Food For My Belly

I decided to cook this dish for everyone who lived at home and a couple of guest, that comes to a total of 9 people. My lesson learnt? Choose another dish to make if I was to cook for a big group of people. I did not realise how expensive duck breast fillets were, I certainly choked when it came to the time that I had to pay for my goods. If I was to make this dish again, I would keep it to a maximum of 4 people, the less people the better coz it ain't cheap. Adding to it, salted duck eggs ain't that cheap either...depending where you buy them from, it can range from $1.10-$1.30 just for one. Was it worth it? I would say so coz everyone certainly enjoyed it and that put a smile on my face :) parent and child duck rice bowl Adam's recipe: 81 Steph's completed: 10

This recipe has probably become one of my instant favourites. It is not only easy but simple and tasty :) It's meant to be spicy minced beef but I made use of the ingredients I had at home which was minced pork + one of the girls at home doesn't eat beef so win win. Also, I did not have Sichuan peppercorns so I substitute it with white peppercorns and I did not make Adam's chilli and garlic oil, I used a garlic and chilli oil that one of my ex homestay students brought over from Japan. The end result? Better than I expected, everyone who had it for dinner loved it including me! Here is what it looked like... Spicy minced pork dan dan rice bowl Adam's recipe: 81 Steph's completed: 8

I must say that when Mr A and I cooked this dish, I was really looking forward to cracking my poached egg onto the risotto...I mean, who doesn't like runny yolk on their food? Yummy! smoked salmon risotto with poached eggs INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp (40ml) white-wine vinegar 4 eggs 300ml milk 1 bay leaf 250 smoked salmon (you can use trout or cod) 50g unsalted butter 1 tbsp (20ml) olive oil 1 large leek, white part only, washed, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 250g arborio rice 150ml white wine 350ml fish or vegetable stock 1 cup (120g) frozen peas cracked black pepper 2 tbsp chopped chives, to garnish Bring a shallow pan of water to the boil, add the vinegar, then turn the heat down to medium-low. Break the eggs into the simmering water and poach for 5 minutes, until the white is cooked through but the yolk is still soft. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate. (I recommend doing this last so your egg will still be warm and real runny) Put the...

This is probably one of the easiest recipes I have ever made. Out of all the ingredients, the only thing you have to cook in this dish is the rice :) It's a really healthy dish and oh so yummy. You won't be able to stop once you start eating, trust me. I got this recipe off an ex work colleague and unfortunately, my boyfriend stole the recipe to make it for his family and never gave the recipe back to me (I bet he doesn't even know where it is now). So below, the recipe is all based from memory but with this dish, you can really put as much of the ingredients as you want because its healthy...and not to forget, yummy :) INGREDIENTS 2 cups brown rice 2-3 spring onions, finely sliced 3-4 sprigs of parsley, finely chopped 2 medium sized capsicums, diced (any colour you like) 1 small can of corn 1/2 cup cashew nuts, roughly chopped a handful of sunflower seeds 1/4 cup currants   For the dressing: 1/4 cup sunflower oil 1 tbsp soya sauce 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 c...