Archive for August, 2010

Quick 20-Min Lunch: Dried Rice Vermicelli Noodles

Whoa… been so busy lately that I haven’t found the time to post. In fact, I’m so pressed for time lately that I go for the QUICKEST meals I can serve. The other day, however, I was getting tired with open-faced sandwiches for lunch and yet it was already getting late so I didn’t want [...]

Tagliatelle Verde with Salmon

Hubby and I had dinner with our  ‘couple friends’ Martin and Maartje and their two adorable kiddies a few weeks ago and Maartje served this great salmon and pasta dish. I quickly asked her how she made it and – apart from the obvious ingredients – she said ‘use crème fraiche and a bouillon cube’. [...]

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Liver

For some weird reason, I keep forgetting that hubby plays tennis on Wednesdays and thus, needs to eat early. As if by some cosmic joke, the past 2-3 Wednesdays, I had been planing to cook 3-course meals. LOL. So, last Wednesday, I had a pack of chicken livers thawing intending to use half for a [...]

Chicken Potato Salad

We’ve been having such great summer weather that hubby and I find ourselves either being invited to a barbecue or hosting one! When we’re invited to a BBQ, we always bring either unique beer that we know the hosts really like or a few bottles of chilled rosé and just have a laid back, relaxing [...]