Friday Night Dinner

Fried Thick Vietnamese Rice Noodles

Cold Tofu! Loves!

Prepared organic cold tofu as a dish for dinner last night. Just cubed it n sprinkle generously with green onions. Sizzle sesame oil n light soy sauce and it's ready to be devoured! Haha!

Dinner Time : Feb 21, 2012

Back!  Starting small, just gonna post the daily stuff that I cooked!

Tonight's menu :-

Baked Wings

Apple & Almond Soup

Anyhow Fried Rice

Lock&Lock : Happy Hour Purchase

Yeah!  I saw this for 2 or 3 times on the Happy Hour Specials, but when I tried to get it a couple of weeks back, it was gone pretty fast!

BUT.... I finally got it on September 15!  I am so happy during that Happy Hour (pun intended!)

This is what I got. And in one of my favorite color no less!

The wok that I am currently using is turning a bit greyish at certain places and I am concerned that the black stuff is now in our body, but I shall not go there.

Anyway, when I was in Singapore, I hardly cooked but now that we are back in the States, I cook at least 5 days a week.  I need something that is easy to clean and safe for us too.

Can't wait for it to arrive!

To Try : Salad Ingredients

• Grapes

To Try : Strawberry Muffins

(Makes 12; Prep 15 mins)

• 1-1/2 cups sliced strawberries
• 1/3 cup + 1 Tbs sugar
• 1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour (leveled)
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour (leveled)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 400.  Prepare 12 cup muffin tin.
2. Toss strawberries n 1/3 cup sugar.  Using potato masher, lightly mash berries; set aside.
3. In large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.  In a glass 2 qt measuring cup/ med bowl, combine buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla; whisk to combine.
4. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk mixture and the berry mixture (with juice).  Fold until combined.
5. Using ice cream scoop, divide the batter among the muffin cups.  Sprinkle the tops with remaining sugar.
6. Bake 17 mins or till done.  Cool 5 mins in pan.  Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

To Try : Ice Cubes for Summer

Basil w Cucumber

• 1 cup water
• 1 cucumber - skinned n seeded
• 1/4 cup torn basil leaves
• pinch of coarse sea salt

Lime n Orange

• 1-1/2 cup OJ
• 1 Tbs lime juice
• 1 tsp freshly grated lime zest

Raspberry w Lemon

• 2 Tbs sugar dissolve in 1 cup warm water
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 6 oz of raspberries into trays
• mint leaf in tray