Home Kitchen - Kimchi Kimchi!

Ahhhh.... Kimchi goodness! I confess to being a tat ambitious to try making two variants of kimchi -- Spicy Baechu Kimchi and Mul Baechu Kimchi, at the same time, this being my very first attempt at doing so!

The missus commented that the spicy variant that she (and probably everyone else) is more familiar with tasted better than those bought from supermarkets.
Whao! What a compliment from she who never holds back her words!

I shall continue to try and perfect the taste of the Mul Kimchi until it matches my expectations which are not really that far away.

Enjoy~!

See.Food.Photography - Enemy At The Gates, Gingerbread version

The missus' Gingerbread Homes with Snow People proved a popular item during christmas as evident from the numerous orders we received.

So, out of fun, I decided to do a nano picture story using some of the homes and my toys.
Hope you like it! Hah hah, or rather, ho ho!

It was all peace and joy in Gingerbread Town as folks rise to a new day to meet and exchange pleasantries in the centre of town where they have a newly planted christmas tree from their recent plant-a-tree campaign.


Unbeknownst to the jolly folks, their every action is being watched by the evil forces of Atnas that are opposed to any traces of joy and are intend to impose gloom to all under them...

Darkness falls as Atnas' evil troops rumble into town and hold the townsfolk hostage!
Will Santa return to save Gingerbread Town in time for Christmas?!?!

(maybe) to be continued... ...

Home Kitchen - Teochew-style Bak Kut Teh

Ahhh... so I am still missing the strong garlic and peppery taste of the Teochew-styled Bak Kut Teh （潮式肉骨茶）that I cooked last weekend.

This variant with light-coloured broth is perhaps less common than the Hokkien-style with its dark, herbal soup.

I had never been a huge fan of the dish but after weeks of cooking Hainanese Chicken Rice for friends and family (which explains the hiatus), I was determined to cook something else.
The result surprised even myself!

It's been a long, long time since we last literally ate till we could eat no more.
And then some more.

Enjoy~!