Hotpot And Grill At Home

Hotpot and Grill has always been the family favourite ' cook yourself meal '  .  For us, it is a time of having good food and great bonding time while waiting for the food to be cook.  Of course this is one of the highlight of Chinese New Year 2018 dinner for the Piggies family.  We had grill and hotpot at the same time.  I love the grill more as I can have my korean style of eating..grilled meat wrapped in lettuce with kimchi and roasted seaweed sheets.  This year is a bit special as I have added canned wild Abalone for the hotpot and Scallops for the grill. It was a well balanced meal with lots of delicious meatballs (pork and beef), tofu and fresh grey oyster mushrooms , pork butt slides (very tender as it is perfect for hotpot and grill ) and we had large sea prawns and golden promfet to complete the seafood galore. Not to forget the crispy beancurd skin and chicken sausages (Ayamas brand) We had a great time not just tucking in the food but the great bonding time is enjoyable too. 

canned wild abalone  and scallops

 

when the soup is boiling, just blanch the ablone and scallop for

3 mins and they are ready for consumption..easy and delicious

 

thick and succulent canned wild abalone...yummz

 

 not to forget the crispy beancurd skin

Ayamas sausages too the hubby...grilled ones taste good

 

grilled scallops...yummz

 

sea prawns smell good when grilled

not to forget eating the grilled seafood and meat slices 

wrapped in lettuce with kimchi and roasted seaweed

 

my all time favourite korean style of eating grilled meat

 

try putting the whole lump of wrapped lettuce 

in your mouth .... different flavors bursting 

inside your mouth as you chew on them

yummz

 

a must have side dish..homemade kimchi

crispy and crunchy fried garlic  and oil

a must have for hotpot for the Piggies

 

this is the whole spread of raw ingredients for our 

hotpot and grill....nothing beats having this 

at home which we often refer to  'cook yourself meal '

Have a great day and thanks for dropping by!

Steamboat At Home - Toast To A New Journey :)

Time flies....the day that I had waited finally arrived.  That was 30th January 2015...the last day of my working life. Yay!  I am set free from a time bound routine life.  My boss and colleagues gave me a very warm farewell lunch at Excelsior Hotel and I received many gifts. One of gifts was a Philip Induction Cooker...something that I wanted very much :p   and today it served us well :)

WB and I celebrated my new journey with steamboat at home.  We bought our favourite food and had a hearty warm dinner......really warm due to the hot and humid weather LOL! but no worry...the air con is in full blast :p and what more free flow of beer to cool down the body heat ;p  Anyway , to cut the story short, we had a really good time tucking in the food cooked on the induction cooker that comes with a multi purpose stainless shallow pot - just perfect for a steamboat !  A toast to a new journey in life for the both of us.  Finally I can be a full time housewife !  Hip hip hooray !!!!! more homecooked food from now on :) Super duper happy that I can have a timeless routine lifestyle...no more alarm clock !  Isn't that wonderful ?

a must have garlic oil for the steamboat

an assortment of our favorite food

our favorite veggies

love this induction cooker to bits

the crabs were so fresh...supposely one for him and one for me

but I ended up eating two...none for him :p

chilled beer is best to have when having steamboat :)

dessert for the night is local grown longan

meaty and sweet !

A toast to a new journey !

and 

May God be always there with us

as we journey together !

Steamboat For Reunion Dinner :)

This year we celebrated CNY a little different from the previous years. It’s different because we were home alone for the very first time in 26years without the kids . We had an early reunion dinner about a week ago and it was not only a reunion but also a small celebration for Joanna’s solemnization of Marriage at the Registry. 

So with just the two of us home alone we decided to have a simple but very cosy Steamboat for 2. Steamboat is also known as Sukiyaki in Japanese or Korean BBQ Hot Plate. This manner of cooking over a pot placed on a hotplate is good for bringing people closer together.Its ideal especially in cool climates as it produces a lot of heat over a boiling pot of nice meaty stock which is the soup base.This was how we did it with lots of our own favorite type of meats , seafood or specialty meat ball type of meats. Vegetables are a must have not forgetting 3 types of dipping sauces.

we had chicken tenders ( marinate with garlic oil and salt ), fresh sea prawns,

salmon fillets , bawal emas and tofu...

my favourite enoki and mini king oyster mushrooms, different variety of meat balls

and some yong tau foo from the famous noodle stall in old town 

We had a wonderful time eating and wishing our kids were with us :p

A toast to a better year....peace , joy and happiness !

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