KookyCulinary

One of my easy pasta dinners - Chicken with Portobello Mushroom Pasta. Add a little bacon and chili flakes for a little kick.

Everytime I come back from Malaysia, there is one foodstuff that I would always bring back and that is ikan bilis (anchovies). Actually I can get ikan bilis easily here but they usually do not look fresh, so I try to avoid getting them here. I usually get mine from Pangkor Island and the anchovies are as fresh as they can be.

I use my ikan bilis for making soup and nasi lemak. Another dish that I like to make with my ikan bilis is this spicy crispy ikan bilis and peanuts. This can be cooked and kept in the fridge for those quick meals.

Sorry I do not have the exact measurement. Basically what I do is

• Fry the ikan bilis till crispy. Remove and drain
• Roast the peanuts till fragrant.
• Heat up a little oil in a pan.
• Add in some sambal (I use the bottled sambal)
• Then add in ikan bilis and peanuts and mix all together.
• Add in a little sugar and mix till well-mixed.
• Remove and keep in air-tight container in fridge.

Recipe:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
10 chicken wings
1/2 cup hot sauce
1/4 cup butter

1. Mix flour, paprika and cayenne pepper together. Coat chicken wing with the flour mixture and keep in the refrigerator for an hour.
2. Combine butter and hot sauce and heat in a little pot till melted.
3. Deep fry wings in hot oil for about 10-15 mins
4. Remove, drain and add the hot sauce to the wings.

I realized that I do a lot of animal themes in my bentos!! Lil’ C just loves animals. So whatever makes her happy works for me. Here’s another one.

Bento consists of Turkey Sandwich, Cheese, Grapes, Potato Chips & Strawberry Smoothie

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We usually eat out on the weekends. Whenever possible, we like to try out different restaurants and this is one of them that we tried out sometime ago - Chandler’s Crabhouse. Located at South Lake Union, Chandler’s Crabhouse has an awesome view of the lake. If you are lucky, you can even get to see seaplanes take off or land while having lunch.

Foodwise, I had the crabcakes. I really like it.

Hubby had the Alaskan King Crab. He thought it was ok, nothing special. The portion was just a little too small for him.

Overall even though the food was good but it was pretty expensive. I would have to say that the view is more attractive to me than the food. I would probably go back again just for the view.

There are some days when a girl just needs lots of chocolate to cheer herself up and this is where this yummy chocolate mud cake comes in. It is very very rich, chocolaty and so so delicious!!! Thanks to Judy for this delicious recipe. Too bad Judy doesn’t blog anymore ‘cos I’ve got one less blog to drool over. I really miss seeing her mouthwatering food!!

This is one of Lil’ C’s favorite food. It is one of those food that I keep as a backup whenever she’s hungry since it is fast and easy to make.

Sprinkle some cheese on the bread. Here I use a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella.

Then add some ham or turkey.

Add more cheese.

Cover with the other piece of bread. Then spread some butter on the outside of the bread.

Then place it butter-side down on the pan to pan-fry till crispy. Meanwhile, add some butter to the top of the bread. Then flip over carefully to pan-fry that side.

Then add some celery sticks with peanut butter (or any other vegetables) and strawberries with dip for a yummy meal.

My girl likes pasta. So I try to mix and match the different pasta and sauces whenever I can. In this bento, I added sausage to penne pasta and marinara sauce. Other than pasta, there’s celery sticks in peanut butter “mud”, corn & black grapes

I cannot believe it is almost the end of August already. Time really flies! School will start in just a couple of weeks and pretty soon after that will be Halloween. I still remember last year was the first Halloween that my 2 ½ year old went trick or treating. She wore a little princess costume. She looked so cute!

This year I have no idea what kind of costume she wants. I am sure that I can find some inspiration at HalloweenAdventure.com which has a huge selection of unique halloween costumes for both kids and adults. They have all sorts of Halloween costumes available from Superhero costumes to Pirate Costumes. This year, maybe I should pick matching Disney costumes for both myself and my daughter. We could both be princesses since we both love to dress up in our nicest clothes. I am sure that she will be so thrilled.

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