Post #153

hubby's mum gave us some beautiful beef steaks. i'm not sure what cut it is, but its got a great beefy flavour and despite overcooking it slightly *my bad :(* it was still v tender n delicious! now, this must be good beef!! hahaha. *whack on the head for overcooking again!!*

but i cooked some lovely veg and made a beee-u-tiful salsa verde *see i watch too much masterchef..* so hope i'm forgiven for overcooking the beef...


-Beef steak with kipfler potatoes, carrots, asparagus + parsley salsa verde-

the potatoes and carrots i simply boiled them with salt. after pan frying the steak with the asparagus, i whacked in the potatoes and carrots so that the veg could scrap off the oily steak juices, whilst the meat is resting - this picks up great flavours and cleans the pan for you at the same time!! ;p

with the salsa verde, i used parsley. and it was the most refreshing sauce you could get!

along with the steak, i also cooked a quick butter bean soup.


-Butter bean soup-

Post #152

is it me or what? this year's winter has been sooo cold, and by far colder than last year *although i tend to complain about the cold when its cold, and about the heat when its hot* when its hot, i'd say its probably better to be cold... at least you can put more layers on. but the reality is. no matter how many layers you put on, theres always flesh here and there thats exposed to the cold air. im yet waiting for some genius to invent a fashionable headwear that covers the entire face but without making the wearer looks like a bank robber...

now back to food. it goes without saying that it must be something that brings warmth and heartiness to the freezing soul. thank you to my wonderful wonderful mum. she saves me the worlds trouble for preparing this ingredient that i always love. chestnut. somehow i associate it with winter. a big pot of braised meat with chestnut, its just a v homely thing to me. let alone a whole box of big fresh ones peeled and ready!! the frozen stuff just cant compare. luv u mum!!


-Braised chicken wings with chestnut + chinese mushrooms-

the cooking part is effortless compared to peeling those chestnut. hehe, simply brown the wings, then chuck in some spanish onions, then the chestnuts and the chinese mushrooms, and let it braise. dead simple but soooo delicious.