kitchen business

SNOW JELLY

i didnt know about this snow jelly until i married into the Leong's family.

cant remember what happened, hb said he loves drinking this dessert.

ah, i think it could be that i mentioned something about bird's nest.
this is pretty close to it, with a lower cost.
hb claimed that this is a cheaper " bird's nest".
haha.

one box costs RM45. not very cheap i would say.

it is vacuumed pack in two.

how to prepare?

soak them for a few hours. i did it overnight, or atleast 6 hours. they would fluff up and u have to clean them. get rid of dirt and i thought i saw some hair? ewww. could i be imagining things? this is not bird's nest!
er, okay, maybe not hair, but some kind of rubbish, stuck in between the gooey flakes. i dont like the cleaning process, because most of the time i would throw away the entire slab of snow jelly and i would end up getting teeny bit of jelly left to be cooked. :(

premium grade snow jelly

after cleansing,
i put them in a slow cooker.
throw in a few red dates,
(pitted or non, heard many rituals and im still confused whether or not to use pitted or non)
few rock sugar,
that is all.

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HOME COOKED FARE

tomyam soup on the left,
served in a big pot -_-'''
this shows how lazy we are. double -_-'''
on the right is Kam Heong squid!

i didnt know kamheong is so simple to prepare!

*edited: hb cooked the entire meal above*

3 dishes: blanched sawi, tomyam soup with fishballs, kamheong squid.
served with rice

this is ONE MEAL.

minimum is 2 dishes, one meat/fish with one vege.

we always try to have a balanced meal.
not we, but I!
dislike hb's habit of eating unhealthy food.

im not saying im very healthy,
but atleast i try to stay away from them and minimize the frequency.

what are the chances of you not touching the junks when they are available at every corner of your house?
grh

closer view of the kamheong squid
honestly, they taste good!

fried tenggiri fish and nuggets.

i, for one, dislike frying.
i will try to AVOID this method of cooking.
no1, very oily. makes your kitchen floor oily.
everywhere! your stove,
cooking utensils etc etc.

nuggets?
processed food!
ahahhaha
dont get me wrong, im not a health freak!
but like ive said,
i hate deep oil frying!
and the nuggets lack in nutritional value!

having said these,
i suppose u could guess im not the one who bought this packet of RAMLEE nuggets.
but i have to admit,
they taste good!
i have been yearning for nuggets actually,
but i couldnt bear to buy it in McD.
because i think it is not worthy :p
i would end up picking a burger instead.
so, it was good that hb is willing to fry the nuggets at home.
saves money ;P

this is a meal prepared by me, the si-lai.
white radish soup,
stir-fry long beans and chicken.
gaodim. one meal.

it is not easy stirring up dishes for a meal.

i am running out of idea :(
hb lamented that i always cook the same dishes.
the rotation period is too close,
so the repetition of a dish is too quick.
:( i dont know what other food to cook.
sigh.
some other vege are no-nos for hb.
sigh