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6/30/13

Quick and Easy Strawberry Tart

After a somewhat disastrous baking session, I decided to try preparing a quick, easy strawberry tart for those short on time.

Ingredients:
1 package ready-made pastry shells (comes in a box of 6)
I small tub chocolate ice cream with raspberry sorbet (or any flavor that you preferred)
Local strawberries (they taste better)
Mint leaves

Method:
1. Plate the tart and scoop a tablespoon on the tart.
2. Garnish with chopped strawberries and topped with mint leaves
3. Enjoy

6/21/13

Welcome Summer Solstice

It's the 1st day of summer and was it a hot day today; blue skies and birds whistling, bright flowers and the golfers out in full force hitting the balls on the greens. It's also the beginning of summer events, and summer events mean outdoor eats and ice creams. I've started the day with not so healthy eats - a hot dog burger, fries and iced coffee which I will have to walk off later in the evening.

This healthy plate of soft boiled eggs and rapini will off-set any guilt of unhealthy eating

Plates of fruit salad and egg/oil cake topped with strawberries

6/16/13

Italian food lesson

To cap off 8 weeks of conversational Italian, our language instructor took the class to an Italian restaurant where we were all instructed to give our orders in Italian. Most of us had cheat sheets to help us in case we got tongue-tied. However, all of us did very well. From a set menu that changes with the season, one had the choice of ordering grilled calamari salad or figs salad; various types of pasta dishes, grilled steak or fish of the day, and for dessert, a plate of different cheeses or a cheese cake.

Grilled calamari or petite pita bread topped with figs and cheese

Green gnocchi with gorgonzola fondue & Grilled salmon with beets and cauliflower

Cheese board or Peach cheese cake

End of a satisfying meal

6/8/13

Weekend brunch

4/27/13

Through the misty window

Preparing Dim Sum

Food guide: The ultimate heart attack eats

~Bombolone - The donut bomb ~

Preserved Mustard Greens

Using preserved mustard greens for cooking is very popular in Malaysia and other Southeast Asia countries. It is normally added to soup dishes, meat and fish dishes.

Try the Cendol, when in Malaysia

When the weather is so hot and humid, one of my favorite dessert when in Malaysia is Cendol ABC. It's also popular in other parts of Southeast Asia.

The Versatile Coconut

The abundance of local fruits in your own backyard provides the creative cook with many ways to prepare local cuisine. My dad has two tall coconut trees in his front yard at his home in a village in Kuching. On really hot, humid days, there is nothing like fresh iced cold, young coconut water to quench your thirst.

Durian stall in Singapore

Fermented durian soup is an acquired taste. Either you love it or hate it. In Sarawak traditional ethnic cuisine, fermented durian is used as a soup base, eaten on its own or fried with dried anchovies.

To make tempoyak, separate the durian flesh (usually the softer the better) from the seed and when you have enough durian flesh to ferment, mix well with salt.