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…

Cooking log 30 : Capellini take 2 // Bacon, Eggplant & Tomato

Let’s see how it went this time. After a rather successful attempt at homemade fresh pasta, i did it again. This time i used only high gluten flour, hoping for more al dente result. It turned out not bad but i am still hoping for more chewy texture. So sound like i will try again…

Cooking log 29 : Braised Peanuts & Pork Intestine on Porridge

Internal organs cooked correctly is just as good a dish as any. I was recovering from hangover again today. Last night was a fun night with online wine tasting class learning about Italian wine. Made me want to go to Italy so bad. I might write about it when i have successfully piece together my…

Cooking log 28 : Homemade Garlic & Shrimp Capellini

I feel so proud that i did not overcooked my capellini. Yesterday was an important day where i challenged pasta making first time in my life. Today i was about to find out how the skinny version i made turn out. I planned the recipe earlier this time so i had shrimp defrost since morning…

Cooking log 27 : Freshly Made Pasta w Octopus & Cream

Today i finally challenged homemaking fresh pasta. I had been thinking about it for a while and as today was a public holiday i have time to have some fun. I watched some video online and off me go. I did it with 1 egg + 3 egg yolks, 125g of flour(Half high gluten half…

Cooking log 26 : Japanese Shallot x Tuna Flakes

Simple salad for home drinking. I had been lazy this weekend, eating takeouts and clearing out the leftovers in my fridge. For anyone chilling out there, here is a simple recipe that goes quite well with Japanese sake. I first had this in a family run small izakaya in Kichijoji area almost 7 years ago…