Food and Art (i)

OK...
reading about Bento Art has inspired me so much about food.
That I think I found me a brand new passion...

Food in Arts!

Look at these creations...

These food arts
Just simply amazing what you
(a human, a creator)
can do!


My Obento Art!
*At first try too*

Link:
http://www.sonnyradio.com/foodart.htm
http://allfunny-stuff.com/index.php/Cool-Pictures/Food-Art/Page-3.html

Singapore Hainanese Chiken Rice

SO....

DH is craving my home country's "Singapore" local dish...
Yah, it is that good that he (the American Polish) craves it as he would his mom's cooking.
Does that mean I am comparable to his mom in his eyes when it comes to cooking?
Maybe so (not baking though)...
BUT I could never top her as a house keeper & decorator though... My MIL is like Martha Stewart. Lol!

Hainanese Chicken Rice


a popular Singaporean local dish

So, without further ado... here is the recipe...

Z Chicken
1 Chicken Boiled with
2-3 Smashed Ginger root
5-6 Smashed Garlic Cloves
2-3 Scallions cut in long pieces
3-4 Medium Carrots
1 Large Tomato sliced
Fresh Ground Salt
& Pepper
in a large pot for
40 - 55 mins
(depending on the size of your chicken)
Cooled after done in a large pot of iced water
(gels the chicken skin)
*very important*

Rice
Brown...
Ginger slices
Garlic slices
Chicken fat
in Mix of 1/2 sesame oil
& 1/2 Vegetable oil
when oil is fragrant
(about 7-9 mins)
add in rice to fry
(1 prt rice to the ratio of
1.25 part water to be added later)
...

add water to boil covered & cook
for 17:30 mins in lowest setting
(that is my perfected stove time)

*keep rice covered till serving time*

...Z Sauces...
Green
Scallion Ginger Sauce
Add minced 1.5 inch ginger to
1/2 cups of heated vegetable oil
till ginger sizzles and start to brown
Pour
heated oil concoction to minced up scallions
(3-4 stalks, more if stalks are skinny)
that is seasoned with 1 ts of Salt
1 ts of powdered form chicken stock
*Infuse*
(a.k.a. marinade)
concoction for 1-2 hrs

Red
Chilli Sauce
Add 1 tbs of lime juice
1 tbs of sesame oil
1 tbs of sugar
1 clove of minced garlic
to finely chopped chillies
*blend* in blender till smooth
or
to pre-made Maggie brand garlic chilli sauce
(I am lazy here)

Black
SoySauce
1/2 cup infused with
1 dash of sesame oil
1 minced garlic
1 minced ginger
and
optional
(if you like spice that is)
1 chopped up chilli
(Red / Green)

*Enjoy MUCH*

All Served with
RAW sliced and cold
Cucumbers
*a must in tradition*

(no recipe require)



hawker centers
(most all & every hawker centers)
in Singapore
carry this
very very popular
local dish!
=
*I miss home much*

Bloody Mariyaki

Sunday Bloody Sunday's Drink...
DH has to go pick up a jug o' tomato and asked me to do him up a mixer.

Bloody Mariyaki
DH loooves Tomato & V8 juice,
just his cravings I guess...
No, I don't make this often.
By request only


Bloody Mariyaki
(Of course my own)
Recipe:

1 part Vodka (can be Sake too btw)
1 part Tomato Juice
1/8th part Tabasco sauce
1/8th part Japanese Teriyaki sauce
1 squeeze of Wasabe
(how spicy to each their own)
A dash of pickled ginger juice
(my way, in place of celery seasoning)
Fresh ground Salt & Pepper to taste

Shake with ice

Pour into pre-chilled glasses,
salt rim & garnish with grape tomatoes
if desired

-Enjoy-

English Tea Martini

Friday... time for another "inspired drink" blog...

The English Tea Martini

Recipe:
1 prt Sweet Tea Vodka,
1 prt Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur,
1 prt Milk
&
1 prt cooled Tea concentrate
(brew tea in less liquid than normal)
...

Shake
*hard*
Pour into a pre-chilled Martini Glass
that is rimmed in Cinnamon,
top with a stick o cinnamom
as stirrer
...

-Yes, enjoy!-

Abstract Nature Nails

Got my nails done and am still wearing this "brush art" look...

"Abstract nature painted Nails"

Thumb: a scenic abstract...
fore finger: water plant abstract,
mid finger: bamboo abstract,
ring finger: grass abstract,
pinky: a leaf abstract.

Color:
Green for nature,
A smear of blue
at the bottom of the nail
to imply water...

-Love it-

Something Nice & Something New...

"Iris" plate
that special piece I found...
to grace

the shelves
of

my IKEA find
to go with my

Wassily chairs & Nicolletti sofa
of my

Cozy living space

Swedish Kinda Meal 2 day!

Swedish Meatball kit I bought from Ikea... becomes a

Swedish Meal today
Add a touch of garlic powder
& parmesan cheese to the mash potatoes,
Make some gravy
then some garlic green beans
for the vegetables...

Enjoy!