The bf and I have been together for 4 years as of 1 Jan 2010. I suppose that’s a new milestone for 老夫老妻-dom (a.k.a old husband old wife…dom?).

Cooked for him on the eve, and it was quite a fail. Everything was borderline edible (to me la; he claimed to love it but then again he’s obliged to).

It was superbly tragic and depressing cos I usually cook quite well (even if I do say so myself), and I followed the recipes exactly so I have no clue what went wrong. Boo!

First dish: Grilled cajun chicken

Looks nothing like it, tasted even further from what it was supposed to be. “Where’s the cajun?”, you may ask. Beats me. I swear I put a more than generous amount during the marinating part, but you can’t even see a hint of red on the chicken. Haih.

Second up: Pan-fried asparagus

Looks edible, but was not. You know how asparagus is supposed to taste all buttery and creamy and melt in your mouth? Did not happen. Instead it tasted like undercooked kang kong with chao tar galic bits. The parmesan cheese is a last minute ditch effort to salvage the flavour.

Third: Basil pasta

Ok I will admit that this one tasted quite ok, but only by accident. Couldn’t taste the basil part of the basil pasta at all.

Last up: Baked potato salad

This was thankfully a resounding success. The bf finished it quite enthusiastically too.

Hai I’m feeling miserable just writing about it therefore I shall stop. Will reflect on my skillzors while moping.

The mum and I made some really delicious food the other night, and I mean really delicious.

The photos are not too outstanding cos we don’t score too high on the presentation bit, but I reassure you that the taste was nothing short of heavenly!

Sambal kangkong

… and…

Chilli butter crab

These dishes were so easy that I almost feel guilty for other people who pay so much to have them at those zi char stalls.

The taste of the sauce we made for the crab was so exquisite can! Buttery, smooth, with just the right amount of spiciness. Oh gawd, remembering it makes me want to have it again.

And the kang kong was so freakin’ easy la! Apparently the “secret” was to just be generous with the belachan. The difference in taste with and without is phenomenal.

Gah, now I’m hungry.

My suppers for the past 2 days!

 
Scrambled eggs with hashbrown.

 
Waffles with hashbrown.

Don’t the scrambled eggs look super moist and fluffy? Much more delicious than those in Big Breakfast, hehe.

In conclusion, they taste way better than McD’s, is way faster, healthier, truckloads cheaper… The effort required is probably about the same as clicking through the McDelivery webbie.

True love. Sigh.

I came home a hungry girl this afternoon and managed to make pasta within 10 minutes! I used to take eons to make any one dish, so this must be some sort of a milestone.

Granted, I used pre-made sauce but! It was nice and that’s all that matters.

10 minutes, y’all!

So I got hungry at night and decided to whip up something tasty with my newly bought mini non-stick skillet!

I used:

• Wholegrain mustard
• Fried egg
• Mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese
• Tomato
• Lettuce

I really love my cute little skilet haha. Perfect for frying 1 egg. Haven’t figured out what else to use it for… but probably sauteing garlic and onions or something.

This is how I laid out the ingredients:

I put way too much parmesan cos of the packet kinda.. slipped, but it turned out to be a very delicious mistake.

Toasted it in the oven and waited for the cheese to melt. Yummylicious!

P/s: If you do attempt to make it, be sure to 1) Cook the egg thoroughly. The yolk has to be solid. 2) Use larger tomatoes or dry them with a paper towel before arranging. These are to un-soggify the sandwich. No prizes for guessing how I know, cough. *wipes runny yolks off tabletop*