like.

There goes my Souffled Omelette...

Then, it shrink.

I guess learning from mistakes keeps me motivated to learn more. And I learned how to separate egg yolks from its white. Woot!

At least, my "corpse" looks good and healthy!

Hot Water!

2011-06-16T18:31:00.002+08:00

You know how sometimes one gets really agitated at washing off oily dishes. I get very agitated at it. Washing it over and over again with aplenty of soap and water just won't help. And the oil gets all over to your hands and it was just eeeee..

Anyway, I remembered my school teacher taught us to use hot water to get rid of the oily stains on the dishes and wash it off with soap. Voila! All gone. No oil. Just sparkly clean dishes. When I have my own kitchen next time, I make sure there's a tap for hot water.

I have yet to cook much recently. Am in the most chaotic, unsettled phase of life. I can't wait to get over it soon, I hope.

Mango Pudding Success, Like Finally.

2011-05-19T23:38:00.005+08:00

I attempted another round of mango pudding just now. I made it ages ago and it was a rather failed though I compliment myself for such bravery for trying. This was my first attempt on mango pudding. I made it again just now using the same method but I reduce the quantity of the water.

The aftermath of 20 minutes of hardwork

I literally follow the instructions behind the packaging because the instructions are there for a reason. And it turned out well. It's not the watery type but the pudding-ish type. Yummy! I am so happy that I finally made it successful. I got another pack. Perhaps, I'll make again when I have some not-so-sweet mangoes to spare.

Here are some pictures..

With mango bits!

Chilled it and serve cold!

The instant powder I used is Sri Nona. Here's the packaging for reference if anyone wants to make mango pudding. It's as simple as ABC.

Available in any hypermarket and supermarket

Home Made Orange Lolly

2011-03-06T17:47:00.005+08:00

The boyfriend and I decided to make these ice lollies because we had a moment of our childhood where we ate all these unhealthy junk. So, I went to Daiso to get the lolly container and a bottle of Twister Orange Juice from Giant. Went back home and made those lollies.

Took it out just now and it was so niceeeeeeee to eat. The boyfriend loves it so do I. So I refilled other type of drinks into it and now it is freezing in the fridge.

A great way to quench thirst on a Sunday especially when the weather is so hot recently. I can't wait for the next batch to be done with freezing. Woot woot!

Do you want some?

Healthy Instant Noodles II

2011-02-24T20:38:00.005+08:00

I cooked again! I made dinner for myself and it was awesome! I simply love cooking because it makes me happy and it is a great way to relieve stress. Made this simple noodle dish for myself on a cold, cold day.

I omit the MSG from the instant noodle and use my own concoction of soup base. Ok la.. got a bit of MSG also but better than those from instant noodle right? And my new camera captured such great picture for my cooking. Happiness!

Ingredients
A pack of instant noodle, Knorrs Ikan Bilis Cube (half a piece), Vegetables of choice (chopped), garlic oil (1 tsp), Fish Cake (cut into smaller pieces), Japanese tofu (cut into smaller pieces), pepper and water

How to?
1) Boil a small pot of water. Once it boils, throw in some garlic oil and half a piece of Knorrs Ikan Bilis Cube.
2) Add the vegetables, fish cake and Japanese tofu after that.
3) Add the noodles next.
4) Stir well to ensure the soup base is balance of taste. Add pepper to taste.
5) Serve while hot.

Dinner for one.

Verdict?
It is a great dish for a cold night. It's raining here so it's awesome to have such noodle. And of course, it indeed tasted good because of the little MSG used. The combination of tofu and fish cake into the noodle is awesome! I only take like 10 minutes to prepare and cook this. Fast and easy!

I love soupy food :)

Fried Chicken with Sweet Peas

2011-02-24T20:27:00.006+08:00

I had the urge to cook so I bought some stuffs and whipped a meal. I love cooking but my love for cooking has been stopped because of so many reasons I do not want to mention. I can't wait to complete my degree so I could earn my own money to get a property of my own. And I want a nice kitchen to go with it!

Made a simple dish for lunch yesterday. A friend of mine from college taught me how to make this simple dish. It helps to lose weights too because no sauce was used in this dish. I don't think I lose any because I had lunch with the boyfriend later that afternoon. Oh well.. how can one say no to good food? :)

Ingredients
Chicken breast (diced), a pack of sweet peas, garlic (chopped), onions (chopped), salt, pepper and olive oil

How to?
1) Clean the chicken breast thoroughly and remove any unwanted fats.
2) Clean the sweet peas and remove the ends and also the sides of sweet peas. You cannot eat those sides because you can't digest those "stems."
3) Heat the pan with some olive oil.
4) Throw in the garlic and onions.
5) Brown the chicken breast on the sides.
6) Then, throw in the sweet peas and mix everything together.
7) Add salt and pepper to taste.
8) Fry a little while and serve while hot.

Chicken with Sweet Peas :)

Verdict?
I think it is a nice and simple dish for lunch or dinner. I would definitely made this again. I overcooked it a little because I was busy texting the boyfriend. Definitely will cook this again! Woot woot!

Close up of my lunch

Toast With Banana

2011-01-05T00:52:00.003+08:00

I have been eating aplenty of toasts lately. I think I am obsessed with the crunchy and crispy texture of toast slabbed with fatty butter or "healthy" sunflower margarine. The fats just melt onto that hot burnt toast and it was heaven!

My Mom recently took out the bread toaster that was like century old for my baby sister's sake. It was rush in the morning to cook breakfast for her hence the bread toaster is a great alternative. And I was using it everyday when my Mom was away for a trip. Besides, I love toasts!! I love it!!

Usually I'll just toast the bread with my pan when I am staying alone. I got no bread toaster. I am gonna get one when I am back! Checked out the prices and it's definitely affordable. Woot woot! I made a different sort of toast today because I wanted something filling for lunch instead of my usual margarine toast. Saw some banana and I get all "creative" with it.

Ingredients
2 pieces of bread (use wholemeal if possible), "low fat" margarine (butter, if you prefer) and 1 small banana

How to?
1) Cut the banana into small chunks.
2) Toast the bread till brown in the bread toaster.
3) Once the bread pops up, slab some margarine on it and let it melt.
4) Top it up with some banana chunks.
5) Eat while it's all crispy and crunchy.

Made it for lunch

Verdict?
It was heavenly great. Maybe I bias because I love freshly toast breads. And the banana was sweet. A very fulfilling meal indeed.

My favorite toast!

Just an irrelevant picture
Made these prawns at my cousin's Christmas BBQ. I threw in all the prawns in the aluminium foil and toss in some butter. Grill the wrapped prawns on the pit and let it cook. It was oh-la-la great. The juices from the prawns was oozing out mixed together with butter. The juice could be use as sauce for noodles or dips for the prawns. Yummy!

Pretty prawns!

Happy 2011!

2011-01-01T22:57:00.008+08:00

It has been months since I last updated this blog. I was busy and I have not been cooking much because I am renting in place where the owner is always lurking around and being all calculated when I use the kitchen so yea.. I have not cook for ages. I only cook when she wasn't around; mostly instant food. Oh well.. beggars cannot be choosers.

I am back in Ipoh now and I cooked when my Mom was away a few days for a trip with my baby sister. Made simple food because I was kinda lazy to cook. And I made juices too.

I decided to only publish the juices recipes because others were too simple and unpretty to be posted up. There would be pictures but oh well.. no recipes. Not like anyone reads this anyway.

Starfruit Juice (no sugar, no preservatives)
Ingredients
3 medium size ripe Starfruits, 1 small piece of assam boi, 10ml of warm water

How to?
1) Wash and cut the starfruits into small pieces.
2) Extract all the juices from the starfruits using a juicer.
3) Cut/Tear the assam boi into small pieces and add in the warm water into it.
4) Mix the assam boi water with the fresh juice.
5) Drink up. Add ice if you want to. But I prefer the juice like that itself.

Pretty eh?

Guava Juice
Ingredients
4 medium size Guava, 1 small piece of assam boi, 10 ml of warm water

How to?
1) Wash and cut the guava into small pieces.
2) Extract all the juices from the guava using a juicer.
3) Cut/Tear the assam boi into small pieces and add in the warm water into it.
4) Mix the assam boi water with the fresh juice.
5) Drink up. Add ice if you want to. But I prefer the juice like that itself.

I love juices!

Verdict?
It was fresh and awesome. It's definitely better to drink up without the ice. Yummy! I can't wait to make more!

Below are some pictures of food I cooked during my holidays with my 3.2MP camera phone. And I love toasted breads so I was making use of the toaster when I was back home. I am getting a new camera soon. Wait for new recipes; coming soon to you!

Brunch: Fried egg and Toasts

Dinner: Omelette, Minced Pork and Fried Vegetables

Dinner: Maggi Goreng with prawns and mushrooms

Brunch: Fried egg, Toasted tuna sandwich

That's all for now. I hope to come back soon with more recipes. I need to cook because it makes me happy :)

Away For Months

2010-07-28T23:20:00.001+08:00

I am gonna be away for God-knows-how-long because I moved into a new place again and it's very hard for me to even cook. Sigh. I miss cooking so much.

Will be back when I am back? Oh well..

New Obsession Of Mine

2010-06-01T23:09:00.005+08:00

You know how people said that instant noodles and canned food is every student's staple food? Well, it is mine as well. I usually will try to make my instant noodles healthier by adding in some vegetables and egg. I avoid putting in fish balls and sausages because I remember reading somewhere that it will add more salt to my noodles hence the growing of my waistline.

Anywhere, my aunt who is a health conscious person bought me some fat free and healthy instant noodles from Koka. It's rice noodles; seafood flavor. It's pretty awesome if you ask me. And best of all, it fills my tummy. I am great with food that fills my tummy. And healthier, I think.

Look at the Koka noodles only and ignore the rest

It has garnishing of chili, spring onion and dried shrimps. Pretty cool eh? And the seasoning is seafood flavor. You can taste the prawn-ish and crabbish taste of the noodles.

Cooked by me :)

I wonder if it is sold in KL. Because I didn't see it in any supermarket nearby my place. Perhaps I should try looking at Cold Storage or Jaya Grocer.

Hello From Singapore

2010-05-25T11:02:00.002+08:00

I am currently in Singapore and will be heading back to KL tomorrow. Time flies really fast. I went on the clouds when I stepped into Daiso in Plaza Singapura yesterday. I managed to loot some stuffs to add to my new, latest craze of bento. The boyfriend thinks I am wasting my money away but oh well.. I am a woman. Sue Me!

My new stash!

I love it :)

I am excited to use these accessories. :)

It's May Already!

2010-05-06T01:35:00.000+08:00

I am currently on semester break so I will be heading HOME. Therefore, there won't be much recipes to be uploaded because my Mom will do all the cooking for me.

Have an awesome May!

Bento #3

2010-04-27T19:32:00.005+08:00

I made another bento today like super early in the morning so that I can snack on in between during my exams. I made something simple yet filling so I get some energy during exams. Exams kill is no fun at all.

Oh well..I wanted to make hard boiled egg but I think it wasn't so cooked so it was half hard and half soft. Then, boiled a cheesy sausage. I cut some carrots and cucumbers the night before and froze it in the freezer. But the freezing part was so unwise. My carrot and cucumber sticks became soft when it defroze. Sigh. But I managed to finish the carrot sticks and threw away the cucumber ones. Added in two ginseng sweets from Korea and some Cheese Crackers.

My bento for the day

Sent an MMS to 20 cents and he thinks the bento looks nice. Happiness! He said he wants the same bento when we *ahem* stay together next time. It definitely made my day. That SMS was the bestest thing I received for the day.

Looks nice kan?

Simple and filling snack to ease the stress.

Can't wait to make my Bento #4!

Pork Noodles

2010-04-23T14:29:00.007+08:00

I wanted something soupy for breakfast before class so I made pork noodles. I love Pork Noodles especially the one in SS15 but obviously, it takes a lot of work to make such a scrumptious meal. I made mine fast and instant within 15 minutes. Mine didn't have the sweet taste of pork but oh well..I just want a quick soupy meal.

Ingredients
Minced Pork, Vermicelli Noodles (min sin), Vegetables of choice, Egg, Ikan Bilis Stock, Garlic Oil, Corn Flour, Salt, Pepper and Soy Sauce

How to?
1. Marinate the minced pork with some soy sauce, salt, pepper and corn flour.
2. Boil a pot of water. Add in garlic oil and ikan bilis stock when the water boils.
3. Throw in some marinated minced pork and then, vegetables and noodles.
4. After that, add in some salt and an egg.
5. Turn off the fire to let the heat cook the egg.
6. Serve while hot.

Looks good eh?

Verdict?
It was rather good as pork and egg are good combination. If only I have pork lard to add in more flavor then it would be more awesome. It was a decent meal for myself before class. I would make this again for sure :)

Good presentation kan?

I feel like making this again :)

Dry Vermicelli Noodles with Minced Pork

2010-04-22T00:03:00.010+08:00

I was hungry and very lazy. So I just whip up a simple yet complete dinner with carbs, protein and vegetables. Complete right? And it is also my very first time making this. I got this idea when I was about to go to sleep and I thought of the noodles I had in Dragon-I with 20 cents and MissMynx. So, I agak-agak the recipe and I decided to just cook it.

Ingredients
Vermicelli Noodles (min sin), Siu Pak Choy vegetables, Minced Pork, Onions (chopped), Garlic (chopped), Dark Soy Sauce, Soy Sauce, Salt, Garlic Oil and Cooking Oil

How to?
1. Marinate the minced meat with some soy sauce and salt and put aside.
2. Meanwhile, boil some water and add in the noodles and vegetables to cook.
3. Then, take out the noodles and vegetables to put aside.
4. In a bowl, add in dark soy sauce, soy sauce and garlic oil.
5. Throw in the noodles and vegetables in the bowl.
6. Then, heat the pan with some oil and fry the onion and garlic.
7. Add in minced pork into the pan and a little dark soy sauce with a little water.
8. Mix everything together and serve it with the noodles and vegetables.
9. Mix the noodles before eating. Serve while hot.

All ready to be eaten

Close up for the end product

Verdict?
It was awesome. Everything mix very well together. The minced pork was awesome with just onion and the plain sauce. I think I can use it on other type of noodles as well. But oh well..beggars can't choose but the noodle was good. So no complaints!

Can you see the awesome minced pork?

Mixed well :)

**Pictures taken are bad quality as I am using 1.3MP Samsung Mobile Phone. Please bear with the bad quality. Perhaps you want to bless me a simple digital camera?**

Chrysanthemum Tea

2010-04-21T22:48:00.005+08:00

The weather is getting really bad. It pours suddenly and it gets all bright suddenly. The weather must be going through some PMS or something. I sense some itchy throat so I decided to boil chrysanthemum tea but I didn't know how. I called my Mom and 20 cents to ask. I know..I am damn failed but oh well..there is always first time.

Ingredients
Dried chrysanthemum flowers, winter melon sugar and water

How to?
1. Wash the flowers thoroughly to ensure it is clean.
2. Throw the flowers with good amount of water into the rice cooker.
3. Boil until the water turns yellowish.
4. Add in the winter melon sugar to taste.
5. Stir for taste.
6. Switch off the cooker and serve while hot.

chrysanthemum tea for the itchy throat

Verdict?
I add too little water so the drink was rather bitter and the color was rather murky as well. The taste was alright though a little bitter. I shall add more water to the dried flowers next time. I also kept some in the fridge to drink later. Nice and chilly.

Nicer to drink when chilled

Bento #2

2010-04-21T00:57:00.004+08:00

I made Bento again. I didn't make la but I bought the food to store into my bento. I bought Turkey Ham and Egg sandwich from Subway and I requested the sandwich dude to cut it into 3 inches each. Ate part of 3 inches for breakfast with black coffee. See..I am making effort to lose weights by eating less and drinking black coffee.

Stored the other half in bento and added some Twisties healthy french onion snacks. Super easy and simple bento of mine. I am going to cook some pasta tomorrow. This is so exciting. I am loving the idea of making bento.

Subway sandwich with snacks

Awesome lunch of mine

What you think?

Bento #1

2010-04-20T15:39:00.004+08:00

I made my very FIRST bento last night for dinner. Usually I will eat from plate or bowl for dinner but the freak in me said I should use bento hence the use of bento for dinner. I made Fried Rice and leftover Curry Chicken. Dessert was fruits.

I fried the overnight rice with egg, onion and garlic then decorated it with some iceberg lettuce. I reheated the Curry Chicken with Potatoes. Then, I cut the almost ripe pear into smaller pieces so I can eat easily. Nothing fancy but oh well..I am loving the idea of limited amount of food for dinner.

Not colorful but it's edible

Dinner for one

So, what you all think? Pretty alright for a beginner like me kan?

Bento Freak I Shall Be

2010-04-20T10:24:00.011+08:00

I was spending my free time browsing through some blogs for some recipes. And I stumbled upon this dedicated Mother of three who started on packing bento to encourage healthy eating habits to herself and her children. And there are so many bento blogs out there that actually inspired me to do so.

What is bento? Bento is a Japanese term for lunch boxes. Food will be pack into boxes for lunch, snack or even breakfast. Anyway, I decided to do bento packing to reduce the amount of food intake of mine so I can lose weights. I have been trying a lot of ways to lose weights but nothing seem to work. So, might as well I reduce my amount of food as well as cooking more at home. I still eat out when I am out with 20 cents and his family or even my friends. I try to eat healthy food too. And I stayed away from fast food for TWO months already.

Oh well..20 cents promised to bring me to Daiso last weekend and dinner in IKEA because it has been soooooooo long since we had a dinner date there. We went dinner in IKEA and then to Daiso. But guess what? Daiso closed by the time I reach there. I was grumbling and complaining but 20 cents made it up by bringing me to 100 Yen shop in SS2 to get my very FIRST bento. I bought TWO bento boxes which I think is sufficient enough at the moment. I probably will indulge in more bento boxes and accessories in the future. Who knows? :)

My new bento boxes

My new precious stuffs

Nice kan?

And I even purchased my favorite Korean noodles. It is cheaper and they have my favorite Spicy Mushroom Ramen. I had Snow Ice for the FIRST time in 100 Yen and boy, it was awesome! It was so good that 20 cents and I went back there again the next day after dinner. Definitely an awesome weekend. It didn't stop there. 20 cents brought me to this bakery shop in Puchong and I made another purchase. I bought the JELLY MOULD I wanted. I was searching HIGH and LOW for it and finally I found it. I shall get more when I am back in Ipoh. This is happiness!

SNOW ICE!

From 100 Yen Shop

Mango Flavor, yummy!

My favorite Ramen

Cute jelly mould!

Oh yea..ALL pictures will be taken using my 1.3 MP Samsung mobile phone because my camera is officially dead. Not dead but it has to been send to the "hospital" for some treatment. It is very sick. Hmm..perhaps someone wants to bless me with a new digital camera. I am not asking for more. I just want a simple point and shoot camera.

Everything Pasta

2010-04-16T18:56:00.008+08:00

I was hungry and I didn't want to waste money to eat outside. Besides, eating outside too often ain't good for me because I gained too much weights from it. I won't want to end up like some dude with big belly and ugly glasses. It kills me to have such a look, not that I am a dude but oh well..

I had some pasta, carrots and shredded chickens from KFC. I can't finished KFC like what turf. It was only snack plate. But then again, it is a good news because I can say NO to fast food. I have not visited any fast food chain for at least one month. I shall maintain this so-called resolution of mine.

Ingredients
Pasta (Shells used), KFC Shredded Chicken, Salt, Pepper, Chillies (2), Iceberg Lettuce (cut into strips), Carrot (cut into wedges), Egg, Olive Oil, Onion (diced) and Garlic (chopped)

How to?
1. Prepare all the ingredients and make sure it is clean.
2. Boil a pot of water and chuck the pasta into it with some salt and olive oil.
3. Meanwhile, heat the pan with some olive oil.
4. Fry in some garlic and onions then chillies. Then, add in the carrots.
5. When the pasta is done, mix it into the pan and give it a toss. Fry a little while and turn off the gas.
6. Arrange the plate with iceberg lettuce and pour in the cooked pasta with shredded chicken. Top it up with a fried egg.
7. Serve while hot.

Cham Cham Pasta

Verdict?
It was like fried rice but this is pasta. It tasted alright. I didn't know what to cook so chuck everything in. Tasted good and healthy, of course. Perhaps I should chuck in other stuffs next time.

I have this thing about Telur Mata Kerbau

Healthy and yummy!

Lychee Drink with Unsweetended Konyaku Jelly

2010-04-16T18:11:00.005+08:00

I attempted Konyaku Jelly like an idiot. I did read the instructions on the box but I overestimate the amount for the powder hence my failed attempt in Konyaku Jelly. 20 cents laughed at me because I didn't measure the correct amount of water. Cis!

I had like a mad a lot of the unsweetened ones. Some were finished by my beloved housemates and the Lee brothers who are always darling when it comes to food tasting on my culinary skills. And yes, 20 cents did eat it too because he claimed he was hungry. I knew he did it to please me and somehow, support me also la..

The pot of the drink/dessert

I got another box. So I chopped the mother big chunk of unsweetened Konyaku Jelly and chucked in inside lychee drink. Add some water and ice. I am done. I was the mixtologist for awhile because of my failed attempt of Konyaku Jelly. I bet my Mom will laugh her buttocks off if she finds out. The drink was a success though. 20 cents finished it for me. See see..it wasn't so bad after all eh? I tasted it myself too..it's nice to have something to chew along with the lychees in the drink. But one thing for sure, I will make sure I would not fail my Konyaku Jelly the next time.

Unclear hor?

Bad picture

My pictures have been really bad or blur. It's either my hands are shaky or my camera is dying on me. Sigh..

I Want These!

2010-03-30T23:32:00.004+08:00

I love cooking. It's pretty obvious despite my lack of updates. I want to try every single recipe I saw or even try to make some on my own. But the problemo is I do not have my own, well equipped kitchen. I don't even have my own crib to begin with. And I lack of equipments to cook healthy, awesome meals too.

I guess I know what I want for birthday besides cash, of course.

I want these kitchen appliances so I can eat healthily instead of eating instant noodles everyday. Pretty sad to actually eat instant noodles lo..

I want...

(1) A blender

I wanted this because I love smoothies and juices. It's easier for me to make the juices and smoothies I love rather than squeezing it manually and some fruits and vegetables cannot be squeezed wei. This blender looks damn chio right?

(2) Toaster oven

Toaster oven is like the bestest invention ever. I can roast chicken, bake chicken and other stuffs. And I can toast my bread too. I can do wonders with this awesome invention lo. I want one!

(3) BIG pot

I used to have a BIG pot but it was destroyed on my 21st birthday by some irresponsible people. Don't know whether to laugh or cry..this irresponsible person used my pot to deep fry stuffs. FHL. Like what turf..pots are for soups and stews not fried food. Sigh..so I now use my rice cooker to boil soup and Chinese dessert. I know..it's so sad.

(4) Jamie Oliver Grill Pan

Everyone and anyone has this Tefal for Jamie Oliver Grill Pan. I personally like it because I like how my meat has the stripey lines on it. And grilled food has not much of oil and it's healthy. Definitely one of the most awesome kitchen appliance for someone like me. But this baby is super mahal sial.

(5) A set of sharp, awesome knives

I am like the saddest cook ever. I only have one knife for everything. I know..it's damn sad and horrible to torture my knife with chewy meat and hard bones but I got no choice. I have no extra $$$ to get a set of nice knives as above.

When will I get my own crib and my own kitchen?? I can't wait already...and I don't mind getting recipe books too. I love reading those recipe books. It motivates me to try out new stuffs.

Bergedil Tuna

2010-03-26T23:48:00.002+08:00

I remembered making this when I was in Form 2 in Kemahiran Hidup class. I was hooked with this dish that I even made it at home with my Mom and aunt. I sort of modify this dish with whatever ingredients I have in hands. Beggars can't choose mah.

And I brought my this awesome dish to Cell Group and made the Lee brothers to try it out. I got thumbs up though the looks are not so flattering. Good food always do not look good, kan? I am making other food for the brothers in next CG. I am so looking forward to that already. Come to think of it.. a lot of people tried my food but not the boyfriend. Hahaha...

Ingredients
A can of tuna (any brand!) , Onions, Potatoes, Breadcrumbs, Egg, Salt, Pepper and Mayonnaise

How to?
1. Open that can of tuna and throw it into a big bowl. Like really huge bowl.
2. Cut onions into small dices and boil the potatoes in a pot.
3. After the potatoes are cooked, mash it together with tuna and onions.
4. Add in pepper and salt to taste.
5. Then, use your hand or plastic gloves to form small patty shape-like for the mixture.
6. Dip the patty shape-like stuff into the egg and then to the breadcrumbs.
7. Heat the pan and add some oil. Let the oil get hot.
8. Slowly fry that patty shape-like stuff and let it get brown.
9. Drain the patty shape-like stuff with paper towel.
10. Serve with a generous amount of mayonnaise and chilli sauce.

End product!

Looks pretty unflattering

This is how it looks like inside

Verdict?
The housemate tried and she loved it. The Lee brothers and my CG host with his brother think it's awesome. Doesn't look flattering la but the taste was good ok? At least my memory from me in Form 2 has not get rusty yet. Personally I like it too but too much will do no justice to my waistline. Hahaha..

What ya think?

My second attempt shall be better

Tips?
I think I should use tempura flour or other type of batter to fry it so that it won't koyak. My potato fillings practically burst open when it gets too hot. And use aluminium foil to cover the bergedil/croquette so that the heat will last longer. It will get soggy once it's cold.

Handmade Pork Burger - First Attempt

2010-03-15T17:29:00.007+08:00

I finally moved to a new place. I have awesome housemates and my room has aircon. Woohoo..

Since I got ahem some guinea pigs housemates to try out my cooking, I decided to make pork burgers which I long to make but have yet time to make.

Ingredients
Minced pork (available at any hypermarket), Onions, Garlic, Salt, Pepper, Soy Sauce, Burger Buns, Butter, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Corn Flour, Oil, Cheese (optional), Mayonnaise and Chilli Sauce

How to?
1. Get all the ingredients needed.
2. Get a huge bowl and put the minced meat into it.
3. Chop garlic and onions into small tiny pieces and chuck it into the minced meat bowl.
4. Mix everything together and add in soy sauce, salt and pepper.
5. Marinate for a few hours in the fridge.
6. Mix in some corn flour into the mixture of pork.
7. Use your hands and make it into patties.
8. Then, heat the pan with some oil.
9. Place the patties carefully and pan fry it.
10. Flip it to the other side to ensure the patties are cooked.
11. Meanwhile, cut the burger buns into halves.
12. Butter the buns and place tomato slices and lettuce onto the buns.
13. Once the patties are cooked, place it on top of the bun with some mayonnaise and chilli sauce.
14. Serve while hot.

Pork Burger!

Good stuffs!

Verdict?
I think I need to add some herbs and more onions and garlic into the patties for more taste. Overall, it tasted real good because it's healthy and yummy. My housemates think it was brilliant and so was 20 cents. He loves it. I shall attempt on other meat next time.

Eat while hot!

Plenty of mayonnaise and chilli sauce

No MSGs added

Fried Meehoon

2010-03-08T15:19:00.006+08:00

I am back after moving into a new place. I still have yet taken my exams because it's postpone to this week. That means I am taking TWO papers tomorrow. Sigh. I have yet to study. I found this picture of my cooking like just now and I think I should post it up. And I am cooking soup now too. It smells awesome. Will post it up when I am free.

Ingredients
Meehoon (soaked in cold water), Mushrooms, Sausages, Vegetables of your choice,egg, garlic, onions, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, oil and salt

How to?
1. Wash and cut the ingredients that can be wash and cut.
2. Heat the pan with oil.
3. Stir fry the mushrooms, vegetables and sausages with onion and garlic.
4. Then, add in some water with oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and salt.
5. After that, chuck in the soaked meehoon.
6. Mixed everything together.
7. Add an egg into the noodles and a bit of salt to taste.
8. Serve while hot.

With flash

Without flash

Verdict?
For a beginner like me, it tasted very well. I used to use the wrong method to cook it. After finding out the real and exact method from 2o cents, I tried it and it's good. A good, complete meal for one for lunch or dinner.

Simple yet healthy meal

Look awesome kan?

Kong Hei Fatt Choy!

2010-02-23T10:00:00.001+08:00

I am a Cantonese so I am wishing all my readers here..

KONG HEI FATT CHOY!

That's if I actually have people reading this blog. I haven't have much time updating this blog and I have yet to find time to cook. And I got so much to do. I am moving out and I got exam next week. I am so busy that I have little time to sleep. I need to pack my stuffs at night and shift it slowly to the new place.

I better run now..I have classes!

Will be back soon..for real..

Fish Oh Fish

2010-01-19T23:42:00.006+08:00

I have been neglecting this beautiful blog of mine ever since I started a new semester. My final year in this sad looking college and I am off to face the new phase of my life. Working life is calling out to me already. I'll probably end up in banks because I finally realized that I am not a very good writer. So Goodbye Journalism, Hello Boring Banking World. And did I mention that I super hate numbers; well except for money..

My Mom made me bring back some fish back to KL in the train. I was like some refugee running away from my country. I had a mother big bag, my laptop bag and the fish bag with me on the train. I had no space to put my legs in the train in that painful THREE hours of journey from Ipoh to KL. I guess it's all worth it knowing the fish is super yummy.

So far, I made two dishes using the cleaned and cut fish from my Mom. I pan fried and steamed it. My very first time handling fish because I was super afraid of the smell and all. In order to satisfy my cravings, I got no choice.

PAN FRIED FISH

Ingredients
A piece of fish of your choice (Mine was Garoupa, I think) , Ginger, Onion, Oil, Salt, Pepper and Soy Sauce

How?
1. Wash the fish thoroughly and coat it with a little salt and pepper.
2. Heat the pan with some oil.
3. Then, throw in the onion and ginger to fry. Fry till it has that awesome fragrant.
4. Put the onion and ginger aside.
5. Now slowly slide in the piece of fish into the pan.
6. Pan fried it by flipping sides when you think you should flip.
7. Once it's cooked, take out and decorate it with onion and ginger. Add in some soy sauce for taste.
8. Serve with hot piping rice. Super yummy!

Healthy and great dish for one

It's super simple to cook

STEAMED FISH

Ingredients
A piece of fish, Ginger (sliced), Garlic Oil, Soy Sauce, Aluminum Foil,Salt and Pepper

How?
1. Wash the fish thoroughly and coat it with a little salt and pepper.
2. Cut the ginger into tiny slices. Then, cut out a big enough piece of aluminum foil.
3. Place the fish and ginger on top of the foil. Wrap it nicely and make sure it's wrapped properly.
4. Boil a pot of water and throw in the foil wrapped with fish into the boiling water.
5. Cooked for about 8 minutes and take out the fish.
6. Open the foil and add in some garlic oil and soy sauce.
7. Serve while it's hot. Great dish that goes super well with white rice.

Looks great, ain't it?

I finish it including the sauce from the fish

Verdict?
Obviously it was good because it's super healthy and awesome. Simple but great. I am not praising myself because I cooked it. It was really good because the fish was fresh though I froze it in the freezer. The fish goes very well with white rice because of the sauce of the fish added with soy sauce. Super yummylicious combination. I still have a few more pieces of fish in my freezer. Gonna try cook it in other different ways.

Tips?
I don't own a steamer so I used a pot to steam the fish. Just wrapped the fish and some vegetables using aluminum foil and throw into the boiling water. Cook for awhile and voila! A simple and great dish for yourself.

Easiest way to cook fish for students

Steamed Garoupa :)

Healthy Juices To Kickstart 2010

2010-01-13T21:00:00.004+08:00

I am back from my uber long holidays. I did nothing during my holidays because I did nothing. Lol. Ipoh has nothing much to do besides eating. I lost ONE kilogramme. I am super duper happy. At least I know that my diet plan is working. Rather slow but better than nothing kan?

I made juices when I was back home since I have the access to plenty of kitchen appliances. I made use of the juicer to make healthy and awesome juices. I made only two types of juices because I was like super duper lazy to go for marketing.

And oh yeah..

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let's get started with the juices already!

CARROT + ORANGE JUICE

Ingredients
2 Carrots and 3 Oranges

How?
1. Wash and cut fruits into smaller pieces.
2. Switch on the juicer.
3. Throw in all the cut fruits into the juicer.
4. Get the juices out.
5. Serve with some ice.

Best combo ever!

Prettiest orange color drink ever :)

Healthy and refreshing

GREEN APPLES JUICE

Ingredients
4 Green Apples

How?
1.Wash and cut the green apples into small pieces.
2. Throw the cut apples into the juicer.
3. Serve it with some ice for some refreshing goodness.
4. Add in a little bit of lemon juice to prevent the apples from getting brown.

Simple yet refreshing

How could one resist such nice drink?

Verdict?
Obviously it is healthy and refreshing because it's FRESH juice. I did not add water nor sugar into the juice. It's all pure juice from the fruits itself.

Tips?
One more thing, the juices have to be drink within the 30 minutes you juice it out. If not, it will be super diluted and the nutrients will be gone, it seems. That's what I heard from old aunties anyway. And to prevent the browning of the fruits, use lemon juice to keep it pretty in color.

Sardines Has Never Been So Good!

2009-12-23T22:38:00.004+08:00

I successfully COOKED rice today and I was so excited to consume it. So I went to the grocery shop near my house to get a small can of sardines. I know I am a crazy woman! I was craving for it hence the trip to the grocery shop just for a can of sardines.

And I know..I suck for not knowing to cook rice. I tried many times ok? I did try. I finally nail the skills! Anyway, I made the sardines tasted better than the ones in the can because I am so awesome. Hahaha..

Ingredients
A can of sardines, chilli sauce, cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, oil and water

How?
1. Open the can!
2. Heat the pan with oil. Add in the onion, garlic and cherry tomatoes.
3. Fry a little while before you chuck in the sardines.
4. Use back the can to add in some water.
5. Add in some water to the sardines.
6. Mix it until it boils a little.
7. Add in some chilli sauce to taste.
8. Serve hot with white rice.

The sardines :)

It was sooooooooo good!

Verdict?
Tasted better than the can ones lo because I improvise it. It goes very well with white rice because of the rich gravy. Yummy! I know what to make dinners next time :)

Served with white rice and runny egg!

Orgasmic!

Happy Winter Solstice

2009-12-23T22:16:00.005+08:00

It's "Dong Zhi" and I am away from home. This is the THIRD year I am away from home. Usually Mom would cook a feast with "tong yuen" when I am back in Ipoh. Well, my semester is a little bit screwed up so I wasn't back for the celebration.

Nonetheless, I had a great outing with my friends and a simple dinner with 20 cents. He made Tong Yuen for me. Well, not from scratch but he did make the ginger soup. I felt so BAHAGIA when he did that for me yesterday. How often do you find a boyfriend who cooks for you? Right?

I didn't make the Tong Yuen but I still remember the recipe. Hahaha..more like recipe of the soup because the dumplings were instant ones.

Ingredients for the soup
Instant pack of Tong Yuen (Black Sesame flavor), Ginger, Pandan Leaves, Gula Melaka and water

How?
1. Heat water in a pot.
2. Throw in the pandan leaves and crushed gingers.
3. When the water boils, add in the Gula Melaka.
4. Once the sugar dissolves, add in the instant tong yuens.
5. Once the tong yuen surface, mix it around with the back of the ladle so you won't break the tong yuen with black sesame filling.
6. Boil it a little longer and serve it in a bowl.

Verdict?
It was just nice. Not too sweet nor it's too diluted. The boyfriend is definitely an awesome cook. And I LOVE Black Sesame Tong Yuen!

Tong Yuen is love!

Sandwiches!

2009-12-23T21:51:00.004+08:00

I made THREE types of sandwiches for the boyfriend so he could have it for dinner and breakfast. I am thoughtful right? Self praise is awesome because the boyfriend loves it. I made egg, tuna and ham sandwiches for the boyfriend and myself once upon a time. I totally forgot when I made this.

I packed nicely into a container with some vegetables and cherry tomatoes. It looks nice and of course,tasty. The boyfriend loves it. So yea..a very good attempt indeed.

Ingredients
A can of Tuna, egg, hams, mayonnaise,breads, salt, pepper, vegetables and butter

How to make tuna sandwiches?
1. Drain the oil/water from the can.
2. Butter the bread and then add in vegetables into the bread.
3. Flake the tuna and add in mayonnaise, salt and pepper.
4. Mix the tuna and then spread it onto the bread.
5. Cut it into shapes you desired.

Tuna sandwiches

How to make egg sandwiches?
1. Boil a pot of water. Chuck in the egg and cook for about 10-15 minutes.
2. Once the egg become hard, deshell it.
3. Mash the egg into a bowl.
4. Add in mayonnaise, pepper and salt to taste.
5. Spread the mixture onto the buttered bread.
6. Serve :)

How to make ham sandwiches?
1. Clean the ham. Throw into boiling water.
2. Then, take out and pat it dry with paper towel.
3. Place the ham onto the buttered bread.
4. Add mayonnaise or chilli sauce or ketchup.
5. Serve :)

Ham sandwiches

Verdict?
The sandwiches were awesome. I am not praising myself ok? The boyfriend thinks it's damn good. It was made with love and care. So yea..hehehe..seriously, it was good because it's simple and you don't need to take so much time to prepare these sandwiches. Perfect for students like myself to take to lunch or even breakfast. You can mix and match too. Add the egg onto the ham or something. It tastes awesome too!

Ham with egg sandwiches

Mix and match :)

Decorated with cherry tomatoes and lettuces

Packed with love

Just for him :)

Fried Rice IV

2009-12-23T21:38:00.004+08:00

I am back with more fried rice. I think fried rice is like the easiest thing to make after instant noodles. Kan? I bought some cheap ass ham pieces from the Non-Halal department in Tesco like 2 weeks ago. I think. I lost track of time when I purchased my stuffs.

Anyhow, ham, bacons and assorted pork stuffs are good. Pork is damn awesome! Hahaha..I am a pork lover!! So I made fried rice with the assorted pork stuffs with egg. Simple and awesome.

Ingredients
Pork pieces, egg, leftover rice, onions,oil, garlic and salt

How?
1. Heat up the pan with some oil.
2. Add in onions and garlic. Fry a while.
3. Then, add in the ham and fry a bit.
4. Add in the leftover rice. Mix it together with the ham.
5. Next, add in the egg and fry together with the rest of the stuffs.
6. Add a bit of salt to taste.
7. Serve while hot.

Verdict?
I serve mine with a piece of hash brown and fishballs. I got it from college and I forgot to eat it. So I just reheat the hash brown and fishballs to be serve with the rice. It was a simple and healthy dinner. I think this is like the easiest thing I made because it saves time and gas. Hahaha..

Final product :)

Everything Noodles

2009-12-23T20:25:00.004+08:00

I was left with some leftovers in the fridge. Fresh leftovers like vegetables, sausages and many others in the fridge of mine. So I thought why not chuck everything into a pot and make soup with noodles. It's the easiest thing you could cook. Just boil everything into a pot and add seasonings.

And you don't have to waste your food. Pretty good idea of savings eh? And if you have to stretch that last RM50 for a week, you can just make this. It's nice and filling. And there is no MSG.

Ingredients
Cabbage, lettuce, sausages, egg, "Min Sin" noodles, garlic oil, ikan bilis stock, salt and water

How?
1. Boil half pot of water.
2. When it's boiled, add in garlic oil and ikan bilis stock.
3. Then, add in the vegetables, sausages and noodles.
4. When it's all cooked, add in salt and an egg.
5. Boil another while before serving it.

Nice right?

Yummy!

Verdict?
It's comforting food on a rainy day. You can save a lot by cooking this simple dish. Besides, it's damn healthy too. You can customize your own ingredients if you do not just like vegetables. You can add in ham, pork, fishballs and many other ingredients.

Telur Mata Kerbau all over the noodles!!

Eating in front of my laptop :)

Lychee Drink for No Brainers

2009-12-23T19:47:00.004+08:00

I am back!

Gonna start off with a no-brainer drink which I think everyone can close their eyes while making this. Hahaha..

It was rather hot back in October or November. I lost track of time when I actually make this drink. I bought this can of lychee with the intention to make Konyaku jelly which was left forgotten aside. So I made a drink instead.

Ingredients
A can of lychee, water and ice

How?
1. Open the can of lychee. I struggled because I am a noob with can openers. But I managed after an hour of struggles.
2. Prepare a glass of ice.
3. Once the can is open, scoop some lychees out and put it into the glass.
4. Pour some sweet syrup of lychee into the glass and add water.
5. Now you can serve the drink.

Refreshing lychee drink :)

Me love lychees!

Verdict?
Refreshing drink on a hot day. It's easy and it's nice. Gonna make more but I think I getting the boyfriend to open the can for me. :)

As good as it looks :)

BRB

2009-12-10T01:41:00.002+08:00

I have been busy with assignments and will be busy with finals. I will be back with more recipes once I am done with my super awesome finals. I have wedding to attend this weekend and this would be the THIRD wedding I am attending for 2009. 3 more next year. I learnt something from attending wedding. Mine would be SIMPLE with not much details. Hahaha..

I better get back to my cleaning the room process. I felt so uninspired to clean. Damn..but I have to because I felt damn eurgh...

Ants on the walls? Sweets inside the walls? Gosh..I freaking need to clean already!

I will be back very soon :)

Simple Spaghetti Bolognaise

2009-10-29T00:52:00.007+08:00

I had two small cans of Traditional and Mushroom Prego Sauce which I bought months ago. I haven't had time to cook it because I was really busy. Since I had time and some ingredients, I mixed both cans of sauce and make into a huge pot of sauce. Then, I divided the sauce into smaller Tupperware and put it into freezer. I can easily reheat the sauce and then eat with the noodles. Easy right?

The sauce can be freeze for at least a week. So I don't have to waste the sauce away. It's a great way to save time and money of course. Another simple tips from me to save money and time when it comes to cooking.

Ingredients
Prego Spaghetti Sauce (enough to cook) , Spaghetti (you can use Macaroni, Fettucine etc) , Minced Chicken, 1 Sausage, Lots of Diced Onions, Lots of Chopped Garlic, Salt, Pepper and Olive Oil

How?
1. Boil water in a pot and add in some salt. Then, throw in the spaghetti to boil.
2. Meanwhile, heat the pan with some olive oil.
3. Then, add in the chopped garlic and diced onions. Fry a little while or until brown.
4. Next, add in the minced chicken with some salt and pepper.
5. Cook till the ingredients are cooked. Then, add in the Prego Sauce.
6. Mix the sauce together with some water and with the ingredients and let it boil awhile.
7. Then, add in some pepper before you turn off the fire.
8. Take out the spaghetti from the boiling pot and add in some olive oil.
9. Mix the sauce and spaghetti together and serve while hot :)

Drooling already?

Looks good right?

Verdict?
A simple carbo dinner for one person. It's not fattening and it's healthy. A pretty good bargain for girls like me who desperately need to drop some pounds. Besides that, it's money saving too. I still have some sauce in the freezer. I can defroze it and cook it anytime with pasta or even rice :)

All mix and ready to be eaten

I love it with lots of onions !

ABC Soup with Macaroni

2009-10-28T21:21:00.003+08:00

I was scratching my head to think what I shall eat for dinner. After much thinking and scratching, I decided to make ABC soup with Macaroni. ABC Soup has all sorts of vitamins and Macaroni is carbohydrate. I would say it's a very balance meal. I did post up the ABC Soup recipe before but with a different sort of vegetables though.

Ingredients
Macaroni, 1 Carrot, 1 Russet Potato, 2 Tomatoes, 1 Onion, 1 Chicken Rib, Water, Salt and Pepper

How?
1. Boil water in a pot. Once water is boiled, throw in the chicken rib.
2. After a while, throw in all the vegetables and boil till it smells real good.
3. Then, throw in the macaroni to boil.
4. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
5. Boil until you are satisfied or until the macaroni is cooked.
6. Served hot because it feels more awesome to drink soup when it's hot :)

ABC Soup; hot and comforting

Easy comfort food to make anytime

Yummylicious :)

Verdict?
Very yummy and comforting on a rainy day. It's healthy and it's not oily because I cut off the fats from the chicken rib. Healthy and simple meal for a student like me and perhaps you..

Instantly Healthy

2009-10-27T21:39:00.004+08:00

I have been eating rather a lot of instant noodles. That's because I was really busy. Busy till I am so lazy to cook hence the instant stuffs.

Instant noodles like Mi Sedap and Maggi are freaking unhealthy because they are instant. Like duh! So me being me had to be healthy in a way added in plenty of other stuffs into my instant noodles to make it instantly healthy. I am so creative. Kan kan?

Ingredients
1 Packet of Mi Sedap instant noodle, some Iceberg Lettuce, One Egg, One Sausage, Oil and Soy Sauce

My current favorite, Mi Sedap :)

How?
1. Boil water in a pot. Then, throw in your noodles into it.
2. While waiting for the noodles to cook, prepare the sauce. Just tear off the sauces and pour into a plate.
3. After that, pick up the noodles from the hot boiling water and mix it with the sauce.
4. Pour away the water from the pot. Boil another pot of water for the iceberg lettuce.
5. While doing so, fry an egg and the sausage.
6. Once everything is cooked, arrange nicely together with the noodles.
7. Serve while hot.

Healthy balance of instant and healthy food?

My Telur Mata Kerbau decided to pecah :(

It was really good.

Verdict?
It's easy to make. Anyone also can cook this. Gosh..I am hungry already. Perhaps, this should be my dinner tomorrow. I need to stock up Mi Sedap because I am out of it. Like OMG! I like to eat my noodles with the egg yolk all over it because it somehow tasted more awesome. :)

Grocery Shopping is Fun!

2009-10-26T00:32:00.003+08:00

Went grocery shopping with 20 cents last night in Tropicana Mall. I just wanted to get a supply of food for a week because I am so broke. I am basically penniless. It's not fun when you are broke. On the other hand, I am going to be a little healthier by cooking my lunches and dinners for a week at least.

I always enjoy grocery shopping with 20 cents because he will give me some awesome advices on what to cook and buy. Usually I would shop in supermarket because it's so much cheaper. But then, for fresh ingredients, market and pasar malam would be the ideal place to shop. I rarely go pasar malam because 20 cents had to play futsal on Monday nights.

So I spent RM20 for a week of supply. It probably might last me more than that. Some fresh ingredients like iceberg lettuce, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and eggs are ideal food for any students to cook. You can whip out ABC soup anytime with those ingredients or simply make an omelette.

And I bought my instant food supply. Glory to Maggi Mee Curry for the fast and no fuss comfort food. Hahaha..and also Mi Sedap noodles for the dry type. You will be well fed for at least a week plus top. Always find the best and cheapest bargains when it comes to grocery shopping.

One more thing, do NOT buy on impulse. You will waste your food and money. I used to do so and I ended up throwing out a lot of food. It's a bad idea to buy on impulse. Make a list and make sure you buy what is needed to last you for a certain time. Buy items that can last you for some time. For fresh ingredients, cook it within a week or stuff in the fridge to last you for a week. I stuffed my pasta sauce in the freezer to last me for a week. Divide it into small portions in small Tupperware or plastic bags. Just defreeze it and toss it with your pasta. Voila! Easy right?

I learnt a lot while studying here. I make sure I finish my food because it's not fun to waste away the fresh ingredients when you can cook it. Buy and cook according to your appetite. Don't buy too much because it's cheap. That's the WORST impulse shopping habit ever.

The best advice ever for cooking at home...

GET A CAN OPENER!

Like seriously, it comes in real handy when you need to open those cans.

Will be posting up SOME recipes this week since I will be cooking everyday this week. Cooking is fun kan? I should really clean my kitchen this weekend. And also my room. Hahaha..or a second thought, I'll think about it.

One more thing, get an awesome shopping partner. I have my 20 cents to go with :)

I Want My Own Kitchen!

2009-10-14T21:11:00.003+08:00

I have been dreaming of owning my own modern kitchen. I can't wait to grow up and start working so I can earn my own money to get my dream home. Nothing big but big enough for myself and my family. Something simple and modern so I don't have to clean so much. I hate cleaning especially washing dishes but I don't seem to have a choice. Damn..

I was browsing through and I found a simple, modern kitchen I want equipped with all the stuffs I want. I dare to dream big and I am gonna make sure I have a damn nice kitchen so I can cook everyday for the rest of my life. Hahaha..I probably will say different things once I am married eh?

I like black hence this modern blackish kitchen. Nice right? Hmm..not much of exaggeration like this but yea.. I want a kitchen counter because I am a damn messy person so I need to organize my stuffs and ingredients when I am cooking.

I found another one. I like the color but not the design. Hahaha.The design is so NOT me. I am picky, like what turf. Wonder what will 20 cents said about my exquisite taste. He thinks I am one. I am not lo.. I eat in hawker stalls too. I eat in mamak too. Though I would prefer somewhere with aircon.

A white one look awesome when it's new but once it's splattered with oil and every other things from the kitchen. It looks yucky. I want a kitchen!! As in a house with a nice kitchen. I can't wait to earn my own cash and buy my own property.

I can't wait to grow old..hahahaha..absurd as it might sound but growing old sounds kinda cool. Growing old with 20 cents perhaps?

Blog Hop Is Fun!

2009-10-12T21:42:00.002+08:00

Since I am so busy with studies, I usually eat leftovers or eat outside. Leftovers from 20 cents' family dinner because his family is so huge that they have celebrations every week and it is a MUST to meet for dinners every week. That explains the close knitted family of his. If I am capable next time, I want a BIG family too.

I eat outside because it saves time and trouble. It's not fun when I am meeting DEADLINES and I had to face dramas everyday from unnecessary people in college. I had no choice but to become bossy and dominant so things will get done instead of wasting my precious time away. I rather waste my time at home than in college.

Anyhow, when I am stressed out or bored, I will get happy and hyper reading food blogs because I simply admire good food and good photographs. It takes a lot of good skills to cook and to capture awesome pictures. I can't wait to own my own property so I can have a nice kitchen to cook in. Hopefully cooking for 20 cents too. :)

These are the blogs that I usually hop to if you are interested..

http://preciouspea.blogspot.com
http://rasamalaysia.com
http://mykitch3n.blogspot.com
http://food-4tots.com
http://nookandpantry.blogspot.com
http://www.malaysiabest.net
http://foodylicious.blogspot.com

They are really awesome cooks and perhaps I would be one of them myself one fine day..

When Will I Be Consistent?

2009-10-08T14:17:00.001+08:00

I have been really busy with studies and church. Any extra time is dedicated to my beauty sleep. I have been eating out a lot too. Because I simply have no time to cook. If I cook, this means instant noodles. Sigh..

I miss cooking so much. I should really find time to cook. And Vitagen is out of stock for the moment. Emo. The factory was on fire last month so yea.. no Vitagens for me. Sadness..

Maybe I will cook something simple for everyone to view..Maybe..Maybe I should work the thoughts in my head instead of talk the thoughts. Kan?

Have a nice day, everyone :)

Mushroom Omelette

2009-09-17T22:17:00.003+08:00

I have been sick for the past week and I am still sick. Doctor said I need to see another doctor to check my allergy reactions and blah blah blah. I can't make my Konyaku jelly yet. Damn emo ok? Doctor said I cannot eat dairy, wheat and cold stuffs. Basically I cannot eat a lot of things.

I can only eat eggs

I have damn limited sources to eat. I cannot eat bread and biscuits. These are like essentials for breakfast. It doesn't matter to me anyway. I should really cut down on food. Like a lot.

Ingredients for the dish
2 Eggs, 3 Chinese black mushrooms, 1 onion, 1 pip of garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper, oil (You can add whatever you like into the omelette)

How?
1) Beat two eggs in a small bowl. Add in some salt and pepper.
2) Cut the onion, garlic and mushroom.
3) Heat the pan and add in some oil.
4) Chuck in the garlic and onion. Fry till it turns a little brownish.
5) Then, add in the mushroom and fry for a while until you think it's cooked.
6) Add in the beaten eggs and swirl your pan so the eggs will cover the whole pan.
7) Cook for a little while and flip the omelette to the other side carefully.
8) Served it with rice or just even ketchup. Make sure it's hot and fluffy.

Serve while hot

Simple and delicious

Look great eh??

I should have add a bit more salt but it tasted just good despite the less salty part. I should make more omelettes with other fillings. I shall do that :)

First Attempt: Mango Pudding

2009-09-11T13:30:00.006+08:00

Mom brought some mangoes for me when she was here in KL with my Dad, baby sister and uncle. She brought green apples for me too which I have yet to open yet. Mangoes ripe damn fast so I need to eat it before it goes rotten. Instead of putting it to waste, I use those mangoes to make Mango Pudding.

I had 20 cents to try out the very FIRST box of Mango Pudding I made. He said it was alright but I could add a bit of sugar into it. Too sweet not good for health ah. I was in denial. I put a little more water than it supposed to be. Overall, it turned out great. Gonna try making it again until I perfected the PERFECT taste of Mango Pudding.

Nona Mango Pudding powder

I cheated and used powder to make the pudding. Just follow the instruction behind the box and I made Mango Pudding. How hard can it be right? I used Nona brand by the way. That's the brand that my Mom always use. I assumed that's the best brand I could find?

Ingredients for pudding
Nona Mango Pudding powder, 2 glasses of water and fresh mangoes chilled and diced

How?
1) Wash and cut the mangoes into dices.
2) Spread the fresh mangoes evenly in a container.
3) Meanwhile, boil 2 glasses of water in a pot.
4) Once the water boils, add in the mango pudding powder.
5) Stir well until the powder dissolves.
6) Then, pour the liquid into the container.
7) Let it cool down before putting it into the fridge.
8) Chill for a couple of hours before serving it.

All done!

Chilled and cut

It's yummylicious

Looks gross but it's damn good!

It tasted alright from a beginner like myself. Gonna try again and again until I perfected the perfect mango pudding. Next thing, I think I will try to make Konyaku Jelly :)

Back with Barley!

2009-09-08T19:06:00.007+08:00

I am back with a new laptop. An awesome one to be exact. You can read all about my new laptop in my other blog. I been MIA so long. I miss cooking a lot. I haven't been cooking much because I am always out eating with 20 cents and his family.

The weather has been crazy lately. Sunny and rainy everyday. It makes me sick. I been down with headache and other sickness lately. So I made Barley drink to cool my body. That's what my Mom said it will do. Other aunties gave the same advices about Barley drink keeping your body cool.

Barley drink with red dates

I decided to be spontaneous and adventurous one day. Stepped my foot into the supermarket and grabbed a pack of Barley and sugar. Headed home and made Barley drink.

Ingredients for drink
Barley (estimate about 2 handfuls of it), sugar, water and a few red dates

How?
1. Wash the barley thoroughly.
2. Put in the barley together with a lot of water to boil.
3. Then, add in the red dates. Make sure you wash it and remove the seed from the dates.
4. Boil the barley until it turns soft.
5. Add enough sugar to taste.
6. Then, serve it hot or chilled.

Chilled it for refreshing effect

The barley was nice and chewy

Easy to make for sure

My first time making this drink and the result was good. 20 cents finished a bottle. The barley was a little chewy. Note to self, boil longer so it will be softer. Gonna come up with more stuffs soon. I have Mango Pudding chilling in my fridge :)

Laptop Crashed!

2009-08-09T19:33:00.001+08:00

My baby of two years just crashed on me. So I won't be able to go online for weeks. Sigh..now using 20 cents' laptop to go online. Sigh..no recipes for some times. :(

I am getting a new one I hope.

Bye, baby!

Cabbage Soup

2009-07-20T00:00:00.003+08:00

I missed this particular taste I got from this cafe named First Coffehouse in Ipoh. I miss their Cabbage Soup with assorted vegetables. It's something simple that I will cherish because I frequented this place a lot when my Grandpa was still alive. But he is no longer here but I know he is up there looking out for me. I think I managed to find back the taste when I drank this soup..

Ingredients for soup
Cabbage, Mixed Vegetables, Ikan Bilis Stock, Salt, Garlic Oil and Water

How?
1. Boil a pot of water enough for yourself or maybe your partner too.
2. Throw in some garlic oil and ikan bilis stock when the water boils.
3. Stir awhile and add in the cabbage and mixed vegetables.
4. Boil awhile more or until the cabbage is soft enough.
5. Add salt and boil till cooked.

Simple soup to cook

Easy as ABC

To go with this fried rice

More recipes coming soon...

Busy Busy Bee

2009-07-11T14:02:00.002+08:00

I been busy hence I am only having instant noodles or pack food from outside for lunch and dinners. Sigh..

No time to cook nor even have time to post a blog. Assignments and exams are like killing me softly. And I have Kingdom Keys to attend too but that's no biggie because I uber love the class. I will be back soon once I am done with assignments.

I was having thoughts about finger food recipe. Hahaha..easy to make and it's awesome :)

I'll be back soon. Off to church now :)

Brunch I

2009-07-03T16:41:00.004+08:00

My fridge is rather empty now so I am just gonna cook whatever I can find. I made a huge ass brunch because I was kinda hungry. I made Garlic Rice, Baked Beans together with 2 ~~batang~~ pieces of sausages coated with pepper. I made too much rice so I am gonna save some for dinner later. Woohooo...

It's easy to make and it's tasty. Here's the recipe...

Ingredients for rice
Overnight rice, a lot of Garlic, Onions, Salt, Pepper. Light Soy Sauce and Oil

How?
1. Heat up the pan with oil.
2. Fry the garlic and onion together.
3. Fry till its good enough and then, add in the rice.
4. Fry a bit more and add a bit of light soy sauce.
5. Add in a pinch of salt for taste.
6. You can add egg if you want to. Serve while it's hot.

Ingredients for Baked Beans
A small can of Baked Beans, Egg, Garlic, Onion, Water and Oil

How?
1. Heat the pan with oil.
2. Add in garlic and onion. Fry till it's a bit brown.
3. Then, add in egg and fry till it's scrambled.
4. Add in baked beans and fry awhile.
5. Add a bit of water to the baked beans can to add into the pan.
6. Fry a bit longer and serve with hot piping rice.

Simple, healthy and awesome

Burp

Verdict?
The Garlic Rice needs more garlic and maybe next time, I will squeeze the juice of Garlic instead of chopping it. Then, the baked beans was awesome. If only I have potatoes..I can add in some potatoes for the crispy bite of awesome baked beans.

Fried IndoMie I

2009-07-02T14:17:00.003+08:00

Like I said, I was rather sick with eating instant noodles. It's plain and there isn't much to chew on. So I add in some stuffs into my IndoMie and made it as if it's Fried Noodles that you can get from any hawker stalls. Hahahaha..customize my own instant noodle into *ahem* gourmet fried noodles.

I still use the MSG and other sauces provided in the pack of Indomie. Take a look at the recipe and you shall say it's awesome. Hahahaha...

Ingredients for noodles
IndoMie with sauces, Vegetables of choice, Egg, Onions, Garlic and a bit of salt

How?
1. Boil a pot of water and chuck in the noodles. Cook it for awhile but not too long because you don't want your noodles to get all soft and soggy. Put it aside.
2. Next, heat up the pan with some oil and add in the garlic and onions to fry.
3. Add in vegetables and fry for awhile.
4. Add in the noodles together with the sauce mixture added with a bit of water.
5. Fry thoroughly and add in egg.
6. Fry till the noodles is dry enough for you to consume.
7. Then, eat it up!

Verdict?
Not too salty though I added in a pinch of salt and it was good though I had to drink a lot of water after that. MSG made me drink a lot of water. The noodles wasn't so soft and the other ingredients made the noodle an awesome plate of dinner.

It's so easy to make especially for students like me staying alone outside. You just need to be creative with your food. Hehehehe..

What say you?

Looks good right?

Stay tune for the next recipe..soon!

Easy Peasy Fish ball Soup

2009-07-02T13:37:00.005+08:00

I LOVE Fish balls and I can finish like 30 in a row. I am serious ok? I am showing my love towards my awesome possum fish balls that I bought from pasar malam. It tasted awesome and it wasn't so expensive. I got good bargain because I bought from the dude when he was closing his stall. Hahahaha..

So, before I went swimming with 20 cents last week or was it the week before.. hahahaha.. I made fish ball soup as snack to prevent from hunger due to swimming. I can get hungry real fast when I am swimming. Fish balls soup is like the easiest thing to cook after Maggi Mee. Hahaha..

Ingredients for soup
Fish balls, Vegetables of choice - I used Sawi , Garlic Oil, Salt and Ikan Bilis Cube (Knorrs)

How?
1. Boil water in the pot. After it boil, add in some garlic oil and ikan bilis cube.
2. Then, wait for it t boil again and add in the vegetables then the fish balls.
3. Later, add in a pinch of salt to taste. Boil till the fish balls float.
4. Then, it's ready to be served and eat while it's hot.

Verdict?
Easy and yummy. It's healthy and I can have like a lot of fish balls after craving for it for such a long time. Damn..now I have to go pasar malam and get more fish balls to satisfy my cravings.

Look at the floating white fish balls

Now I need more :)

Porridge I

2009-07-02T13:16:00.000+08:00

I am kinda sick of eating rice and noodles everyday. So I decided to make something not so jelak for dinner. So I made porridge. It's easy but I had to wait so long so it would be how I wanted it to be. Perfection mah.. :)

Mine is quite simple and best of all, healthy...

Ingredients for porridge
Rice, Water (a lot!) , Ikan Bilis (anchovies), Carrots, Wolfberries, Lettuce and some Garlic Oil for garnish

How?
1. Wash the rice and cut the necessary ingredients.
2. Heat the pot with a bit of oil and chuck in the ikan bilis. Fry a bit or till it is crispy.

3. Then, add the rice, water, wolfberries and carrots and boil it.

4. Boil about 20 minutes and add more water if you like your porridge to be watery.

5. Add more water if you want to and boil till perfection or at least till how you like your porridge to be.
6. Porridge is ready to be served. Garnish it with some lettuce and garlic oil.

Verdict?
It smells damn good when it was cooking. Best of all, it tasted so good. I finished the whole pot. Hehehehe...

Picture says it all

Fried Egg with Preserved Vegetables

2009-07-01T20:00:00.000+08:00

My Mom packed some preserved vegetables for me when I came back to KL after my long semester break. There are TWO types of preserved vegetables ; sweet and salty. I chose the sweet one because salty one is just way too salty for my liking.

I am going to teach you this freaking simple dish to make for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even snack. You can eat it with bread, porridge, rice or eat it just like that. I love this dish because it's easy to make and it's tasty.

Ingredients for the dish
Preserved Vegetables, Garlic, Onions, Eggs and Oil

How?
1. Heat the pan and add in some oil.
2. Fry some onions and garlic till it smells damn good.
3. Then, add in some preserved vegetables and fry a bit more.

4. Later, add in beaten eggs together with other stuffs in the pan.
5. Fry a bit longer or till the egg mixture browned.

6. Then, served while it's hot with rice, porridge or bread.

As easy as ABC

tasted awesome :)

Tom Yam Fried Rice with Soup

2009-07-01T17:40:00.000+08:00

I won't be putting pictures of ingredients and how I am going to cook my food. It's not easy to cook and take pictures at the same time. Hahahaha..besides, I got no time to do so. Been too busy this semester with Accounting and will be busy till August.

I was craving for something spicy and I made Tom Yam soup. The extra paste was used to made fried rice. Save money and time. Right?

Ingredients for Fried Rice
Tom Yam Paste, Overnight Rice, Chicken Fillet, Mixed Vegetables, Onions, Garlic, Oil and Salt

My TomYam Fried Rice

I even save some for lunch

How to make the fried rice?
1. Heat the pan and then add in garlic and onions. Fry till fragrant.
2. Add in mix vegetables and chicken fillet. Fry thoroughly.
3. Then, add in rice and Tom Yam paste. Fry a little more.
4. Fry everything together until you are satisfied and add a pinch of salt for taste.
5. Then served with soup for an awesome dinner.

Ingredients for Soup
Tom Yam Paste, Chicken Fillet, Carrots, Onions and Salt

I finished the whole pot

Burp!

How to make the soup?
1. Boil water and after it boils, chuck the vegetables and chicken fillets into the pot.
2. Then, boil it a little while and add in the Tom Yam Paste.
3. Add in a bit of salt and boil a little while longer. Then, it's ready to be served.

It was indeed a good dinner and lunch. Oh yea..you can use any Tom Yam Paste you can find in any supermarket. I used one from Nona and it's quite good. I shall get one from Thailand if I were to go Thailand this December :)

Fried Rice III

2009-07-01T16:01:00.000+08:00

Hello!

I am back after gruesome weeks of assignments and exams. I am finally free to blog about food. I been making fried rice for lunch and dinner. It's easy to make and I can keep for at least 2 days in the fridge. No need to cook so much. Hahahaha..

I would post up TWO types of Fried Rice I made because it's the same recipe but with different ingredients.

Ingredients
Overnight rice
Onions
Garlic
Vegetables of choice - I used Lettuce and French Beans
Eggs
Sausages
Dark Soy Sauce
Light Soy Sauce
Salt
Oil

Follow me please
1. Heat the pan and add in oil.
2. Fry the onion and garlic until fragrant.

3. Then, fry the sausages and vegetables together.
4. Put in the overnight rice and fry together with other ingredients.
5. Add in the sauces and a bit of salt.
6. Fry everything thoroughly and add in the eggs.

7. Fry a bit more longer and it's ready to be served.

The one with lettuce

The one with french beans and sausages

Yummylicious

Busy Again!

2009-06-19T14:21:00.000+08:00

I am back again but only for a short while. I did cook a lot but haven't have the time to blog. I am sorry if you are following my blog but I guess NOBODY follows it because my traffic said ZERO. Hahaha.. and I have FOUR blogs now. Susah ok? Hahaha..

I had a few recipes in hand. I will blog about it when I am like TOTALLY free. Meanwhile, read my personal blog for updates ok?

suemeifyoucan.blogspot.com

I am out again. Tata! And I love you all :)

Maggi Mee ala Sue

2009-06-08T22:08:00.000+08:00

You know what Mom always say about MSG in your instant noodles? My Mom always remind me about my hair falling IF I have too much Maggi Mee as dinner or lunch. Well, it was partially TRUE of what she said. I did lose some hair when I was studying here for the FIRST year. Then, my senior from school, Shuit told me about the noodles contained wax.

He once cooked it and somehow the water was evaporated. The noodle was stuck to the bottom of the pot and then, he couldn't scrape it out. How true is the story? I do not know. I am still consuming instant noodles once in awhile and I am still ALIVE. I guess it's about the frequency of one consuming the noodles. I don't eat it everyday so I guess it's ok?

Anyway, back to my recipe. Like I said, MSG is no good for our health SO I made my own sauce for noodles. Better be safe than sorry kan? Sometimes, I do use their packet of sinful yet deadly MSG but most of the time, I would skip it. Check out my dinner for tonight..

Ingredients
Maggi Mee (one packet)
Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Garlic Oil
Vegetables
Oyster Sauce

Follow me please
1) Boil water in a pot. Chuck in vegetables when the water boil.

2) Take out the vegetables after 2 minutes.

3) Then chuck in the noodles into the boiling water.

4) Meanwhile, settle the vegetable with some Garlic Oil and Oyster Sauce.

5) Prepare the sauce for the noodles. Add Soy Sauce, Dark Soy Sauce and Garlic Oil together for the noodles.

6) Take out the noodles after 2 minutes. Mix the noodle with the sauce.

7) Add in desired dishes for your Maggi Mee. You can fry egg or sausages to go with your noodles. Now you can indulge in a healthier Maggi Mee.

You can just eat it plainly.

Or with Vegetables and Braised Chicken Feet

My awesome dinner

I ate mine with vegetables and Braised Chicken Feet. A complete and healthy meal for myself. Hehehehe..the Braised Chicken Feet is made by my boyfriend's Mom and it was awesome. Hehehe..I still another half in the fridge which I would eat tomorrow for dinner. I am blessed with such awesome boyfriend and his awesome family. :)

Fried Rice II

2009-06-08T21:26:00.000+08:00

I am FINALLY back in action. I was busy with classes matters and some other social stuffs to attend to. I am kinda free at the moment so I shall blog about what I cooked and ate. I cooked the boyfriend. I am not sure if he likes it but he said he did when I asked. Lol..I really hope he enjoyed whatever I cooked.

I made Fried Rice for both of us before we went clubbing in Zouk. It was Hennessy Artistry event. It's not good to drink with an empty stomach so I cook a simple dish for ourselves before we drink. We only managed a few drinks because free flow stopped at 11pm. Lol..

For those who wants to cook but only have limited time, I think this dish is highly recommended.

Ingredients
Some overnight rice
Lettuce
Onion
Garlic
2 Eggs
Dark Soy Sauce
Oil
Salt

Follow me please

1) Wash and cut some ingredients. Make sure it's clean properly.
2) Heat the pan with some oil.
3) Throw in some garlic and onion. Fry a bit.

4) Chuck in the overnight rice into the pan and fry together with the garlic and onion. Fry for a while or until the rice is evenly spread.

5) Pour in some dark soy sauce and a bit of salt to taste.

6) Fry awhile and chuck in the lettuce.

7) Then, put in the eggs and fry everything together.

8) Fry the rice until its dry enough for you to consume.

9) Voila! Now the rice is ready for makan.

Looks good eh? It tasted good too. Hehehe..

I Am Back..next week perhaps?

2009-05-30T12:26:00.000+08:00

I am back in action. Will probably start cooking next week IF I managed to get groceries this weekend.

I am enjoying awesome, sweet and chilly mangoes from Mom and I had truck loads of Lindt Chocolate in my fridge that I can indulge in anytime. Hehehehe..

I know you love me.

XOXO..definitely not Gossip Girl :)

I Am On Sem Break

2009-05-22T20:53:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone..been ages since I updated. I was busy with final exams hence no cooking. Then, I was in Aussie for holidays. Now I am back in Malaysia but still on holidays. Hopefully I would be able to cook by June. Hehehe..

I can't wait to cook more again. I am so excited. Hehehe..I miss cooking by myself. I am trying to read and think of new healthy recipes. I gained freaking a lot of weights so I need to lose some. I am already reducing my intake of carbs. Being in Ipoh sucks! The food is just too good to resist but I am trying REAL hard.

Wish me luck and I will see you guys soon :)

Detox Vegetable Soup

2009-04-17T21:17:00.000+08:00

I am trying to get rid of the toxins in my body. I been eating too much stuffs. Fatty stuffs to be exact. I need sponsors for gym and other detox or slimming products. Maybe some kind soul would want to sponsor me to Marie France Bodyline or Bizzy Body or whichever slimming centre available here in KL.

I have some vegetables left in the fridge before I buy more. So I was thinking. I need a healthy dinner and yes..detox. I need to lose weights like fast. I can't fit into my jeans. Hahaha..then, I am starting jogging as well. I am following whatever Youtube people do to tone your ass. Yes, I have a damn HUGE ass now.

This is my own recipe. I chuck everything I have in the fridge. Hahaha.. I didn't even use oil for this recipe. Applause for myself for such wonderful soup :)

Ingredients
2 Tomatoes
1 Large Onion
Cabbage
Pepper and Salt

Follow me please
1) Wash and cut vegetables into desired shapes.
2) Boil enough water in pot.
3) After the water boils, chuck all the vegetables in.

4) Then wait for another 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked, put in some pepper and salt to taste.

5) Serve hot. I like my soup piping hot.

Damn easy right? It's healthy and it's all vegetables. Good for pangsai as well. You can add in whatever vegetables you want. Celery, carrots but try not to put in potatoes. Carb ain't helpful if you want to lose weights. Have fun with this detox recipe :)

Wat Tan Hor Gravy with Rice

2009-04-17T21:04:00.001+08:00

Hello again! I am back but won't be for long. Hahaha.. I am still busy with assignments and my exams is in 2 weeks. It sucks to be me. I have so much I wanted to cook but time is just not enough.

The other day I was craving for some starchy gravy for my leftover rice. I don't have much in the fridge hence I just use whatever I have in the fridge to make this gravy. Hahaha.. it looked like vomit and all but it tasted alright. Hahaha.. I am gonna improve my skills in this one once I have the time. Maybe I should learn from my Mom. She makes better gravy than me. Hahaha..

Ingredients
1 or 2 Eggs (depends on your preference)
Cabbage
Garlic
Ikan Bilis Stock (I use like quarter only)
Salt
Corn Starch add with water
Oil

Follow me please
1) Boil water with Ikan Bilis Stock. Then leave it aside to let it cool down.
2) Wash and cut ingredients that are supposed to be cut.
3) Heat the pan with oil. Throw in some garlic and fry till it turns brown.
4) Throw in the cabbage and fry it.
5) Then, pour in the ikan bilis stock and let it boil.

6) Pour in the beaten egg and corn starch together-gether. Don't mix the the egg and starch together.
7) Stir it well then add in salt and pepper to taste.

8) Voila! Served with hot rice.

Mine is not brown in color because I don't have dark soy sauce and sesame sauce. It doesn't look good in pictures but it tasted good ok? Looks can be deceiving :)

Chicken Curry

2009-04-03T00:41:00.000+08:00

It's April already. Woohoo..my semester break is coming nearer and nearer. Yay!! When I am free, I am going to cook even more.

Today I am going to share my Chicken Curry recipe with you all. My second time making Chicken Curry and this time a bit bad because it's a little diluted but I managed to save it hence it's GOOD after all. Hahahaha..I rock at cooking.

My friends who tried my Chicken Curry dish gave me thumbs up. They said it's so awesome that I can open a Chicken Curry shop. Serious one ok? I never tipu or exaggerate. You don't believe me, you can go ask my friends. Hahahaha..

This is the dish that I had for dinner. Enjoy!

Brahim's rock!

Ingredients
300-400g Chickens
1 pack of Brahim's Curry Paste
2 big Potatoes
1 big Onion

Follow me please
1) Wash and cut all the ingredients that need to be wash and cut.

2) Fry potatoes and onion lightly. Then, put them aside.

3) Next fry the chickens lightly with a bit of garlic and oil. Then, put them aside.

4) Throw the chickens into a pot with the Brahim's Curry Paste and add a bit of water. Don't put too much. If not, the curry will be too diluted and it won't taste nice.

5) Bring the pot to boil. When it is boiled, throw the fried vegetables into the boil

6) Boil and simmer it for about 30 minutes until the curry thicken. The potatoes will help the curry to get thicker because it's kinda starchy in a way.

7) After that, served with bread or white rice :)

Sedap giler..

It goes damn well with bread :)

Egg and Sausage Toast

2009-03-31T23:42:00.000+08:00

I been busy with assignments and I am still busy. It sucks that I am not cooking much. I do cook but I never bother taking pictures because I am just too busy. Sigh..

Here is a quick recipe for busy people like us. Hahahaha..it's simple yet healthy. If you cannot make this, you should hire a personal cook next time. Lol..

Ingredients
2 Sausages
1 Egg
3 pieces of Wholemeal Bread
Some lettuces
1 tablespoon of Mayonnaise
1 small pack of McDonald chili sauce

Follow me please
1. Toast the bread on the pan or toaster. I don't have a toaster hence the pan. Toast it till it turns brown.

2. Fry the egg and sausages till cooked.

3. While doing that, spread your toast with butter/margarine/mayonnaise and put in some lettuces.

4. Then, take out the cooked eggs and sausages. Place it on the toast.

5. Squeeze in some chilli sauce and voila! Ready to eat :)

All ready to go :)

As simple as ABC

I am planning to cook a few stuffs for 20 cents. I made Curry Chicken last week and it turned out to be awesome. My friends think it' s awesome. So I am going to make again for 20 cents and some other food that he wants to eat.

Stay tune for more updates :)

Pictures For You

2009-03-25T23:13:00.000+08:00

I haven't have the time to blog because I am freaking busy with assignments and presentations. I'll just leave some pictures for you all to see and drool over. Hehehe.. I will be back soon. I just had Chicken Curry with Toast for dinner just now. I only managed to take 2 pictures. Enjoy ok? :)

Egg and Sausage Toast

Instant Chicken Curry

What do you think? Nice kan? Hehehe..self praise makes me happy LOL

Time Out!

2009-03-23T13:24:00.001+08:00

I am freaking lazy lately. I still cook but I don't think I have the time to post about it. I am going to post everything once my assignments and presentations clear off one by one.

For those who actually read my blog, you guys can try new recipes and tell me about it. Drop me comments or maybe some recipes you think I can try. I have a list of recipes that I want to make. It's all in my notebook and also my head. Hahaha..

I was thinking of making Ondeh-Ondeh, Tuna Potatoes Something and Hainanese Chicken Rice. I need time to sort my work out. HLML!

Till then, you guys have fun with whatever you are doing..don't burn your kitchen :)

Fruit Salad

2009-03-20T22:52:00.000+08:00

This recipe is for the ladies out there who wants to go for a detox. I want to have fruits after dinner hence this kononnya recipe. Hahaha.. I bet anyone can do this but I feel like posting it out because mine is a tad different.

I bought some grapes from Giant just now and it's damn cheap. So yeah..that's why I make the salad for dessert or detox. Whichever that suits you alright :)

Ingredients
Some Grapes
2 Apples
A few leaves of Lettuce
1 tablespoon of Mayonnaise
A few sweet Jellies

Follow me please
1) Wash and cut the fruits.

2) Throw everything into a bowl. Mix it with a tablespoon of mayonnaise.

3) Then throw in the jellies for some colors. You can add other fruits if you want to.
4) Refrigerate for awhile or the whole night. Serve cold.

Ain't it colorful?

Oh yea..for the red apples, you can soak it with lemon juice so that it won't turned brown. It works fine all the time.

Spinach Soup ala Chinese Style

2009-03-20T22:30:00.000+08:00

I was craving for this soup when I saw this recipe somewhere while Google-ing. Chinese restaurants served this easy peasy soup with a very high price. Might as well I make my own right? The only differences are some of the ingredients. Some people put in wolf berries(kei chi) and century egg or salted egg.

My recipe is uber easy because I don't want to contaminate the spinach taste. Hahaha..it was just an excuse. Century eggs are expensive. That's why..lol..

By the way, the smell from this soup once it's done, it smells soooooooo good that the smell flooded my room. Now my room smells damn awesome.

Ingredients
1 bunch of Spinach (Bayam/Yuen Choy)
2 cloves of Garlic
Half cube of Ikan Bilis stock
A handful of Ikan Bilis/ Anchovies
Salt to taste
A bit of Oil

Follow me please
1) Wash the spinach and ikan bilis/anchovies. Then cut the garlic into small pieces.
2) Heat the pot with some oil and throw in the garlic and anchovies.
3) Fry the garlic and anchovies till fragrant.
4) Add in enough water into the pot.
5) Then, wait for it to boil and throw in the Ikan Bilis stock.

6) Stir it and then throw the spinach in.

7) Cover the pot and let it boil.
8) Add salt and then let it boil again. Then, voila!

9)Serve it hot with rice.

You can add in century egg, salted egg, fishballs or whatever thing that suits this soup. It's all about diversified your food :)

Serve hot and it tasted good :)

Garlic Fried Rice

2009-03-20T21:54:00.000+08:00

I was really tired yesterday. I ended up with instant noodles. Not something I would like but heck..it's fast and easy. Then, I ended up cleaning my cooking area. It looked soooooooooo clean and neat now. Hehehe..

After my Pork Noodles in SS15 today, I went grocery shopping again. I got a lot of recipes in my head that I want to make. I was napping and suddenly the Ondeh-Ondeh recipe popped out into my mind. Like wtf right?

I made Garlic Fried Rice for dinner and also some other dishes. The other dishes will be in other blog posts. It's easier for you all to read and won't get confused with all the recipes. So let the Garlic Fried Rice journey begins...

Oh yea.. I won't put the cost list out anymore because I suck at calculation and prices differ from supermarkets and wet markets. You guys do the figure. Hahaha..

Ingredients
3 cloves of Garlic
1 Egg
Some leftover Rice
Salt, Pepper and Oil

Follow me please
1) Cut the garlic till it's nice enough to chew.
2) Heat the pan with oil. Then, chuck the garlic and fry till fragrant.
3) Throw in the leftover rice and fry along with the garlic.
4) Fry thoroughly. Put an egg and fry with it too.

5)Then add in salt and pepper to taste.
6) Serve while hot and eat with chili sauce or ketchup.

As easy as ABC

You can taste the garlic when you eat this rice :)

Fried Rice I

2009-03-18T17:07:00.000+08:00

I just realize that I have been using cabbage a lot for cooking. I got the whole biji in my fridge. Might as well I finish it before it rots kan? But today's recipe has no cabbage. I will omit it for once. I made Fried Rice for lunch today. Nothing extraordinary but it's all vegetables in the dish. It is healthy and yummylicious.

Time of cooking is not much either. You can make a whole wok of it. Fridge it for lunch the next day. Save cost and time as well as energy. How awesome is that? Back to the recipe now..

Ingredients and cost
Leftover rice - nil
Egg (1) - RM0.35
Onion (leftover) - nil
Garlic (2 cloves) - nil
Mix vegetables (1 pack) - RM3 (can be use for many times)
Total RM +- 3.35

Ingredients
1 Egg
Leftover rice (1 bowl)
1 Onion
2 cloves of Garlic
1 handful of Mix Vegetables
Salt, Pepper, Oil
Oyster Sauce

Follow me please
1) Cut onions and garlic into desired shape
2) Heat the wok/pan with oil
3) Fry the garlic, onion and vegetables thoroughly

4) Then, put in the leftover rice and fry together with the vegetables
5) Fry a bit more and put in egg, salt, pepper and some oyster sauce

6) Fry a little longer. Then serve hot with spring onion/cucumber/tomato

Pic blur because my hands were shaking. Duh!

Final product!

Fried Egg with Onions and Cabbage

2009-03-17T20:06:00.000+08:00

I was craving for fried eggs but I want something healthy to go with it. I remembered Mom and Grandma always make Fried Egg with onions at home. It is a very easy and simple dish to make. Anyone who claim that could not cook could make this dish easily.

I changed my recipe a little by adding some cabbage into the eggs. Results, eggs were fried to my perfection. I ate it with rice and my favorite Tofu Fishcakes as well as the leftover ABC soup I had yesterday. Heavenlish and yummy.. Simple yet brilliant.

Ingredients and cost
Eggs (2) -RM0.70
Cabbage (leftover) - nil
Onions (leftover) - nil
TOTAL - RM0.70

Ingredients for cooking
Oil
2 Eggs
Some cabbage
1 Onion
Salt and Pepper

Follow me please
1) Wash the cabbage and cut into tiny shreds. Then cut the onions into cube.
2) Beat the eggs until you are frustrated then add in a pinch of salt and pepper.
3) Heat the pan and put in the onions. Fry till it turns a little brown and add in the cabbage to fry.
4) Stir fry the vegetables thoroughly and add in the beaten egg.
5) Swirl your pan around to make the egg circle and scattered evenly everywhere.

6) Cook till the eggs are cooked and a little brownish. Turn over the egg and do the same.
7) Serve with rice or bread.

Mine!!!

And I cleaned the dish after that

As easy as ABC and 123. Right? This dish is simple and easy to make. Burp! I ate mine already. Perhaps you would want to try it..pssst..it's cheap too. Just for low budget students like myself..Save money lo. Recession ah..

Tomorrow would be brand new dishes. Stay tuned for more exciting and easy dishes from Sue :)

ABC Soup

2009-03-16T17:05:00.000+08:00

I bet everyone knows about this recipe. I been drinking this soup ever since I can handle hot piping soup into my mouth with no fear. It was Grandma's cooking then Mom and then myself. 3 generations and it is still alive. Hahahaha..

I customized my ABC soup. Instead of using potatoes, I replaced it with cabbage. Potatoes make me fat hence the replacement of the vegetable. This soup is easy to make and the cost of cooking is not much. I went shopping with 20 cents the other day in Carrefour and the total bill for the soup ingredients is definitely very cheap.

The washed and cut ingredients

Ingredients and Cost
Carrots (2) - RM0.45
Tomatoes (one pack) - RM2.69
Cabbage (the whole biji) - RM1.80
Chicken Drumsticks (2) - RM 2.80
Onions (one pack) - RM1.69
TOTAL : RM9.40

The ingredients bought can last you for a week at least. I am gonna diversekan my cooking. wtf. I need to stay healthy and lose weights. It sucks when I get no enough of vitamins and fibre. Mom will kill me if she knows I frequent Mcdonalds more than I frequent clubbing. Bad comparison but heck..you all know what I mean..

Ingredients for the soup
1 Carrot cut into cubes
2 Onions diced
3 Tomatoes cut into desired shape
4 leaves of Cabbage
2 Chicken Drumsticks
Pepper and Salt to taste

Follow me please
1) Wash and cut all the vegetables and chicken. Chicken fats has to be cut off if you are health conscious like me.
2) Boil a huge pot of water if you want to keep the soup for 2 days.
3) Chuck in carrots and chicken into the boiled water and then followed by the other vegetables. It takes time for carrots and chicken to get soft hence chuck it in first.

4) Boiled for about 20 minutes. Stir the soup and add in the pepper and salt to taste.
5) Simmer for another 30 minutes and voila! The soup is ready. You can add in macaroni if you need carbs

Yummy!

Healthy soup with lots of vegetables

My Cooking Blog

2009-03-16T16:48:00.000+08:00

This is Sue. Duh! This is my second blog. I am like super semangat about cooking my own lately. Healthy lifestyle punya pasal la. I got inspirations from other blogs as well. So why not post my own cookings on the blog. Right?

I am not a great cook or whatsoever. Just want to share some simple home cooked food to everyone out there especially students living outside like I do. It's cheap and healthy. What more you want to ask? Seriously..hehehehe..

Then, if you are attached, you can cook for your other half. I am going to do so when he has time to come over for makan. And and I can show off to my Mom when I go back to Ipoh that I can cook as well. I know..I am Leo. Born to show off. Quoted from Ren.

Be ready for Sue's cooking here!