Mini Pizza - My So-Called Hawaiian Pizza

A very easy savoury snack to prepare, especially when you are craving for Pizza.. Yummy!!

Mini Hawaiian Pizza
Serve 6 (as sides/snacks)
Ingredients:
6 Sandwich Thins (Helga's newest bakery)
140 gr Pineapple pieces (canned)
2 thick slices Luncheon Meat, cubed
Kraft Perfect Melt 
Pure Tomato Paste - canned (or Ketchup)
Dried Thyme
Oil for pan fry the Luncheon Meat

Method:

• Preheat oven to 220'C
• Heat a little bit of oil, and pan fry the cubed luncheon meat until it turns brown and slightly crisp, set aside, remove excess oil with paper towel
• Drain pineapple pieces from its juice, set aside
• Spread tomato paste on every slice of sandwiches
• Sprinkle dash of dried thyme on each sandwiches
• Top sandwich slices with pineapple pieces and cubed luncheon meat
• Sprinkle enough cheese on the top of each sandwiches
• Bake for 10-15 minutes (or until cheese has melted)
• Serve Warm

P.S: simply heat up in microwave for 10 seconds for left over

Happy Cooking!!
xoxo

Bean Balls with Garlic Sauce - Vegetarian

Aren't they beautiful?

Despite the good taste, they are however lack of a tiny bits of moisture...

And easily falling apart...

Maybe i should have joined Egg? or maybe Tofu to make it firmer? Idea?

The nonsense sauce was a steal though! being too "creative" a.k.a "short of ingredients at home" (sounds well at the beginning, failed at the end, lol) , i mix matched everything i can grab from the pantry... : )

At the first glance i saw garlic!! Aha... I ever ate something-something with garlic sauce... ticked!

I wanted something sour, so yogurt works!! ticked!!

Look at the white boring colour and tasteless still sauce, i mixed dried thyme leaves (just a bit, i wanted only colour), salt & pepper, lemon juice and a dash of mustard powder (too much no good)..

And the final touch was truly fab... few drops of SESAME OIL!! i just love how sesame oil enhance the taste of this garlic sauce!!

To make it healthier, i paired the bean balls with roasted snow peas; eggplant and tomato (they were all lightly oiled; salted; pepper-ed and roasted).. the taste was just as lovely as its colour!!

Bean Balls with Garlic Sauce

Bean Balls

Makes 15 balls

Ingredients:

400 gr Mixed Bean - no added salt, mashed ( i used Edgell)

1 tsp Vegetable Powder (or adjust to taste)

3 heaped tbsp Gluten-Free Bread Crumbs *approx*

1/2 medium Red Onion, cubed

1 tsp Olive Oil

Extra Olive Oil to pan-fry

Method:

• Drained the beans and mash with fork until completely smooth, set aside
• Peel the onion, and tinily cubed
• Add in vegetable powder, bread crumbs, olive oil, and cubed onion in a bowl of mashed beans, Combine well
• Shape the bean mixture to ball
• Lightly grease olive oil in a heated non-stick frying pan, pan fried the bean balls at very low heat for roughly 10 minutes, flip each sides in mid-way (they get burned very easily)*

N.B: The bean balls could be very hard to handle, be careful while handling.. let me know if you have a good suggestion... 

Garlic Sauce

Make 2 serves

Ingredients:

2 whole Garlic, skin on, roasted

2 tbsp Natural Yogurt

1 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Sesame Oil

Dash of Mustard Powder (not too much)

Dried Thyme Leaves

Salt and Pepper to taste

Method:

• Cut off the root end of garlic, wrapped with aluminium foil and roast for 15 minutes (or until soft) at 220 degree heated oven
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl mix yogurt; lemon juice; sesame oil; mustard powder; dried thyme leaves, set aside
• Take the roasted garlic out of oven, simply squeeze the garlic out of its skin, mashed, combine with the yogurt mixture
• Salt and pepper to taste

Oh... and don't forget to treat yourself with a breath freshener sweets after meal! hahaha... you still love garlic? i love!!!


Happy Cooking!!

xoxo

Avocado and Yoghurt Dip

This is L.O.V.E !! these combination are MAD LOVE!! I like avocado, i like yoghurt, i like the sour taste of lemon, i like the sharp taste from onion - to conclude, i LOVE everything in this dip!!

Avocado and Yogurt Dip
Make 2 Cup *approx*
Ingredients:
1 ripe Hass Avocado, peeled, mashed
1 tbsp Low-fat Natural Yoghurt (or Greek Yoghurt)
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 Red Onion, coarsely chopped
a stalk of Mint, finely chopped
Dash of dried Thyme
Salt and Pepper to taste

Just mix every ingredients in a bowl.... Alternatively, it can be blended with a blender or food processor to achieve a more creamy and finer paste....

I am just too lazy to wash everything later.... *Sinned*

Pair with fresh chopped vegetables, or toasted pita chips or anythingggg and anythingggggg that you think is delish....

Spot that roasted sweet potato wedges, they are so de-li-ci-o-us!!!

Cut any kind of potatoes you fancy into wedges or stick, generously well-mixed with olive oil, salt and pepper.... yes, that easy!

Heat up oven, go to shower, put on moisturiser, back after 45 minutes and dream will come trueeee !!!!!

And oh!! don't forget to cover the potato wedges with aluminium foil at the first 15 minutes, otherwise all gone black.. hehehe... *i don't take the responsibility for your burnt sweet potatoes* :p

Happy Cooking!!!
xoxo

"Meatless" Zucchini Pasta Bolognese

While i was doing my morning routines - reading any updated blog post from my favourite blogger, the "Zucchini Lasagna with Bistik Flavors" from Mochachocolata Rita attracted me so so so much!!

I am one of the healthy-junkies in this earth :p 

Inspiration come to mama... Ding!! Zucchini Pasta Bolognese!! 

Thinking of meat? hmm.. I am not really a big meat eater... 

 I decided to use tempeh as the substitution of minced meat, Deal!!! 

"Meatless" Zucchini Pasta Bolognese

Serve 2

Ingredients:

3 Zucchini

1/2 Red Onion (or White Onion)

400 gr of tinned Whole Peeled Tomatoes

1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 block of Tempeh (from a packet of 250 gr)

Enough water to boil Zucchini Pasta

Grated Parmesan Cheese for garnish

Seasoning:

1 tsp Vegetable Stock 

1 tbsp Raw Sugar ( or adjust according to personal taste) - i like mine sweeter 

Dash of Black Pepper 

Dash of Nutmeg Powder *optional*

Method:

1. Zucchini Pasta

• Peel off the skin of Zucchini using a peeler
• Thinly slice Zucchini (i sliced as could as possible to imitate the form of fettuccine)
• Heat up pot of water, wait until it is boiled thoroughly, add in Zucchini
• Boil for 1 minute only*
• Drain excess water, set aside

*Avoid boiling too long as it will soften the Zucchini and causing it lacks of texture

2. Bolognese Sauce

• Mashed Tempeh with cleaned bare hand ( you can use a fork for hygiene issue)*
• Heat up non-stick frying pan with oil
• Saute Onion until slightly fragrant
• Pour in tinned Tomatoes, simmer in medium low heat for 3 minutes (or until it boils)
• Add in mashed Tempeh, and cook for further 3 minutes
• Add in all seasoning ingredients, taste - adjust as you like : )
• Turn off heat

* I don't mind using my bare hand as it will ended up in my own stomach, haha...

Arrange Zucchini Pasta on a clean plate and pour enough of Bolognese Sauce - as desired...

Sprinkle with grated Parmesan Cheese... a little bit won't break the scale!! : ) 

Finally, grab your fork and enjoy this vegetarian, gluten-free and guilt-free meal!!! 

Happy Cooking!!!

xoxo

Avocado Salsa

How do you like to eat your Avocado?

I like them raw!!! scoop the flesh directly from its skin or chopped up to whip some salad... OH HEAVEN!!!

Only me, YES!! ONLY Myself at this home who loves to eat avocado this way : )

Mr.S dislike raw avocado, he will say yikes!! he only eat them when it is blended with sweet condensed milk, drizzle with some chocolate syrup or blended with some ice cream - a typical Indonesian Avocado Smoothie... which i also adore... :p

Bowl of Goodness!

Since he no likey!! I made myself two serving for last night dinner and today lunch...

Avocado Salsa

Serve 2

Ingredients

2 Hass Avocado, diced

8 Cherry Tomatoes, quartered

a quarter of Red Onion, diced

3 rings of Sliced Pineapple (canned)*optional*, diced 

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Shredded Pork from "Oven Roasted" BBQ Pork Ribs *left over* *optional*

Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Diced each ingredients above
• Tossed with Lemon Juice
• Season with Salt and Pepper
• Topped with anything you like*

You are so ready to dig-in!! : )

*I think add some nuts will create a new texture for this avocado salsa, why no try it? Hmm... Walnuts? Almond? Cashew? 

* You can add any veggie that you adore too...

Mess'em!!

Happy Mixing!!

xoxo

"Oven Roasted" BBQ Pork Ribs

Never expected i can whip-up such a heavenly tasty Pork Ribs dish : 9

All thanks to this rainy days, where i can spend mostly my working time to browse some goodies! Ooops!!! 

All credited to this blog - Figareau Thank you!! a BIG thanks for posting up such a wonderful recipe on your blog. 

I didn't own some of the ingredients listed on Figareau's blog; didn't want to spend any single penny to buy those ingredients to accomplish this dish, i omitted some,and of course added some as well : )

But i do follow every single steps from Figareau of handling the Pork Ribs... 

Isn't it seductive?

"Oven Roasted" BBQ Pork Ribs

Serve 3-4 

Ingredients

1 Huge Pork Loin Rib Roast (approx 1.5 kg), skinned

1 Bottle of Beer

2 Dried Chipotle Peppers (i omitted)

1 Big Red Onion, diced

5 Cloves of Garlic

Marinade and Sauce

1 cup Brown Sugar*

4 tbsp Ketchup*

4 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce*

2 tbsp Worcesterchire Sauce*

Few drops Rum Essence (i couldn't get the pure Rum at that time *so sad*)**

4 tbsp Sambal ABC (ABC Chili Sauce)**

1 tsp Dry Mustard

*All of the ingredients mentioned above can be found at Figareau. I mixed the sauce based on my personal liking, it was just approximated measuring method, was just using my sixth sense that time :p

** I couldn't get the pure rum that time, in fact i did not know where to get it?? Anyone?? 

**Instead of Chipotle Chili Sauce, i swapped to ABC Chili Sauce as i always own one at home - is a MUST!!

All the preparation method can be found here!! 

Instead of grilling, i oven roasted the pork ribs at 220 degree celcius for 15 minutes on both sides while keep basting with the marinade sauce on the ribs' surface.... 

For Garnish, i chopped up a quarter of Red Onion; a stalk of Spring Onion; and two Red Chillies.

So Tender.. So Juicy...

Biggest Satisfaction!!

Baked Cheesy Pineapple Fried Rice

Nothing special!! just a plate of fried rice ....

Trying to make something different, i put grated cheese on the top of the fried rice.. YES!! CHEESE!!

Holy Cheeseeeeeeeeeee ..............!!!!

I command oven to make-over my fried rice into ........

Oh-so-sexy yet sinful Cheesy Pineapple Fried Rice : )

Serve 1
Ingredients
1 portion of rice (1 day old preferred)
1/4 White Onion
1/4 Green Capsicum
2 slice Canned Pineapple Ring
2 Shitake
1 Lap Cheong (Chinese Sausage)
1 Egg
Grated Cheese ( I use Cheddar, but Parmesan preferred)
Oil for cooking (I use Olive Oil)
1 tsp Chicken Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Curry Powder
Dash of Fish Sauce
Dash of White Pepper
Dash of Black Pepper


Method:

• Chop white onion, green capsicum into desired size.
• Slice canned pineapple ring into bite size.
• Soak shitake in hot water for 5 minutes, and chop into bite size.
• Slice lap cheong into bite size.
• Heat up wok with oil on medium heat.
• Put in white onion; shitake and green capsicum, stir fry until soften.
• Add in lap cheong; pineapple; rice, combine with white onion and green capsicum.
• Sprinkle a dash of fish sauce.
• Crack one egg, stir well with fried rice.
• Add in chicken powder; turmeric powder; curry powder; white pepper and black pepper.
• Stir well, until rice turn into yellow colour.
• Arrange nicely in oven-safe dish.
• Finally sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Preheat oven to 150 degrees, oven-baked for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve warm

Happy Cooking!! 

xoxo

Vegetarian Taco

I love fresh foods such as raw vegetables and fruits

I am not a big meat eater, and always stick to healthy food as much as i can

I will be very good on my diet sometimes, however sometime i will go wild for food, haha...

I think that's the reason i can't maintain my weight very well : )

Honestly, i am not as care as i did in the past, i always had a very strict diet in order to get my dream body!! that's very bad and i often suffered from gastric pain!!

After i have done my uni project about eating disorder, i knew a lot about this mental illness!! besides it makes people look ill and ugly.... it can kill a life after periods of time!! 

I suffered bulimia nervosa when i was young!! I always think i was fat!! I often ate a large amount of food in the same time,  i felt regret and started to think a lot of method to get rid of those excess calories i have taken!! i starved myself the next day, consumed laxative pill or tea, i weighted myself 3 times a day, i over-exercised myself, i isolated myself and all i thought was only my weight and being skinny!! 

My life was "grey"!! while there were still a lot of fun outside, especially at my age that time!! day after day my health was getting poor!! until one day I got a high fever and fainted!!

 I was seriously ill and hospitalized for 2 weeks, i was so sick that time!! I can't do nothing beside staying in the hospital!! i was hospitalized for a week in Indonesia without any improvement!! Doctor said i was having a dengue fever!! but my blood test seemed negative!! it was weird!! my stomach got bigger and bigger day after day, i can't consume any food!! my stomach was just so bloated and I had 39 degree of fever for almost a week, up and down, never better!! 

My parents was so worried and sent me to Singapore, i stayed there for 8 days!! doctor said i suffered from intestine infection because of my bad eating style. I need to be hospitalized otherwise it will be worsen. Doctor took my blood every day until i was so numb to feel the injection anymore. My health was just bad that time!! Only a 5 minutes walk, i felt dizzy and tired!! i lost a lot of weight during that time.

After i was home, i still need to take my infusion 3 times a day for a week, nurse came to my house everyday. My arm was seriously bruised!! and people outside was looking at me like an alien because there was an infusion needle on my arm... i supposed to rest at home but i just went everywhere : ) i can't sit down and do nothing..haha...Dad was the person who had worried me a lot!! i kept nagging by him that time, asked me to lay down and rest... i just sneaked out with mum or sister... :p

How much medical fee that my parents had spent just because i was joking around with my own health. I felt so bad!! 

After that, i realized how important to be healthy!! I start to eat healthy and enjoying my food every mouthful...Food is a bless not a sin... I have been gaining a lot of weight since i came to Sydney, but i am not that worry about my weight as i did before!! i want to lose some weight now but i never starve myself like before!! Life is much happier and enjoyable!! 

Healhty can be tasty too : )

 

Vegetarian Taco

Ingredients:

1 Rye Soft Wrap

4 Cherry tomatoes

20 gr Lettuce

20 gr Carrot

1 stalk Green Onion

1 tsp Almond Butter

 1/4 Avocado

Method:

Slightly toast the Wrap on a Teflon

Cut Lettuce; Cherry Tomatoes; Avocado; Green Onion into bite size

Mix grated Carrot with Almond Butter - spread on the Wrap

Put the rest ingredients on the top of the Wrap

Add a dash of Pepper

Enjoy your meal!! : )

Health is Wealth

xoxo

Almond Butter

There are plenty of Nuts in the market

Cashew; Peanut; Macadamia; Chestnut; Hazelnut, bla bla bla...

I have nominated Almond as my favourite Nuts ever in my life : )

I'll buy Almond to stock at home whenever they have ran out 

I usually will buy Natural Almond or Dry-Roasted Almond (w/o salt) - personally prefers Dry-Roasted 

I don't really like salty food : )

Here i have made my own Almond Butter to accompany with my favourite Toast for breakfast in the morning 

Is is easy to make and you can adjust the taste, the texture, the crunchiness depends on how you prefer to enjoy Almond Butter

To make this tiny amount of Almond Butter

You'll need: 

2 huge handful of Dry- Roasted Almond

1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt

Method:

Brings all of the ingredients to a blender, process!!!

N.B:

Adjust the salt as your liking

You can add any oil as your preference - if it is too dry, add more oil

Store in a clean container and keep them in the fridge (to maintain its freshness - we don't add any preservative)

You can add a little bit of sugar if you are fancy to have a Sweet Almond Butter

Essence can be added, such as: Vanilla / Cinnamon 

If you like a crunchy style of Almond Butter - add in some crushed Almond 

Happy Cooking!!!

xoxo

Cheesy Omelette

 Are you a cheese lover?

Can you resist cheese?

If the answer is "YES, Cheese is my life"

Then i tell you

You will like this!!!!!

I am not such a big fan of cheese, but probably YOU are 

Don't judge first!!

The most Interesting part is coming!!!

OMG~~ melting cheese!!!

*Drooling*

Give it a try!!

You'll need 

3 Eggs

1 Spring onion

2 Tbsp flour

1 Tbsp sugar

2 Slices of cheese (add more if you fancy)

2 Tsp salted butter

Method:

Seperate the eggs, beat the egg white until fluffy

Add flour; sugar; spring onion (thinly slice); and egg yolks

Mix well

Melt the salted butter on a non-stick frying pan at the lowest heat

Pour the egg batter into the pan

Pan fried until golden brown, flip over

Pan fried the other side

Arrange slice cheeses on the half side of the omelette

Fold the omelette into half

Wait for another 3 minute / until the cheese is melting

Serve it warm

Xoxo