Ted Baker in town? So is Jonny Baker. ( & Lame Riddle #6)

Yes yes i know this blog is turning out to be some kinda food blog (bloody cafe cartel and Crystal Jade! why haven't they approached me to endorse them yet?!?! hahaha)... hopefully this will be my last food entry till... er... next week perhaps. muhahaha.

But u see, i MUST blog this. Today, i finally kicked start my baking rituals again after a long long abstinence. the baking recipe book i received as my bday present is the main catalyst in this. Plus the fact that i have lots of time nowadays. hehe..

And instead of baking my usual cookies and muffins and cakes, i decided to try pies! and today's specialty was.... QUICHE! hehe mushroom quiche, to be exact.

That's my workspace... small little table space in the kitchen.. hehe. well a skillful chef like me wouldn't need too much space to perform my magic, would i? muahahah.

This is my FIRST attempt... haha made a few mistakes here and there... but it tasted alright!! i'm gonna make my family the guinea pigs for this one... hehehe shhhhh... as u can see, my mum already tried some! luckily she said it was nice. My dad and Justin said it was good too! (or maybe they're being nice. SIGH)

Well here's the final (and hopefully better) attempt! The mushrooms don't look as abundant as the previous one, but it certainly looked and smelled tastier. I'm gonna let sherms and her family try this one. *cross fingers*

Similar to my previous stuff i baked before, it's just so scary to actually see what goes into the dish. the amount of butter, cream and eggs... yikey doodles. it's no joke. that's why my policy (as a responsible friend and baker) is to give my guinea pigs small amounts of the food... enough to let them taste the heavenly, scrumptious, mouthwatering masterpiece (yeah, right), but not enough to raise their chances of dying from heart attack or diabetes. That's what i call baking with a heart, man. Oh my, i'm so noble!! can't take it!! wooohhooo!!

Anyway here's a lame riddle! This should be simple!

What do you call people who steal quiches in the Bahamas?

PIE-rates of the Carribean!! muahaha. okay i know it's damn lame. so bite me. keke.

A chef is born... Jonny Oliver in da house~

I decided to be a nice boy and cook for my family... since i have a cough and all, i was deliberating what to cook for dinner. Can't be deep fried fried stuff. Nor heaty stuff. No chicken... Man, the restrictions i had to work with!! But then, with sheer effort, i managed to dig up an idea from my brain (surprise surprise!)... and decided to make... SOBA!!












So yeah these were some of the dishes... The Soba (in case my food are cooked beyond recognition, it's the top left picture) took quite some time to make cos after boiling it, you had to drain it with cold water, then layer it with ice... (ice ice baby...)

The pork was marinaded with teriyaki sauce, and i pan fried them with salt and ground pepper.

And the spinach was just... you know... boiled. no biggie there. But i lurve spinach! Popeye-inspired, maybe. Always wanted to have a cocked-up face like his.

Other (rather unimportant) stuff i made: scrambled eggs and dumplings (those u get frozen).











So my customers (my dad & mum. too bad justin couldn't enjoy this as well) sat at the table and tried the food... and they expressed their satisfaction!! Woohooo! They actually liked it! they said the pork was good, although they kept mistaking it for chicken...



Ahhhh... the gratification of it all... As you can probably tell from my expression there. haha I felt very good after the meal... not only cos it wasn't a disaster... But mostly cos i managed to do something good. Not just for myself, but for my family too. My mum especially. Now i know how bloody hard it is to prepare a meal... and my mum does it so often!
Love you, mum.

But i tell you, sometimes my Dad pisses me off. He was SOOO lazy to clear up the dishes and wash them. When i finally got him to clear up, he was so haphazard that he even threw away a porcelain spoon by accident! Ughh.

I think i learn a lot from cooking. It teaches me patience (try waiting for pork chops to be evenly done, and u'll know what i mean). It teaches me to be alert (a second too late, and fried eggs can taste like the wok) and more than anything, it teaches me humility.

You know, we could all learn to celebrate every small victory... it makes us appreciate things more, and also makes you feel happier as a person.

Hopefully this won't be the last of my culinary experiments!