Cashew Nut Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 3 oz (75g) cashew nuts
• 1 green pepper, sliced.
• Chicken, cut into thin finger-length strips
• 3 tbsp groundnut oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• Carrots

Method

1. Heat wok/frying pan until hot (medium heat), then dry-fry cashew nuts for 1-2 minutes until brown. Remove nuts and set aside.
2. Increase heat and add groundnut oil, then add garlic and let it sizzle for a few seconds, then add pepper,carrots and chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes.
3. Continue to fry until the chicken is tender and all the ingredients are evenly glazed.
4. Stir in the sesame oil, cashews and spring onions.
5. Serve immediately.

Steam Fish with Soy Sauce

The other day, I bought a fresh fish from the market. The fish monger cut it nicely for...mMmm good service! Steaming is the purest and the most delicious way to cook fresh fish, so I choose this way for my fishy as our dinner tonite.

Ingredients:

Medium size fish

Ginger - thinly slice

2 red chili

1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp oil

Method:

1. Combine the fish with ginger, chili, soy sauce, wine and sesame oil, cooking oil and steam on a high heat until it cooked.

2. Top the fish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.

Lotus Root Soup with Pork Ribs and Peanuts

Well, fall is here and with the gloomy weather (at least it is cold for me), now is the perfect time to enjoy yet another bowl of steaming hot soup from my kitchen! This time, I am featuring a well-loved Cantonese slow-boiled soup with Pork Ribs, Lotus root and peanuts as the main ingredient.

Ingredients:
(serve 3-4)

8 inches worth of spare ribs (or more depending on preference)

1 medium size lotus root (scrubbed, peeled and sliced thinly)

1/2 packet of peanuts (soaked in water)

8-10 dried red dates (soaked in water)

2tsp wolfberries (soaked in water)

1.5 liters water

Salt, to taste

Method:

1. Cut the pork ribs into short lengths and set aside. Peel off the skin of lotus root and cut into slices.

2. Blanch pork ribs in the boiling water for about 5 minutes, to remove the dirty bits so that you have clear soup later. Rinse blanched pork pieces and set aside.

3. Soak the peanuts, dried red dates and wolfberries in warm water.

4. Bring the pot of water to boil and add in all the ingredients. Cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour or until well cooked. Add salt to taste.

Sweet & sour fish

Fish and Vegetables:

1 fish ( I choose Ikan bawal hitam)

1 bell pepper, cut into wedges (I prefer a green one, for color)

1 tomato (small), each cut into pieces
Pineapple cubes
1/2 Carrot, cut into cubes

Sauce:
3-4 tbsp sauce chili
3-4 tbsp sauce tomato
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp plum sauce

1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water (this should be separate from the rest)

oil for deep-frying

Method:
1. Deep-fry the marinated fish until golden brown, then drain (e.g., on paper towels or rack). Set aside.
2. Mix together the ingredients for the sauce, except for the last item, which should be in a seperate bowl.
3. Stir-fry garlic in about 2 tbsp of oil for about 30 seconds. Add the green bell pepper, carrot, pineapple and fry for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes for a quick fry. Add the sauce and bring it to a boil. Add cornstarch-water mixture, stirring to thicken. Turn off heat.

4. Add the fish and mix everything with the thickened sauce. Serve.

Facebook Video Calling

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the "awesome" announcement he'd teased the week before: video chatting through Facebook.

Some steps by which you can enable Facebook Video Calling feature.

• A new page will opened, Click on Get Started button on that page.
• A new Pop up window will be opened asking you to setup video calling. Click on Setup Button.
• It will start downloading an executable (.exe) file names Facebook Video Call Setup.exe which is quite small in size (482kb).
• Once the downloading gets finished, just runs that file. Facebook Video Call plug-in installer will run and it will install the video calling feature on your facebook account. It will take hardly 2-3 minutes to install completely (highly depended on your internet speed).
• Once the Setup is complete, you are ready to enjoy your first video call on facebook.

Enjoy your video call ;-)

NTV7 Feel Good Run

Went to NTV 7 Feel Good Run at Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama on last Sunday. It is the second run for me this year. A number of star-studded celebrities putting on their best running shoes on the event but I didn’t get the chance to meet even one of them, the event was too crowded!


Group photo with colleague & friends at starting line to wait for the start which was still a ways off.


The number bibs came empty and NTV7 wanted us to write our own message on the bibs and here are the message of mine...LOL !

I was able to finish the 3km in 30min.


This superman is freaking hawt!!! Perfect teeth,perfect smile,perfect bodyline,perfect face,ahhh......*melting*

My finisher Medal and Certificates.

The freebies in goodies bag. Do you love to get freebies?


The unexpected rain crashing down after we have completed the run. Anyway, NTV7 Feel Good Run 2011 is still great for all of us.