made wontons (云吞) today.

i used to make them when i was in UK for friends who would come over for dinner and it's fairly easy. the filling's made of a mixture of minced pork, minced prawns, minced garlic & onion, spring onion, pepper, soy sauce, cornstarch & sesame oil. just wrap the meat into the wonton wrapper and voila, these little parcels lay in rows waiting to be cooked.

I've made poached salmon before - www.flickr.com/photos/taking5/2660551701/in/set-721576002... - and really like the moist flavourful salmon which results. This time I tried putting some Thai flavours in the dish.

1. In a wok, fry chopped shallots (about 5), lemongrass (2 stalks, whites only), ginger (one inch worth), coriander root (2 coriander stalks) and 1 chopped large red chilli (optional).

2. Add about 150ml of tamarind water (add water to 2 tablespoons tamarind paste, strain). Add 2 spoonfuls of sugar, pinch of salt. When the water is hot, add one packof cleaned mussels (washed/scrubbed, rinsed, debearded, discard open ones) and cook for about 5 minutes in the covered wok.

3. Remove the mussels, add the fish (I used salmon, 7 small pieces) and cook for 8 minutes (or until cooked). Top up the liquid if nec with hot water till it is about half way up the salmon. I added some fish sauce (2 spoonfuls) Cover the wok

4. Remove the mussels from their shells. (discard closed shells)

5. Place the cooked fish into a shallow dish, arrange the mussels around the fish. Pour the gravy from the pan over the fish/mussels. Garnish with coriander, squeeze lime juice (4-5 small limes) over.

Serves 6. The tangy sour-sweet gravy was a real winner here.

A salad of of baby Romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, avocado, green peppers, and grilled skinless, boneless chicken thighs rubbed with black pepper, olive oil, dried herb mix and a little salt. I added black pepper, herb mix, a pinch of salt and a good heaping teaspoon of garlic bits from my mum's homemade garlic olive oil to some plain Greek yoghurt and gave it a good stir till creamy. I realized later that by adding a wee bit of balsamic vinegar to the mixture, the dressing became super tasty with the tangy sweetness of the vinegar cutting through the sour and savoury taste of the yoghurt. So, so yummy. And rather low-carb too! Win! I had a second serve after this. No harm done!

This is the kind of home-cooked Chinese food I used to eat. The dish on the upper left is mui choy khau yoke which translates to stewed pork belly with preserved mustard greens. The dish on the upper right is gai lan, which is essentially Chinese broccoli, sauteed in some garlic and ginger, steamed with broth and wine/sherry, and then doused in oyster sauce.

Ate it with brown rice so it's slightly healthier (to off set the amount of fat).

trinidadian comfort food ;

macaroni pie, stewed chicken and red beans. so very good.

Roast Turkey

He didn't need to worry. The teriyaki beef was delicious!

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Recipe from smittenkitchen.com

Creole Shrimp

Beef burger sitting on olive-oil-marinated eggplant, under cheddar, tomatoes and sauteed kale, all between a bbq'd blackened roll.

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From Whitehouse Meats, St Lawrence Market Toronto

Breakfast for day four. Sweet potato salad with extra bacon, egg, cucumber, strawberries and grapes.

Still eating good

This was five alarm, one pepper might have been enough, I added three different types.

This was very tasty!

Fry onions, lemongrass, chilli garlic till fragrant. add the prawns, spring onions and fry quickly. Add fish sauce, sugar.

Strawberry Pie

the beginnings of what turned out to be a pretty good laksa

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Jambalya for Scout Badge

Wholemeal bread rolls made with my dear wife's kneeding hands :-)

Strawberry Pie

Mahi mahi on shirataki noodles bathed in leftover seafood broth.

Too much cake and too much alcohol = too much schmish.... For the past couple of weeks, I've been challenging myself by eating out less and eating a lot healthier, but still having tasty and appetizing meals that don't scream "DIET!"

I am trying to be vegetarian. My daughter and her friends are not.

Another night of home cooking, since i've been obsess with pizza having friends with all kind of diet is the prefect dish for a night of playing host.

this one is for my vegan friend, cheeseless pizza.

mushroom, pepper, onion and fresh garlic

Cook them up and put them in a pie. Mmmm.

Phil.

Sweet potato salad with mushrooms fried in bacon fat, onion, capres, lemon mayo and smoked horse meat. Almond waffle, blueberries and strawberries.

homecooked

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