I really should sleep more.
The thing with risotto is that you can take it pretty much whatever direction you want. Again, you can just toss in any leftover vegetables or stew and cheese into it and it will be wonderful. I often make a lot of risotto rice up to the stage before you flavour [...]
Archive for May, 2008
mushroom risotto
Posted in Rice, Vegetarian, tagged mushroom, Rice, risotto on 31 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
cinnamon tea
Posted in Breakfast, Drink, Vegetarian, tagged cinnamon, tea on 26 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a recent invention. Well, not really an invention per se. More like a neat replication. I went to this Korean restaurant somewhere east coast of Singapore. The food was thoroughly average (compared to the nice meat you could get for Korean barbecue I’m used to in Melbourne) and I thought was well overpriced. [...]
Best Ever Spaghetti Bolognese
Posted in Pasta, tagged spaghetti tomato beef bacon on 24 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I LOVE spaghetti. Other pasta don’t do it as much. There’s something about spaghetti. It’s strandy, it’s round, it’s nostalgic. Just like it. Sure I like penne and fettucine and farfalle as much as the next girl but for all the dried pasta I like spaghetti the most. Maybe that’s why it’s popular.
One of the [...]
fishball and cabbage soup
Posted in Soup, tagged cabbage, fishball on 24 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have discovered something awesome in Singapore and that is stuffed fish balls. I have no idea how they are made commercially. I’ve seen a TV show making it. Basically it seems like they mince some fish meat with seasonings and just make them into balls. Like meatballs really. But fish. And more finely minced [...]
banana and brown sugar porridge
Posted in Breakfast, Vegetarian, tagged banana, oat on 23 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is porridge in Singapore made from rice and is not a breakfast dish? I totally don’t get it.
Okay, so this is a really good breakfast (and I’m a huge believer in good solid breakfast). Bring a cup of water to boil and add half a cup of oatmeals (I think they’re those instant rolled [...]