The Good Food Month of May

May was definitely the Good Food Month for me. Involved in a food-run for a couple of friends who have a new bub, inspired by Masterchef on tv, visited an exotic Marrickville grocery shop are among some of the reasons why I ate so well in May. :)




So in May, there was
Soba in Dashi: This was a feel good meal because it tasted so healthy! Soba is so healthy as it is. The soup base was made from dashi stock with bonito flake, topped with tofu, nori strips and shitake mushrooms. I think I had this twice this month. :)
Bœuf Bourguignon: Ah! So french! This was one of the meals cooked up for the food-run. It boiled for hours and it was well worth it. Of course, some were kept for own consumption. It was a hearty and warming meal, especially having all the sauce mopped up with bread. Yum!
Sticky American Pork Ribs: Seeing it made on Masterchef, it just had to be tried because it looked so easy despite the many ingredients needed. It was fuss free and fingerlicking-falling-off-the-bone good!
Crêpe Suzette: One of the ingredients for the Pork Ribs was the rind of an orange. Not wanting to throw the rest of the orange away, I remembered having Crêpe Suzette in Paris when I travelled with my sis back in 2006. Mine was slightly chewy and it was not flambéed like how they do it in France. It was a good first effort.
Ginger Brulee Tart from Bourke St Bakery: A surprise dessert from Clem! :) It was delicious, mainly because I like things with ginger. It sounded like a weird combination but it was truly delicious!
Mangosteen: Mangosteen is my top fruit and these were bought for $1.25 each! In Malaysia, I will be secretly devouring about 1kg of them with my dad over the kitchen sink so that we can clean our hands in between each fruit. Oh how I miss it!

It was a Good Food Month for me! :)

MKR Challenge 1: Part 2

Last weekend Sydney City cooked up a storm! They definitely opened a can of whoopass. Well done! We thoroughly enjoyed the evening as they invited us into their home, greeting us with magnificent aromas and serving us a fantastic meal. Of course the night was made even better when we started catching up on all sorts of things. A thoroughly good evening!




Starter: Sonoma olive bread with balsamic vinegar and olive oil dip.
Entree: Pan fried marinated prawns with tomato and cucumber salsa.
Mains: Homemade linguine with lobster medallion (hidden under the pasta) and lobster bisque dressed with tarragon.
Desert: Creme caramel.

I licked my plate clean!
Delicious! I'll have another one please.

I'm ready for round 2!