Crispy Panko Crusted Aubergine Slices

Finger food are addictive no matter what kind :)  Recently , I made some pan fried crispy panko crusted aubergine slices…awwww it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside….. I paired them with some pickled ginger….mmmmm yum yum it was good !  You can dip them with hot spicy chilli sauce or wasabi :)  heavenly !  Aubergine or eggplant is one of my favourite veggie and you can have many variations of it.

Pan Seared Salmon With Citrus Yoghurt Sauce

I have been trying to add more salmon into my diet lately for I simply love salmon .  Give me a piece of salmon and I will know what to do with it. Seasoned it with crushed black pepper and sea salt and pan seared  for 4-5 minutes on each side...that's it....a beautiful piece of salmon steak to make a ' 25 year old ' happy  :p

I searched for a sauce to go with the salmon and finally found this very refreshing and healthy sauce .....yeah it is Citrus Yoghurt Sauce from epicurious.com . I found the perfect sauce for the salmon...... a  mixture of yoghurt, lemon & orange zest plus honey... I knew that this combo will never go wrong :p and true enough it was  a perfect match for the salmon steak !

Savoury Vadai

Divali /Deepavali - The Festival of Light , falls on 5th of November which is just around the corner, barely 10 days from now.  It will be a public holiday for Malaysia - a country with many different cultures and many of my Indian colleagues are getting ready to celebrate this festival and we always look forward to the Diwali delicacies during this celebration. A festival with the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify good over evil .

I would like to wish all my  readers , friends and colleagues celebrating Divali or known as Deepavali over here in Malaysia  " Happy Deepavali " .  I know I am a bit early in wishing all of you this but I am in the mood to start the celebration early with you :)

Wrap-turous Emperor Chicken

I have invited the ' wild boar  ' to be my guest writer again for I know he enjoys sharing his cooking adventures with all of you. Well...he did cook something great on my birthday...a special treat for me   :)  I would like him to share his cooking adventure with you and I happily gave him a space to rant on as a reward for taking the trouble to cook something nice for me .   (We didn't paint the town red for my two Piggies were not around to celebrate with us )  Have fun reading on and discover for yourself what the  ' wild boar ' has to rant about this dish :p

Elin's Birthday Cake Unveiled !

Many of my friends asked me this " hey , what cake are you going to make for yourself this coming birthday ? "  I can't really tell them at that moment, so I told them " wait , it is going to be a surprise ! " but deep down I really don't know what to bake for myself :)

I was going through Ellie's blog Almost Bourdain and  suddenly remembered seeing this beautiful cake she  baked for her Mr.J's birthday in one of her post. Tada, I baked this for my birthday today...hahaha never ask me my age...I celebrate my  25th birthday every year since 25 years ago :p   Today, I want to treat you guys to this virtual cake :p  have a slice but please don't salivate too much ...don't sue me for a new keyboard ! 

For more pictures and recipe of this luscious sinfully rich chocolatey cake.....please hop over to my other dessert blog - Elinluv's Sweet Delights  ...don't worry , I won't sue you for it...it's my BIRTHDAY  today !   LOL !   I love you guys for always dropping me sweet notes and lovely words of encouragement ! Thank you Ellie for this wonderful cake .

Happy virtual feasting!

Quick And Easy Tuna Garden Pasta

I find eating pasta much healthier than rice. Pasta are made from durum wheat , rich in protein and good for people who wants a low carb diet :) I read from somewhere that pasta is very low in sodium and non-egg varieties are cholesterol-free. One cup of enriched pastas provide an excellent source of folic acid and a good source of other essential nutrients, including iron and several B-vitamins. Good news for me too. I am trying to do away with rice for myself :)

Quick ,easy and effortless to whip up dinners are what I am looking forward to these days. Who say one dish meal is not appetizing ? :p Tell me this one dish meal is not and I won’t cook again :p Just kidding , not everyone likes pasta :) … this is one flavorful pasta dish that is so easy to prepare…infact for someone like me , this is a miracle dish whereby lots of nutrients can be found in this plate of pasta. Cherry tomatoes, french beans, canned tuna chunks in olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice are found in this quick and easy pasta dish .