take 2 - lemongrass lemon drink (sweet)

dec 30, 2023 (sat).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (廚娘的365日) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JklkGg26hHQ

introduction

- lemongrass drink is very typical in thailand

- original recipe aims for a more hong kong/ cantonese style that adds chinese barley and cooked barley.............it gives the drink a wellbeing purpose ie release toxic and reduce edema (body swelling)

- coz i cant find nmic barley..............therefore i give up wellbeing function and leave it a relaxing drink

main ingredients

- 3 stem x fresh lemongrass (if you prefer mild lemongrass flavor, reduce to 2 stems)

- 1 x lemon

- 30g rock sugar

take 2 - beef brisket in clear broth with rice vermicelli (cantonese style)

dec 25, 2023 (mon).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (singsingkitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtdJfNHUQI&t=1356s

ii) you tuber (bobo's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkdGELjJLY&t=320s

introduction

- it is a very iconic and signature cantonese dish............but not easy to nail the broth

- many different recipes available..........each has its own style............highly personal to pick 1 that matches your taste 

main ingredients

- ~500g beef brisket (beef skirt 崩沙腩)

- beef bone (short ribs)

- 1/2 pc x mooli

- spring onion

- 8 slices x ginger

- 1/2 pc x garlic

- 1 rock sugar

- shaohsing cooking rice wine

- 80ml fish sauce

- rice vermicelli

take 2 - stir fry mushroom pasta with miso (japanese style)

dec 23, 2023 (thu).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (taiji's kitchen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-g5TFBQCI&t=449s

introduction

- i learn this veggie dish from you tube

- very easy to cook and healthy

- this is the japanese way of cooking western pasta (eg using soy sauce)..............it is quite close to hong kong way which commonly add oyster sauce as well

main ingredients

- combination of 3-4 different types of mushrooms, important to pick those that bring strong mushroom flavor (bought shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, shimeji mushroom and baby portobello............will be nice to have porcini, wild mushroom but i cant find it near)

- spring onion

- 1 clove garlic

- white wine (replaced by japanese cooking sake coz available)

- butter

- 3 teaspoon x soy sauce <-- depending on the portion of spaghetti and preferred saltiness

- 1 teaspoon x miso (i use red miso coz available) <-- free to increase portion if you prefer more balanced miso taste

- black pepper

- olive oil

- salt

- spaghetti

take 3 - steam scallop with garlic

dec 22, 2023 (fri).............make a 3rd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_yPdxdkXso&t=458s

ii) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFj91q4WKnY&t=14s

introduction

- hong konger loves fresh seafood and have many ways of cooking it

- i prefer keeping its original flavor (sweet, oceanic with firm texture) ie steam

- coz only top premium quality of scallop will carry subtle sweet note...........therefore steam scallop with finely chopped garlic and vermicelli is very signature/ popular way

- but due to limitation..............not easy to get good quality fresh scallop here..............i have to consider frozen scallop

main ingredients

- 4 x scallop

- vermicelli

- garlic

- oyster sauce

- oil

take 4 - teriyaki salmon fillet

dec 8, 2023 (fri).............made 4th attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (taiji's kitchen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MA3FmL5cc

introduction

- i learn this dish from you tube

- teriyaki sauce is very popular in japanese..............readily made teriyaki sauce is easily found in supermarket

- it goes well with any meat..........usually chicken

main ingredients

- salmon fillet

- flour

take 3 - open top smoked salmon sandwich

dec 4, 2023 (mon).............make the 3rd attempt

benchmark video (-) : nil

introduction

- went breakfast with a local friend who shared me this recipe

- i then added a little twist

- simple and quick

main ingredients

- smoked salmon

- crumpets (you can change to your preferred bread)

- butter

- fresh thyme (optional, you can change to whatever herbs you like)

- honey (optional)

japan with love - japan groceries

sourced a merchant in japan..............buy online and ship across..........of course has to add delivery cost (this order £26 courier cost)..............maybe total order value closes to £200...............courier advised to pay additional uk duty £32.94 and courier processing fee £9.88

1) lucky wink melting body brush (net £9.00)

-original price : £10.00 (thanksgiving offer ie ~10% discounted)

-size : n/a

-country of origin : china <-- complaint raised and await reply

-bought from : japan with love (online)

-purchase date : nov 23, 2023 (thu)

-goods received date : dec 4, 2023 (mon)

2023 black fri & xmas purchase

black fri offer starts in nov.............some xmas market also starts in nov..............this year bought quite a lot of items👉👈🙈

1) wooden hanging decoration (£3.00)

-size : n/a

-country of manufacturing : uk 
-bought from : buxton xmas market

-purchase date : nov 19, 2023 (sun)