Pan Fried Black Pepper Chicken Chop!

Last weekend was a blast, cooking cooking and cooking! Haha!

Tried to cheer Mr Pau up from the tired week, by rushing home from work on Sat to cook dinner.

I was googling for recipes on the Internet, when I came to My Wok Life’s Fusion Chicken Chop and Sauteed Potatoes.

Mine chicken chop, modified slightly from My Wok Life’s recipes : )

Pan Fried Chicken Chop with Potatoes and Baked Beans

I asked Mr Pau if he took any pictures, he somehow just took a picture of my kitchen. Hahaha, also duno for what ;p

Yes, the kitchen counter usually is in a mess when I cook. I am an organised person in a disorganised manner, wahahaha!!

And you see the little white bowl, it’s our dessert – Almond Longan Jelly!

We were so happy that the dinner turned out nice! And as you know, I’m a “cook cheat” person. LOL.

I got the Lawry’s steak seasoning from NTUC, and it made the chicken chop really tasty! (Use by moderation I guess, probably not so healthy, hee)

(A) Chicken Chop
– Chicken Breast or Chicken Thigh, deboned
– Ground Black Pepper
– Steak Seasoning
– Soy Sauce

I used the seasoning by agar-ration, so I wouldn’t be able to tell the measurements.

Coat the meat with soy sauce, steak seasoning and black pepper. “Rub” the seasoning into the meat. Leave the meat in fridge to marinate for at least 4 hours.

Heat oil in frying pan. Saute chicken pieces over medium heat to cook thoroughly. For crispy skin, after chicken pieces had been cooked, pan fry the chicken over high heat for browning.

(B) Sauteed Potatoes
– Mini Potatoes, washed skin
– Black Pepper
– Salt
– Lawry’s Steak Seasoning

Buy those mini potatoes with washed skin, so it’s easier to cook.

Boil a pot of water, with added salt (you can be generous here). Half the potatoes and boil them in the water, for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Dish up the boiled potatoes. Heat oil in pan, add potatoes, salt and black pepper. You can also add some steak seasoning here for added taste (optional). Stir fry potatoes till skin looks crispy.

(C) Almond Longan Jelly
– Almond Jelly Powder
– Canned Longan in Syrup
– 1 can of 7-up

Prepare jelly as in directions. After jelly is ready, cube it. Drain out the longan syrup. Add in equal portion of 7-up to syrup. Add in almond jelly.

My colleague taught me this recipe, after tasting the jelly during our BBQ. I like the 7-up in the syrup, cos it taste much more refreshing! Maybe next time I can try to add in Moscato d’Asti instead. Teeheehee!

Pre-Valentine’s Day Celebration

Had dinner with The Pau yesterday for an early Valentine’s Day celebration!

I happily paired the top and skirt together, and then suddenly I wonder if this makes me some kind of fashion orbiang. LOL.

Supposed to go for 1 of my friend’s housewarming, but my iPhone decided to totally black out. So had to fix the phone and rushed over to church. Felt so bad to miss my friend’s housewarming : (

After church, we had dinner at SALTA, Icon Village. Seems like a restaurant between casual and fine dining. Service wasn’t very prompt and the wait staff didn’t made me feel very welcomed. Luckily the manager was very warm!

My Valentine’s Day present: fragrance by Chloe! : )

We ordered the SALTA toast, mixed sausage platter, sirloin steak and house red (Malbec).

I probably wouldn’t think that the food (tastiness) is worth the money spent. Yes, they are quite unique. But probably it would be my first and only time there.

Wine is quite limited, mostly from Argentina only.

The only plus point about that night is the wine and The Pau, with super nice ambience.

If you ask me, I wouldn’t go back again.

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We decided to cook our own dinner for The Pau’s family on Sun.

Had spaghetti, sicilian chicken (cook cheat: ready made from Cold Storage lol), breaded dory fillet and scallop.

I hadn’t cooked spaghetti for 6 pax before, and I really think we are lucky as the pasta turned out really nice ;p

Our spaghetti sauce was from Preggo. Firstly we fried the minced garlic, then add in diced bell peppers. Fry for a couple of minutes. Add in the pasta sauce, throw in sliced button mushrooms and abalone clams. Lastly, add in a few tablespoons of the abalone clam stock to enhance the taste.

I “breaded” the fish (I really know how my email address come about hahaha) and scallops myself. We usually dip in egg and bread crumbs twice. Then handed them over to The Pau Chef for deep frying.

And yes, I can cook one! ;p

Dragon Year Celebration: Day 2

Chu Er – Visiting at Mr Pau’s relatives’ house.

Mr Pau firstly came over to my place and off we go!

Everyday must act cute ;p

I like how the bottom of my dress look like!

Wearing the red dress from Love Summer Breezes. A little too big for me,
didn’t have time to alter before the CNY. Hehe.

After visiting, we went to Esplanade. The kids:

Dinner at Blue Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant. Quite nice, they have meat (chicken, pork, beef), vegetables (lettuceeeeee!!), kim chi fried rice, fried rice cake, porridge, soup etc. I kinda enjoyed the kimchi chicken, kim chi fried rice, ikan bilis and porridge. Niceeeeee!

In times of doubt, just go for the meat, meat, meat and meat : )

YUMS!

Mr Pau moved his lips here, resulting in the legendary “sausage lips”. Wahaha!!

Going to rest, and have another round of buffet tmr!! : D

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Blue Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant
Address: 50 Tiong Bahru Road, Link Hotel (within the hotel, first floor)
Tel: 6224 0700

Old School Memories

Sometime in Nov or Dec last year, Mr Pau bought a very retro looking camera that works on film.

So we went out to take some pictures. Really difficult to finish the entire roll of film! Haha!

Our first test shot on the Doraemon puzzles ;p

We usually would eat at Citylink’s Coffee and Toast before heading to church on Sun. Love how the photo turn out!

We started to serve in 11.15am service in Dec last year. It’s really challenging! I seem to make mistakes here and there (so far it’s my 3rd time being the usher!), and I’ll feel really bad about it. Heh. I guess what is most important is that we get to serve the Lord and practice having a humble spirit.

: )

Yesterday was the Commissioning of Prayers for helpers like us.

Wore my “favourite” dress to church yesterday:

Bought this belt last weekend at Bugis Village Level 2. 2 for $15. Hohoho ;p

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Earlier in the first week of Jan, we had lunch with Mr Pau’s family:

The boys:

Happy New Yearrrrr 2012!

2012 said hello even before I could react! Haha!

Was sick on the very last day of 2011, and was gong gong erm, drowsy as people were ushering in the brand new year!

Didn’t really have time for New Year resolution (rarely works for me though ;p), here’s a brief one though:

1. Self
A lot of times I could be very easily affected by people’s comments or words, especially those which are not true (that I think).

Sometimes people can have a very weird way of processing or defining matters, which made me wonder (or perhaps it could have been me haha!). Very often, I get very frustrated easily and I felt wronged.

During these times, I probably will just keep quiet (before I explode). And when I keep quiet, unfortunately, I look very angry.

So in 2012, I look forward to develop a humble spirit, who doesn’t explode easily at other people’s comments. Others can say what they want, but what is important is how the Father sees me from Heaven : )

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2. The Pau
The year 2012 was supposed to be the year for our wedding (as we would have planned previously). However due to some minor changes and requirements, we have to shift it to the next year, due to the wedding rush in the Year of Dragon. Hahaha.

At this moment, I would agree that we can see everyone’s inner self (probably hidden or subconscious flaws) through a wedding.

Very much as I lament about how others not care about what I want in my wedding, I probably have to just give in so everyone can be happy over this joyous occassion.

So I guess my dream wedding of a very simple and casual affair is kaput already. Hahaha.. Hafta do it the Singaporean style. But oh well, what’s more important probably is the marriage for life, not the 1 day wedding ceremony : )

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3. Work and Health
To be able to work and be on track, I have finally realised the importance of health. I rarely fall sick really bad, but I was kind of down since last Sep to the end of the year, with minor break downs here and there. Hehe.

I probably have to work out an exercise schedule with The Pau for 2012. HEHEHE!

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So there, 2012 is gonna be a blast for us! : )