Homemade Chicken Burger II

After spending two weeks with my youngest Piggy Joshua , I realized that my boy has really grown into a young adult.  A matured young adult ! and it just tells me that I am going downhill and my time with my kids and hubby has shortened.  It reminded me that it is not how much time I still have with them but how much quality time I spend with them . Now that he has gone back to college and starting his 3rd year second semester....I feel an emptiness that I can't explained. I thought baking and cooking and watching HK dramas will fill up the emptiness but nope I still miss my babies...one still in UK and one in KL :(

Baked Chicken Fillets In Papilotte

Shallots and ginger are the main key ingredients in this recipe and with these ingredients rubbed onto the chicken fillets and marinated with oyster sauce and sesame oil... gosh ...you can imagine how fragrant this combo would be ! :)  Wonderful burst of flavors and no wonder my family love them prepared this way. Wrapped them in papilotte and baked for 20 minutes...juicy and moist tender chicken fillets with the wonderful aroma trapped in the papilotte to whet one's appetite.  A wonderful treat for Josh before he goes back to college.  The other version is to wrap them in greaseproof paper and deep fried them in a wok. But for health reason I baked them instead  :)  

Stir Fry Organic Pea Sprouts With Enokitake And Ham

Organic Pea sprouts are the highly nutritious sprouts of the organic peas.  Loaded with vitamins and essential minerals and nutrients ...mmmm I don't mind chewing this everyday though with so much goodness in it. I can eat this raw in my sandwiches .....very greenish in taste but when you think of the vitamins and minerals you can get out of them you won't mind  the green taste :)) but Daddy would prefer to have it stir fry so I came out with this dish...added enoki and chicken ham strips to it...a carnivore can never be a herbivore :p

Herb Roasted Potato

If not for the medical advise, I would prefer taking potato daily instead of rice.  I love potato since young, potatoes in chicken curries , in curry puffs , mashed potatoes, potato croquettes and of course potato fries :))  Potatoes are basically bland so they need some herbs and spices to make them delicious. They contain lots of starch which is not good for me but I do eat at random when I have roasts for dinner. I  will have one or two in place of a bowl of rice. Herb roasted potato is one of my favourite sides when I am serving western food to the family. There are two more members who shared the same passion for potatoes....wild boar and piggy gal ! :))  This herb roasted potato is so flavorful that you can snack on it while watching your favourite TV programmes. It is so much healthier than snacking on fries :p

Pan Seared Cod In ' Stinking Rose' Flavored Oil

Cods are best cooked in the most simplest form. Pan seared or steamed would bring out their natural sweetness and their mild flavor made them popular among fish lover.  I would normally pan seared them with garlic or stinking rose flavored oil. Needless to say, it taste good but every bite is a bite into a piece of gold for this piece of cod cost me RM20.40 . In the United Kingdom, they are commonly use for fish and chips and you can guess how much Joanna has taken since she arrived in UK . It is cheap over there so she can indulge in them daily :p This is Josh's favourite...mine too ! Why is garlic called ' stinking rose " ?

Tricolore Fusilli Aglio Olio With Streaky Bacon

Just mention pasta and visions of Italy immediately spring to mind  :) Joanna next destination will be Italy ( she is touring Europe now....wow...imagine all the authentic pasta she will get to taste from there with lots of cheese on them...mmmm I need to brush up my skill in cooking pasta or else she will start to compare :( 

Pasta comes in many different form and shapes. Dried pasta are easily valiable in the market while the fresh ones are only available in restaurants .  They are made from durum wheat flour , water, salt and sometimes egg. Some shapes are especially suited to a particular sauce. They are so versatile, you can pair them off with different sauces and they will still blend well :))  Some basic sauces for pasta are listed below.