sin-free pleasures

the 4 crazy ppl!!

posted by f eelin gs @ 2:24 PM 2 comments

This is what my "student" produced after 3 hours of lessons...good job Sherly and keep it up!

posted by f eelin gs @ 9:11 AM 1 comments

Cooking Tip of the day - Boiling Egg

Do you get irritated when you put an egg to boil and it broke? Well, here's a way to prevent it.

Poke an egg with a small sewing needle at the bottom of the egg (where there's air bubble) before hard-boiling and it will not break. Also, the egg will peel with ease! (I learnt this from my host mum)

And, hold that needle in place with a magnetic refrigerator clip and you won't loose it!

posted by f eelin gs @ 8:21 PM 1 comments

Ayam Masak Merah

Ingredients:

• To grind:
  30 gm dried chilli
  30 gm ginger
  20 gm garlic
  90 gm lemon
  grass
  200 gm onions
  300 gm tomatoes
• 200 gm Oil
• Salt
• Sugar
• 1.5 kg of Chicken - Marinated with some soya sauce and half-fried
  

Method:
1. Heat the oil and fry the grinded ingredients under low fire till crispy. This will take around 20 minutes.
2. Put the marinated chicken in, together with the salt and sugar to taste. (don't put too much salt as the chicken has already been marinated.
3. Keep stiring the chicken till the gravy thicken. (You might need to add some water, so that the chicken is cooked). Serve

posted by f eelin gs @ 6:12 PM 2 comments

Cookbook

I have yet to read this book, but it sounds interesting. Please tell me if you have read it.

Loving and Cooking with Reckless Abandon

posted by f eelin gs @ 11:07 AM 0 comments

The stew that almost burnt down the house

Creamy Tomato and Chicken Stew
(Note: this is the dish that Steven cooked, that almost burnt the apartment down..)

4 rashes bacon
Oil
50g butter
300g small button mushrooms, halved
1.5kg chicken pieces
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
400g can tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
250 ml cream
2 tbsp chopped parsley
2 tbsp lemon thyme leaves

1. Chop the bacon into large pieces. Place a large, heavy-based pan over medium heat. Brown the bacon, then remove and set aside on paper towels.
2. Heat oil and a third of the butter in the pan until foaming, then stir in the mushrooms and cook until softened and golden brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon.
3. Add oil to the pan with a little more butter. When the oil is hot, brown the chicken pieces into batches over high heat until th skin is golden all over and a little crisp. Remove from the pan.
4. Heat the remaining butter in the pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, or until softened. Pour in the tomatoesm stock and cream. Return the bacon, mushrooms and chicken pieces to the pan and simmer over medium-low heat for 25 minutes. Stir in the herbs, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and simmer for another 5 minutes before serving.

posted by f eelin gs @ 9:08 PM 0 comments

Acknowledgment!

Special special thanks to Jin...he named the blog, it was him who came out with the name sin-free pleasure, and I really love it! So, Jin, you get free flow of coffee if I ever opened a cafe...and of course, if u want free food, anytime....!!!

If anyone would like to sponsor me to open my dream cafe, by all means....tell me!!!!! *grin*

posted by f eelin gs @ 7:10 PM 0 comments