I HAD A BAD DAY. there, i said it. It's actually more of a really bad ending to my work day so after wasting one hour staring in black space thinking about it, i sought refuge in my kitchen. My cooking spree is totally justified. ;)
I also made myself a nice cup of Gloria Jeans' caramel coffee. I'm not supposed to have my second cup of the day - my skin doctor would not approve. Well, it's her or my sanity.
Very, very, addictive coffee. This is Janine's and Lorna's fault.
Four days ago, I had lunch at a friend's house where they served grilled eggplant and capsicum. I would not touch eggplant if my life depended on it... until four days ago (this is the vegetable eggplant I'm talking about ok?). HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME EGGPLANTS COULD TASTE LIKE BUTTER??? And that they are sooo far from okras in terms of texture? So Im a recent Eggplant convert and loving it. So this is my second night making these grilled veggies - Eggplant, capsicum and mushroom - this was my addition as I have a demi-obsession with mushrooms.
sauteeing grilled veggies
Im grateful for Donya Nella and Don Gil for introducing me to this grilled veggie dish. It is now part of my our weekly menu. :)
Recently, like the last 3 months, I've been learning a lot of dishes from friends and colleagues. For example, I never knew how to bake. My sister and I used to watch the Henny Sison baking/cooking show every Sunday and the only thing I got from the show is that you should follow exact procedures and measurements with baking otherwise it's not gonna turn out right. Since then I have always been afraid of baking and coming to Australia, I envied people who know how to whip up lovely cupcakes from scratch. Here are a few samples:
Lorna's cupcake
My birthday cupcakes by JDO. They we're perfect.
Lilianne works part time and some days she comes in with a tray full of cupcakes. Just coz.
SEE? How can you not be jealous? Lovely Lilianne graciously shared her basic cake/cupcake/muffin recipe which was fantabulous! It was soo easy I feel like a pro (nyehehehehe). I've only made the banana muffins and it wasn't too shabby; my friends' kids actually like them. Thanks heaps, Lil!
love the smell of freshly baked banana cupcakes
It's a work in progress and when I get better results I'll share photos.
Anyhoo, having breakfast for dinner was all in all a good idea. I feel a bit better, and a bit sleepy too. Tomorrow should be better.
P.S.
I love this egg poacher. That's one thing I am yet to learn, to properly poach eggs manually.
P.P.S.
Except for the first photo on this post, all photos are taken with an iPhone 3GS. Not bad no? x
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