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Lettuce bowl salad with peanut dressing

This is one of the menu from our dinner with friends this weekend,is very simple salad with peanut dressing/ Indonesian gado-gado salad dressing. I use butter head lettuce for a bowl of salad,just plate them together with main course meal. You will need : - butter head lettuce - English cucumber/thinly slice - carrot/ shredded - red onion/thinly slice - wonton chips for topping if you like/optional  peanut sauce Ingredients : - 1 1/2 cup roasted peanut - 1 cup coconut milk - 4 garlic - 2 Thai chili - 3 kafir lime leaves - 1/2 cup grated palm sugar - 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil -  salt to taste -  1/4 cup water Preparation : grind garlic and chili,fry with 1 tbs vegetable oil until fragrant,set aside grind  roasted crushed peanut, and combine with coconut milk,whisk them well transfer to a blender and process to a smooth sauce Pour into sauce pan,add very thinly sliced kafir lime leaves,fry garlic and chili,grated palm sugar,salt and water, bring to simmer

Rich almond cake

It's our dessert for dinner last night with our friends,I have to make this low carb cake for one my Foodie friend Miss K who strictly low carb diet,I'm glad I found this flourless and butterless cake from a cook book frame>byframe>baking. as you know I'm not good on baking,so this recipe help me to learn more about baking, and this is the first time I make flourless and butterless cake, I'm glad that everyone enjoy this YUMMY almond cake and we had a great time as always :) and of course I share this recipe with you guys !! Ingredients : - butter for greasing only - 1 cup ricotta cheese - 4 eggs,separated - 1 tsp almond extract/ I substitute with vanilla extract - 3/4 cup sugar - 2 3/4 cups ground almond/almond flour - finely grated rind of lime - toasted silvered almond to decorate -  confectioner sugar ,sifted for dusting Preparation : Preheat the oven to 300  degree F grease and line a 9 inch/23 cm round cake pan beat together the ric

Californian Sushi roll

I don't eat much sushi but If I do anything with cooked shrimp or cooked salmon, Californian and Inari sushi  are my favorite, Use any raw vegetables you like such cucumber,carrot,avocado or steamed asparagus drizzle with yum-yum sauce it taste so good, or dip into soy or ponzu sauce along with pickled ginger and wasabi Ingredients : -  2 cups sushi rice / Han Kuk Mi / Nisiki - 2 1/2 cups water - 6 fresh steamed asparagus - Imitation crab meat/cut in stick - 1 ripe Avocado/cut in strip - carrot / stick - cucumber / stick - 6 small sheets toasted nori How to cook sushi Rice, Basically I just follow direction on the package preparation : combine 2 cups rice with  2 1/2  cups water in medium saucepan,bring to a soft boil,reduce heat and simmer covered 20 minutes or until moisture is absorbed,remove from heat,let stand covered add seasoned rice vinegar toss them gently. You need sushi mat + cold water divide Rice into 6 equal portions put a

Inari Sushi

I made Inari sushi my way, sushi rice mixed with rice seasoning and topping with thinly slice green onion and sprinkle with ground peanut to add more taste to it, can be serve with soy sauce pickle ginger and wasabi if you like.  Ingredients : - 1 1/2 cups sushi Rice/ Nishiki - 1/2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar/sushi vinegar - 1 can  seasoned fried bean curd /Inarizushi-no-moto - 2 Tbsp rice seasoning/salmon furikake - 1 stalk green onion/thinly slice - 2 Tbsp grounded peanut preparation : if use sauce pan combine 1 1/2 cups rice and 2 cups water in medium saucepan,bring to a soft boil,reduce heat and simmer covered 20 minutes or until moisture is absorbed,remove from heat,let stand covered add seasoned rice vinegar toss them add seasoning / salmon furikake,mix them well open tofu pouches / pocket very gently and stuff with sushi rice mixed about 2 Tbsp topping with thinly slice green onion.grounded peanut serve with soy sauce pickle ginger and

Mango Strawberry Salsa

In My previous post I mention that I topped grilled salmon with Mango strawberry salsa,so here is the recipe, if you like mango you will enjoy this mango salsa as I do, fresh and yummy. Ingredients : - 1 mango/peel and dice - 10 fresh strawberry/ dice - 1/4 red onion/dice - 2 sweet peppers/dice - handful cilantro/chop ( mix all chopped ingredients into salad bowl,set aside ) dressing ingredients : - 2 tbsp Avocado oil - 1 tsp peppercorn chili oil - 1 tbsp honey - 2 tbsp lime juice + lime zest - pinch of salt ( whisk all dressing ingredients until combine and pour in to salsa mix )

Lemon Pepper Grilled salmon

Salmon fish can be pricey,especially in the restaurant,but you still can create elegant dish at home with no time,and cheaper than what we pay in the restaurant. This recipe is very easy and simple,you can serve with side of rice,noodles or vegetables, topping with mango strawberry salsa ( recipe will post later ) and grilled asparagus. Ingredients : 2 salmon fillet  6-8 oz each / Atlantic or sockeye salt lemon pepper spice blend peppercorn chili oil or olive oil Preparation : Heat grill pan in medium high temperature. Meanwhile,,,,sprinkles  both side of salmon fillet with salt, lemon pepper spice blend and peppercorn chili oil if you like spicy,or use olive oil. Cook for about 3-4 minutes each side or until the middle part cook through,if you like grill asparagus you can cook them on the side at the same time E N J O Y ,,,

Fried Tofu with lemon grass

Tofu is one of the list ingredients that I always have in the fridge, to make this recipe more easier you can buy fried tofu mostly available in Asian market, so you can skip fry the tofu and ready to slice them and ready to cook with other ingredients in no time, this type of dish recommended to serve with white jasmine rice is the best, Can be vegetarian or vegan dish just replace fish sauce with soy sauce. Ingredients : - 2 block firm tofu/extra firm cut into 1/2 inch /1cm thick - 3 Tbsp vegetable oil for frying ( need only 1 Tbsp if use fried tofu ) - 1  Tbsp Thai fish sauce or soy sauce for ( vegetarian-vegan ) - 1/2 of fresh lime or lemon juice - 1 teaspoon granulated sugar - 1 stalk lemon grass ,thinly slice - 2 large shallot, finely chop - 1 clove garlic ,finely chop - 1 Thai chili pepper/finely chop ( optional ) Preparation : Heat 2 Tbsp vegetable oil on medium high temperature. fry tofu until cook or looks golden brown  both side,dra