March 8, 2007
I Am Back!
I have been back to the USA for a few days now, still suffering from jet-lag (waking up in the middle of the night, looking for food). SimCooks Kitchen has not yet officially opened because I am trying out a few recipes from mom, and also because of this:
I had unwittingly sprained my wrist (must be due to carrying heavy shopping bags). The doctor thought I may have torn a ligament or cracked my wrist bone so she had my wrist wrapped in a splint.
This has hindered my ability to be efficient in the kitchen. On the positive side, my left hand is still functional and with some difficulty, I have been cutting, chopping and cooking using my left hand.
Mom’s previous tips about prep work (pre-cooking dried shrimp, dried scallops and freezing meat with ginger and garlic) came in very handy in terms of reducing the amount of work needed to prepare a meal.
I had taken a few pictures of the some of the hawker food I had been craving for. Stay tuned as I upload them in the next few days.
See you soon!
Bite This!
More recipes:
Chicken Pie - Great Tasting, Lip Smacking Chicken Pie
Tofu - Who’s For Healthy Living?
Early Chinese New Year Greetings
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March 8th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Aiyoyo! Hope you get well soon!
March 8th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
ack! hope your hand heals. :D
March 9th, 2007 at 3:54 am
my goddd *pat pat* get well soon plzz !!
March 9th, 2007 at 6:38 am
ouch! looks painful.
take care hor…
March 9th, 2007 at 8:45 am
Don’t worry, we can survive on hawker food for the moment. My “series” just ended. I can continue my feasting here at yours :D Be careful when you cut or chop with your left hand, ok? unless you have done it often with your leftie. I had a light sprain on my left wrist 4-5 mths ago (due to constant holding the heavy pan while cooking) and it took me almost 3 mths to recover! Take care.
March 9th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Oh dear, looks pretty bad. You take care ya.
March 9th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Sorry to hear about the wrist. Hope it will heal quickly. People around you are suffering from lack of good food. :-)
March 9th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Glad you’re bad. Sorry to hear about your wrist, but now I can honestly tell my wife shopping can be dangerous.
March 10th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Oh no~ I hope your wrist gets better soon.
March 10th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Hi all, Thanks for your kind words. I will be careful with my weaker left hand. Now it just takes twice the time to prepare a meal. The doctor said I’ll need 4-6 weeks to recover :( I guess I’ll spend my time reading about all your good eats to cheer myself up. :)
March 11th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Typing with just one hand must be hard too =( Get well soon!
Ray
March 11th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Have a virtual feast on my kong bak instead ;)
March 12th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon. And I think Mr. Sim Cooks should step up and do the cooking. :)
March 13th, 2007 at 6:10 am
Hakkahouse - one left hand and two right fingers :)
PP - I made kong bak (or some sort of pork braised in dark soy sauce) last week, but haven’t compared recipes with yours yet.
Chopsticks - LOL! That Mr SimCooks can cook was a scam before we got married :O
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:21 pm
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