Monday, May 3, 2010

Scallops with couscous

Ingredients
Scallops
Couscous
Asparagus, rocket & raisins
Extra virgin olive oil

Season the scallops with salt, pepper and then pan fry on a hot pan with olive oil. Soak the couscous in hot water. Once the water is all soaked up, add rocket, raisin and chopped cooked asparagus.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Pasta with sausage meat, brocollini & sage

Ingredients

Any sausage (remove the skin)
Brocollini
Sage leaves
Chili
Spaghetti (or choice of pasta)
Virgin olive oil
Garlic
Cook the pasta, al dente. Ensure its boiled with salt and olive oil. Heat up olive oil and fry garlic, sage leaves, sausages. Add the brocollini and chili. Once pasta is cooked, add to the rest of the ingredients.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Scallops with oranges

Ingredients

Scallops
Asparagus
Mandarin oranges

Season the scallops well with salt, pepper. On a hot pan with olive oil, fry it on both sides till a bit crispy/golden brown. Lower the heat, then add the asparagus.
Remove from the heat and stir in the mandarin oranges. Simple!

Yummy Paella!

I've finally cooked this right! And the secret recipe is a non-stick pan =)


Ingredients
Paella rice
Saffron
Prawns, squid
Garlic, Parsley, Red Chili
Chicken stock
Italian sausages
Peas, Chopped tomatoes

Fry the garlic, sausages till fragrant. Add in the rice and cover with chicken stock. Add in the tomatoes and saffron. Stir a bit till all is covered with stock. Cook over medium heat till it boils. Add in the prawns, squid and lastly the peas. Cook till the water is no longer visible and rice is cooked. YUMMY !!!

Ice Cream with Tim Tams!


My goodness! I'm eating too much ice cream & whipped cream.. but you've gotta try this creation.. it's excellent!


Clams with white wine

Tried this recipe with clams (vs. mussels).


Ingredients
A glass of white wine
Fresh clams
Diced onions
Knob of butter
Salt & pepper to taste

Cook the onions with olive oil and add butter. Pour in the white wine till it bubbles and add in the clams. Cover pot with a lid and leave it for ~5 minutes (till all clams are opened). Garnish with parsley !

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Prawns with peaches & rocket!

Ingredients

Succulent prawns
Peaches
Rocket


Marinate the prawns with salt, pepper, chili. Pan fry over hot non stick pan, not too long though, just enough till it turns pink. Then while pan is hot, spoon over the peaches till it glazes. Dress the rocket with your choice of salad dressing.
Yummy!