Gnocchi, bouncy sounding. Great for spicing up an idle Sunday afternoon. I have recently started to explore the realm of making fresh pasta. Today i realized that my potatoes were having a great awakening and growth and were looking to become pot plant. Emergency. I had to nip them in the bud..sprout. Hence in my…
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Cooking log 35 : Black Pepper Beef Stir-fry w Garlic Sprouts
It was a simple but satisfying meal. It has been a while since i last did Asian meal with main dish, rice and soup. Today was a busy day and i had to resume work after dinner but felt like doing something proper anyway. So i put on my rice cooker cooking rice with mix…
Cooking log 34 : Lamb Goulash (& Wine)
Goulash, Hungarian food for the drunk and hangover victim. I made this last weekend to use up the remaining thin-sliced lamb, and also to honor my hangover. Fond memories of this dish comes from my solo trip to Prague last year, in a nice local beer brewery’s restaurant. Goulash is a Hungarian stew made with…
Cooking log 33 : Steak & Wine, the Classic
Made steak to enjoy red wine to bring balance back to the cellar. To clarify, most of the logs involving drinking are not written on the day of the event. So no, I was not having tipsy moment on Monday night. Although i would like to… I believe this happened last Friday night, where i…
Cooking log 32 : Pork wrapped Taninaka Ginger & Eggplant “Denraku”
Drinking is never complete without nice food’s company. With all that is going on with the pandemic, these little moments of chill and happiness are what kept me going. As i am not a strong drinker, i need multiple session to finish a bottle. This was the day i had another glass of the Aka…
Cooking log 31 : Seafood Tomato Pasta w A glass of Rosato from Italy
Welcome to throwback of drunk sweet moment in Golden week holidays. In my second attempt at homemade fresh pasta, i tried using thicker setting. This time i roll it only to setting 3 before noodle cutting. I love the end result! A small complication was the pasta seems wetter and prone to stick together in…
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