be a cooking mama

My day off became a cooking mama's day.

Breakfast: Smoked Salmon with Gruyere Grilled Cheese Sandwich

 

It's yum yum! 

I like the touch of lemon!

Personally, I prefer white toast as it's thin :)

However it may look better if French bread was used because of its thickness.

Afternoon tea: Banana Waffles

Yeah! It's waffles again!

Because I really wanted to finish all flour which is going to be expired very soon! LOL

sorry mom! :P

This time, I made it banana flavor.
It was successful! hehe



















My low sugar, low fat
Banana Waffles

















Dessert: No Bake Chocolate Cake (for tomorrow hehe)




It's my first trial!


There was no sugar added.
The taste was good!
(as I like dark chocolate)

It needed to be refrigerated for few hours or overnight. I so look forward to the "end product"!

the final product is ready!
it is made of 70% dark chocolate. However, my mom & brother preferred a sweeter one. Maybe I could try 60% next time.

the chocolate cake is smooth and rich. I think it's like truffles. if you are a chocolate lover, i think you would like it hehe




Thank you mom for letting me mess up the kitchen for the whole day.

Cheesy Egg Nests

Egg Nests

I was attracted by its cute looking and easy preparation.
the most difficult part would be whipping the egg white.
I think even kids could make it ;)
I love my finished product hehe ^^

Waffles

Suddenly I really wanted to have waffles.
luckily I still have flour at home hehe

I found them not expanding enough.
probably because I have stirred too much when I mixed the dry and egg mixture. =_=
let me do again next Thursday! hehe

Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce & Mushroom Quiche

After having a full rest from Toronto, I wanted to move a bit my lazy bones.
Today I made Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce, which is a new favor for me, and also a Mushroom Quiche, which is one of my favourite dish. :)

Salmon Spread

做一個人的午餐, 不一定是速食麵，也可以很美味和健康的。
salmon spread 還可以作 party 的 finger snacks。

用了三文魚柳，煙三文魚，加一點牛油、芥末、檸檬皮、檸檬汁、橄欖（手上沒有 Capers，取了味道近似的），以黑椒調味，
冷凍30分鐘，再配以 Baguette，午餐完成了！^^ 三文魚含豐富的奧米加三 (Omega 3)，有益心臟健康　:)　當然不要忘了吸收纖維 - 沙律菜！

Bon Appetit~!!

Artichoke

I knew this plant on a website, about food. I was curious as I have never seen it in HK. (maybe I seldom visit the market hehe)

In the Farmer's Market in SF, I saw them and I bought few home. I searched the ways to cook and eat it. and Finally......

French Onion Soup 法式洋蔥湯

French Onion Soup 法式洋蔥湯

fresh basil pesto

Huevos Rancheros

by the way...

 how can I not love it - the Kowloon City Market?

Creamy Shrimp Spaghetti

creamy shrimp spaghetti

can't stop!!!!

smoked salmon pasta

(Spaghetti just seems lonely without garlic bread :P)

breakfast with heart

pour vous

spinach frittata

spinach frittata

矛盾!!!

Egg Benedict

this morning, i woke up earlier than i expected. therefore, i made my breakfast again.heheheee my first homemade egg benedict :)))) my favourite choice of egg
i used white toast instead of muffin, and smoked salmon instead of bacon.
the poached egg was made with Japanese egg. (with certificiate )
when i watched "Julie & Julia", I thought it was very difficult to make poached. However, it's not :))



For the Hollandaise Sauce, it's made with simple ingredients:

Well... yummy food is always fatty LOL
Better not having it all the time -_-"""

For me, breakfast is always the most important meal every day. I always eat a lot for breakfast hehe
Besides my egg Benedict, I also had a small 0 fat yogurt and coffee. They are all from my Tokyo shopping!!! XDDDD Yumyummmm~~~

It's a good start of the day

Thai night

Tom Yum Goong

My Day

嫩滑蒸水蛋

第一次蒸水蛋, 大概是一年多前。當時在外地, 沒有什麼好吃, 只有一個小電爐, 便想到蒸水蛋。其實我對蒸水蛋印象一般, 因為小時候吃過很難吃的, 所以即使外出吃飯, 也不會點這道菜。剛好看到 GiGi Wong, 黃淑儀小姐的食譜, 教煮這味菜, 於是便試一試。嘩! 真的很驚喜! 想不到真的可以弄得很滑! 回家後, 我立即煮給媽媽吃。哈哈, 告訴她, 蒸蛋應該是這樣的! lol (好跩 haha)

魚香茄子

很久很久沒有下廚! 應該有十年吧?
自從入大學開始, 家裡大小事務都已經不需要我幫手了。特別是爸爸退休後, 他更當了個稱職的「管家」(他常常自封為管家, 更說要『做好呢份工!』)

扚起心肝下廚, 為了放工後有點好吃的, 總好過日日食味精吧? 怎知...