Fast Food -Calamari

Ingredients:

Squid - 2 pcs
All purpose flour/plain flour
salt
black pepper
herbs (mixed or whatever you have)
Oil (grapeseed oil ones if you are health conscious)


Preparation:

1.Clean squid- remove the inside, peel of the purplish skin.
2. Cut squid into rings.
3. Place flour into a plate - add salt (a dash of it, or two if you like it salty. A dash of black pepper, and some dried herbs, whatever you got - I used this italian mixture) That's it. Use a spoon to mix the flour so that it is well distributed.
4. Dry the squid with a wet towel. Just to make sure that the squid is dry. I am rather lazy, I just use a pc of kitchen towel and place squid on top, then I use another pc of kitchen towel on top and I just pat it. That's it. Don't kill yourself by drying it individually ring by ring. It's not worth it.


Cooking:
1. Heat oil in wok ( I don't use alot of oil, I basically shallow fry it)
2. Throw the squid into flour. DO NOT ADD WATER INTO FLOUR. Just tossed the squid into the flour and play with it.
3. Place squid one by one into the heated wok.
4. Fry till golden brown.


Serve with a wedge of lemon and tartar sauce. Enjoy!

Fast Food - Potato Gratin

If you are feeling rather indulgent (about your waistline) and do not have much time to prepare a dish, this is perfect for you. (washing up is minimal too).

Ingredients:

Potatoes (depends on how many pax is eating, I only made with 3 regular sized potatoes). Sliced it with a multi-purpose slicer.

Heavy Cream

Salt

Pepper

parmigiano reggiano cheese (grated - as much as you like I guess)

Directions:

Layer some sliced potatoes, a dash of salt and pepper add heavy cream on top and some cheese. Repeat process till you reach the top. Pour rest of cheese at the top.

* You may like to add some grated garlic in the layers if you want.

Bake it for 40 mins at 190 degrees.

ENJOY!

Carrot Eggs

I thought my first recipe should celebrate the rabbit in me.
My mom came up with this recipe - it's easy and amazingly taste like carrot cake minus the carbo! Fast to prepare and I guess great meal for kids.

To serve 4 (that's the number of people in my family)
Ingredients:

1. Medium size carrot -Shredded. My mom cuts it - me, I shred it. Not too finely though or else there's not much texture - shouldn't turn out like a paste.
2. Garlic - chopped finely. ( I like garlic, I put lots - but for the vampires and alike, you may add a little)

3. 3 eggs beaten. (add some fish soy + pepper to it and beat it)

4. some prawns shelled and diced into bite sized (optional)

COOKING:

Heat oil in wok, add in garlic.
When garlic turns brown, add in the shredded carrots and stir fry them. Probably take about 4 mins or so.
Add prawns (optional) and stir fry for 30 seconds or so and pour in egg.
Fry eggs till golden.


Strange that it taste like carrot cake. For adults pleasure you may wanna add some preserved radish when you fry the carrots for that ultimate no carbohydrates dish. Taste best with plain porridge.

The closest thing in my heart would be my tummy

My mom's a great cook. My memories of childhood are never far away from the kitchen. The aroma of the kitchen, the wonders of the meals prepared by the most humble ingredients. Food perked me up and it's my mom's great way of showing her love for me.

I don't think I could leave much for my kids (currently stand at 1, although I would love a field of bunnies), I thought of keeping something for my offsprings to remember me by in the days to come. I've seen my friends blogging - letters to their children and I don't think I could do that - I need something closer to my heart.

Food O Glorious Food. I think I shall just start by documenting the food I've cooked for my offsprings- things that came with approving thumbs up. One day, when the wind blows and they want a taste of love, they can come to this blog and cook it for themselves.

A documentation of recipes down the rabbit hole.