味付半熟玉子

食拉麵我最中意點味付半熟玉子。通常都是10蚊一隻或者5蚊半隻。自己如可以在家整就可以隨時有得食，亦很化算。

做法唔複雜，但要用少少心機。先煮半熟蛋。凍水放4-5隻蛋(我用M size)，水一定要蓋過蛋面。由落凍水計煮約8分鐘。每個人用既鍋，火力同蛋既size唔同。第一次煮出黎過生或過熟，下次自己再adjust下時間。

跟著煮湯汁。我用以下材料煮汁:
醬油: 3湯匙
味醂: 3湯匙
料理酒: 4湯匙
糖: 1茶匙

煮好湯汁，放入已去殼既蛋，沉過面，入雪櫃半日至一日便成！

Seafood Risotto (Risotto ai frutti di mare) with carrot cream soup

Today hubby placed order for a risotto as he missed the food in Italy so much. So today I decided to prepare a Seafood Risotto (Risotto ai frutti di mare). Since only two of us I did not want to make big portion, instead of going to wet market to buy 2 kg of fish and seafood to make own fish stock, I bought a pack of risotto with fish stock powder. I also needed  a mixture of seafood – I love mussels, clams, prawns, sliced squid n diced octopus. For convenience, you can find the frozen assorted seafood pack from shop. Today I bought one pack with all the seafood I needed and its size allowed me to do three times so I divided them  into 3 portions which cost only $30 and stored the rest of 2 portions in freezer for future use.

Seafood Risotto

Ingredients:

risotto rice: 1 pack (for two portion) with fish stock powder

mussels, clams, prawns, sliced squid, diced octopus: 500 g,1 kg if with shells

parmesan cheese: 50 g (grated)

parsley & tomato: some (chopped)

Seasonings:

chicken powder: 1 tbsp

olive oil: 1 tbsp

sugar: 1/2 tsp

water: 500 ml

pepper: some

Season the seafood with chicken powder if they are frozen ones, no need to season if they are fresh. Fry the seafood with olive oil (1 tbsp) till half done and then remove them from heat. Pour the water into a saucepan, add the pack of risotto, sugar & salt, stirr well and then bring it to boil, stir thoroughly until it boils, then turn to medium heat and leave it to cook for 15 mins without a lid till sauce thickens and risotto gets softened but sticky. Add the fried seafood, parsley & tomato and add a bit water if need, cook for 5 mins. Drizzle pepper and sprinkle grated parmesan, stir till cheesy and done!

You always need a soup to kick off a risotto. Today I made a  carrot cream soup as I still have some carrot left (but I didnt really use cream but milk for better diet).  Steps, easy:

Carrot cream soup

Ingredients:

carrot:  2 sticks

milk: 200 ml

water: 50ml

Seasonings:

chicken powder: 1 tbsp

salt: 1 tsp

Simply peel, dice the carrot as usual. Pour milk & water into blender, and then add also the carrot. Blend them until smoothened. Pour them into a pot n bring to heat till boiling. Put the soup in bowls and drizzle some pepper. Ready to serve!

Carrot Pear Juice, Lemon Coke Chicken Wings

Yesterday we dined out in a HK-style Italian restaurant, we ordered a 牛肝菌燒雞煱配珍珠飯 & honey pomelo chicken wings. However the food were just soso especially the 4 chicken wings which cost us $29 but tasteless. So my hubby asked if I could do chicken wings again, coke flavoured. And so today I decided to do a special recipe - lemon coke chicken wings so that I can make good use of my lovely lime juice XD I bought a small bottle of lime juice from 759 store. They have two colours: yellow as lemon juice & green as lime juice. And they are in fruit shape, so cute! I picked the green one as I need lime to do my Thai and Vietnamese for some occasions.

Ingredients: (for 2 person)
Chicken Wings: 6-8 pcs
Coke: 200 ml
Seasonings:
Dark soy sauce: 4 tbsp
Rock sugar: optional (I prefer not to add any sugar as coke already contains enough)
Rice wine: 2 tbsp
Water: flex

1. Season the chicken wings as usual. Chicken powder is always helpful if yours are frozen ones.
2. Pour coke, soy sauce, rock sugar into a small pot and heat it until boiling.
3. Add chicken wings and pour some water on it until the sauce can cover all wings.
4. Continue boiling until the sauce thickens and carmeralizes. Done.

Some people may saute the chicken wings before pouring in coke and sauce. However I prefer a more healthy diet so I usually skip the sauteing step.

Today is Green Monday and though we broke the rule & had wings, I made also a healthy juice with my new blender to strike a diet balance - Carrot Pear Juice. Carrot is always a gd veggi as it contains lots of fibres & vitamins A, and it's nearly starch-free! While Pear also contains some fibres, vitamins C and is less allergenic than many other fruits (in chinese medicine it is considered as 'mild' 溫性水果')

Ingredients:
Carrot: 1 stick
Pear: 1 pc (there are variety of pears & I love to pick the sweeter types like 水晶梨)
Water: 200 ml

Just peel, dice and blend with your blender. That is!

Our 2nd Anniversary @ Jack's Terrazza & Oyster Lounge

今天是2週年記念日
男友訂了枱吃意大利菜
是鯉景灣的Jack's Terrazza & Oyster Lounge
鞦韆座位及紅白格仔枱布都是獨特的記號
我們第一次坐吊椅吃飯
只有數檯客人較安靜
柔和的懷舊音樂加上悅耳的歌聲
氣氛真的非常好很舒適
原本主打食意大利菜
但經餐廳經理介紹又想試一下它們的oysters
我們選了兩隻美國生蠔
兩隻南非生蠔兩隻愛爾蘭生蠔 (我希望無記錯)
味道由淡到濃、質感由爽脆到Creamy皆有
美國的sizes較大超肥美清甜爽口
後兩款的sizes較小質地較軟滑
卻有著濃濃的海水味同礦物味
吃完頭盤我們才慢慢點了兩個主菜
本來想點肉眼但卻沒有貨
改選了安格斯牛柳(10安士)
牛味濃富油香肉質又夠嫩滑
我們要求的medium rare是真正的medium rare
香港太多steak house都會overcook
接著是香草辣茄茸意大利粉
我食pasta最重視意大利粉的硬度
比起toppings及sauce更能顯出chef的造詣
而這個pasta煮得一點也不過火
硬度和韌度是恰到好處
雖然沒有特別toppings
但配上濃香的辣茄醬sauce
茄味和辣汁配合得甚好
每條意粉都被濃濃的辣茄香包著
每口都非常豐富很惹味
整體而言這一頓晚飯我們都很滿意=]

Crooked House

Crooked House in Poland
很喜歡這間扭曲屋
位於波蘭的Sopot
香港就是欠缺有特色的建築
有機會一定要去看

有興趣可以從以下的LINK研究全球50個奇怪的建築物
看完一定很想去旅行
http://www.tvboxnow.com/viewthread.php?tid=617989&extra=page=1&filter=0&orderby=dateline&ascdesc=DESC&page=1
我已經到過其中之一
就是於最近的tokyo trip
東京台埸的富士電視台 =]

2012 Tokyo Trip

上年10月本來都是打算去東京睇紅葉
但始終因為太多顧慮改去貴林陽朔
山水梯田不錯但未算令你大開眼界
加上衛生問題男友不太喜歡內地
決定暫不再返內地旅遊
原本2月再決心去東京慶生日加情人節
不過後來又聽聞富士山爆發
加上東京又傳出地震預告又再放棄
最後3月尾趕著清假
打算自由行到台中住下清境小瑞士
怎料PACKAGES都很FULL
最後決定不理會太多再到東京朝聖!
東京、行こう！
我們住池袋METROPOLITAN
主要去秋葉原/中野朝聖睇玩具
秋葉原整條大街兩旁都是大大小小的玩具店
我們行了約2-3小時但完全不夠
要看清楚起碼要花上半天
中野並沒有想像中多玩具看
只有一個叫BROADWAY的MALL
賣的是中古二手貨舊玩具多
不過難得在那裡被我們撞上
珍藏版postpet x kubrick
要朝聖還是秋葉原是首選
櫻花季節當然要到上野碰運氣
可惜因天氣太冷今年櫻花遲開了
幸好我們仍在上野公園看到了一棵寒櫻
還吃了超好味的櫻花雪糕
也到了築地吃朝市海鮮丼
我們吃了七色丼包括了築地最聞名的まぐろ(鮪魚)
海膽、鮭魚、鮮蝦、鮭魚子、花枝、油甘魚
全部都極之新鮮
海膽有濃郁的海水味沒有半點苦澀
まぐろ更是一試難忘
油脂分佈均勻非常肥美
到台埸看1:1高達也是行程之一
雖然未正式開放但1:1高達有18米高
站立在大地之上是完全可以清晰看到
台埸的幾個臨海MALLS也很值得逛
更可以一次過看到東京鐵塔,彩虹橋,自由神像
男友想到淺草寺睇雷門大燈籠
在那裡吃了很好味的蕃薯和菓子
用紫色蕃薯做的皮包著黃色蕃薯泥
很香每一口都是軟綿綿的蕃薯
最後一站到了新宿歌舞妓町
完成了五日四夜的東京之旅
整過行程很輕鬆主要是吃美食
住在日本真好
不論是拉麵小店或隨便一間迴轉SUSHI店
或從SUPER買的剌身TORO拼盤
甚至是連鎖式天麩羅丼燒豚丼牛丼或DONUT
就算是由便利店買的飯團和TIRAMISU
全部都不會令你失望是水準之作OISHI~~~
日本我會好快再探你呢:)

2012 Q1 Pink Days

2012年Q1已完結
今天發現很久已沒有寫BLOG
上一篇原來已經是上一季的事
因為公司發生了一些事
是完全沒有空閒(空間和閒情)
私生活上這半年也過得忙碌
新年自己生日農曆年情人節接著
男友生日日本旅行父母結婚記念
先POST上一點相再後補TEXT吧

2011 X'mas Ruth's Chris Steak House

Merry Christmas!
今年聖誕節男友於Ruth's Chris Steak House訂了枱
之前知道這裡的Steak很高水準一直想試
終於在今年的Christmas可以試到
我們的枱被安排於餐廳較入的一間大房裹面
是古典式歐陸裝修有傳統既壁爐同酒櫃
感覺很私人充滿誕節氣氛
我們order了Lobster Bisque
Sizzlin Blue Crab Cakes
U.S. Prime Ribeye Steak(16oz)
Side Dish 要 Mashed Potato
再點了紅酒



侍應先送上剛焙的麵包及奶油
麵包很香脆鬆軟奶油很軟滑
我是麵包fan所以吃了不少
龍蝦湯上枱時十分燙熱
每一啖都有香濃的龍蝦味
蟹餅用熱碟盛載焗得金黃
大大塊的蟹肉中間再夾雜住蟹肉碎
加入香草及配料再混和
入口真的啖啖蟹肉非常鮮味
薯蓉牛油味濃夠creamy很美味
不過有點大份我們吃不完




終於到主角出場~U.S. Prime Ribeye Steak
因為我們都愛較juicy所以點了medium rare
侍應特別提點我們這裡的medium rare較一般的rare
Medium中間已有很大的pink portion
不過我們決定還是要medium rare
而這確實是一個wise choice

經理先把牛扒一開為二每份大約8oz
然後再把切開的牛扒夾往另一隻盛載著牛油及香料的極高溫的熱碟上
再將切口那邊放在那熱碟上滾動
靠碟的熱力猶如石燒般高溫地將肉汁快速地封鎖
完成!經理便將牛扒分別送到我們面前享用
由於同樣用熱碟盛載我們點了的medium rare比剛上碟是熟了多一點
是剛剛好的生熟程度
若是點了medium對我倆來說則有點過熟
Ribeye肉質鮮甜油脂極多
而且扒面帶點微燶煎得香脆
我們一啖一啖地送到咀裡細心咀嚼
肉味濃郁有的豐盛的肉汁
不得不讚廚師+經理控制火侯的功架
我認為這裡的Steak很高水準值90分
只不過是有少許筋而扣了少少分


用餐完畢侍應清理好檯面後推出了dessert cart
拿出四款個甜品逐一向我們介紹
有Crème Brulée, Caramelized Banana Cream Pie, Warm Apple Crumb Tart同Chocolate Moltenn Cake
我倆當然揀了最愛的Crème Brulée
這裡的Crème Brulée比平日食的不同
質地是超乎的幼滑一放入口立刻溶化
而濃濃的vanilla香則留在口裡久久不散
我們都說:幸好最後都點了這甜品!


我個人對Ruth's Chris的steak評分比Wooloomooloo同Morton還高一點
今年男友送給我的聖誕禮物是diamond necklace
我送給他的是I-helicopter Air
Thanks for BF's x'mas arrangement & x'mas gift :)