Archive for September, 2010
Happy Corn
A couple of weeks ago it was corn harvest time for many farms around here. My dear friend, Beng, went to a nearby farm and bought several sacks AND was sweet enough to home deliver a few ears to me! Now, how to boil corn on the cob… Start with some freshly picked corn. Shuck [...]
Dimsum (Steamed Dumplings)
Last time, I mentioned that I made a dim sum mix which I used as a base for some fried and steamed dumplings. I already mentioned the fried ones (the 5 o’clocks) in my previous post so today, I’ll finish off with the steamed dumplings. Ingredients: wonton wrappers 50 grams soaked rice Procedure: Place a [...]
Dimsum (5 o’clocks)
After such a freaking hectic week, I was looking forward to some relaxing time last Saturday. And for me, that’s experimenting in the kitchen. I had no agenda, no specific plan… but when I saw the kilo of ground half-and-half (50% ground beef+50% ground pork), DIMSUM was all I could think of. And since I [...]
Just at Home: Dutch flowers
Home cooking is just one part – albeit an important one! – of what makes a house a home. Hubby and I love fresh flowers to decorate ours and to that end it’s such a JOY to live here in The Netherlands. Holland is one of the biggest exporters of cut flowers in the world. [...]
Potato and Ham Cake
It’s been a while since hubby cooked! I mentioned this to him and so he dutifully took over making dinner last night. Unlike me, hubby cannot ‘wing it’ when it comes to cooking. He needs to cook something he REALLY knows how to or he needs a cookbook beside him. The following recipe is from [...]
