Sunday, March 30, 2008

Pasta Salad


Ingredients:
Pasta
Grape Tomato
Avocado
Spam Ham
Spanish Onion
Avocado Oil
Thyme

1. Cook and drain pasta.
2. Finely sliced all other ingredients.
3. Mix everything together, season with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes.

Made pasta salad this morning. Got the pasta from Ikea a while ago, it's seasonal product for xmas, the pasta is made in the shape of reindeer.

The original recipe call for shrimp. Since I'm no fan of shrimp, I usually substitute it with ham or tuna.

Thursday, March 27, 2008


回來了這麼久,昨天才第一次弄像樣一點的東西。

這些日子吃得很隨便,反正晚上回家已是10點過後,沒有胃口,往往只吃一支甜筒一包薯條便算。一些朋友聽到我夜晚食雪糕便一句「肥死你」,卻不知道雪糕是我這段壓力大得瘋掉的日子中唯一的安慰。謝謝笙,沒有取笑我之餘還鼓勵我買心愛的Haagen-Dazs。但我想我很難像你說的那樣,有足夠的discipline去叫自己每天只吃一湯匙。

心情較好的時候會煮烏冬。做法是拿出電鍋,放入凍水(家裡沒有電熱水煲),烏冬魚蛋餃子等,再放一點麵豉醬,開火,然後跑去洗澡。有時後洗澡時呆呆的出了神,出來的時候那鍋麵乾水了,趕緊又要加點凍水再煮一會。看著那糊狀的東西,心中想的只是為甚麼,為甚麼我會在這個鬼地方留連,吃這些看著也覺噁心的東西。

在香港我還沒有吃到很好的東西,每次外出用膳的不是高呼難吃,就是靜默不語,偶爾有一間能讓我說出不錯二字的,簡直是還得神落。或許我在香港試過的餐廳只是鳳毛麟角,或許我只吃西菜及日本菜所以比較難找到好的餐廳,但香港離我心目中的飲食天堂差太遠太遠。

相信好餐聽在這城市還是有的,畢竟有那麼多世界知名的食肆在這裡開分店,但那些地方動不動要上千塊一餐,不是我們這些小市民所能負擔的。可惜$100-$300這個比較能負擔的餐廳多半徘徊在食之無味或單有買相的水平。

照說廣東菜香港應是好的,可惜我對廣東菜的興趣不大。而且上茶樓要一大班人才容易點菜,少了鑲藍在身邊,在這裡我那有這麼容易找一班人陪我吃飯。

說遠了。

昨晚弄了沙律及意粉,大概是太久沒有下廚,味道方面掌握得不大好。今早弄奄列,因不習慣用煤氣爐,煎得太熟了。看那還要一段時間才能回復以往的烹飪水平。

Monday, February 19, 2007

Hare's Pitazza




Ingredients:
Pita Gourmet Pita Bread
Tomato Paste
Onion, thinly sliced
Red Bell Pepper, thinly sliced
Smoke Salmon
Swiss Emmenthal Cheese, grated
Red Pepper Flakes to taste

1. Spread the tomato paste on the pita bread.

2. Layer the red bell pepper and onoin slices over the tomato paste.
3. Broil in oven for 5 min or until pepper and onions are cook.
4. Layer the smoke salmon on top and sprinkle with grated cheese.
5. Broil for another 2 minuites or until cheese is melted.
6. Season with red pepper flakes and serve.

第一次買Pita Gourmet品牌的Pita Bread,不喜歡其口感,正頭痛要怎樣解決它,靈機一觸想到用它來作Pizza,結果效果奇佳,十足真Pizza一樣,而且剛好是persoanl pan pizza的大小,一個人作晚餐剛剛好。




今晚買材料作了Pepporoni及Hawaiian Pitazza,芝士則轉了用Brie,效果亦相當不俗。今次的材料比Smoke Salmon需時較久,所以我先用400度火焗5分鐘,再拿出來加多點芝士,然後改用Broiler焗2分鐘至芝士溶化即可。





Friday, February 16, 2007

Hare's Bread Pudding


Ingredients
Bread cubes
Onion
Tomato
Canned Salmon, flaked.
Heavy Cream
Milk
Salt
Pepper
Paprika

1. Mix everything except bread cubes together, season with salt, pepper and paprika.

2. Add the bread cubes, let it soak for about 5 minutes.

3. Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes, until set.

麵包布丁一般加入堤子乾及水果作甜品的,我在某餐廳吃過一次,像發水麵包,一點也不喜歡,從此對麵包布丁失卻興趣。

直至數星期前的某天,Q說她用罐頭蕃茄做了麵包布丁作Brunch,很好吃,剛好家裡有麵包,我便試着做,出來效果竟然相當不俗,比甜的麵包布丁美味多了。

這次的布丁加入了罐頭三文魚,味道更馥郁。家裡沒有罐頭蕃茄,所以用了新鮮的,但我認為罐頭蕃茄軟棉棉的口感比較配會布丁的質地。份量方面很隨意,我是一邊做一邊試味,因應個人喜好即可,喜歡吃辣的還可以加入一點點Cayenne Pepper調味。

原來發水麵包也可以這樣好吃,以後再也不用擔心麵包吃不完壞掉。

Monday, November 20, 2006

豬肉生薑燒




材料:
豬肉切片
洋蔥切絲
日式醬油
煮用清酒
Mirin酒
薑磨蓉
生粉

做法:
1. 用2/3的薑蓉起鑊,下豬肉片略炒至表面轉色
2. 下清酒,略炒後盛起
3. 用少許油炒洋蔥至軟身,加入豬肉片、日式醬油、Mirin酒,略炒後加水,蓋起煮約5分鐘至豬肉熟透。
4. 用生粉,餘下的薑蓉及水開茨汁,加入鍋中,煮滾後熄火即可。


曾在港式日本餐館中吃過豬肉生薑燒,雖不知道跟正宗的日本菜有多大的差別,但喜歡那醒胃得來不會嗆喉的淡辣,吃下肚後彷彿人也精神一點。幾經辛苦在網上找到生薑汁的做法,略加改良後成為這道簡易的家常小菜。

Japanese Curry

Ingredients:
Beef Tenderloin, chopped
Potato, chopped
Carrots, chopped
Onions, chopped
Japanese Curry Paste
Cooking Sake

1. Stir fry the chopped ingredients, add sake, keep frying until sake is absorbed.
2. Add water and Japnaese curry paste, simmer until beef tenderloin is well done.

Serve with steam rice

Mississippi Sin


2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
1 8z pkg cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup chopped cooked ham or shrimp (I used canned crab)
1/3 cup chopped green chillies
1/3 cup chopped green onions, including tops
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 (1 lb) loaf round Hawaiian bread (could probably use any round bread)

1. Combine all ingredients except bread, of course, mixing well.
2. Cut a thin slice from top of bread, set aside.
3. Using a gentle sawing motion, cut vertically to, but not through, bottomof loaf, 1/2 inch from edge. Lift out center of loaf, cut into 1 inch cubesand set aside.
4. Fill hollowed loaf with dip, cover with reserved top slice of bread.
5. rap in aluminum foil. Bake in preheated 350 deg oven for 1hour.

Serve with reserved bread cubes, crackers or chips.

Note: you can mix up the dip ahead of time and freeze. Defrost beforeputting into bread.

富貴花開


材料:
紹菜,切粗段
火鍋肥豬肉片
酒 1/2湯匙
雞湯 1/2杯

做法:
從中間開始,將紹菜段一層層向外排好,然係在層與層之間放入豬肉片,加入酒及雞湯,猛火煮熟即可。

在女友送我的日式食譜內看到這道菜,日文食譜一個字也看不懂,只好按自己的想像去做,效果卻出乎意料之佳。因為看不懂日文名,所以為它取了一個好意頭的名字。

韓式大醬湯



材料:

豆腐,切粒
薯仔,切粒
青瓜,切片
韓粉絲,用水浸發
洋蔥,切絲
牛肉/豬肉片
韓式麵豉醬 2湯匙
韓式辣椒粉 1湯匙

做法
水煮沸,加入所有材料(韓粉絲及牛肉除外,要後下),煮15-20分鐘即可。

在韓國餐喝過這道湯,回家試著做,雖然算不上authentic,但味道與餐廳的挻像,配合白飯一碗,便是一道簡單美味的晚餐。

Thai Curry Chicken


Chicken breast / thigh, sliced.
Coconut milk 1 can
Thai Red Curry Paste 1/2 Can
Chicken Stock 1 cup (optional)
Onion 1, finely chopped
Potato 3-5, depending on size, chopped
Basil leaves, 1/2 tablespoon
Brown Sugar, 1/2 tablespoon
Salt, lemon juice for seasoning

1. Heat the coconut milk in a pot, until it's seperated into coloured oil and coconut solids.
2. Stir in the curry paste and the optinal chicken stock.
3. In a seperate pan stir fry the potato for 5 min, then add to the curry mixture.
4. Stiry fry the chicken and onion for 5 min, add to curry mixture
5. Add basil leaves and brown sugar, cook until the potato is soft and chicken is fully cooked.
6. Season with salt and lemon juice.

*在"秘密基地"買的泰式紅咖喱醬及椰奶特別可口,今次忘了拍照(也忘了牌子名),下次會照了相放上來供諸同好。