Archive for April, 2007

This is one dish to prepare when craving for some warm comfort food. It is easy to prepare, since all its ingredients are all kitchen staples. It’s also a great way to recycle those left over chunks of ham and sausage.

• 400 g potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 400 g cream style corn
• 1 cup leftover ham and/or sausage
• 430 g whole kernel corn (drain, if canned)
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions

1. Place potatoes and milk in a large pot. Cook potatoes in low heat, stir to prevent curdling.
2. When potatoes are soft, stir in cream corn, meat and whole kernel corn. Simmer mixture for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in cheese until it melts and top with green onions.

One of the grocery products I find so convenient is the triple-washed bag of mixed greens. These greens makes a nice base for your salad. Here are some ideas on how to make your salad heartier.

Kiwi, cashew nuts, yellow pepper, leeks and tomatoes

Minced lobster in Japanese mayo topped with caviar

Black beans and corn

Carrots, grape tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, avocado, chickpeas

Chive flowers

Cucumber and cherry tomatoes, with shredded basil and green onion

Persimmon

Green mango

Beets, beet greens and parsley

Grilled tuna on spinach with oranges, strawberries, walnuts

Wombok, coriander, vietnamese basil, mint, green capsicum, carrot, chilli, cucumber, red onion, white and black sesame seeds with chilli, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, sesame oil, sweet mirin for the dressing

Prepared oyster sauce is such an easy shortcut to adding great flavor to food. In this recipe, shrimps get a quick dress up with a little help from the bottle.

• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 tsp garlic, minced
• 2 bulbs onions, chopped
• 1/3 cup oyster sauce
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 kg shrimps, cleaned
• 1 cup green onions, chopped

1. In a wide skillet, heat oil. Saute garlic and onions until translucent.
2. Add oyster sauce, ketchup, shrimps and green onions.
3. Cook until the shrimps have a reddish color. (This will take only a few minutes.)

You will surely love this yummy recipe.