Sneaker booties

今年好多兔仔兔女出世呀, 小鞋子一定用得著.

那麼小,一定好快鈎好, 但係比起織件衫更用神, 都鈎了好幾次先似Ｄ樣.

Long zucchini ( 很長的節瓜)

It is a kind of Italian zucchini. I have try to do some search but exactly name still can't find it.

Even it is long (more than 1 meter) but doesn't taste old or tough.

And the skin has a very soft hair, very interesting. (like 節瓜)

We also cook the young leaves and mix with small pasta like a soup.

Italian way - cook with tomato as usual with some herbs !

Hug-Me-Tight Shrug 外套

Ｄ件係我第一次睇pattern 織的外套. 第一次咁有耐性跟足指示. 非常高興.

如果你都想織D個pattern,就留comment. I am more than happy to share.

Have FUN !!

Yoghurt cake with latte ice-cream

Weather is getting cold now. It's the time to start the oven, warm up the house.

Fromage blanc cake - I call it yogurt cake because it is made by yoghurt.

The good thing about this cake is not using butter and it is very very light.

The recipe is from Citron et Vanille - Fromage blanc cake  

 My yoghurt cake is served with latte ice-cream.

Friday night, just can't afford any more time to make Silvia's stawberry sauce.

I love my Tomato

今年太多雨水, Tomato 的收成比往年較遲, 而且变壞的機會亦很高, 又担心又失望.

連續3 個星期六都是圍繞着它們, 剪黄葉和剪下差吾多熟的.

突然令我問問自己從時開始熱愛它們; 因為許多人會覺得我是受老公的影響. 但想起從前係香港的時候, 媽媽常買澳洲的Roma tomato, 而我放學回家就當佢蘋果那樣起吃. 平時同茶餐廳我只叫西炒飯, 早幾年就開始叫鴛鴦飯,第一瓶自己買的香水是 Versace 蕃茄葉味.So - it is definitely not because of him.


雖然收成較遲, 但係比往年大個.

How can I keep it – modified Italian way = Tomato sauce BUT I put it in freezer.

WOG - Italian point of view in my house - it is NOT acceptable, make sauce must be ........bababababababa.....

WOK - me - my dear, it would be fine and will be very safe in the freezer..

This conversation would be repeated in our whole life.

Traditional Italian way need to boil it for couple hours and then bottle it up, wrap it with blanket and let it cool down slowly (over night). If it is not boiled long enough to make the sauce thicken, it would go off very easily because of the tomato's acidity.

For me, it is not really economical and I don't want to take the risk after spending all afternoon to peel off tomato's skin plus couple of burned fingers.

It is a very simply process. Firstly, cut a cross in the bottom of tomato, put it in hot water for couple minutes. Then it will allow you to take off the skin very easily.

Put all skin-off tomato in the pot. Boil it for 30 minutes. Add some basil in it and salt.


Use the hand blender to make the sauce more smoother.

Then, simmer it for 30 - 40 minutes to thicken the sauce. It depends on how many tomato you use.

WogWok - tomato sauce

Moist Choloclate mud cake (Moist Chocolate rich cake)

It is an addication. I went to my friend's wedding last week. It is the best chocolate MUD cake I ever have. It is moist, have mud cake feeling and sweetness just right.

This mud cake is stayed in my head for a week. I can't make it during the weeks. When you addicted on something, no matter what you need to do, just want to have it. So what I do - I bought a Sara Lee Chocolate moist cake during the week. :) but it is not good enough.

This weekend mission - chocolate mud cake

This recipe pass my digestive system. I don't feel heavy at all and really moist but may be not enough mud cake feeling. It should call Moist and Rich chocolate cake.

Ingredients:
200 unsalted butter, 200 dark chocolate
1 tablespoon instand coffee
1 cup warm water
1/3 buttermilk
1 1/2 self raising flour
1/4 cup cocoa
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
pinch of salt

What to do:
Grease the baking pan. (I used 24 inch baking pan)
Combine butter, chopped chocolate, coffee, water and butter milk in a bowl.
Put the bowl in the water-bath, let all butter and chocolate melt.
Let it cool down for few minutes.
Add caster sugar to mixture and beat well until dissolved.
Add sifted flour, cocoa, salt and lightly beaten eggs and vanilla.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
Baking at 150 degree for around 1 hour.
Test with skewer, cool cake in pan (I forget this step, what happen - my cake is boken into different pieces when it is still warm)


I use 70% Lindt Cocoa so the cake a bit bitter.

Falling apart chocolate cake - still taste great !!!

Artichoke

Italian love artichoke, stuff it with cheese and breadcrumbs to steam it. It does take a lot of time to do it. My mum has told me artichoke is very good for health, especially for our liver. So the more time-saving recipe is boiling it with some chickpeas and beans. Then we can enjoy this plant in a healthy way with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and chickpeas soup.


I never saw artichoke plant. Fortunately, my mother-in-law has put 1 in the garden and produce 1 artichoke per year. After 15 years +, finally it wakes up. This year, we have 15 artichokes, it seems more to come, very excited.


Nothing happen

First artichoke is coming!!

This week --

 Beautiful purple color. This is a wild plant which has a horns.  

Roast Pork Shoulder

This week have watched 2 different cooking shows to make Roast Pork. Saturday morning, what is in my mind - go to the supermarket get a Pork shoulder or leg.

It is a very easy cooking method. Preparation less than 10 minus, put salt all over pork skin. I also put some rosemary inside the meat and lemon zest on the top of the skin to add some favor.
I put some water in the tray as learning from one of the cooking show.

According to the package, 1 hour 200 degree for 1 kg pork, it is quiet accurate.

But my pork shoulder is wrapped by net, it seems take longer time to make the pork fully cook.

Pork skin become crackling  the meat is very soft and juicy.
It is not much different Hong Kong style BBQ pork (燒肉), especially the skin part. I haven't eaten it for at least 5 years.

I also pan-fired shredded cabbage for side-dishes.
Very simple- Heat up a little bit oil, add curry powder and turmeric first in order to bring up the spices favour and then add shredded cabbage and pinch of salt. When the cabbage become soft, it is done. I learnt it from one of my Indian's friend.

Turmeric is one of my favor - in summer time, I would boil rice together with turmeric and eat it with yogurt mixed with few drops of lemon juice.

French Brioche

After Opera cake, it should be Bread time.

When I did research about Opera Cake, also found some French Bread recipe.

I don't think I have eaten Brioche before. Seeing some photos from   - very attractive - that is the motivation !

This recipe is from my favor blog -French brioche

In the beginning, the dough is incredible sticky, not much difference from porridge. I started getting worry and try to think some quick fix - add more flour, do this, do that.... But author of this recipe is a very famous blogger and also author of some magazines - so I should stick to what she said.

It comes up very light, fluffy and not really feel the butter when you eat it.
It does remind me Maxim's at home, their long sweet bread. Love it, good for breakfast, afternoon tea. I keep it in the fridge and microwave for 20 second - Perfetto !

Red orange salad

                                                                               
In Jamie's Italy book, it has a dessert recipe - quality vanilla ice-cream mixed with Olive oil. You may think this dessert is a bit strange. If you know somebody is Italian, you will find out how much they love olive oil, just like Chinese love soy sauce.

First time, when Mia Marito made this orange salad for me. I looked at him and didn't know what to say, have a big question mark on my head - Orange with Olive Oil. As usual, I gave it to go.
Now, I am the one to make it. This salad is great for hot summer.

Mix Red orange and orange, not only taste good but also look very attractive. 

Red orange Salad recipe
Cut 2 red oranges and 2 oranges into small cubes.
Mix it with quality Olive oil (plenty), pinch of salt, pepper and fresh oregano