The only thing that was not prepared, but bought. Somethings are better bought. haha.
Leg of Ham. Yeah, it's a bit salty. But it was good.
Wishing all a very Happy Eat Year 2007.
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Showing posts with label .Cuisine: Christmas Food. Show all posts
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Christmas Dinner : Ham
This is the last series of the Christmas Dinner 2006 pictures.
The only thing that was not prepared, but bought. Somethings are better bought. haha.
Leg of Ham. Yeah, it's a bit salty. But it was good.
Wishing all a very Happy Eat Year 2007.
The only thing that was not prepared, but bought. Somethings are better bought. haha.
Leg of Ham. Yeah, it's a bit salty. But it was good.
Wishing all a very Happy Eat Year 2007.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Christmas Dinner: Pasta
Instead of the spaghetti or linguine that we usually prepare, we decided to try Barilla's Penne Rigate. Actually, we saw a whole selection of pasta, but we asked the kids to decide which one when we went shopping. Haha...
One secret ingredient we put in was the bacon strips from the turkey! Huh? From from the turkey turkey but when the turkey's being cooked, there was bacon on it. :-) It was chopped up finely and added into the Penne.
The pasta was a little overdone. oops, no longer al dente.
One secret ingredient we put in was the bacon strips from the turkey! Huh? From from the turkey turkey but when the turkey's being cooked, there was bacon on it. :-) It was chopped up finely and added into the Penne.
The pasta was a little overdone. oops, no longer al dente.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Christmas Dinner: Shepherds Pie
Home made Shepherd's Pie.
Sister and I made this. It's not that difficult to make. It's not those with the innards. It's a healthy and localised version of it. It also had a very very local twist. Guess what it is?
Singapore beer, Tiger Beer is used. haha... The mash potatoes on top is also made from scratch. Russet potatoes, boiled, mashed and mixed with butter and a tiny amount of salt. The filling is made from Weight Watchers mince (haha!!) and mix veg. Maybe the next time, we shall use meat chunks and leek. Maybe it will taste even better. :-)
Sister and I made this. It's not that difficult to make. It's not those with the innards. It's a healthy and localised version of it. It also had a very very local twist. Guess what it is?
Singapore beer, Tiger Beer is used. haha... The mash potatoes on top is also made from scratch. Russet potatoes, boiled, mashed and mixed with butter and a tiny amount of salt. The filling is made from Weight Watchers mince (haha!!) and mix veg. Maybe the next time, we shall use meat chunks and leek. Maybe it will taste even better. :-)
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Christmas Dinner: Entrees Water Biscuits
When you entertain people, there will be guests who will come early and those who comes late. As a gracious host, you can prepare these, they can help you too!
The ingredients can be really simple too. Depending on what you would like to serve and your budget. We had our 10 year old cousins helped us, this platter that you see is their creation.
You can get water wafers or biscuits from Cold Storage or Carrefour etc. We usually get Carr's. But this time, we found out the Rye Wafers that are really tasty in Carrefour, and it's on super specials at only $1!!! It taste superb for our toppings.
The toppings we had were: Black Peppercorn Smoked Salmon, Jap Cucumbers, Aust Cheese (Brie), Tartare Sauce, and a few cans of Ayam Brand Tuna mixes. Mix and match whatever combi you like.
The ingredients can be really simple too. Depending on what you would like to serve and your budget. We had our 10 year old cousins helped us, this platter that you see is their creation.
You can get water wafers or biscuits from Cold Storage or Carrefour etc. We usually get Carr's. But this time, we found out the Rye Wafers that are really tasty in Carrefour, and it's on super specials at only $1!!! It taste superb for our toppings.
The toppings we had were: Black Peppercorn Smoked Salmon, Jap Cucumbers, Aust Cheese (Brie), Tartare Sauce, and a few cans of Ayam Brand Tuna mixes. Mix and match whatever combi you like.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Christmas Dinner: Fruit and Veg Salad
Here's something really simple. It's very easy yet so delicious. Also it does not contain dressing with ingredients that you dont understand.
If you want to know what's inside: 1 Green Apple, 1 Fuji Apple, 1 Red Capsicum, 1 Yellow Capcisum, 1 Green Capcisum, 3-4 sticks of celery, 1 carrot, 1 bag green seedless grapes, 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, 5-6 slices of sundried tomatoes, 1 lime, 4-5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1 tiny bunch of english parsley.
Cut them all up, most of them into cubes. Sundried tomatoes and parsley and chopped up finely. Cherry tomatoes in halves, grapes whole and xapcicums in half rings. Tossed them into a mixing bowl, shake it well and store it in the fridge for a few hours, so you can serve them really cold. Do you realise the dressing is only olive oil and lime. It's very light!
If you want to know what's inside: 1 Green Apple, 1 Fuji Apple, 1 Red Capsicum, 1 Yellow Capcisum, 1 Green Capcisum, 3-4 sticks of celery, 1 carrot, 1 bag green seedless grapes, 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, 5-6 slices of sundried tomatoes, 1 lime, 4-5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1 tiny bunch of english parsley.
Cut them all up, most of them into cubes. Sundried tomatoes and parsley and chopped up finely. Cherry tomatoes in halves, grapes whole and xapcicums in half rings. Tossed them into a mixing bowl, shake it well and store it in the fridge for a few hours, so you can serve them really cold. Do you realise the dressing is only olive oil and lime. It's very light!
Christmas Dinner: A ring of cold prawns.
If you are having friends over, this dish is superbly easy to make. But it's a bit time consuming. This is part of our Christmas Menu this year.
Buy as much prawns as you wish to serve. A quick boil in some salted water, and then peel the shells off, but leave the tail part on. Store them in the fridge until ready to serve. Serve with Thousand Island or what I usually prepare is Tartate Sauce mix with 1 teaspoon of curry powder. You can prepare them half a day or one day in advance and store in the fridge too! Delicious!
You can arrange them in tall glasses, a ring of prawns. But since we are preparing for 30 people, we put them in a big bowl, with the dips in the small bowl.
Buy as much prawns as you wish to serve. A quick boil in some salted water, and then peel the shells off, but leave the tail part on. Store them in the fridge until ready to serve. Serve with Thousand Island or what I usually prepare is Tartate Sauce mix with 1 teaspoon of curry powder. You can prepare them half a day or one day in advance and store in the fridge too! Delicious!
You can arrange them in tall glasses, a ring of prawns. But since we are preparing for 30 people, we put them in a big bowl, with the dips in the small bowl.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Christmas Dinner: Home Baked Turkey
Have you ordered Christmas Turkeys and found them really dry and not so tasty? Why not bake one yourself if you have a oven.
This is baked by my aunt. The stuffings are onions and leek. It's yummy! We had it for 25 Dec Family Christmas makan.
We have tried almost all the turkeys from Fairprice, Giant, Swensons etc. Well, they are prepared in advance and you receive them cold when you collect them. So, there's no way it can beat a home baked turkey.
This is baked by my aunt. The stuffings are onions and leek. It's yummy! We had it for 25 Dec Family Christmas makan.
We have tried almost all the turkeys from Fairprice, Giant, Swensons etc. Well, they are prepared in advance and you receive them cold when you collect them. So, there's no way it can beat a home baked turkey.
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