[Closed]Roti II and other food matters

[Sila]

siewjang - we continue here. i totally lost track of the number of posts in that thread...sorry dino :o

yeah the cleanup part is dem painful too! poor siewjang. definitely pan fry produce nice and crispy stuff but non-stick is important lah. and patience, because the nonstick pan you must be careful and not get it too hot like a normal wok. so wait until the pan is nice and warm, and always warm it up with oil in it - don't warm it up kering. do a bit of testing. yesterday i pan fried some scallops and i did a small one first just to get the non-stick pan nice and warm. i breaded it before i pan fried it - and the first one was a bit iffy, but the others were fine after that. got the temperature of the pan perfect after the first one. (the first one tak cantik, so masuk my mulut lah!) :D

[siewjang]

Whao! Such an expensive food i wouldn't pan fried them. If scallop, I'll like to cook them with sweet peas the cantonese way.

Wah, didn't know non-stick pan has to play with the temperature too.

[Sila]

yah - the first one is always not cantik one even in non-stick...after that usually ok. i breaded the scallops and added garlic powder and parsley in the breading, then roll the scallops in it. pan fry with extra virgin olive oil and butter mixture. 2 minutes on each side. serve warm. vin really likes that.

how to make cantonese style? i dunno lah? got recipe ah? :o

[siewjang]

Cantonese style - make the gravy starchy and a quick stir with egg white. Go figure it out ;) .

[LiLiaN]

ahjang, a bit odd lar you have pan fried fish but with mashed potatoes... shouldn't it be chips?
the tin foil wrapped fish would be a bit like steamed fish... but very nice and succulent...
actually another one you can try, especially if you can get firm flesh fish like monkfish...
or if you want to splurge, by getting scallops...
wrap it up with prosciutto or bacon (sorry, tak halal this dish) and grilled it...
the sauce... errr... forget what's in the sauce... i'll check at home tonight, ok... :)

and cooking fish on pan, always use non stick pan...
if using non non-stick pan, then must make sure oil is very well heated....
(or at least that's what my gramps told me... i've never tried so dunno also...)

[siewjang]

I'll take a pic the next time I dine in TGIF. Actually trying to copy their recipie. They pan fried the fish, serve with a slice of lemon, pan fried veges and mashed potatoes. Yummy. This time have to use non-stick pan :o .

[LiLiaN]

ops... forgot the recipe again...

ahjang, got tips, my friend just told me this yesterday...
check out bbc food section... very good recipes and tips there!
had a look yesterday, yum yum lots of desserts recipe...
simple and easy ones too... going to try them soon!!

[Sila]

more roti, anyone??

ok so last night i baked Banana-Pecan bread, which is ho-hum now since you've seen many pictures of it. but also i baked Rosemary-Garlic bread. first time ever.

here's the batter in the beginning of the effort:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1122a.jpg

here are the herbs that went in - clockwise from top, quarter cup of chopped parsley, 3 tbsp of rosemary and 3 cloves of garlic minced finely:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1123a.jpg

dough is being kneaded by my lovely toy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1124a.jpg

[Sila]

bread going in for 1st rising:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1125a.jpg

bread after punched down, rested and formed into a loaf:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1127a.jpg

here it is after the 2nd rising:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1129a.jpg

and here it is after it came out of the oven:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1130a.jpg

[Sila]

the whole house smelled of freshly baked breads and herbs!

rosemary-garlic bread cooling on the wire rack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1131a.jpg

bit of perspective - compare how small the banana bread loaf looks like!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1132a.jpg

the bread with the wax paper removed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1133a.jpg

and finally, sliced:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1134a.jpg

[KoChun]

Supper time?

[Sila]

i'm having a healthy breakfast - NOT! coke and a small mini-kit kat...

[Dino]

Ooooh! The bread would go good with garlic cream cheese!!!

[KoChun]

You bake very nice roti, Sila. :)

[Sila]

Ooooh! The bread would go good with garlic cream cheese!!!
it's pretty garlicky already ;) we had it warm with butter and vin was very happy with that. but garlic cream cheese could take it to the next level!!

You bake very nice roti, Sila. :)
thanks, kochun :)

[LiLiaN]

sila, you do bake a lot of bread! next time, try some muffins or scones...? ;)

[siewjang]

All i can say is............ WOW! :eek:

[irene]

And i second that. Sila, I'm really impressed! Basically I'm not a bread lover but you've actually made your bread look so yummy that I'm tempted to eat them

[KoChun]

Wow, Irene is back online. Welcome back, Irene. :cheesy:

[Sila]

thanks, guys :) i do it cause it's therapeutic, and plus vin really likes bread. :D now he gets to eat a variety of it and all home made, so no preservatives and whatnot.

actually i volunteered to bring a selection of breads for vin's departmental christmas party - so this might get complicated!! :D

welcome back, irene!! good to see you again.

[Jamalludin]

A'kum,abah dah lapo bila tengok roti adik.tapi tak jadi lapo bila tengok ada garlic.Boleh tak modify garlic tu tuko dengan chili padi jinjang halus2 ?Nanti pegi rumah adik nak rasa jugak!

[dreamwh]

If all roti are made the way Sila makes them, i dont mind having bread every-hari.

Yo Sila, Can use breadmaker ah... For your recipes all?

[siewjang]

Yesterday when I was reading thru this thread, my manager was standing behind me and watched. He then ask me, aper ni? I say, cooking network la. haha... he really believe me. So I have to pretending explaining, mula-mula like this, then after that kembang, then... yala yala.... :laugh:

[irene]

thanks you guys! it's good to be back. looks like a lot of cooking activities in here

[Oddfather]

Yesterday when I was reading thru this thread, my manager was standing behind me and watched. He then ask me, aper ni? I say, cooking network la. haha... he really believe me. So I have to pretending explaining, mula-mula like this, then after that kembang, then... yala yala.... :laugh:
Wah, this is also Tangkap Basah....but of different kind. :p

[LiLiaN]

wah ahjang, great dodging!! :laugh:

oh how i wish sila lives next door to me... can go over for bread and curry all the time!
(note to self: look out for postdoc position in states after graduating! :p :laugh: )

[Sila]

wow ahjang - nasib baik he fell for your trick!! :D

abah - cili padi ah? might be overpowering - the garlic is actually very nice lah. you try first then you tell me sedap or not...

dream and lil, if you lived next door to me, i will definitely share the bread. :D

as to the breadmaker question, i think you can make quite a few of these using the breadmaker, and it's a lot less hassle. but you can't vary the shapes of the bread (no long baguettes, or round loaves, but just the standard). actually i know a lot of people who are happy with the breadmaker since you get nice fresh bread without going through the hassle of baking bread from scratch. one guys says he has it on a timer, and times it to finish baking when his family is waking up for breakfast. that sounds nice and convenient, doesn't it??

[Oddfather]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/andrewhh/IMGP1070.jpg
homemade cake.

[Sila]

so on wednesday night (i was home, since thursday and friday are the thanksgiving holiday), i was lazy to make too big a meal, since i was making thanksgiving turkey the next day. so we had meatloaf..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1136a.jpg

[Sila]

for thanksgiving, in the morning i started by making Raisin-Orange bread again:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1137a.jpg

then i forgot to take a picture of the finished bread, so i repeat the one from 2 weeks ago (it did basically look the same):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1112a.jpg

[Sila]

for dessert, i made apple crisp:

here i am making the filling. in the background you can see a white bowl with the topping, and in the foreground is torn up bread done by vin, to be made into stuffing for the turkey:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1138a.jpg

close up, peeled and cubed apples, bit of sugar, bit of flour, pinch of nutmeg and cinnamon powders:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1140a.jpg

here's the product out of the oven, the topping is a bunch of different things including oatmeal, chopped hazelnuts, etc.:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1141a.jpg

and later, our guest brought pecan pie for dessert:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1142a.jpg

[Sila]

here's the star of the thanksgiving meal, my herb-roasted turkey:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1143a.jpg


and..

here's what the rest of our feast looked like after we dismantled it.

you can see sweet potato casserole in the glass dish in the background, turkey gravy in the white bowl, and cranberry-orange relish in the small glass bowl.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1144a.jpg

my guest brought the sweet potato casserole and the cranberry-orange relish and the steamed broccoli and carrots. needless to say, we had a turkey-coma nap, before we were ready to eat dessert...

[Dino]

Nice turkey. How long did you bake it??

[LiLiaN]

wow, excellent meal there... *drool*
you make thanksgiving look really easy!

[Sila]

it was actually stress free. the turkey baked for about 3 hours and 45 minutes (13 pound turkey, plus stuffing inside of it), and was basted roughly every 25 minutes. vin took care of most of the basting. about an hour before it came out, i turned the roasting pan because the inside half was getting browner than the outside half, so it browned evenly. actually quite low maintenance, given that in between basting every 25 minutes you can make side dishes, shower, clean the house, etc. :D

the menu was:
* roast turkey
* stuffing
* garlic and thyme mashed potatoes
* gravy (made after the turkey was done, using the pan drippings)
* raisin-orange bread
* apple crisp
* Sweet potato casserole
* cranberry-orange relish
* pecan pie
* steamed veggies

my guest brought the last 4 items.

[siewjang]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/andrewhh/IMGP1070.jpg
homemade cake.
Did your wife make them? It does looks lovely.

[siewjang]

it was actually stress free. the turkey baked for about 3 hours and 45 minutes (13 pound turkey, plus stuffing inside of it),
but I read somewhere it needed only 45 mins to 1 hr of baking :confused: . Maybe it depends on the size of the bird.

[Dino]

but I read somewhere it needed only 45 mins to 1 hr of baking :confused: . Maybe it depends on the size of the bird.

A normal 15lbs bird takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours if its baked without anything stuffed into it. So if you stuffed the inside of the bird full of stuff, it's gonna take longer.....

[Chris C]

Wah.....Sila,......u make me drool! :squeeze:

[Oddfather]

Did your wife make them? It does looks lovely.
only the cake......not the topping. Topping by my aunt.

[euj]

wow! that food looked incredible! i'm so hungry. been really good with my food the last few months. i haven't eaten fast food, chips, sweets, chocolates for a few months now...so hungry at the moment. just about to go to gym after work and i had an apple. didn't really help...

[athena]

poor euj...why no makan? you look ok wert...can let go...

[euj]

poor euj...why no makan? you look ok wert...can let go...
thanks, but better not lah. i'm not disciplined enough. i can only go 100% disciplined to 0% disciplined...i do eat, just that it's very healthy eating...

[Sila]

A normal 15lbs bird takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours if its baked without anything stuffed into it. So if you stuffed the inside of the bird full of stuff, it's gonna take longer.....
yah - plus you have to reduce the temperature and cook the turkey slowly while basting, otherwise it gets all tough and dry (ugh!). and vin likes the stuffing to be in the turkey (some people make the stuffing on the stove separately) so must add that to the cooking time. it was at 425 F for 30 minutes, then 325 for the other 3 hours plus. 325 is a fairly low temperature, about 145 C i think? and since turkey is poultry, have to make sure it's cooked through takut our friend salmonella come and participate at the thanksgiving table ;)

[Sila]

thanks, but better not lah. i'm not disciplined enough. i can only go 100% disciplined to 0% disciplined...i do eat, just that it's very healthy eating...
roast turkey should be fine though, shouldn't it? the apple crisp itself is healthy - the filling is something like 8-10 green apples, peeled, cored and diced, add a tablespoon of flour and a tablespoon of sugar, and a bit of nutmeg and cinnamon. the topping not that healthy lah - brown sugar, regular sugar, flour, oatmeal, chopped hazelnuts and butter. :D i added oatmeal and nuts to the recipe to give it more crunch and not to mention it makes me feel healthier to have nuts and oatmeal... hehehehhee

andrew - nice spidey cake. your aunt made the icing? did she draw the spiderman on it?

[siewjang]

Sila, can post recipie for the Roast Turkey and their filling too?

[Oddfather]

I promised some where in the Forum that I will try to share some of the recipes. Sorry for the delay as this had taken ages to type it out. Here is one of them.

ULTIMATE CAKEY BROWNIES
These cake-like brownies have a slightly fluffy texture and a great chocolate flavor.
Preparation 15 min.
Baking 23 min.
Ingredients:
• 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions:

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8-inch square baking pan. Set aside.

Place chocolate in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) power 1 minute. Stir; continue microwaving, stirring at one minute intervals, until chocolate is melted and smooth (2 to 3 minutes). Set aside.

Place butter in large bowl. Beat butter with wire whisk until soft and creamy; add sugar. Continue beating until well mixed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add milk, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Add melted chocolate; continue beating until well mixed.

Stir in flour and baking powder until well mixed. Pour brownie mixture into prepared pan. Spread mixture evenly in pan. Bake for 23 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (DO NOT OVER-BAKE.) Cool completely.

TIP: To melt chocolate on stove-top, place chocolate in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and smooth (1 to 2 minutes). Remove from heat; cool slightly.
TIP: To substitute unsweetened cocoa for unsweetened baking chocolate, use 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter for each ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate.
TIP: Reduce baking temperature by 25°F if using dark or nonstick baking pan.
TIP: To prepare brownies in 13x9-inch baking pan, double all ingredients. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
TIP: For tenderest brownies, stir brownie mixture only until smooth; do not over-mix.
VARIATIONS:
Flavored: Substitute 1 teaspoon extract or flavoring (mint, almond, etc.) for the vanilla.

Stir-ins: One-half cup of stir-ins (nuts, baking chips, toffee bits, etc.) may be stirred into brownie mixture before baking.

Topping: Sprinkle cooled brownies with powdered sugar or frost with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
Yield: 16 brownies

[Oddfather]

Bran Flakes Muffins with Raisins

Ingredients

1 cup bran flakes cereal with raisins
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white sugar

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups

Combine raisin bran cereal and milk. Let stand until mixture is moistened. Beat in egg and shortening. Mix in flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, stirring only until combined. Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

[Oddfather]

BUTTER COOKIES
These crisp, tender, buttery cut-out cookies can be decorated to capture the spirit of the holiday season.
Preparation 1 hrs.
Baking 6 min.
Chilling 2 hrs.
Cooling 15 min.
Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup Bonlac Butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting Instructions:
Frosting Ingredients:
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup Bonlac Butter, softened
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add flour, orange juice, vanilla and baking powder. Reduce speed to low; beat until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).

Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (2 to 3 hours).

Heat oven to 400°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely.

Combine powdered sugar, 1/3 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in small mixer bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Tint frosting with food color, if desired. Frost and decorate cooled cookies as desired.

Yield: 3 dozen cookies

[Sila]

thanks andrew! eh, got no pics to go with the recipes ke?? :D hehehehe...orang kasi recipe, kita nak gambar sekali!! deyyyyy....

[Chris C]

Hi Sila.......so how's work coming out? At least, u're asking for gambar, I'm hoping for Andrew to ta pau for me...... :D

[Sila]

life is ok.

eh i still owe pictures of my roti from the weekend. give me a minute...

[Oddfather]

thanks andrew! eh, got no pics to go with the recipes ke?? :D hehehehe...orang kasi recipe, kita nak gambar sekali!! deyyyyy....
You are welcome.....these are the recipes which my wife had tried b4 and the outcome sudah masuk perut long time ago and gone by now. Sorry lah no pics. I will get some pics when she bakes again. :)

[Oddfather]

Hi Sila.......so how's work coming out? At least, u're asking for gambar, I'm hoping for Andrew to ta pau for me...... :D
what type of pau do you want....small pau, big pau, amy yip pau or Alka pau??? :eek:

[Alkapocino]

what type of pau do you want....small pau, big pau, amy yip pau or Alka pau??? :eek:
Ai yo yo!!!! How come sampai sini gua punya name pun kena! Adoimak! :wacko:

[Oddfather]

Ai yo yo!!!! How come sampai sini gua punya name pun kena! Adoimak! :wacko:
you are the pau specialist......!!! :p

[Chris C]

what type of pau do you want....small pau, big pau, amy yip pau or Alka pau??? :eek:
....ta pau those brownies, muffins and cookies lah..... :D

[LiLiaN]

talk about brownies, this is one great recipe that i tried out recently... and everyone loves it!
very rich with chocolate, not too sweet, and easy to make...

200g dark chocolate (good quality ones)
200g butter
200g dark brown sugar
4 eggs
a rounded tbspn of flour

1. heat the oven to 180C and line a brownie pan
2. melt chocolate and butter together using bain-marie
3. remove from heat and let cool a little
4. add in sugar and mix well
5. add egg one at a time and mix well
6. finally add flour in
7. pour into brownie pan and bake for 30-35 mins
8. cool and cut into squares
9. best serve with ice cream... yumm...

[Dino]

My dinner tonight. Chicken Cacciatore with speghetti on the side.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/ChickenCach.jpg

[LiLiaN]

god, makes me hungry.... and hmm... sila must be busy, tak nampak bayang for a few days liao...

[Sila]

sorry guys - been a very busy couple of days. yesterday i woke up and then baked 4 loafs of bread to bring to vin's faculty christmas dinner. last loaf came out of the oven, i showered and got dressed, then we went to dinner, and came back after 11. by then i had been on my feet all day so i was tired, so we went to bed. this morning still feeling sleepy lah :D

dino your chicken cacciatore and spaghetti looks deeeelicious.. you make one ah?

how bout i start with last week's cooking first. on sunday last week, i made rendang.

first you tumis a bunch of blended herbs and spices:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1145a.jpg

then put in the chicken to sear a little and marry with the spices:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1146a.jpg

then throw in some santan and chopped up daun limau purut:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1147a.jpg

next steps are to salt pepper, and let it cook until nice and thick.

[Sila]

i made nasi lemak and also Pain d'Ail (garlic bread) with cloves of garlic, blanched and then tumbuked and added to the dough. also on the side i made garlic herb butter - blanched cloves of garlic then are crushed in with softened butter, added black pepper and parsley.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1148a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1150a.jpg

vin's plate: note plenty of bread and garlic herb butter, plus also other than the chicken rendang, i made pan fried marlin steaks with an herb rub on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1151a.jpg

this is my plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1152a.jpg

[LiLiaN]

sila, can i hire you to cook for my behalf to impress M???! :D

[Sila]

alamak! :D caterer to the stars, that's me!! hehehehe

i send you my mum's rendang recipe, how bout that?

[LiLiaN]

deal! good enough for me... :D

[Sila]

ok i'll sift through my emails and find the recipe nanti ;)

[LiLiaN]

no rush, take your time... any other malaysian recipe to share?

[Sila]

dunno lah - all the stuff i make all "agak agak" one... :D

[LiLiaN]

sounds a bit like me... make chocolate brownies 3 times, all 3 tasted different... :p

[Sila]

me definitely like that - my problem is i always mess with the recipe. can't follow it to the tee - it's a wonder any of my breads turn out at all!! substitute this for that, etc. hehehehhee

but as to normal cooking, i was my mother's sous chef for a long time, cutting peeling washing stirring, and she never measured anything. so i also like that lah... :laugh:

[LiLiaN]

errm.... :unsure: me more of a case of there's too many chef in my family that my duty was just to eat, not to cook!

[Sila]

hehehe - my dad still thinks i can't cook! i never cook at home just help my mum cut and wash and peel and stir - but i never actually make anything other than cakes and cookies at home. hehehehehe :laugh: i made my first curry my freshman year of college - so desperately dying for a malaysian curry that tastes like my mother's...

[LiLiaN]

then i'm definitely a case of overindulgence... crave something, ring my aunt and will get it either when i go back to wexford or when they come up to dublin... :rolleyes:

[Sila]

i would call that a case of being lucky! if i knew somebody who would make me curry that tasted like my mother's i would never make it myself!! heheehehehehehehe.... for me it's a case of desperation being the mother of invention! although now that i've started cooking all kinds of international styles, i find i love being in the kitchen and making stuff for the people i love.

although i still insist on eating my mum's cooking and my sis in law's cooking when i'm home. want to manja a bit.. ;)

[LiLiaN]

ah well, on holiday, manja manja, can lar... i do that when i go home too! *grin*
grandpa would actually check with me what i want to eat... hehehe...

so now, i can cook more european food and bake better than i cook asian food....
a bit sad though... should really learn...

[Sila]

that's nice, isn't it, somebody asking you what you want? hehehehe.. i milk it for every moment i can - sometimes i plan the menu for my mum for days!! :D

i actually cook asian food pretty rarely now - sometimes it's faster to make ang moh food. asian food can be a bit remeh - plus all the stir fry smells up the house and the clothes.. :D but i do love the bread baking though - it's so therapeutic and fun...

yesterday i had to take a 45 minute break - the mixer overheated and stopped working. had to let it rest and cool down... :squeeze:

[LiLiaN]

hehehe... so long as you didn't become like the guy who celebrates christmas everyday, can liao... he used up 3 ovens per year on average i think!! :eek:

[Sila]

omg that guy who celebrates xmas every year is definitely siao!! 3 ovens a year! where does he get his money???? :squeeze:

[LiLiaN]

dunno... he roasts a whole turkey everyday and eats it all!!!

[Sila]

that is a whole damn lot of turkey man... i'm tired of turkey day after day for a week after thanksgiving!! cannot imagine just turkey all the time! :squeeze:

[Dino]

that is a whole damn lot of turkey man... i'm tired of turkey day after day for a week after thanksgiving!! cannot imagine just turkey all the time! :squeeze:

LOL!! Lucky i never baked turkey, i'll probably go blind eating that much!! :p
And that chicken cac. pic i posted, i was at a restauraunt. :)

[Sila]

LOL!! Lucky i never baked turkey, i'll probably go blind eating that much!! :p
And that chicken cac. pic i posted, i was at a restauraunt. :)
wah...i thought you only go blind doing something else?? (i hear it causes moles..)

:p

i'll go look for my mondo bread baking session pictures to post here. :D

[Dino]

wah...i thought you only go blind doing something else?? (i hear it causes moles..)

:p

i'll go look for my mondo bread baking session pictures to post here. :D

LOL....maybe i post pic of my hand!!! :laugh:

[siewjang]

I hold your neck and bit it gently....

I grab your breast and taste it Greedily and lick lustfully!...

I spread your legs and feel the heat...

Ohh.....














My Roast Chicken!!! (what were you thinking folks :p )

[Dino]

My Roast Chicken!!! (what were you thinking folks :p )

I was thinking of you being greedy eating the whole chicken yourself!!

[siewjang]

This is what I've whipped up for Pre-Christmas eve at Siewhaw & Crackjet house.

The Roast Chicken (ok, a little dissapointed right? It's a working day (Friday) and I don't have enough time for the turkey who needed 3 hours to be tanned. haha)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230095.jpg
Stuffing - The chicken stuffing - Chestnut, gingko, carrot, black & button mushroom. (I've got Sila's recipie but think I'll better stick to mine just incase I blown it on this occasion. haha. I'll experiment it other day. Thanks Sila)

[Dino]

If you want good stuffing, get this one.....its pretty good stuffin, to add zing to it, put in some bacon bits...yum.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/maccheese004.jpg

[siewjang]

What do they have inside?

[siewjang]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230096.jpg
Chiken marinate - Chicken marinate - Dark & light soy sauce, 5 spice powder, pepper, salt and sugar. Wrapped them in foil paper.

[siewjang]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230098.jpg
Mashed potatoes - Potatoes, salt, butter and fresh milk.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230099.jpg
Garlic bread - Butter, garlic, parsley

[Dino]

What do they have inside?

The mix for the stuffin. Stuffin is made mostly out of bread anyway.

[siewjang]

The finishing touch -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230104.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230109.jpg

[raymondsiek]

can i join your cooking class leng luisss..? :)

[KoChun]

Haha, I was the lucky one. I ate the chicken and the garlic bread. They were superb!!!

Too bad I've eaten the pizzas. Or else, I could have finished the whole chicken. :eek:

[siewjang]

can i join your cooking class leng luisss..? :)
Wah, chef. Finally you are back huh. I think I'm the one that needed cooking class from you.
Haha, I was the lucky one. I ate the chicken and the garlic bread. They were superb!!!

Too bad I've eaten the pizzas. Or else, I could have finished the whole chicken.
Who ask you to be so greedy? Already told you there are enough food to serve. :p

[KoChun]

Who ask you to be so greedy? Already told you there are enough food to serve. :p
You expect me to come empty-handed meh? Manners mah. :cheesy:

We finished almost everything, right?

[siewjang]

You expect me to come empty-handed meh? Manners mah. :cheesy:

We finished almost everything, right?
Wah, say so earlier la. Can get some dessert like ice cream or cheese cake wat.

The roast chicken left about 20%. The next day, I heat up and eat for lunch. This time using all my 5 fingers. Dem lipsmaking yummy i tell you. Plus all the gravy. Wahliao, drooling again.

[KoChun]

Drooling? Make another one for this weekend lor. I start fasting on Friday. :D

[siewjang]

Well, wouldn't mind actually. Why don't you organize a pot luck then we will have varieties?

[KoChun]

Well, wouldn't mind actually. Why don't you organize a pot luck then we will have varieties?
Get crackjet to organise. After all, he likes to organise this type of event. He enjoys eating as much as I do.

[siewjang]

I push you, you push me, after all, the man will eat and the women will have to cook, cook, cook then clean, clean, clean :p . I think this weekend I better go gaze at the stars. :rolleyes:

[KoChun]

I push you, you push me, after all, the man will eat and the women will have to cook, cook, cook then clean, clean, clean :p . I think this weekend I better go glaze at the stars. :rolleyes:
Don't lah like that. I promise to help you clean up. :cheesy:

[siewjang]

I just go with flow. Eh, where you go for countdown ah?

[KoChun]

I just go with flow. Eh, where you go for countdown ah?
Errr, I many years no countdown already. Need to go somewhere to countdown one ah?

[siewjang]

It's the mood wat. Wah, you really ah pek. Go la somewhere public with lots of people. Very nice wan. Can countdown together plus see fire works.

[KoChun]

It's the mood wat. Wah, you really ah pek. Go la somewhere public with lots of people. Very nice wan. Can countdown together plus see fire works.
Okok, see how lah this year.

Btw, nice avatar.

[siewjang]

Btw, nice avatar.
As tho CNY going to win the poll :o . Win or no win, that will be the avatar till February. :cool:

[KoChun]

As tho CNY going to win the poll :o . Win or no win, that will be the avatar till February. :cool:
CNY is leading in the poll. It should win, unless...

[siewhaw]

Get crackjet to organise. After all, he likes to organise this type of event. He enjoys eating as much as I do.

Not we like to organize but seems that no one voice up so we have to take the lead lar...

Kochun, you will be the organizer for the next get-together. Deal? I can loan you my house if you want to. Don't worry about the cook cook wash wash thingy...we can gotong-royong mah...New Year is out because crackjet and I already have personal plan.

[KoChun]

If I become the organiser, we will be eating durian, durian and durian.

Btw, we went to Teluk Gong last Sunday. Too bad you were in Sitiawan. :p

[siewjang]

Btw, we went to Teluk Gong last Sunday. Too bad you were in Sitiawan. :p
And where am I??? :mad:

[siewhaw]

If I become the organiser, we will be eating durian, durian and durian.

No problem...DURIAN FEAST!! Crackjet favourite. Durian is in the season now...saw it in Giant that day.

Btw, we went to Teluk Gong last Sunday. Too bad you were in Sitiawan. :p

Aiya, everytime Teluk Gong. I thought you boikot Teluk Gong liao after the fly-in-the-beehoon incident? Go for something else lar next time...That's why I try to go other places if there's any occasion. Where's the Sri Kembangan ducky?

[KoChun]

And where am I??? :mad:
You were busy glazing the stars. :laugh:


Where's the Sri Kembangan ducky?
It's in Balakong/Sri Kembangan. Only I know the way there, so if you want to makan, you need to bring me lor. :cheesy:

[siewhaw]

It's in Balakong/Sri Kembangan. Only I know the way there, so if you want to makan, you need to bring me lor. :cheesy:

That's why I ask when are you going to belanja us the ducky. Didn't even bring back the ducky from Disneylang HK. :eek:

[KoChun]

That's why I ask when are you going to belanja us the ducky. Didn't even bring back the ducky from Disneylang HK. :eek:
Eh, I belanja pulak?

The Disneyland ducky too big lah. Dare not check-in, scared suffocate to death.

[siewhaw]

Eh, I belanja pulak?

The Disneyland ducky too big lah. Dare not check-in, scared suffocate to death.

Haiya Kochun, I already missed your big day dinner and moreover saved you from calling me BIG SIL on your wedding day. Oklar...at least you don't have to bring back the Disneyland big ducky but belanja a local ducky also can mah...

[KoChun]

Haiya Kochun, I already missed your big day dinner and moreover saved you from calling me BIG SIL on your wedding day. Oklar...at least you don't have to bring back the Disneyland big ducky but belanja a local ducky also can mah...
Okay, duck rice on me in front, Beng Hoo Restaurant. I think RM5.00 still got change. :p

[siewhaw]

Okay, duck rice on me in front, Beng Hoo Restaurant. I think RM5.00 still got change. :p

Why don't you say duck rice from MIL free of charge. You really the China Ah Pek. Don't change your wife into the China Ah Em.

[KoChun]

Why don't you say duck rice from MIL free of charge. You really the China Ah Pek. Don't change your wife into the China Ah Em.
China Ah Pek. Hahaha, to be honest, I like the nick. China Ah Em, who's that ah?

Hey, I belanja Teluk Gong last weekend leh, but too bad you were not around.

[siewhaw]

China Ah Pek. Hahaha, to be honest, I like the nick. China Ah Em, who's that ah?

Hey, I belanja Teluk Gong last weekend leh, but too bad you were not around.

The "too bad" is always there in your dictionary ler...Next time give advance notice ok? I'll make sure I be there (provided no classes ler). :p

[Sila]

The finishing touch -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230104.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/siewjang/PC230109.jpg
droooooooooooooooooooooooooooolllll..... *slurp* *slurp*

[siewjang]

droooooooooooooooooooooooooooolllll..... *slurp* *slurp*
Sila, I bet you can make better than I do. Anyway, how's your vacation or still on vacation?

[LiLiaN]

will share the muffins i baked last week!

http://www.ifantabulous.com/wordpress/wp-content/cranberry.jpg

http://www.ifantabulous.com/wordpress/wp-content/apricot.jpg

[KoChun]

Really feeling hungry now. Have not taken my breakfast today. Blame it on the rain and traffic.

[siewjang]

Now my turn to drool. I love anything with raisins on.
(and what are you doing at this hour, Lil?)

[LiLiaN]

i really shouldn't talk food right now...
near zzzzz time, cannot eat now lar... :)

ahjang, here for several reasons...
1. miss forum after so many days away (just back to dublin this evening!)
2. updating my blog/ catching up blog reading
3. uploading pics to my laptop
4. checking out my timing for synchronised login tomorrow
5. miss you lor.... :D

[siewjang]

*muaks @ Lilian for item no. 5 ;)

[LiLiaN]

aww.... :D thanks! *muaks muaks*

[Sila]

damn, lil, can dhl a muffin for me and vin ah?? heehehehehehe...

siewjang - i'm back from vacation and your food looks deeelicious. don't be modest - so far all the pics of your food looks absolutely scrumptious! and kochun says your cooking is wonderful, right?? i believe that kochun knows good food ;)

[LiLiaN]

hehehe... sure! :laugh:

[siewhaw]

siewjang - i'm back from vacation and your food looks deeelicious. don't be modest - so far all the pics of your food looks absolutely scrumptious! and kochun says your cooking is wonderful, right?? i believe that kochun knows good food ;)

She's the best cook among the siblings. You just name it, she can do it.

[LiLiaN]

She's the best cook among the siblings. You just name it, she can do it.like this ah, ahjang, next time when i'm home, can cook for me too? pretty pretty please... :)

[Sila]

like this ah, ahjang, next time when i'm home, can cook for me too? pretty pretty please... :)
i want to come too...can make it halal specially for me, ah?? :o

[siewjang]

Siewhaw - Ahem! You make me kembang sikit liao. :o

Lilian & Sila -I can cook chinese anytime better than western. Still lots to learn from both of you.

[LiLiaN]

well, i am totally hopeless with chinese food...
so we can do recipe swaps... or potluck dinner!

[crackjet]

well, i am totally hopeless with chinese food...
so we can do recipe swaps... or potluck dinner!

Good idea! I'll be the judge.

[siewjang]

well, i am totally hopeless with chinese food...
so we can do recipe swaps... or potluck dinner!
I love potluck. Trying to organize one but lack of participation :( .

Crackjet - Wah, jump in just to tease us ka. :p

[Sila]

well, i am totally hopeless with chinese food...
so we can do recipe swaps... or potluck dinner!
i'll bring the rendang! :D

[Chris C]

i'll bring the rendang! :D
....I bring my stomach!!!!!!! :eek: :laugh:

[TK Ho]

....I bring my stomach!!!!!!! :eek: :laugh:

Oni stomach ah"Not enuff-lah. Need to bring your whole digestive system, from your mouth to your bottom end. :D

[Dino]

Oni stomach ah"Not enuff-lah. Need to bring your whole digestive system, from your mouth to your bottom end. :D

TK Ho..now if you go back Sitiawan....Chris can bring you around town in her soup up Kancil...i heard her driving that mean machine is quite terror.... :rolleyes:

[TK Ho]

TK Ho..now if you go back Sitiawan....Chris can bring you around town in her soup up Kancil...i heard her driving that mean machine is quite terror.... :rolleyes:

Wah, Dino, got a lot of spies back home heh? Respect respect. :D

[LiLiaN]

I love potluck. Trying to organize one but lack of participation :( .

Crackjet - Wah, jump in just to tease us ka. :phmmm... i can bring roast lamb or something... and chocolate cake! :laugh:

[Chris C]

Oni stomach ah"Not enuff-lah. Need to bring your whole digestive system, from your mouth to your bottom end. :D
:laugh: .............all that and plastic bags to 'ta-pau'..... :eek:

TK Ho..now if you go back Sitiawan....Chris can bring you around town in her soup up Kancil...i heard her driving that mean machine is quite terror....
....and I'm waiting to ride on your bike......broom-broom.......remember? :D

[TK Ho]

:laugh: .............all that and plastic bags to 'ta-pau'..... :eek:


....and I'm waiting to ride on your bike......broom-broom.......remember? :D

Dino, what bike do you have-lah? Last time, I was riding everywhere with my dad's old Honda C70. everlasting machine.

[siewhaw]

hmmm... i can bring roast lamb or something... and chocolate cake! :laugh:

You sure ar, Lilian? I loooooove chocolate cake...must be rich in chocolate and add walnut also.

[LiLiaN]

You sure ar, Lilian? I loooooove chocolate cake...must be rich in chocolate and add walnut also.no prob... thick and rich, yet moist in the middle... try this recipe (http://www.ifantabulous.com/?p=309)....
(no walnut in this though, i have a different one with walnut)

[siewhaw]

no prob... thick and rich, yet moist in the middle... try this recipe (http://www.ifantabulous.com/?p=309)....
(no walnut in this though, i have a different one with walnut)

recipe? I thought you are going to bake and send it over. Nevermind...will get SJ to bake it and send over to you ya?

[LiLiaN]

recipe? I thought you are going to bake and send it over. Nevermind...will get SJ to bake it and send over to you ya?that was my recipe lar... :crying:

yeah, get ahjang to bake, then pass it over to you to try! ;)

[siewhaw]

that was my recipe lar... :crying:

yeah, get ahjang to bake, then pass it over to you to try! ;)

I'll take a snapshot of the chocolate cake if successful because she hardly bakes.

[LiLiaN]

I'll take a snapshot of the chocolate cake if successful because she hardly bakes.no worry, i have confidence in ahjang!
this is quite simple and if i can make it, she can too :)

[Sila]

wah siewjang if you make lilian's chocolate cake can DHL 1 slice to me ah?? :D

[siewjang]

I'll take a snapshot of the chocolate cake if successful because she hardly bakes.
Talk about baking, ya la. It's been ages since I last bake. I used to bake cookies a lot. Nowadays, no time liao. Cos when i'm baking, hubby will have to jaga anak. When 2nd came along, hubby warned me not to bake. haha.

Lil, thanks for your recipie. Will try that out one day.

Sila, cyber piece only la. If DHL, hancur semua...

[siewhaw]

Talk about baking, ya la. It's been ages since I last bake. I used to bake cookies a lot. Nowadays, no time liao. Cos when i'm baking, hubby will have to jaga anak. When 2nd came along, hubby warned me not to bake. haha.

Then move your microwave oven to my kitchen...i don't have to jaga anak yet.

[siewjang]

Nice try :p .

[Dino]

Just had this for dinner....Steam rainbow trout with ginger and shitake mushrooms....yum.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/trout.jpg

[siewjang]

you alone eat that whole fish? Eh, got put pickle sour plum or not?

[Dino]

you alone eat that whole fish? Eh, got put pickle sour plum or not?

Yah...i eat fish only. No sour pickle....don't like sour steam fish.

[siewjang]

That means only oyster sauce issit? Nowadays I used made in Thailand fish sauce for steaming fishes and fried rice. Very yummy. No need other flavour enhancer liao.

[Dino]

That means only oyster sauce issit? Nowadays I used made in Thailand fish sauce for steaming fishes and fried rice. Very yummy. No need other flavour enhancer liao.

I use Knorr fish cubes....very good looor....

[Sila]

yummy, dino!! luckily i just ate dinner... :D or else sure my perut keroncong!

[Dino]

My Sunday dinner today.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/dinner.jpg

[athena]

wah...PD...sinful!!!!


but luv it!!!!

[Dino]

wah...PD...sinful!!!!


but luv it!!!!

My weekly sin session.... :o

[song cm]

dino, wats the chessy stuff?
the steak/lamb chop does look overdone to me....

[Dino]

dino, wats the chessy stuff?
the steak/lamb chop does look overdone to me....

The chop i purposely overburn it....good ol charcoal taste....
The cheesy stuff is stuffed potato...

[song cm]

The chop i purposely overburn it....good ol charcoal taste....
The cheesy stuff is stuffed potato...

wow....look delicious....i aso like burnt taste one.....

[siewjang]

Dino, how did you cook the stuff potatoes?

[Dino]

Dino, how did you cook the stuff potatoes?

Its basically....you cook the potato(bake),cut to half,scoop out the inside....make mash potato out of it....season with butter,some sour cream,salt and pepper then put it back to the potato with cheese(bacon bits optional) in the middle, sprinkle some paprika and chives and baked it for about 45 mins again.

[siewjang]

mozerella cheese?

[Dino]

mozerella cheese?

Parmesan cheese....a little saltier..... :squeeze:

[Chris C]

My Sunday dinner today.....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/dinner.jpg
U're so sooooooo bad!!!!!....made my whole-meal sandwich bread tasteless!! :squeeze:

[Dino]

U're so sooooooo bad!!!!!....made my whole-meal sandwich bread tasteless!! :squeeze:

:p :p

[dreamwh]

Mmmmm... Parmesan, the most civilized/cultured of cheese. Also the cheese of choice for mafia dons. Dinoman, you got taste...

[Dino]

Mmmmm... Parmesan, the most civilized/cultured of cheese. Also the cheese of choice for mafia dons. Dinoman, you got taste...

Yeah..... :cool:

[siewjang]

Just now sausage now cheese, boy! It's killing me! :crying:

[Fishingman]

Just now sausage now cheese, boy! It's killing me! :crying:
SJ, feeling hungry again? It's only 4 more hours to lunch time, so here you go...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/wwyeoh/IMG_1083.jpg
Remember to finish your beans.

[siewhaw]

SJ, feeling hungry again? It's only 4 more hours to lunch time, so here you go...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/wwyeoh/IMG_1083.jpg
Remember to finish your beans.

hemmm....delicious. crackjet would sure like the scrambled egg. Any idea how they cooked it until it's so yellowish, like McD breakfast. I wonder if they put any colouring.

[athena]

siewhaw,

to get it to that colour, first,your egg must be quite fresh. try using those omega-3 eggs....and beat up nice...then fry them over low flame!

[Fishingman]

hemmm....delicious. crackjet would sure like the scrambled egg. Any idea how they cooked it until it's so yellowish, like McD breakfast. I wonder if they put any colouring.
No colouring in those eggs. I jamin one coz I cooked them myself. Those are kampung chicken eggs, that's why so yellowish one. Try and see for yourself.

[siewjang]

Gosh! Fishingman! Why you so bad leh. I'll finish everything on the plate. Bake beans to me is nothing. Eh, next time mashed some potatoes eat with the bake beans very yummy too.

[Fishingman]

Gosh! Fishingman! Why you so bad leh. I'll finish everything on the plate. Bake beans to me is nothing. Eh, next time mashed some potatoes eat with the bake beans very yummy too. I want to order the sausage can ah? Seriously, not joking!
Mashed potatoes sound good but too lazy to make them. I actually had them for dinner last night, just cook the sausages (8 minutes) and prepare the egg, take out peel fresh juice, toast and beans at the same time. Express dinner ready-liau. Eat until cannot jalan.yum yum :p

[Sila]

wow suddenly i realize that i haven't posted any roti pictures in a while. so here's some roti from after vacation in december.

first here are some baguettes rolled out, but prior to second rising:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture001.jpg

same baguettes after second rising
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture002.jpg

baguettes cooling on the wire rack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture003.jpg

[Sila]

i didn't take any in the process of making this bread pictures, but next to the baguette, the nice dark brown loaf is my Olive Loaf. it turned out quite nicely:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture006.jpg

Olive Loaf sliced up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture007.jpg

look you can see the olives in the bread:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/Picture008.jpg

[athena]

haha...nice buns sila...oops...nice bread....:)

[ungsutiong]

Sila, your pics look very appetizing.....

[siewjang]

Aik! I never know olive can be used in making bread. Issit it sourish in taste?

[LiLiaN]

ahjang, olive bread are delicious.. it won't be salty if you're not using olive stored in brine..
should look for olive stored in olive oil or sunflower oil... some are even seasoned... :)

[siewhaw]

For those posting their home cooked food here, please send your secret recipe to SJ. I will be the food tester and if successful, she will have an open house. :P

[Oddfather]

Sila, thanks for sharing the pix. One Q...the olive loaf looks a bit dark. Izit the bread itself or the camera/photo??

[Sila]

siewjang - lil is right, got all kinds of olives. but vin likes olives and so he did enjoy the olive loaf. as to me, i picked out the olives. i like the flavor but i don't really like to bite into a big piece of olive... ;)

andrew - the olive loaf turned out to be dark like that and crusty. inside was soft and moist. it's how the book described it to be! :D

[andrewjpan]

ish... i just had b'fast and i'm hungry again....

*dRooL*

[siewhaw]

[QUOTE=Sila]
fake out karipap (or as vin calls it, potato pie)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1108a.jpg
QUOTE]

Sila, I like this. My favourite. Yumm yumm...The best is sardines mix with potatoes.

[Oddfather]

andrew - the olive loaf turned out to be dark like that and crusty. inside was soft and moist. it's how the book described it to be! :D
Just wondering if the crust is hard....since it looks so dark. When wiffy bakes the wholemeal bread, the crust turns out to be shinning.

[Sila]

Just wondering if the crust is hard....since it looks so dark. When wiffy bakes the wholemeal bread, the crust turns out to be shinning.
the crust is shining if you brush some egg wash on it or something like that - my challah bread turned out like that. but some of the bread dough ends up being very dark and quite crusty - usually if when baking it you put a small pan of water below it for steam effect during the baking process. it actually makes the crust quite crisp and a little hard - like some french/italian breads. heehehehehehe (well, this is all according to my bread book lah - i follow recipe only hor...) ;)

siewhaw - vin also likes that one... heehehehehehehe

[Chris C]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a213/chan66/sila.jpg

[Sila]

aww chris... :o thanks :D :D

*hugs*

you're SO sweeeeeet!!!

[Chris C]

aww chris... :o thanks :D :D

*hugs*

you're SO sweeeeeet!!!
U're welcome Sila ......met your parents and Hisham yesterday and everyone is happy and healthy with your nephew running around.....:D

[Sila]

U're welcome Sila ......met your parents and Hisham yesterday and everyone is happy and healthy with your nephew running around.....:D
that's good to know :D

how was your new year, chris?

[Chris C]

that's good to know :D

how was your new year, chris?
It was busy and fun......met up with frens and forumers :D .....makan lebih also with all the late nite suppers :squeeze:

[Sila]

It was busy and fun......met up with frens and forumers :D .....makan lebih also with all the late nite suppers :squeeze:
hehehehe saw the pics. you don't have to worry about makan lebih, chris. just hantam and enjoy - you very slim and trim and engku busu will take care of the rest ;)

[Chris C]

hehehehe saw the pics. you don't have to worry about makan lebih, chris. just hantam and enjoy - you very slim and trim and engku busu will take care of the rest ;)
:laugh: ........the pain that i have to go thru' to eat more.....:squeeze: ...oh well, like the saying goes, "no pain, no gain".....:D

[Sila]

how about more bread? this is my French Bread with Egg Whites...

(finally it turned out decent - my first attempt was not too nice so i didn't take pictures to show you guys). :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1482a.jpg

[Sila]

next i tried my hand at California Sourdough Whole Wheat bread.

start of with a "sponge" that you let sour for 3 days, stirring it once a day:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1483a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1484a.jpg

then you put into loaf pans and bake. i forgot to take pictures of the dough in the loaf pans, here's what they look like all cooked and then sliced. this was something vin really liked (i thought it was OK, but i think i'm not a huge fan of sourdough OR whole wheat...heheeheheheh)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1497a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1498a.jpg

[Sila]

then next i made "30 Minute White Bread". first time i tried it - but forgot to take the in progress pictures. out of practice liao...

here it is in the baking pan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1501a.jpg

out of the pan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1502a.jpg

sliced:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1503a.jpg

with a teaspoon of garlic butter:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1505a.jpg

[Sila]

for the white bread, some homemade garlic butter:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1504a.jpg

the garlic butter totally spruced up even white bread! :D

here's vin enjoying a slice of the 30-minute white bread with garlic butter:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1506a.jpg

and what we had for dinner was Caprese Baked Tortellini (cheese tortellini with tomato basil sauce + ricotta cheese mixed in, a bunch of chopped basil, and topped with parmesan and mozzarella):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1507a.jpg

[Chris C]

Vin is so so lucky! :) ....hey, is that ink leak on his shirt?.....and why do u call it 30 mins white bread? .....does it mean u guys finished it in 30 mins?:cheesy:

[Sila]

yep - that's ink leaked on his shirt! the ink leaked probably 1-2 years ago, still cannot come out so he only wears the shirt at home :D

it's called 30 minute white bread because that's how long the bread takes to rise before it's baked (only rises once, usually at least twice it rises) :D although i think vin finished half the loaf in 30 minutes...hehehehehehehee

[Sila]

some more 30-minute White Bread (vin liked it a lot so i made it again)

here's the dough after it was kneaded:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1514a.jpg

shape the loaf and put into baking pan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1515a.jpg

after 30 minutes of rising time it was baked:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1517a.jpg

slices were toasted and slathered with garlic butter:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1522a.jpg

[Chris C]

Ooooooo......toasted somemore...."sinfull"!:laugh:

[Sila]

that night for dinner we had grilled lamb shoulder chops, mashed parmesan cauliflower, and leftover pasta with ground beef, sundried tomatoes, capers, artichokes, feta cheese.

vin's plate (he ate bread instead of pasta) mashed cauliflower at the top, 2 pieces of lamb shoulder chops, and A1 sauce:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1520a.jpg

side view of vin's plate - his salad bowl in the background
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1521a.jpg

my plate with pasta on left, lamb on right and cauliflower at the bottom:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1518a.jpg

side view of my plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1519a.jpg

[Sila]

Ooooooo......toasted somemore...."sinfull"!:laugh:
:laugh: might as well go crazy, right??

[Chris C]

:laugh: might as well go crazy, right??
:laugh: ....why not!.....and those lamb chops and side dishes looks really yummy......again, lucky lucky Vin............hey Vin, if u're reading this,give your wifey a real big kiss, will ya....;) .....and how is Vin doing?

[Sila]

:laugh: ....why not!.....and those lamb chops and side dishes looks really yummy......again, lucky lucky Vin............hey Vin, if u're reading this,give your wifey a real big kiss, will ya....;) .....and how is Vin doing?
oh he's in front of the tv - IU is playing UConn in basketball and he is shouting and rooting for his alma mater (Indiana University) :laugh: i'll tell him during the commercial break nanti ;)

[Chris C]

oh he's in front of the tv - IU is playing UConn in basketball and he is shouting and rooting for his alma mater (Indiana University) :laugh: i'll tell him during the commercial break nanti ;)
:laugh: ....so is that what he's going to get for valentine, the whole day watching sports on t.v.?

[Sila]

:laugh: ....so is that what he's going to get for valentine, the whole day watching sports on t.v.?
no friggin' way!! like that i cabut lari lah!! :laugh: valentine's day is for the both of us. for his birthday ok la can watch sports all he wants :D

eh, chris, i have to cabut lah. my perut oso keroncong - time for my lunch. so i'll catch you later? so nice to talk to you today - january was a busy gila month for me for some reason.. so today i caught up and posted all the foods i made too :D

[Chris C]

no friggin' way!! like that i cabut lari lah!! :laugh: valentine's day is for the both of us. for his birthday ok la can watch sports all he wants :D

eh, chris, i have to cabut lah. my perut oso keroncong - time for my lunch. so i'll catch you later? so nice to talk to you today - january was a busy gila month for me for some reason.. so today i caught up and posted all the foods i made too :D
Hokie.....time for me to hit the bed too....3.07 am over here liao....and nice catching up with u too......enjoy your lunch...:D

[andrewjpan]

sila.... you're a good cook and a baker! all the pics you post looks sooooooo YuMMy!!

[athena]

i like this pic the best

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1520a.jpg

looks like two horses kissing each other's noses!!!

haha

[andrewjpan]

ya hor... didn't realize that... the dish looks sooooooooooo good

[athena]

how about u sharing some food pics andy?

[andrewjpan]

wait ah... lemmme google some...

:D

[athena]

eesh....no google.....post la original...

[andrewjpan]

hmmm....

this one specially for your monkey boy athena...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/andrewjpan/5c1cd9a3.jpg


and then this 2 very nice....

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/andrewjpan/92748d28.gif
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/andrewjpan/7f8e6512.gif


my mom makan roti pisang this morning (ewwwwwww) ....

[LiLiaN]

hmm... it's 3am for me and i'm supposed to go sleep shortly...
but all these are making me hungry....

[andrewjpan]

i know that hungry feeling... worst part is when it comes while viewing threads like this after a meal...

[Sila]

i know that hungry feeling... worst part is when it comes while viewing threads like this after a meal...
after a meal, usually i'm fine. it only hurts if i haven't eaten yet and stomach start grumbling.. :cheesy:

ath - love your observations about the lamb looking like 2 horses kissing. very funny :D

[andrewjpan]

yeah... she damn terror to notice the 2 horses...

[siewhaw]

Sila, can i bring you home? You make me hungry. hihi...

[andrewjpan]

Sila, can i bring you home? You make me hungry. hihi...
cannot... after vin come after you!

[athena]

Sila, can i bring you home? You make me hungry. hihi...
siewhaw to bring sila home...expensive lor!!

[andrewjpan]

but the again... you sound like a vampire!

[siewhaw]

but the again... you sound like a vampire!

Haha...but this vampire don't suck human blood but enjoy great cooking.

[Sila]

siewhaw to bring sila home...expensive lor!!
good point, athena. if anybody want to sponsor, i can take some time off work and come home and cook for them... but must fly first class, can ah??

siewhaw - my sis in law keeps telling me i have to cook for her but every time i come home i make her cook for me!! hahahahahahahaaaaaaa!!!! :laugh:

[euj]

wow sila, those breads looked amazing! i try to stay away from bread though, especially white bread. having said that, i have 3 slices of rye bread toast for breakfast.

[dreamwh]

wow sila, those breads looked amazing! i try to stay away from bread though, especially white bread. having said that, i have 3 slices of rye bread toast for breakfast.


I stay away from all types of bread nowadays... I just eat butter straight out of the tub. Tastes better that way...

[euj]

I stay away from all types of bread nowadays... I just eat butter straight out of the tub. Tastes better that way...
haha...i can see that you are on a big health kick...

[Sila]

wow sila, those breads looked amazing! i try to stay away from bread though, especially white bread. having said that, i have 3 slices of rye bread toast for breakfast.
thanks, euj :D you know, i have made rye bread before. and the sourdough bread was whole wheat.

I stay away from all types of bread nowadays... I just eat butter straight out of the tub. Tastes better that way...
so that's what i get you for your birthday then?? a big tub of butter?? :laugh:

[siewjang]

...and what we had for dinner was Caprese Baked Tortellini (cheese tortellini with tomato basil sauce + ricotta cheese mixed in, a bunch of chopped basil, and topped with parmesan and mozzarella):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1507a.jpg
Wow! Love it especially the cheese!

[siewhaw]

Wow! Love it especially the cheese!

We both share the flight ticket to bring Sila back to cook for us for TWO years. Worth the 1st class ticket we have to pay hor? :D

[Sila]

We both share the flight ticket to bring Sila back to cook for us for TWO years. Worth the 1st class ticket we have to pay hor? :D
for 2 years??!!? waaaaah!!! :eek: after first week, you will both be bored with my cooking oredi...

[Dino]

for 2 years??!!? waaaaah!!! :eek: after first week, you will both be bored with my cooking oredi...

Make a Seattle stop over ya....:p

[siewjang]

Wow 2 years. Salary wise how ah? High class chef also wor. Cannot afford leh. Might as well I dined in 5 star hotel everyday.

siewhaw, how are you going to loose weight. Everyday come in class 92 too droolz. hehehe...

[siewhaw]

Wow 2 years. Salary wise how ah? High class chef also wor. Cannot afford leh. Might as well I dined in 5 star hotel everyday.

siewhaw, how are you going to loose weight. Everyday come in class 92 too droolz. hehehe...

No need to pay salary what. Sila said just provide flight ticket.

Talk about food first. Loose weight later. :cheesy:

[siewjang]

...Talk about food first. Loose weight later. :cheesy:
This is die-hard food fan. Tabik!:eek:

[Sila]

No need to pay salary what. Sila said just provide flight ticket.

Talk about food first. Loose weight later. :cheesy:
i like your philosophy, siewhaw!! :laugh:

[Sila]

for those interested in my bread journey so far, go to this linky (http://www.hishgraphics.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=81) to see the beginnings (up until August of 2005), and go to this other link (http://www.hishgraphics.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=195#body) for bread experiments from august-december of 2005. don't go hungry! :D

[Sila]

and now for more roti! last week i tried my hand at Pain au Cumin (Cumin Bread) where first i toasted the cumin seeds, then ground it up, and then add it to the batter. my goodness, it smelled reaaaally nice!

here's the bread after rising:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1523a.jpg

the bread after baking:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1526a.jpg

sliced:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1528a.jpg

and close up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1529a.jpg

this bread is an equal mixture of bread flour and whole wheat flour.

[Sila]

some dinner pictures from last week, vin's plate with cumin bread, mashed cauliflower, rendang ayam, bit of cheese, and rice (partially hidden under the bread):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1552a.jpg

side view of vin's plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1551a.jpg

my plate clockwise from top left, mashed cauliflower, half a piece of cumin bread, rendang ayam and rice:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1554a.jpg

side view of my plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/sjamalludin/IMG_1553a.jpg

[Dino]

Had this for lunch today at Kee Ong and Audrey's place. Absoutely fantastic....chicken was falling off the bones and the flavor was heavenly!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/vghc/CIMG0234.jpg