FollowWhile I can’t wait for the girls to return to school on 20 January, I’m also worried about their safety while they’re in school. My girls are pretty obedient when it comes to following the Covid19 SOPs. They’re always wearing their face masks the moment they step out of the house and they’re always sanitizing…
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CMCO Day 188 ~ Monday, 14 Dec 2020
This is our dinner today crafted by our teenage chef: 1. Butter poached salmon with homemade Aioli sauce and wakame salad 2. Japanese tofu salad 3. Grilled mackeral with Chef S’ homemade teriyaki sauce 4. Onion omelette 5. Blanched broccoli Dish #4 and #5 were prepped by the mil. Today’s dinner is slightly costlier than…
3 December 2020 Dinner ~ Keto Lasagna
As we had a very costly abalone hot pot dinner last night coz the in-house chef opened our expensive can of extra large abalone without asking my permission, I told her we’re going to have cheap vegan dinners for the next few days to counter-balance our budget ? So chef Sherilyn cooked a meat-free lasagna from…
RMCO Day 175 ~Tuesday, 1 December 2020 (Thai Green Curry and Chili Garlic Tofu Bites)
It’s Thai fare for dinner on the first day of December! And we’re again happy guinea pigs to Chef Sherilyn’ new dishes ~ Thai green curry made from scratch and Chili Garlic Tofu Bites. An inexpensive dinner yet seriously yummy and impressive! Looking like a traditional Thai cook – pounding the fresh spices on the…
Dinner ~ Saturday, 28 November 2020
Our teenage chef cooked a big pot of kimchi soup that was so spicy that everyone was left gasping, breathless, dribbling with goo and gulping down cups of cool water ? . I went grocery shopping with Sherilyn yesterday morning and she chose a new brand of chili powder, which she didn’t think was so hot! …
Home-cooked Korean Dinner ~ Thursday, 26 November 2020
It’s Korean for dinner again, by Chef Sherilyn! This time she cooked Bulgogi pork and pork ribs, kimchi soup, black fungus salad, home-made kimchi and home-made pickled radish. The last two dishes were prepped a couple of weeks ago. The pork and pork ribs were marinated with fresh pear and kiwi juice, red onions, scallions,…
Monday Dinner ~ 23 November 2020 (Tung Por Yoke / Dong Po Rou)
Our teenage chef whipped up braised Tung Por Yoke (Dong Po Rou) for dinner tonight. And we were all her willing and happy guinea pigs again. She’s been wanting to try this recipe for a long time but we kept getting food from hubby’s shop, thus she had to postpone trying out this recipe umpteen times.…
CMCO Day 166 ~ Sunday, 22 November 2020
Hubs has bento box prepping at his shop in the morning, followed by a private kitchen event attended by celebrities in the evening. Since I have some free time on a Sunday, I went to his shop to help him with the photography to post on Catermate’s Facebook page as I’m helping him to manage…
Tonkatsu And Hiyayakko Tofu
Our teenage chef dished out Tonkatsu and chicken katsu with Japanese curry for dinner on our Monday. There’s also a side of Hiyayakko tofu (Japanese chilled tofu) and deep fried wakame. Our dinner was super oishī! Everything that Sherilyn dished out that night was superb and comparable with the ones from the expensive Japanese restaurants that…
CMCO Day 158 ~ Saturday, 14 November 2020 (Homemade Chicken and Pork Roulade with Ajvar)
We’re happy guinea pigs again today ?. Our teenage chef tried two new recipes for lunch – chicken and pork roulade and Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce) to go with the roulade. The stuffing for the chicken and pork roulade is sauteed minced King Trumpet mushrooms with garlic and champagne. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed…
CMCO Day 146 ~ Monday, 2 November 2020
Today’s lunch had a little drama to it when Sherilyn made hand-pulled Biang Biang Shaanxi noodles and tomato eggs. Part way through cooking the noodles, the smoke detector alarm in the kitchen was triggered. This girl had heated up a pot at high heat with oil in it and it produced a lot of smoke…
Our Talented Teenage Chef
Alycia and I realized that our dear in-house chef has a special preference when it comes to cooking. She seems to really enjoy making sushi/Gimbap and egg rolls. And everything Korean and Japanese! With whatever she can find in the fridge, she has the Midas touch to transform all the ingredients into some very appetizing and…
Salvaging & Transforming A Failed Dish Into A Famed Dish
Yesterday was one of those rare days that the stars weren’t aligned for our in-house teenage chef. Everything that she cooked was a flop, sort of. She made skewered boneless chicken thighs but it didn’t turn out as expected – the pan-fried chicken didn’t have the charred parts and tasted undercooked. The grilled egg plants…
RMCO Day 116 ~ Saturday, 3 October 2020
Today is Cass’ entrance exam at the high school of her choice. This high school (which is Alycia’s high school) is not my choice but some how, I was the one feeling anxious for her while Miss Chillax was as usual unflappable and cool as a cucumber ?♀️. I was worried of how she will find…
RMCO Day 109 ~ Saturday, 26 Sept 2020
The entire evening today was rife with residents in our Taman Facebook group and our Whatsapp groups talking about a Covid-19 positive patient confirmed in our neighborhood. He lives in one of the condos in our Taman. Our Taman has been a Green Zone with only 1 confirmed case so far, in March this year. The…
RMCO Day 108 ~ Friday, 25 Sept 2020
After getting our cars washed, hubs, mil and I went for brunch at a nearly cafe. Today is the first time in half a year that I brought my car for a wash at the car wash center run by Bangladesh workers. As the number of Covid-19 cases recently involved many foreign workers, we have…