Food!: January 2006

Breakfast!

I couldn't sleep (as usual), and I read somewhere that instead of lying still and desperately hopinng that you'd finally fall asleep, you should, instead, get up and find something relaxing to do. So I made breakfast (it was 6am by then anyway).

Breakfast like home. Aaaaah. I miss home. I miss the comforts of home.

Garlic rice, bacon and fried egg. Kain na!!!

Baked ribs with steamed rice

Dinner for my hubby turned out great. This is my default menu when I'm running out of things to cook for a meal. It's easy, only an hour to prepare and cook.

Marinade pork ribs for 15 minutes.

Marinade
2 Tbsps Dark Soy Sauce
2 Tbsps Honey
2 Tbsps Orange Juice
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
Salt and Pepper

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Drain the ribs and place in the oven. Brush with marinade every 10 minutes. Remove after an hour.

Mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!

Baked potato wedges

I wasn't too happy with my potato wedges the last time. They were ok, but not great. Let's try it once more shall we...

Baked potato wedges with bacon and ham, topped with 3 kinds of cheese...tadaaah

Stuffed tomatoes and potato wedges

Stuffed tomatoes:

Tomatoes
Couscous
Mushrooms
Bacon
Sausage filling
Red and Green Bellpeppers
Garlic
Shallots
Basil
Cheese

I used instant couscous (you know, add hot water, cover for 5 minutes lalalalah). I diced the vegetables into tiny cubes, then minced the bacon and sausage filling (just take it out of the casing). Saute everything together. For the tomatoes, I cut the tops of then took the seeds out, placed the stuffing in the tomatoes, then topped with cheese (goat's cheese, mature cheddar and parmesan). Baked them in the oven for 20 minutes.

For the potato wedges, cut them into wedges (duh), and place in the oven until cooked and golden brown.

Verdict: The tomatoes could have used a cruchy topping like breadcrumbs, apart from that they were excellent (hubby said that).