Yummy BBQ

my current cooking class is quite cool!

I have learnt to date how to make yummy bbq chicken wings (these are similar to those u pay $1 for each at Newton Circus HC), Black pepper Char Siew, Salt Baked Chicken (though i think my normal lazy way of cooking herbal chicken is about there), and pipa duck!

I think my fav dish so far is the pipa duck and the bbq wings ... and of the 2, bbq wings win cuz it a lot less work ... see the pipa duck ... needs to be cleaned, stuffed and dipped in a vinegar solution before having to be air/sun dried for 8 hours and then entering the oven for another 1 plus hour ... i agree the duck taste really yummy but it's so much work ...

so next time you folks visit my place, i think my variety of dishes will extend beyond canned and pre-mixed food haha ...

Buddha jump over the wall ...

i learnt it finally!!!

but well, somehow it was kinda of disappointment ... i think my ma jie's normal dried seafood with chicken soup tasted even better ...

the smoothness of the soup wasn't there, so maybe let me tinkle with the ingredients list, take a deep breathe and plunge in ... the soup is FREAKING expensive to make and now i'm toying with the idea of someone bringing in a "nu er hong" wine from China for me ...

Let me consider how I should go about doing it ...

but next on the list, i want to try making my ma jie's famous carrot cake ...

see ... where got time to have a kid? so much things to do, to learn and to see!

Ode to my pink kalanchoe

Woe to you my beloved plant,
You lovingly bloomed your best for me,
Yet I killed you with a single blow,
Oh Woe is you,
and Woe is me,
for I can no longer gaze at your beauty,
when i 'Ohmm' to the rising sun.

Ya ... rubbish isn't it? I hadn't written a poem in years, but anyway you guess it, my poor pink kalanchoe plank was dying ... basically what happened was I trimmed off some flower stalks and some water got unto the stem and rot set it ... unfortunately, it was near to the base of the plant, so the plant was withering away unnoticed. I was figdeting with the leaves, wondering why they look so soft and wilted when i have given it quite a bit of water. Then i noticed the colour of death, black rot had eaten to the core of the stem. Sigh ... so I took out my pruning scissors and had to start snipping at the plant ... it is now ... 5 seperate plants and I'm hoping JUST ONE will survive ... I really love the colour of it and i think my husband will scream if I had to buy more plants ...

Maybe i'll just stick to my japanese roses ... there's more where it came from so even if i killed it, I could easily replace it ...

About my 'Alice du pont', yup my trick did work ... it's sprouting new lives from where i last snipped, but still NO FLOWERS BUDS ... where did i do wrong!!!

baking yummy treats ...

*WOOF* goes my tester ... recently i've taken to searching recipes for doggie treats ...

i figured the treats i bought ... while it smells really yummy, i am not quite sure of the contents - how much artificial flavouring and perservatives ...

so i thought why not try baking some treats for them ... in case you were wondering who, it's Cheyne, Poppy, Pebbles and Milo ...

the first batch went pretty well i must say, the doggies kinda woofed it down but i was happy cuz it was of a healthy snack ...

it was made from flour, oats, fatty bacon and water! the bacon provided the fats and salt, so i didn't had to add extra, and the oats provided some fibre ... so next round I'm adding some cheese and wheatgerm ... but you go 'tut tut' on the percieved salt content, trust me, it's NOT even salty ... i had one and it was BLAND ... basically just tasteless ... but the dogs could smell the bacon and they quite enjoyed it! No preservatives too!

Going to try a new batch next week ... maybe i could make a business out of this? "home baked goodies for your beloved buddies without burning a hole in your pockets!" I was told by a friend ... she bought 100g of dog cookies at $9 i was like *wriggle eyebrows* *OUCH* ...

i rather bake my own :P