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Let’s cook ~ Fish Cake and White Tofu Stir-fried with Garlic Salt and Bay Leaves flavor

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Single portion of stir-fried meal for my lunch, with no rice…it makes me feeling good  

 

Ingredients:

* 1 piece of white tofu, diced cut

* 3-4 pieces small fish cake (ready made), sliced thick

* onion, chopped

* garlic salt granules (ready made)

* 2 pieces red chilli, sliced

* 2 pcs bay leaves, sliced thin

* white pepper

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Cooking steps:

* sauté onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, stir until it smells good

* add red chilli

* add fish cake cutlets, stir a while

* add tofu, stir 3 minutes

* add bay leaves, then white pepper

* add garlic salt, stir until everything is well mixed

* put on a plate, enjoy it… 🙂

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“Cook, eat, enjoy, and I’m grateful.” ~mythought ~

Serpong, 16th December 2015, 15.57

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Let’s cook ~ Smoked Beef, Tofu, and Tofu Skin in Oyster Sauce with Lime Leaves flavor

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We love smoked beef, we love tofu, we love tofu skin, being cooked in Oyster Sauce with lime leaves flavor,then  we call it ‘flavorsome’.

 Ingredients:

* 5 sheets smoked beef, sliced half lengthwise

* ½  pack Tofu Skin, cut as you like and boiled to soften

* 1 pc Chinese white, cut rectangle or square, fried, set aside

* 2 eggs, make scrambled egg, set aside

* spring onion, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* 3 pcs red chilli, sliced sloping

* 5 pcs lime leaves, sliced

* salt

* white pepper

* oyster sauce

* soy sauce (kecap manis)

* 2 table spoons cooking oil

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, onion, and red chilli in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add smoked beef, stir until the meat meat turns to a little bit darker

* add fried tofu, then scrambled egg, stir 3 minutes

* add boiled tofu skin, stir a while

* add salt, white pepper, oyster sauce, and soy sauce,  stir until everything is well mixed

* add spring onion

* the last, add lime leaves, stir a while

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“Happiness is when everyone loves your cooking!” ~ Found on 180bysarahsabbagh.wordpress.com

Serpong, 14th December 2015, 14.40

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Let’s cook ~ Chicken Green Squash Soup

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Again, I remember my childhood years, Mama always cooked this soup when one or two of us were having sore throat. The green squash is good to relieve the inflammation, she said so. Ahh, how I dearly miss my mama.

 

Ingredients:

* 300 gr chicken boneless breast, cut square 2 cm (approx)

* 1 pc medium size green squash, peeled off, sliced

* 1 piece carrot, cut as sticks 2 cm (approx)

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* ginger, sliced

* half piece tomato, cut

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 table spoons cooking oil

* 1500 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, onion and ginger in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add chicken, stir until the chicken meat turns to white

* add green squash, and carrot, stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add spring onion, celery and tomato

* served while the soup is still hot/warm

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“Enjoying the warmth of soup, enjoying a full bowl of comfort” ~mythought ~

Serpong, 13th December 2015, 21.15

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Let’s cook ~ Farfalle Pasta with Beef, Vegetable and Cheese

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Another single portion of pasta for my lunch. I love the shape of this Farfalle Pasta…it’s fun and lovely 🙂

 

Ingredients:

* Farfalle pasta, boiled with half tablespoon salt in boiling water

* beef small cutlets, boiled

* 2 cm carrot, chopped rough

* broccoli

* cauliflower

* cheddar cheese, grated

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, and onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, stir until it smells good

* add boiled beef cutlets, stir until the meat turns to pale

* add carrot, cauliflower, and broccoli, stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add boiled pasta, stir until everything’s well mixed

* put on a plate, then strew the grated cheese as topping

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“Life is fun and lovely, enjoy Farfalle pasta.” ~mythought ~

Serpong, 7th December 2015, 20.52

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Let’s cook ~ Hot Pasta with Lime Leaves

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I made this pasta for my lunch -just a single portion,  that means I cooked it according to my taste. It’s hot and tasty with lime leaves flavor.

 

Ingredients:

* Spiral colourful pasta, boiled with half tablespoon salt in boiling water

* boneless breast chicken cutlets

* 2 cm carrot, roughly chopped 

* broccoli

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

*red chilli and cayenne (cabe rawit)

* 3 pcs lime leaves, sliced

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, onion and chillies in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, stir until it smells good

* add chicken, stir until the chicken meat turns to white

* add carrot, and broccoli, stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add boiled pasta, stir until everything’s well mixed

* the last, add sliced lime leaves, stir a while

* hmmm….it smells so so so good… 🙂 ❤

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“Having lunch alone would be fun with my tasty favourite pasta.” ~mythought ~

Serpong, 5th December 2015, 07.29

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Let’s cook ~ Tofu Skin Vegetable Chicken Soup

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Most of us certainly know Tofu Skin. Besides for soup, this ingredient is also nice for some other kinds of cookery. Here is one of my family’s favourite soups: Tofu Skin Vegetable Chicken Soup.

 

Ingredients:

* 1 pack Tofu Skin, cut as you like and boiled to soften

* 300 gr chicken boneless breast, cutsquare 2 cm (approx)

* 100 gr cauliflower

* 200 gr string bean, cut stick 2 cm (approx) 

* 1 piece carrot, sliced as matchsticks

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* ginger, sliced

* half piece tomat, cut

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 table spoons sesame oil

* 1500 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, onion, and ginger in 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, stir until it smells good

* add chicken, stir until the chicken meat turns to white

* add carrot, string bean, and cauliflower, stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add boiled tofu skin, stir a while

* add spring onion, celery and tomato

* served while the soup is still hot/warm

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“No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” ~Julia Child~

Serpong, 3rd December 2015, 19.17

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Let’s cook ~ Savory Spiced Baby Chayote and Yellow Tofu

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Once in a while we may enjoy the savory of dish cooked in coconut milk and spices (slices of lemongrass and some pieces of bay leave), as a variation in our homecooked menu.

 

Ingredients:

* 5 pieces baby chayote, sliced as matchsticks

* 1 piece carrot, sliced as matchsticks

* 1 piece Chinese yellow tofu, sliced thin long

* some small pieces chicken breast with bone

* 5 pieces red chilli, sliced

* lemongrass, sliced

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* 5 pcs bay leave

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* half piece tomato, cut

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 table spoons cooking oil

* 500 ml coconut milk, from a half coconut

* 1000 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic and onion in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add red chilli, lemongrass, salt and white pepper

* add chicken, stir until the chicken meat turns to white

* add baby chayote and carrot, stir 2 minutes

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add coconut milk, stir slowly

* add Chinese yellow tofu, keep stirring

* add bay leaves

* the last, add spring onion, celery, tomato

* served while this dish is still hot/warm

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“A recipe has no soul. We, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” ~Thomas Keller~

Serpong, 1st December 2015, 23.22

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Let’s cook ~ Chicken Tofu Potato Stew

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The flavour of Cinnamon I added into this dish was really giving more to its lusciousness.

 

Ingredients:

* 1 boneless chicken breast, cut square 2 cm

* 1 piece potato (chose a big one)

* 1 piece white tofu

* half piece tomato, cut

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* salt

* white pepper

* cinnamon powder

* soy ketchup (kecap manis)

* salted ketchup (kecap asin)

* cooking oil for frying chicken, potato and tofu, and for saute

* 1000 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* separately fry chicken, potato and tofu, then set aside

* sauté garlic, and onion in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add fried chicken, potato and tofu, stir 2 minutes

* add soy ketchup, salted ketchup, and salt

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add tomato, spring onion, and celery

* the last, add white pepper and cinnamon powder

* served while it is still hot/warm

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“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.” ~Julia Child~

Serpong, 1st December 2015, 20.34

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Let’s cook ~ Fried Fishballs Vegetables Soup

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I cooked this soup for my papa’s dinner, just a small portion. He loves soup, as to make swallowing meal easier, he said so.

 

Ingredients:

* 12 pcs fried fishball

* half piece carrot, diced cut

* cauliflower

* half piece tomato, cut

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 tablespoons cooking oil

* 1000 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, and onion in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add fried fishballs, stir 1 minute

* add carrot,and cauliflower, stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* the last, add tomato, spring onion, and celery

* served while the soup is still hot/warm

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“Happiness is a bowl of soup to warm body and heart.” ~mythought~

Serpong, 1st December 2015, 17.37

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Let’s cook ~ Chinese Okra Chicken Balls Vermicelli Soup

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This is one of my childhood’s favourite soups. The Chinese Okra is soft and soothing, good to relieve the throat sore.

 

Ingredients:

* 8-10 pcs chicken balls

* 5 pcs Chinese okra

* 1 piece Chinese yellow tofu,cut thin long (approx. 2 cm)

* 1 piece carrot, sliced thin

* 200 gr vermicelli, put into normal water to soften

* half piece tomato, sliced to 4 slices

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* 1,5 cm ginger, sliced

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 tablespoons sesame oil

* 1500 ml water

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Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic, onion  and ginger in 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, stir until it smells good

* add chicken balls, stir 1 minute

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add carrot, and Chinese okra,  stir 2 minutes

* add salt and white pepper

* add Chinese yellow tofu, stir 2 minutes

* the last, add vermicelli, tomato, spring onion and celery, stir a while

* served while the soup is still hot/warm

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“Cooking done with care is an act of love.” ~Craig Clairborne~

Serpong, 28th November 2015, 22.23

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