{ Breakfast : Ham and Cheese Sandwich }

The kids made their own breakfast today.  They had Pizza Bread and had some ingredients left.

I stir-fried the leftover button mushroom with a little butter and seasoned it with a pinch of salt.  In the same pan, I did some Caramelised Onion.  I added those two items to my ham and cheese sandwich while it's hot so they could melt the cheese a little. ^_^

I did a Crabstick and Corn Salad with the remaining kanimi surimi and corn to go with my sandwich.  I topped the salad with the tobiko left from dinner two days ago.

This got to be one of my favourite breakfasts 'cos it has got everything that I love; even though they were made from leftovers.

Fruit Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette 柑橘香醋水果沙拉

A few days ago, someone send me a message asking for a fruit salad suggestion. We exchanged messages on it and I couldn't stop thinking about it after that.

I think the fruit salad with the dressing I suggested should work but I had to try it out just to make sure. Cannot 'sabo' people right? :P Later, it taste horrible, how? :P

Since I had all the ingredients for the dressing and lots of fruits (that I'm trying to clear), I went ahead to try it.

Everything was ok except the dressing smelt a bit strong of the apple cider it had. So I added mint leaves. It helped only a bit but it wasn't as bad when it's added to the salad. It actually goes well with the fruits.

Was a relief for me after that. :P So, note to self, no more kaypo-ness suggestion from me unless I have tried it. :P

These are what I have in the salad bowl:

• Lettuce
• Alfalfa spouts
• Cherry Tomatoes, halved
• Seedless Red Grapes, halved
• Blueberries
• Rock Melon, scooped using melon baller
• some Orange sacs, optional

The ingredients for the Vinaigrette Dressing, to be chilled before use, are:

• 1/2 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoon Orange Juice (either freshly squeezed or store-bought)
• 1/2 tablespoon Apple Cider
• Juice from 1 Lime Juice
• Fine sugar to taste 
• 5 Mint Leaves, crushed (removed before serving)

 

Crabstick and Corn Salad 蟹肉棒玉米沙拉

This is a remake of a dish that I shared sometime back.

I love adding Tobiko (fish roe) as it gives the salad the extra crunch. I will use Ebiko (shrimp roe) if I can't get Tobibo. For those who are totally unable to get Tobiko or Ebiko, may like to try Cavier. It's a lot more saltier than Tobiko and Ebiko. So it might want to use it sparingly. Otherwise, just leave that out.

I'm going to list, as a guide, on the quantity of ingredients used here. You are free to adjust accordingly to your liking.

Ingredients:

• 5 Crab Stick or Imitation Snow Crab Legs, shredded
• 1/2 Japanese Cucumber, seeds removed, julienne and soak in cold water for 2 mins
• 4 tablespoon Whole Kernel Corn, steamed and cooled
• 1 1/2 tablespoon Tobiko or Ebiko
• Japanese Mayonnaise

How to do it:

1. Drain cucumber and corn.
2. Place all ingredients in a bowl, mine is in the order of cucumber, snow crab legs, corn and tobiko.
3. Drizzle some mayonnaise and serve.

French Bean Salad

This dish is meant to be a side dish for my husband's salmon dinner. He was held up with work and could only return way pass dinner time. Hence, he skipped dinner and had something light (as supper) when he got home.

I added sliced shallot and ate it myself instead. If you are like my husband, who dislike shallot, just leave that out. Try using thinly sliced celery instead. ;)

Ingredients:

• 400g French Beans, top and tails removed and sliced
• 1 - 2 Shallot, sliced thinly (optional)
• Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste

Dressing to mixed well:

• 1 1/2 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1 teaspoon Sugar

How to do it:

1. Blanch sliced french bean for 5 minutes or till cooked but still crunchy.
2. Drain and rinse in cold water.
3. Drain well.
4. Toss french bean with dressing to mix well.
5. Add shallot, salt and ground pepper.
6. Toss gently.
7. Serve as side.

Wakame Salad

My hubby thinks I’m mad. I'm so hooked on Wakame aka seaweed that I have to make myself a Tupperware of the Wakame Salad everyday to munch on it as and when I like. My hubby said it doesn’t look good, doesn’t taste good and he just doesn’t understand my craze about the veg.

Beats me, I don’t understand either. Well, at least it’s a healthy ‘snack’ and it’s really easy to prepare because I have it as a salad; meaning no cooking required. The kids loved it when I cooked it with eggs. The only person missing it is the person who thinks I’m mad.
What goes in there: Wakame, Chinese Parsley or Coriander, Oyster Sauce, Sesame Seed Oil and Lime juice. If you like it hot, add some cut chillies.

You decide on how much of the ingredients you like to add. Mix all the ingredients together and you can start to munch! Easy peasy!

Salad Supper

My husband and I have this bad habit of taking supper because we always stay up. We used to take all the fried stuff, chicken wings, fish balls … Gosh all the fats! It’s going to block all our blood vessels!! Ha!

We have decided to change all this! Not to stop taking supper though! Ha! We have opted for healthier choice … salad.

This is one of my salad selections. It includes, Alfalfa Spouts, Lettuces, Cherry Tomatoes, Ham, Smoked Salmon, Crab-stick and Apples with Thousand Island or French Dressings.

However, we haven’t kick the habit of drinking coke after that!! Ha! It’s a good start though. Got to work harder!