Episode 4: Prawn Pasta

Here we are again, with another recipe from our mayhem kitchen. Didn't think I'd post another episode so fast, did you?

Pasta is always a good dish to cook when you're feeling hungry and want something done quickly and easily. Here, we use a mixture of fresh tomatoes and some tomato paste, just to make sure there was enough sauce to feed two hungry people. Also, I prefer tomato-based sauces as to cream-based ones, so that I don't fill up as quickly and can eat more...ahem.



Haha ok after mucking around we got down to the cooking:



Next, the prawns go in. For an idea of how much prawns and mint was used:








The final result? A tangy, slightly spicy tomato based pasta sauce, with juicy prawns. Definitely worth having again, i reckon.



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Episode 3: Funky Curry

Yes it's been a little quite here recently, due to me prepping for my new job, house hunting and being lazy to upload. But yeah, here's the next installment which shows Kelvin tackling the very versatile dish, curry. In his own unique style that is, which is why this dish is called funky curry. Not because it tasted bad, ok? Just watch the videos.

But first, a picture of some of the herbs/spices used: chicken stock, garlic, curry leaves, cumin seeds, sugar, curry powder and err...some sort of paste.



For the main ingredients we used minced beef, brussel sprouts and potatoes. There were other things added that I haven't mentioned, and something unexpected too...so just watch the videos :)







So now the dish looks something like this:







Phew that was a lot of videos to go through! Even though we ran out of curry powder and needed a last minute substitute, it still came out pretty decent. Yes, brussel sprouts in curry is..weird, but its not as bad as you'd imagine. Kinda like mini cabbage leaves. The potatoes were cooked through, and although curry isn't normally cooked using minced meat it just made the dish that much easier to eat. You know, without having to remove bones and stuff. Also low fat as no santan (or coconut milk) was added.

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Start your day with...

An omelette, if you follow this video. Unfortunately ratios of how much salt, pepper and sugar used was ommitted this time round, but I can tell you that 5 cloves of garlic was chopped in this recipe. How much you want to use is up to you. Can you tell I like garlic?




Morning videos...maybe not such a good idea.



So yes, the garlic was burnt and the egg a little too salty but the cheese and fried garlic and belachan went very nicely, not to mention the quantity of egg was very filling indeed. Might not be everyone's cup of tea for breakfast, but it was certainly satisfying enough to last until two in the afternoon, which was when we had lunch.

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Kelvin's two minute of thought lamb dish

The first recipe!

For a little background information, this blog is the result of the dinner conversation that occurred over this particular meal, so that a record of culinary activities can be kept for future reference. We're the sort of people who don't cook with a recipe and forget how it's made by the time we're done eating. It makes recreation of certain dishes a little challenging. Anyway, all videos have been recorded using a Canon Digital Ixus 70 in compact format, so that my laptop can handle the file size.

Part I - the cooking



Part II - finishing and plating




So the rice was tasty and bursting with flavour, and as was the lamb. It was a little on the chewy side, and slightly undercooked (at least he claimed his piece was). Generous portions-as always- meant that I was unable to finish my plate, which means I have leftovers waiting for me in the fridge again. Not that I mind..

Overall rating?


I really liked the tomato rice... =)

Hurrah!

After almost two hours of photoshop, image hosting and html editing, Kelvin has managed to complete the template for this new food blog. Or flog. Will upload the first video tomorrow, when my brain is less fuzzled.




Stay tuned. The fluboos are coming.