Potato Pizza

My niece bought a new Yum Yum magazine and I like some of the recipes. This Potato Pizza look delicious and so I decided to bake this pizza for dinner tonight (slight change on the recipe)



Pastry (Base)
200g pain flour
5 g instant dry yeast
100 ml water
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp Castor sugar

Topping
150 g tomato puree
2 potato, peel skin and slice thinly
250g cook ham
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tbsp oregano
300g grated Danish Mozzarella cheese

Method
1. Pastry : Combine all ingredients and mix into a dough, cover and rest for 30 minutes. Roll out into a thin round shape and place onto a baking tray.

2. Place tomato puree on top and sliced potatoes, sprinkle pepper, oregano, cook ham onto the base. Lastly sprinkle grated cheese on top.

3. Bake in a preheat oven at 200 C for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

4. Remove & served hot.

Scallop Abalone Chicken Soup

Today my eldest child, Wannie, had her last paper in the SPM exam 2009. Oh what a relief ,for her as well as the family. For being the mother it's just as stressful seeing her going through that three weeks period. She was literally stretched out, physically and mentally. The timing was all wrong, her monthly p......, caught a fever from me and having rashers all over her body at the same time. Concerned , and consulted the elders, I was told that her body is weak. All I need to do is nourishes her back to health. Well I remembered having this particular soup cooked by mother. It's called Scallop Abalone Chicken Soup.A simple no fuss cooking process. Put two pieces of chicken together with three slices of dried abalone, four dried scallops into steam pot. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, some gogiberry and salt to taste. Double boil for five hours. I'm pretty sure you will like it.....you don't need to wait till you're sick before you try this recipe !

Fried "Wan Tan" (Wonton)

Ingredients

Wontons:

• 300g Minced pork or chicken
  
• 300g Diced or whole prawn (shrimp)
• 1/2 tsp Sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• /2 tsp chicken stock

wonton wrappers
oil for deep fried

Directions

1.Combine the wonton ingredients in a large bowl and mix it together thoroughly.

2.Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each wonton wrapper and fold a triangle shape.

3. Heat oil in medium fire and fried until it is golden brown.

4. Serve as snack with tomato sauce or you may serve with soup.

Waffles For Breakfast

Schools're out,Yannie and Kelvin are ever busy chatting to their friends, while Wannie is figuring in her SPM physics paper exam I decided to make some waffles for breakfast.It's been quite awhile since I last tried making a gooo..di.goo.di waffle.
The smell, oh! it's just amazing.The best waffle I'd ever eaten was in Darling Harbour, Sidney, Australia.They serve really great waffles. Toppings to your liking, from fresh cream to mango jam.Today I am serving it with honey and lots of butter. Yummmie...

Beef Goulash

I was down with fever for the past two days and thus confined to the bedroom. Hubby took the opportunity to put on the apron and cooked a meal for the kids.I was really surprised that this partner of mind can churn out such a fine presentation.The kids were just as amazed.A simple dish, beef stew called 'Beef Goulash' in European countries.He said this particular dish is commonly eaten by the lower income group because cheaper cuts were used.And during his students days in London,cheap cuts such as beef flank, breast of lamb,belly of pork are the regulars on his dinner table.Methods or ways of cooking were restricted to boiling, steaming and stewing.Frying was definitely out, because of the smell being confined in a bedsitter's environment is quite unbearable.So a meat stew is the best he can do.
Beef 'top side' was used in this dish.Cut meat into big cubes and seasoned with corn starch,pepper,oregano,parsley and Lea & Perrins sauce. Heat oil in stewing pot and cook meat cubes till slightly brown. Add water to cover meat.Lower heat and simmer till tender.Salt to taste.Serve with any veg. Potatoes and carrots were used in this case.European normally cook the meat and veggie together, and serve with bread.

Chicken Herbal Soup

There's an old chinese saying that a good bowl of soup will nourishes one's ageing body.Sad to say,nobody seem to have the time, or bother to cook a proper soup these days. They either buy those can or packet for a quick-fix soup.Many of us however do consume 'essence'of chicken to replenish our body.I for one like to cook my own chicken herbal soup. Not much of a hassel actually, just put chicken whole or chopped pieces into pot, add herbal mix [best from Chinese herbal shops] or ready packed from supermarkets.Add water and double boiled for four hours.My suggestion,use the old chicken,the soup will turn out clearer and without doubt more flavour.

Beancurd Delight

Recipe:

300g minced Chicken or prawn (finely chop)
1 packet beancurd (300gm)or 2-3 pieces white beancurd
60g Nestum
1 egg
1 tbsp Light soy sauce
1 tbsp Corn flour
1/2 tsp Pepper
oil for deep fry

Method:

1.Marinade meat(minced chicken or prawn) with light soy sauce, egg, corn flour and pepper.

2. Mash the beancurd and mix well with the meat and Nestum. Divide into small pieces.

3.Heat up wok with oil and fry the mixture paste (scoop into pieces) until golden brown, lift up and put aside.