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Today's dinner: Honey Baked Chicken Wings.
I realised there were some chicken wings in the fridge and there was a bottle of newly-bought honey in my home. Thus, I decided to make some Honey Baked Chicken Wings as I have not tried making any honey-based food. In the afternoon, I surfed the net for recipes for Honey Baked Chicken Wings and I managed to find one from allrecipes.com. This recipe which I selected is pretty fuss-free and easy to make.
Also, I baked some potatoes together with the chicken wings for about 45 minutes at 200 deg. I was so worried that the chicken wouldn't turn out golden brown or something and I went to check the chicken like almost every 10 minutes.
Meantime, I chopped up some garlic and mixed it with butter and basil leaves for some flavour enhancement. I spread it on these small square pieces of bread and shove it into the oven for about 15 minutes.
After an hour, this was my family's complete dinner.
Surprisingly, the chicken turned out to be good. Naturally, the honey flavour was there and I was elated. Fortunately, my food endeavor went well. As for the garlic bread, it tasted like croutons because the bread became hard instead of being softer. Anyhow, it was still good.
This is my plate.
My brother commented that my garlic bread didn't have the 'Omph' feeling to it while my dad enjoyed the chicken as much as I do.
For lunch - Fried Black Noodles with Luncheon Meat and Fishcake.
I attempted to cook a different version of the Malaysian Hokkien Mee where the noodles are usually black and kiam (def: salty) and I managed to do it with a good sigh of relief. I believe cubes of crispy pork lard can be found inside of the black noodles in the Malaysian's version.
Initially, I was pretty lazy to cook my lunch but my mum prompted me to have lunch because she doesn't want me to end up with gastritis. In order to pacify her, I relented by cooking this dish. I threw in stripes of luncheon meat and fishcake into the pan and fried them till fragrance. After that, I pour some water into the pan and allow it to simmer for a while. Once it's done, I placed the flour noodles into the pan and stir it together with the luncheon meat and fishcake. Instead of putting oyster sauce (which is usually done in the Malaysian's version of the Hokkien Mee), I drizzled lots of dark soy sauce. Also, I drizzled some soy sauce and pepper for taste.
Since this was my first attempt, it wasn't too bad. Because of the luncheon meat, the noodles tend to be a little salty. But overall, it's pretty good.
On this very special day, I celebrated it with my mum early this morning with New York Cheesecake (S$18 per half kg) from Dino Cake House & Cafe before I head down to church.
Personally, Mother's Day is a wonderful time to cherish and appreciate the selfless love which my mum bestowed us over the past years. My brother and I truly appreciate her kindness and patience. Love ya, mum!
I ate a small slice of the cake and it tasted quite yummy.
For dinner, four aunties from my dad's side came over to visit my mother and at the same time, catching up with one another. My second aunt, who is a brilliant cook, whipped up a storm in the kitchen. Ever since I had a strange craving for deep-fried chicken wings for the past weeks, she took that into consideration and deep-fried many chicken wings to me to gorge. Oh man! And of course, I had about three pieces of those crispy chicken and it was good. What a way to satisfy my cravings! :D
Subsequently, she cooked the main fish which, was the Fish Head Beehoon, and I had a wild time capturing photos and learning how to cook Fish Head Beehoon from her.
First step: Marinate the fish with soy sauce, pepper and garlic. After that, sprinkle some corn flour onto the fish and start coating it. This is to prevent the hot oil from splashing as there might be retaining water from the fish.
Second step: Deep-fried it in a very hot oil. Make sure it sizzles! :D
Third step: After 10 minutes, take out the fish heads and drain them on a paper towel.
Fourth and the last step: Throw in chopped vegetables of your choice and meat into a pot of boiling water. Once the water is boiled, throw in the deep-fried fish heads and allow it to simmer for a while. Drizzle some salt and pepper for taste. Lastly, throw in the noodles of your choice. And tada! It's done.
Well, this is my bowl of Fish Head Beehoon.
My auntie used flour noodles, which is used for Laksa, and she used Wong Bok vegetables to balance out the numerous fish heads which were swimming inside a pool of slightly clear broth. Sadly, there wasn't any taste and we surmised that she forgot to put salt into the broth. True enough, she didn't. But overall, it was still good.
Next time, I will ask her to cook Nasi Lemak and I will probably learn that skill from her. Heh! :)
26/3/09, Thursday - I came home feeling a little surprised to see something different on the dinner table. "Daddy cooked baked rice for you.", said my mum who was eating her dinner. Later I realised that he was trying out some new recipes which he eventually called it Italian Baked Rice.
He chopped up a couple of potatoes, marinated some pork ribs with garlic and soy sauce and he threw them onto the baking tray. As for the rice, he mixed it with tomato-based sauce, cheese, potatoes, mushrooms and peas. After everything has been baked in the oven for an hour or so, the rice looked like a huge cube and my dad used a knife to cut it into portions.
The rice was quite tomato-ey though I don't really fancy tomatoes and I realised he shouldn't have stuffed potatoes into the rice as it tasted really bland on the tongue. I will remind him to stuff some savoury hams or bacon the next time round.
My father roasted some pork over the weekend and I managed to try it for dinner today. He marinated it with garlic and the usual soy sauce and pepper. I believed he roasted it for a few hours before the skin got crackled up and hard.
The meat was juicy and succulent. I didn't really chew a piece of meat for very long in my mouth. The only thing I wish was that the skin could be more crackled up and crispy. That would be doubled 'Yum!'.
Last Sunday was the Mid-Autumn Festival and whenever it arrives in the month of September, it will always be a hysterical period for me. Thoughts of delicious mooncakes, colourful lanterns and family bonding will start to form in my mind. But sadly, I didn't really eat alot of mooncakes this year for certain reasons.
Early in the morning, my mum boiled a pot of small yams for us to eat as part of the festival. These cute and small yams can cause sticky fingers when you start peeling the skin. I ate about 2 of these yams.
In the evening, my mum had to attend a wedding dinner and thus, the atmosphere was already half-gone. So I cooked myself a homecooked dinner with rice, fried egg with onions and vegetables.
It was neither greasy or filling of sort. It was just a comforting dinner which I had after a long while.
After the dinner, my dad helped to light up all the lanterns at our backyard. As he did that, I helped to illuminate the dark concrete floor with candles. Eventually, everything looked very romantic and cosy.
As for the mooncakes, I didn't really take many pictures of the mooncakes which my parents bought. But I ate a pastry which took a form of a piglet and inside of it was filled with lotus paste. Usually, there isn't any filling to accompany this golden brown pastry. I remember I love to eat this when I was a little.
I also had Tau Sar Piah - a flaky pastry which has mung beans filling inside. It's very good.
Though I didn't take many pictures of this festival, I still have fun enjoying my mooncakes and gazing at the full moon.
On National Day, I had Nasi Briyani (S$4) for lunch at a coffeeshop at Telok Blangah/Mount Faber Housing Estate. As much as it was a public holiday, I still had a meeting to attend at my friend's place. So the host, Aaron brought the three of us - Annabelle, Dawn and I to his favourite food hangout which is an Indian Muslim Coffeeshop for a plate of spicy Nasi Briyani.
Coincidentally, everyone ordered Chicken Nasi Briyani and when the food arrived on our table, all the chicken looked differently. Some came in chicken wing portion while the others came in chicken thigh portion. For me, it was the chicken wing portion. The food portion was quite reasonable. It came with brinjal as the side dish and the chicken came in a quarter, not half. The rice was fluffy and fragrant. But the chicken tasted a little salty.
The person also gave us an additional plate of curry for us to pour over our fluffy rice but I did so with only a few spoonfuls of it.
For drinks, I ordered Teh Tarik (approx. S$1). It was neither too sweet nor bland.
In the evening, my mum prepared chicken rice for us as we sat down to watch the National Day Parade on TV. The chicken she used was the old chicken and in order to appreciate it, it requires an acquired taste. Usually, old chickens are used to make soup stock for shark fin soups or other kinds of soups. Subsequently, my mum gave me all the chicken breast meat for me to eat, instead of the thighs or drumsticks.
My plate of chicken breast meat.
My mum also cooked Chap Chye which is actually a stir-fried mixed vegetables filled with cabbage, fungus mushroom, tanghoon and etc.
Also, I baked some potatoes together with the chicken wings for about 45 minutes at 200 deg. I was so worried that the chicken wouldn't turn out golden brown or something and I went to check the chicken like almost every 10 minutes.
After an hour, this was my family's complete dinner.
My brother commented that my garlic bread didn't have the 'Omph' feeling to it while my dad enjoyed the chicken as much as I do.
