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What ears? Pig ears did you say?

by jeroxie September 1, 2010

Pig ears are usually served as an appetizer or side dish in many Chinese dinners. It can have a crunchy texture from the cartilage. I love it soft and very gelatinous. This reminds me of a favourite dish called Kway Chap. It’s flat rice noodles. It is served in a light soy broth with side dishes like soy egg, tau pok (fried beancurd), pig’s intestines, fatty pork, pig ears, salted mustard green and some other side dishes. This dish makes me miss Singapore, the hawker centers and supper after clubbing.

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International Incident Scones Party – Pumpkin scones with sweet tomato jam

by jeroxie August 22, 2010

I remembered the first time I made scones. That was for a domestic economic class at secondary school back in Singapore. It was terrible. It was so hard so all my classmates laughed at me and called them rocks. No one ate any of it. They all went straight into a bin. I was traumatised by the incident and can remember it vividly. This is a real mental challenge for me. I want to do it well so badly.

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Meat glue fish and meat balls plus steamboat extravaganza

by jeroxie August 12, 2010

I bought a 50g sachet of Transglutaminase that I bought a couple of months ago out of curiosity. Transglutaminase or meat glue bonds protein together and is used industrially to make meat and fish balls. Prior to this, I have tried binding fatty bacon with kangaroo. Just to note, it does not bind fats! The meats still held together and it was quite a challenging taste. Imagine smelling bacon but tasting kangaroo. I was a little thrown off but the overall flavour was really interesting and actually, good!

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Meatless Mondays #30 – Spicy carrots, mushrooms and tofu soup

by jeroxie July 22, 2010

Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up and everything just does not feel right? In the last week, I have been feeling out of place. It seems that there are just so much to do and I am just try to find the balance for everything. I feel tiredness and at the same time, questioning my abilities. How I hate the feeling of self-doubt. What do you do when this happens?

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International Tacos Incident Party – Fish ceviche tacos

by jeroxie July 18, 2010

I did a short stint in the kitchen at a Mexican restaurant back in Singapore when I was 16. I remembered a lot of chopping of cabbage and tomatoes. And I remember the countless times that I burnt myself deep frying those tacos shell! And of course, I remembered the sneaky sips of margaritas after work. That is as much as I know of Mexican food.

I had all these lovely ideas in my head but this time, it didn’t work out the way I visualised it. I am a little disappointed with the outcome. But I am sure that the rest of the party people will be producing fantastic taco dishes.

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Daring Cooks July 2010 – Roast chicken with chestnut butter

by jeroxie July 14, 2010

When I made this dish, chestnuts were still in abundance. A friend mentioned that it took a lot of patience to prepare chestnuts. But she also forgets that it is very enjoyable to eat while peeling chestnuts. Chestnut season is really short so the little bit of hardwork is worth the effort.

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Delicious Vietnam #3 – Flourless cassava cake

by jeroxie July 11, 2010

I was not able to make it for last month’s edition of Delicious Vietnam. My site was down most of that fateful Sunday with server issues. It was hard and frustrating trying get onto those ‘tech support’ via live chat. It was a feeling of hopelessness. I have since changed my host and extremely happy and satisfied with it. So far it has been smooth sailing. I DO NOT recommend anyone to sign up with Fatcow!

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Meatless Mondays #28 – Kimchi

by jeroxie July 9, 2010

Mister and I had a much more grandeur idea for this week’s Meatless Monday dish but all fell apart when both of us had a little too much fun on Friday night and paid for it on Saturday. There was no luxury of a sleep in as we headed off early Saturday morning to catch up with @cloudcontrol for grocery shopping at St. Kilda’s farmers market.

Saturday was a total write-off. Napping or rather sleeping in the afternoon and then followed by @eatnik’s birthday party. And it was also a night of disappointment when Argentina was defeated by German, 4 goals to nil. It was the one team that I had so much hope to win this worldcup. Dreams and hopes were shattered that night.

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Turkey and shitake mushrooms stew

by jeroxie July 5, 2010

It turned out to be a really interesting market trip. Despite the very cold and wet winter morning, the turn out at the Collingwood farmers market was quite amazing. And I almost always bump into fellow food loving friends. As we walked in, we bumped into lovely @essjayeff with her bags full of fresh local ingredients. She gave me some useful updates about chestnuts and quinces. The two ingredients that were high on my hit list.

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Bakers Delight – Olive sourdough bread

by jeroxie July 2, 2010

There has been a surge in sourdough lovers in recent months. Many that I know have made their very own starter dough. I have jumped onto the bandwagon by buying sourdough instead of my usual loaf of multi-grain bread. So when Bakers Delight contacted me and asked if I wanted to try their new and soon to be released sour dough bread, I said YES YES and YES please.

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Assam lemongrass fish stew

by jeroxie June 28, 2010

World cup fever is definitely in the air. This time in 2006, we were in Germany and loved every minute of it. The passion for the sport is so exhilarating. Everyone talked about football (not soccer). It is FOOTBALL. I remembered the joy and OMG feeling when Socceroos thumped Japan in the first round. And we were in the Munich stadium when we lost to Brazil. And also the moments of that we were in a bar in Italy when we watched Socceroos drew with Croatia 2-2 to go into the next round, facing Italy. And how our dream ended the 2006 world cup dream when we lost to Italy. I love the world cup. I love football. It brings all sorts of people together, just like food. I don’t mind the late nights and early mornings. The World Cup only happens once every 4 years. Time to start saving for 2014. We want to be where the action is.

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Meatless Mondays #26 – Nettles and mushroom soup

by jeroxie June 25, 2010

Apologies first. First, the photos are horrid and I forgot to take the raw shot of the main ingredient – Nettles. Secondly, the natural lighting on that day was just horrid. I am just going to blame it on everything else except myself. It was one of those days that I didn’t feel like taking photos and every angle just looked wrong. But the soup did turn out really earthy and wholesome that I need to share it with everyone.

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Meatless Monday #25 (Guest Post) – New Orleans Style Gumbo Z’Herbes

by jeroxie June 17, 2010

Trix (Tasty Trix) and I probably started blogging about a month apart. I think we hit it off blog-wise almost instantly. I love her style of writing – simple and very personable. She totally won me over when she wrote an a series of “12 Days of Feasting: Medieval Meals for Your Holiday Table” over the Christmas festive season last year. It was brilliant and what a great insight of the sort of dedicated and real person she is.
She took us along on her travels to Vienna and Budapest. It was an education of places, foods and goodies that I have never seen or heard before. To top it up, I was over the moon when she tried my chai tow kway recipe and it worked beautifully. It is always nice to know that a recipe worked and someone else out there love it.

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Quince Jam

by jeroxie June 16, 2010

Most of this batch of quince jam will be travelling back to Singapore to my mum via Celeste (@petitevalse). This will be the first time that Mum and Dad will have quinces. They are still buying store bought jam from the supermarket. Old habits are hard to kick and I am to blame for not teaching mum how easy it is to make homemade jam. Having said that, I did grow up with supermarket jam, thinking that it is the best in the world. I was awarded with peanut butter and jam sandwiches when I am good. Now, I make my own jam and can’t remember the last time I bought any jams from anyone. Jamming is such an easy and satisfying process.

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Meatless Mondays #23 – Quinoa with moroccan spiced vegetables

by jeroxie June 4, 2010

I bought a packet of quinoa awhile ago and totally forgotten about it. I am such a pantry hoarder and will be devoting the next few weeks trying to clear old spices, grains, legumes and jars of pickles, jams and other goodies. I need space for new stock.

Do you remember this post – Pineapple Quinoa with Goji Berries and Arugula? This was a guest post written by Divina (Sense & Serendipity). And that was the first time that I took notice of this super grain, Quinoa. It’s known as an ancient grain that was once called “the gold of the Incas.” I have never cooked this grain before and not having done enough research, I thought it may be very similar to cous cous.

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