05/05/2010 Lunch

05/05/2010 Lunch

A change on the Buddha maker, this time bacon instead of paté.

I've started to have these a lot, actually. Chantal gave me half a pack of bacon before she went home, so I've been eating it in this form. =)

It's great when I have all the ingredients, it reminds me of France.

2010/03/29 Supper

2010/04/06 Supper

Pigs in blankets, along with mis-shaped croissants.

Maybe this was a birthday pre-run, but it went badly. It tasted ok, but it's just barely blog-post worthy. =p

2010/03/29 Supper

From 2010/03/29 Supper

Mango Curry chicken with cheese sausage and brown rice. The chicken was marinated for about 30h in VH sauce, then cooked with the sausage on low for about 30 minutes.

It was great chicken/sausage, but I don't like brown rice as much. I assume it's better for me. I managed to make the right amount of everything, so I didn't have to finish off 5 mouthfuls of dry rice, or scoop up lots of left over sauce.

I got new place mats and candles, so here's a picture of those:

2010/03/26 Lunch

From 2010/03/26 Lunch

Tea eggs. This is been an ongoing quest, the ingredients and cooking method. I tried to buy anise but failed to actually pick up the right spice bottle. I made my most recent with tea, fennel seed, celery seed, dill, garlic, worcester sauce, chili powder and soy sauce. I boil them for about 10 minutes, crack the shell a bit, then let them simmer for an hour or more.

Still haven't gotten them how they traditionally taste, but they have always been good. Sometimes I crack the shells well and I get a nice marble effect. Other times the white seeps out and looks like an egg-growth.

2010/03/18 Supper

From 2010/03/18 Supper

Home made pizza. We didn't make much, though, the crust was bought. The one with no veggies belonged to Maggie.

They were quite good, but not as good as the ones we made for "Goodbuy Lulu, let's make pizza." Easy to make, but hard to setup and clean.

2010/03/11 Supper

From 2010/03/11 Supper

Deviled eggs. Most of what went into them is there. It's spring, so we have lots of eggs coming from DeHaan farms.

I like these the more things go into them, and these had only a few ingredients. They were still good, but I would have liked more variety.

2010/02/21 Supper

From 2010/02/21 Supper

Chicken with Brie, BBQ sauce, dill, garlic and rosemary.

It doesn't look good, but it was tasty. To be honest, this was so long ago, I don't remember much about it.

2010/01/15 Breakfast

From 2010/01/15 Breakfast

2 Totally different pork chops.

First was hot: Chili powder, black pepper, hoisin, garlic and dill.

Second was sweet: Maple syrup and coconut.

Both were slow cooked on very low heat, as low as my stove will go.

Being prepared for disaster, especially on the sweet one, I was pleasantly surprised. The hot was perfect for me, noticeable but not uncomfortable or even too distracting. The sweet was interesting, surprisingly complex and fitting on the meat. There's potential here for something new, with more work. Maybe I can submit an SR&ED claim.

2009/11/23 Supper

From 2009/11/23 Supper

Dim Sum, bought frozen and steamed. Hoisin sauce and apparently bread to join.

The best part of a steamer is you can't overcook. Even if you leave it for hours, it's fine, and only the steamer will start to stink and smoke when the water runs out, but the food is still good. Sui Mai are my favorite.

2009/11/20 Supper

From 2009/11/20 Supper

Pork roast with rosemary, bree and stock. I'm sure I added other things, I can't remember exactly. In the slower cooker for 6 to 8 hours.

This is always good. Everything blends well, and cooks right. This went up to my parent's place for a supper in the forest, cutting fire wood.

2009/11/14 Lunch

From 2009/11/14 Lunch

Tapioca bubble cooked, added to milk tea with flavour.

Bubble tea! Home made. The secret is a LOT of water to boil it in, and let it boil and sit for at least as long as they suggest. Otherwise it'll turn into mush, or have powder centers. After that it's easy. The more I make it, the more it tastes like what I get at shops.

2009/11/12 Lunch

From 2009/11/12 Lunch

Meatballs with hoisin sauce, dill, and garlic, thickened a bit on spaghetti.

2009/11/09 Breakfast

From 2009/11/09 Breakfast

Typical DeHaan Breakfast, but with turkey bacon, carton OJ, and a bagel.