Sorry I haven't written much about my place and surroundings. I will try to post some pictures of my studio apartment ... but one of the key components has been a kitchen. Somehow, amazingly, I've managed to getting really really really into cooking; cooking about 7-10 times per week. (I'm also enjoying cleaning up the kitchen, which is weird)
Some of my favourite dishes have included ... (I've cooked some of these 5-10 times!)
- Chicken, corn, dumpling and tofu soup (laced with spinach, mushrooms and egg whites)
- Vietnamese "pho" style beef egg noodle soup with rared steak
- Pasta shells with tomato-pasted vegetables and beef, served with cheese
- Stir fried spicy chicken with chinese vegetables and honey/teriyaki sauces
- Crumbed deep fried prawns
- Caramelised spanish onions with lightly braised salmon, sweet chilli style
- Hoi sin style stir fried beef mince with thin egg noodles, water chestnuts and mixed vegetables
- Double layered kansas style chocolate cake, served with cherries and whipped cream
I'm doing all the beating by hand ... (good for forearm strength ...)
This is me frosting the cake in two layers, like a sandwich (mmm ... sandwich)
Here's me with some friends at one of our many random impromptu dinners ... =)
And, for you guys keen to try this at home!
Kansas style chocolate cake
¼ c. butter
¼ c. shortening
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
¾ c. cocoa
1 3/4c. flour
¾ tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. baking soda
Pinch salt
1 ¾ c. milk
Cream butter, shortening, sugar add vanilla and eggs. Mix all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternatively with milk to batter. Blend well. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 in. cake pans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
(I also did frosting - which really added to it! - though I just followed the recipe on the icing sugar packet, which worked fantastically ...)
Blessings
john
2 comments:
hahaha excellent john, you're on your way to being a self sufficient man. well except for not being to give birth thing.
anyhow, i'm about to go to koorong soon in a matter of days so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get that email to me about the 102 books etc you want to buy. it's all 30% off and i don't think i will be going through another progressive discount card anytime soon after this one so yeah. PLEASE EMAIL ME! (wow do i sound desperate enough?)
anyhow i gtg study for qmb.
quiz next week and then finals in like 4 weeks... so quick... sheesh.
tata
You sound so house wify... If lex read this, then he may reconsider our relationship...
Stop showing me up John!!!
It makes us ladies look inferrior!
You may even be intimidating your future wife if u can cook and clean so well..
Thanks for the recipe though! Cheers!
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