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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!

SimCooks’ Kitchen will be closed from 10 Feb - 4th March for the Chinese New Year holidays. I will be back in Singapore feasting away! Kitchen activity in the Bay Area shall resume on 5th March.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish one and all an early Happy Chinese New Year!

In the meantime, SimCooks presents to you a series called “Got Soup?” from a Delicious Soup Recipes ebook. I find the information (which is not limited to Chinese Soup) very interesting, whether or not you like to drink soup. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come in the coming weeks.

(1) - Introduction
(2) - General Classes Of Soup
(3) - Stock For Soup And Its Uses
(4) - Soup Extracts, Stock Pot, Flavoring Stock
(5) - Principal Ingredient (Meat)
(6) - Principal Ingredient (Herbs And Vegetables)
(7) - Processes Involved In Making Stock
(8) - Removing Grease From Soup
(9) - Clearing Soup
(10) - Thickening Soup
(11) - Serving Soup

It’s the Christmas weekend and I would like to wish one and all…

A Merry Christmas filled with laughter and cheer…

Lots of drinking, be it coffee, wine, champagne or simply sparkling juice…

Lots of eating of fresh food and fine dining.

As for me, it’s the crab season here in the Bay Area, so I’d might just head on down to San Francisco and eat a plate load of big fat dungeness crab!

Enjoy!

The ProBlogger Group Writing Project
Is here again!
Participating in this project
Will not be in vain

This time round it’s about
Reviews and predictions
Hmm… what if I write something
About my cooking addiction?

Think I’ll write on
What’s up for the new year ahead
What food shall I cook?
What dish shall I make?

Hey! I just got from Amazon
A recipe book
Now I’ve got new stuff
That I can cook!

Singaporean, Malaysian
And Indonesian Cuisine
Those are the delicious dishes
That I’m seeing

Lots of spices
For me to explore
Some of them
I may grow to adore

Knotgrass, kaffir leaves
And galangal
Though new to me
I think they’ll be swell

Banana leaves and pandan leaves
I’ve used them before
They add lots of fragrance
To my coconut rice galore

Have you heard of
Hainanese Chicken Rice?
It’s a Singapore favorite
It’s so very nice!

I used to make this using
The Prima Taste premix
Now I have a recipe
For my chicken rice fix!

How does Fragrant Coconut Chicken
Sound to you?
The recipe only has eight ingredients
And can serve two

Nonya Pork Stew
I’d love to try
The picture looks delicious…
Oh my oh my oh my!

Do you know how to
Make Spicy Anchovies?
Do you know they are called
Sambal Goreng Ikan Bilis?

Nasi Lemak is Coconut Rice,
You can eat with anchovies,
A fried egg and some
Fresh Grated Coconut With Beef

Oh! I recently made a
Menu for Hope donation
And hope to win the
Cradle of Flavor in return

Then I’ll have more recipes
For the New Year
I give and take
All in good cheer

With my cooking predictions
For the year 2007
I see myself rubbing my tummy
In a state of heaven…

As I write this, the total amount donated is ever increasing! Total amount raised as of now is US$26,620.70 and we still have 5 days to go!

During this festive season, one of the best things any of us can do is give to those who aren’t as fortunate as we are.

Menu For Hope III is organized by celebrity food blogger Chez Pim, this event is all about giving and sharing. Here’s how the campaign works: food bloggers from all over the world participate by giving away some amazing prizes, and readers donate money for a chance (or chances) to win them. The money collected will then be donated to the UN World Food Programme which provides hunger relief for needy people worldwide.

For every US$10 you donate, you may claim one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. The more you give, the better your chance to win. The campaign has been running since December 11 and will continue until Friday 22nd, 6PM PST.

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