DAY 42 - Baking day :)

spent the whole afternoon baking these french breads and registering to my new school :) Looks like im going to hit the books and yet again :) Should be a very interesting year for me :)

À bientôt

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My first post!

Bonjour and hello to everyone :)

I'm nso excited with this new blog because i dont have to mix up my other blog with cooking things no more as i find it difficult to locate all the cooking post i did previously in my other blog. Phew! so that part is solved and am ready to get on to more exciting recipes as i go around with my husband travelling and learning about other cultures and particularly the food they are custom to eat :)

From time to time, i will be posting on behalf of my husband when he is doing the cooking so you will see a little bit of both of us here. 

I'm not a great cook, just a normal person with a great interest to learn more about cookings techniques, Latest cooking utensils, cooking gadgets, recipes and trying out new recipes as i go along. But i do know some people do enjoy my cooking and that is more then i could ask for :)
And of course...my No. 1 fan and also critique is my dearest husband  Ray. He eats everything BUT he is particular about everything particularly taste! Being a French i guess its a norm. hehehe

Well, let me go and start with my 2nd post now and of course it's going to be about FOOD :)



À bientôt

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Love Cookies

Somebody have a sweet tooth so here is a treat for that special someone :)

Raisin and almond butter cookies :)

a lot of love pour into the working of this simple but heartfull cookies :)

Ready as can be....

Voila!

Kept inside the cookie tin especially for mon coeur :)

I call this cookies Love Cookies eventhough they are not the shape of a heart. Anyhow hope you like them cookies mon coeur!! ***emmuahhh***!!!


Love always,
Clarity!

Mengada-ngada time...

Usually when i'm not feeling well or just on "mintak-puji" mode i will crave for food that i know i will not get like my mom's curry fish for example....So what to do..i was thinking..... i have some nice fish in the fridge and i have just bought some curry powder so i did it my way and make my own curry fish...this just shows i miss home and i miss my mom's cooking...huhuhu :((

so here is my own way of making....

"Chindika Fish Curry"

lots and lots of veggies just how i like it :)

Simmering .....

And....finally, Chindika Fish Curry!

mon coeur: A little bit spicy but still ok :)


Well at least i get to satisfy my curry cravings hehehe...thats all that really matters. Thanks mom for the tips on making the fish curry :) and can anyone guess what does "chindika" means? heheheheh......



Chindika me:)
Clarity!

Dinner for Two :)

i can never do a good soup and it happens to be my favourite food for dinner its not only filling but also healthy. Usually mon coeur will prepare this and i just watch and observe for its facinating how its been done and surely the end results is surely yummiest too. This particular soup, mon coeur cut up some pumpkin, potatoes , brocolli and some carrots and place them in a large bowl pour some water and off they go in the microwave. Then after several minutes all the veges are soft and mushy he then use the food processor to make pureee of the the whole vege mix; After that he adds some creame cheese and process the food again until it looks really really creamy and soft and then finally season it with pepper and salt and finally the finished product!

fruits & Vege salad + mixzd vege soup

yummieeee....

cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, green leafy salad & apples + mon coeur's own salad mix dressing

The supy soup!

here is our dinner :)


C & R

No Class but I was hungry....

So i was all excited to go to my class today and was told it's not until tomorrow....so i was suddenly left with a time gap of nothing-ness so thought i'd do someting creative so i tried my own smoked salmon in dil Pizza;

so here is the Smoked Salmon in Dill Pizza :)

ingredients :
Pizza Dough = multipurpose flour+instant yeast+a pinch of salt+ 1 tbs of granulated sugar + 3/4 of warm water
mixed all to form a dough and set aside

Base for the pizza = 1 big round tomato + 2 green onions + 2 garlic clove + fresh ground pepper
put all in a food processor and grind away to form a paste
Use this paste to coat the base of your pizza;

flatten your dough and make whatever shape you like then apply the paste you just made and sprinkled grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese which ever you like and put in the oven for at least 12 minutes

then take out from the oven, then arranged the bite sized smoked salmon in dill over the pizza then arrange the veges and pineapple strips then springkled some cheese on top of it and some ground peeper for some flavour an taste and finally pop it back into the oven for another 5 to 7 minutes then your pizza is ready to be served :)


deliciously yummmy!!

have a go peeps!

Bon appétit!

Clarity!

Chicky Egg this one is for you :)

Those are the claypots that mon Coeur bought at the Japanese Supermarket in KK the other day. it as really cheap too just RM5.99 a piece :)

Here is the Claypot chicken rice with shitake mushroom and shreded stir fry beef and soy sauced chicken :)

something i like which is chicken soup with potatoes and carrots :)

Before i left the othr day i have been interviewing chicky egg on how to do the claypot chicken rice and now finally i got the time to do it so here is the final product! Thanks so much Chicky-Egg!!


love always,
Clarity!

I wanna be healthy :)

Going Vegetarian are we?

I have been toying with the idea of being a vegetarian for years now as I’ve become increasingly avoiding the desire to eat meat, particularly red meat. Besides its easier to choose to not eat meat coz actually we only eat meat when we are outside of our own home as mom dont cook meat and whatever meat dishes we do have we usually get them at restaurants or stalls where it is “already prepared food” Its almost a rare occasion for us to have beef at home so I guess I wont miss it in the long run. But fish and poultry is still the main food intake at home so I guess I just have to go on a semi- vegetarian Diet for now :)

“Properly planned vegetarian diets have been found to satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have shown vegetarianism to increase longevity, improve health, and significantly lower risks of cancer and other diseases”

That's the base of why I'm going towards being a semi-vegetarian dieter. I found this terms at wikipedia explaining semi-vegetarian state.

Semi-vegetarian diets
Semi-vegetarian diets are diets that primarily consist of vegetarian foods, but make exceptions for some non-vegetarian foods. These diets may be followed by those who choose to reduce the amount of animal flesh consumed, or sometimes as a way of transitioning to a vegetarian diet. Semi -Vegetarianism— a diet in which the only animal flesh consumed is seafood and/or poultry , in limited amounts.

Large-scale studies have shown vegetarianism to increase longevity, improve health, and significantly lower risks of cancer and other fatal diseases. Necessary nutrients, proteins, and amino acids for the body's sustenance can be found in green leafy vegetables, grains, nuts, and fortified juices or soymilk.

Vegetarian diets can aid in keeping body weight under control and substantially reduce risks of heart disease. Non-lean red meat, in particular, has been found to be a direct cause of cancers of the lung, esophagus, liver, and colon, among others. (So plenty more reason to avoid them red meaty stuffs)

I love my vegetables, I love my fruits, I love my soya bean drinks and anything that has to do with soya beans , and I like my fish very much and maybe some tiny bits of lean chicken bits and most of all I love my nuts (have been fan of eating nuts since I was a kid ) so I think the best way for me to live life healthily is to follow through this type of dietry and I do think its suitable for me and a big thank you to my mom for being a wonderful supporter of my prefference to eat what is good for me and supported me all this while with my choices in terms of getting the best healthy diet for me. For years now, after the big scare I had in early 2001, my mom has been the core person to get me well and healthy for I have introduced to her a place in Centre Point where they sell this “vegetarian Food” which is superbly yummiest and we both have been eating there every now and then and whenever she bought “Tapau” for me she would know where to get me food ....thats a sure thing!

So to my mom ....Thank you so much for the support and continued support and I hope we will always stay healthy always.


Healthy, happy and wise :)
Clarity!

This one is for the far and away...

well do you know what this vegetable is called? Or to some Sabahans who lived far and away, the opportunity to see this vegetable is probably close to zilch, i think but anyhow here is another closer look at the vegetable again.

the leaf is seperated from the stems by sliding the knife from top to bottom...easy job this part :)

Since the leaf is red so when you cook it the gravy will also be red :)

oklah...it's called "lembiding" It's one of my favourite it on ly cost about RM1.00 for a whole bunch of it. It's usually sold at the stalls and my mom grab a bunch yesterday and thought i'd share it with my readers far and away coz im pretty sure it will surely bring out memories of how this vegetable really taste like and how it is cooked. I know my late grandma used to cook this with "udang Kering" and some garlic and red onions and thats it, you get your very own "sayur lembiding"

The process of getting the vegetable itself is a bit of a task. since this type leafy vegetable can only be found in swampy areas and to get them you need to get soaked in the swampy waters and brave them nasty leaches to get to them collected. But when it comes to selling them it's just RM1.00 for a whole bunch.

Here's my mummy dearest preparing to cook the "lembiding"

and finally here is the finish product :)

Bon appétit!

Clarity!