Birthday Madeleine

Sorry for having been MIA...

This is a long overdue post, for Karen's birthday : )



Supposedly, we were to SURPRISE Karen
with a birthday dinner : D
Well, the surprise didn't work out...
but hey, DESSERT is still essential! : D

Upon getting this Lindt recipe on Chocolate Petit Fours,
I decided i'd give it a try ; )
Plus it's easier to transport than a huge bday cake : b

EGGS! how can we forget goh goh's favorite? :)

Gooey chocolate mixture with melted butter...

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt altogether : )

Spray some PAM on the newly purchased
silicone madeleine pan : 0
well... i didn't have any petit fours pan : /
so improvise it is!

Mix everything together : D
oh... semisweet x bittersweet x milk chocolate...
SMELL SO GOOD : )))

Place some raisins & choco chips at the bottom,
fill the madeleine pan with the gooey goodness,
then top it with fresh blueberries : )

Somehow, there was a lot of leftover batter : 0
blueberries ran out eventually...
so i use marshmallows and shredded coconut also!

A close-up of how they came out : )

It turned out that Karen had fun
with the gift goh goh and i gave:
ICE CREAM MACHINE!!
& this warm, gooey petit dessert
became the perfect match to her
fresh vanilla bean ice-cream : D
YAY!

Pear Chips?

You've probably had sweet potato chips,
Red delicious Apple chips,
Granny Smith Green apple chips...

But what about Pear Chips? : D



i saw these @ tangers outlet's Harry & David's --
How could i resist getting them? ; D

Taste test verdict:
hmmm... it's ok '_'
not spectacular, nor yucky : b
Could be a 'healthy' alternative to potato chips, i suppose?

JasMart Find # 527

I know, i know... i buy so many snacks,
& you read about them so often... 0_o"

ANYWAY... i love JasMart! : D
& these goodies are excellent ; )

Top to bottm, left to right:
- Sparkling Fall Apple Soda
- Fresh Apricot Jello Cup
- Creamy Lemon Biscuits
- Yuzu Soft gummi
- Vanilla Bean flavored KitKat

hehe who'd like to try them with me? ; )

STF Reunion : D

The origin of this site's name: Share The Food --
also known as STF --
first came about as a playful suggestion by Goh goh...

Back in July 2006, i wrote my very first song,
and entered a song writing competition.
To perform the song in the finals,
i got goh goh to play guitar,
and Christen to play violin ; )
STF became our (unofficial) band name,
and it signifies our special bond : D

Last week, we invited Christen & Joy over for dinner,
but unfortunately, Joy was sick : (
Hence, it ended up being a STF Re-U!



Yup! This depicts our normal role:
Me cook, he washes dishes : D

For this special occasion, i decided to...
do some more cooking experiments : b haha...

This meal contains:

- Boiled Potatoes



Peeled ; )



Sliced!



Mixed in Mushrooms / Minced Pork...
TAAA DAAA! Chinese Mashed Potatoes : )
No butter, but oyster sauce instead!



- Thin Sliced Pork Chops marinated in OJ overnight
(Inspired by my experiment with the OJ chicken)



Laid out flat on the foil



Added dabs of BBQ sauce + Honey : )



After they came out of the oven,
i added ketchup, too ; )



- Stir fried Spinach + Diced Ham : )




Yippeeee! Mo + Ko


& CMS + HLN : b




I wasn't feeling too fancy that day,
so i just cheated and made HK style Mango Pudding.



Stuck in the fridge for a couple of hours...



Served with Orange Creamsicle -- Citrus-y & refreshing! : )



Such was a beautiful night filled with
wonderful conversations & satisfied stomachs ; )

YAYYYYYYY to STF!

Orangey Chicken

I found 2 lonely chicken thighs
laying around in the fridge the other day : (

So sad...
Let's find a way to cook (then eat!) them instead : D

i was poking my head into the fridge,
trying to figure out what ideas i can get for this experiment.

Then, i spotted:

I poured some OJ + added some rosemary into a bowl,
then drowned the thighs overnight.

Next day, i browned the thighs on a pan,
while realizing that these thick, chunky meat
probably won't be thoroughly cooked 0_o

I was hungry, so i didn't wanna wait another hour
for the oven to preheat + cook the thighs '_'

What then?



Yep, i committed a crime:
i stuck them into the microwave,
after brushing BBQ sauce & honey over them '_'

They turned out sizzling hot, juicy,
and 110% cooked......
[Warning: Unless you are desperate, like i was,
try not to use the microwave to cook meat.
Parts of it (if not the whole thing) would taste CHEWY.]

I'd still say though,
this is quite a fabulous experiment : )
The chicken totally absorbed the citrus flavor deeply,
and the BBQ sauce accompanies this really well : D

GO AHEAD! OJ your meat!

Bali Revisited

Goh goh came home the other day,
all giggly, with these in his hands:



Passion Fruit Drink + Mangosteen Juice : D

These 2 fruits will always be special to us ; )
coz we had them at their finest @ our Honeymoon in Bali!

Hence, we'll drink these whenever we wanna reminisce
our wonderful time together on that very 1st trip...

p.s. i had the mangosteen one, and it tasted pretty good : D
Well, it's more like nectar than juice... so i added iced water
to dilute the super sweetness : )