祖傳雲吞麵@麥兆記

今天到中環開會，約老公lunch，他提議試麥兆記[祖傳]廣州雲吞麵。真的很不錯，特別是銀絲麵，非常爽口，一碗雲吞麵既靈魂在於其麵底，果然是祖傳。

 

Greentea hardcore fan

中意抹茶既人，尤其女仔真係會咩綠茶甜點好唔放過。去完超市經過見到間平民餅店有綠茶蛋糕，雖然樣子很平凡並不算吸引，還是被那抹茶綠令我入手一件。味道不錯有抹茶的回甘味，如果連中間的cream也有抹茶粉而且厚一些會更好！

Monster Sushi

又是講日本菜
Monster Sushi是我們的食堂
之前只吃Sushi同Sashimi
今天嘗試order了assorted串燒
水準是出乎意料的好
任選4款的串燒
我們選了以下由左至右:
味噌豚肉茄子
蒜香焼手羽先
芝士和牛露荀
燒汁帆立貝
4款都燒得恰到好處
值得encore :)

“Dairy-free” cake

 

今日我試做“Dairy-free” cake，即無任何奶類製品(如牛奶、芝士、牛油、cream)加入。我用橄欖油代替牛油。怕橄欖油味的人可用沙律油或菜油代替，牛奶敏感的人亦可以品嚐。

 



味付半熟玉子

食拉麵我最中意點味付半熟玉子。通常都是10蚊一隻或者5蚊半隻。自己如可以在家整就可以隨時有得食，亦很化算。

做法唔複雜，但要用少少心機。先煮半熟蛋。凍水放4-5隻蛋(我用M size)，水一定要蓋過蛋面。由落凍水計煮約8分鐘。每個人用既鍋，火力同蛋既size唔同。第一次煮出黎過生或過熟，下次自己再adjust下時間。

跟著煮湯汁。我用以下材料煮汁:
醬油: 3湯匙
味醂: 3湯匙
料理酒: 4湯匙
糖: 1茶匙

煮好湯汁，放入已去殼既蛋，沉過面，入雪櫃半日至一日便成！
 

Seafood Risotto (Risotto ai frutti di mare) with carrot cream soup

Today hubby placed order for a risotto as he missed the food in Italy so much. So today I decided to prepare a Seafood Risotto (Risotto ai frutti di mare).

Seafood Risotto (Risotto ai frutti di mare)

Since only two of us I did not want to make big portion, instead of going to wet market to buy 2 kg of fish and seafood to make own fish stock, I bought a pack of risotto with fish stock powder. I also needed  a mixture of seafood – I love mussels, clams, prawns, sliced squid n diced octopus.
For convenience, you can find the frozen assorted seafood pack from shop. Today I bought one pack with all the seafood I needed and its size allowed me to do three times so I divided them  into 3 portions which cost only $30 and stored the rest of 2 portions in freezer for future use.

 

Ingredients:

risotto rice: 1 pack (for two portion) with fish stock powder

mussels, clams, prawns, sliced squid, diced octopus: 500 g,1 kg if with shells

parmesan cheese: 50 g (grated)

parsley & tomato: some (chopped)

Seasonings:

chicken powder: 1 tbsp

olive oil: 1 tbsp

sugar: 1/2 tsp

water: 500 ml

pepper: some

Season the seafood with chicken powder if they are frozen ones, no need to season if they are fresh. Fry the seafood with olive oil (1 tbsp) till half done and then remove them from heat. Pour the water into a saucepan, add the pack of risotto, sugar & salt, stirr well and then bring it to boil, stir thoroughly until it boils, then turn to medium heat and leave it to cook for 15 mins without a lid till sauce thickens and risotto gets softened but sticky. Add the fried seafood, parsley & tomato and add a bit water if need, cook for 5 mins. Drizzle pepper and sprinkle grated parmesan, stir till cheesy and done!

You always need a soup to kick off a risotto. Today I made a  carrot cream soup as I still have some carrot left (but I didnt really use cream but milk for better diet).  Steps, easy:

Carrot cream soup

Ingredients:

carrot:  2 sticks

milk: 200 ml

water: 50ml

Seasonings:

chicken powder: 1 tbsp

salt: 1 tsp

Simply peel, dice the carrot as usual. Pour milk & water into blender, and then add also the carrot. Blend them until smoothened. Pour them into a pot n bring to heat till boiling. Put the soup in bowls and drizzle some pepper. Ready to serve!

 

Carrot Pear Juice, Lemon Coke Chicken Wings

Yesterday we dined out in a HK-style Italian restaurant, we ordered a 牛肝菌燒雞煱配珍珠飯 & honey pomelo chicken wings. However the food were just soso especially the 4 chicken wings which cost us $29 but tasteless. So my hubby asked if I could do chicken wings again, coke flavoured. And so today I decided to do a special recipe - lemon coke chicken wings so that I can make good use of my lovely lime juice XD I bought a small bottle of lime juice from 759 store. They have two colours: yellow as lemon juice & green as lime juice. And they are in fruit shape, so cute! I picked the green one as I need lime to do my Thai and Vietnamese for some occasions.

Ingredients: (for 2 person)
Chicken Wings: 6-8 pcs
Coke: 200 ml
Seasonings:
Dark soy sauce: 4 tbsp
Rock sugar: optional (I prefer not to add any sugar as coke already contains enough)
Rice wine: 2 tbsp
Water: flex

1. Season the chicken wings as usual. Chicken powder is always helpful if yours are frozen ones.
2. Pour coke, soy sauce, rock sugar into a small pot and heat it until boiling.
3. Add chicken wings and pour some water on it until the sauce can cover all wings.
4. Continue boiling until the sauce thickens and carmeralizes. Done.

Some people may saute the chicken wings before pouring in coke and sauce. However I prefer a more healthy diet so I usually skip the sauteing step.

Today is Green Monday and though we broke the rule & had wings, I made also a healthy juice with my new blender to strike a diet balance - Carrot Pear Juice. Carrot is always a gd veggi as it contains lots of fibres & vitamins A, and it's nearly starch-free! While Pear also contains some fibres, vitamins C and is less allergenic than many other fruits (in chinese medicine it is considered as 'mild' 溫性水果')

Ingredients:
Carrot: 1 stick
Pear: 1 pc (there are variety of pears & I love to pick the sweeter types like 水晶梨)
Water: 200 ml

Just peel, dice and blend with your blender. That is!

Italian Business Lunch

因為公事關係經常吃Italian Business Lunch
其實成日一邊Lunch一邊meeting一點都不享受
唯一的好處就是免費 =p
不過於星期六同gary食的Italian Business Lunch
就很輕鬆很enjoy喇
說真的食物只是一般
除了bread basket較不錯外
有很多款式而且都很好味
Angus Steak有點兒失手
medium rare 變成差不多 well done
但環境很不錯
空間大很舒適
是weekend relax的好選擇

HABITŪ Ristorante the Garden

男友知我喜歡吃意大利菜
預備了一個Italian Brunch
選址HABITŪ Ristorante the Garden
特色是其空中花園
但因為是雨天
安排了我們一張室內很舒服的檯子
我們點了4道菜的Brunch
頭盤點了Wild Mushroom Soup with Chive Cream
菌味很夠濃Texture不錯
有Mushroom Cappuccino的感覺只是沒有起泡
不過如果較喜歡很creamy那種的朋友會略感清了一點
但我就較like這樣菌味不會比cream蓋過
接著是Smoked Salmon Frittata and Fruit-Chevre Green Salad
輕微煙燻的三文魚混入白身魚絲
增加了魚的鮮美層次值得加分
Mixed Greens 配上鮮橙及西柚很新鮮味道非常配合
主菜點了Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Shaved Black Truffles
Spaghetti軟硬煮得剛好保留了口感
鮮黑松露片溶入很thick的carbonara汁
味道極之香濃卻一點也不覺漏
另一主菜是 Chèvre Risotto With Stewed Lamb Cubes
羊肉粒的肉身燉得夠稔
取材不錯夾雜少許羊膏
帶一點點羶香令味道更可口
意大利飯很chewy一點都不硬
Chèvre濃汁融合了茴香與迷迭香等香草味道
是完全交足功課的一道菜
食意大利菜當然少不了desserts
男友選了Chestnut Tiramisu
我則想試 Chocolate Molten Lava
Tiramisu cream夠柔滑滲著淡淡的咖啡香
Chocolate Molten用的黑朱古力夠純
但配上的caramel icecream scoop 更是出色
有濃濃焦糖香而且質地軟滑
最後當然是一杯HABITŪ咖啡
一杯咖啡quality的高低
面層的咖啡油很重要
這杯dark coffee面層有薄薄一層咖啡油
不停溢出濃濃的咖啡香
喝下一口有淡淡的回甘
果然名不虛傳
Thanks for Gary's arrangement :)

2011 X'mas Ruth's Chris Steak House

Merry Christmas!
今年聖誕節男友於Ruth's Chris Steak House訂了枱
之前知道這裡的Steak很高水準一直想試
終於在今年的Christmas可以試到
我們的枱被安排於餐廳較入的一間大房裹面
是古典式歐陸裝修有傳統既壁爐同酒櫃
感覺很私人充滿誕節氣氛
我們order了Lobster Bisque
Sizzlin Blue Crab Cakes
U.S. Prime Ribeye Steak(16oz)
Side Dish 要 Mashed Potato
再點了紅酒



侍應先送上剛焙的麵包及奶油
麵包很香脆鬆軟奶油很軟滑
我是麵包fan所以吃了不少
龍蝦湯上枱時十分燙熱
每一啖都有香濃的龍蝦味
蟹餅用熱碟盛載焗得金黃
大大塊的蟹肉中間再夾雜住蟹肉碎
加入香草及配料再混和
入口真的啖啖蟹肉非常鮮味
薯蓉牛油味濃夠creamy很美味
不過有點大份我們吃不完




終於到主角出場~U.S. Prime Ribeye Steak
因為我們都愛較juicy所以點了medium rare
侍應特別提點我們這裡的medium rare較一般的rare
Medium中間已有很大的pink portion
不過我們決定還是要medium rare
而這確實是一個wise choice

經理先把牛扒一開為二每份大約8oz
然後再把切開的牛扒夾往另一隻盛載著牛油及香料的極高溫的熱碟上
再將切口那邊放在那熱碟上滾動
靠碟的熱力猶如石燒般高溫地將肉汁快速地封鎖
完成!經理便將牛扒分別送到我們面前享用
由於同樣用熱碟盛載我們點了的medium rare比剛上碟是熟了多一點
是剛剛好的生熟程度
若是點了medium對我倆來說則有點過熟
Ribeye肉質鮮甜油脂極多
而且扒面帶點微燶煎得香脆
我們一啖一啖地送到咀裡細心咀嚼
肉味濃郁有的豐盛的肉汁
不得不讚廚師+經理控制火侯的功架
我認為這裡的Steak很高水準值90分
只不過是有少許筋而扣了少少分


用餐完畢侍應清理好檯面後推出了dessert cart
拿出四款個甜品逐一向我們介紹
有Crème Brulée, Caramelized Banana Cream Pie, Warm Apple Crumb Tart同Chocolate Moltenn Cake
我倆當然揀了最愛的Crème Brulée
這裡的Crème Brulée比平日食的不同
質地是超乎的幼滑一放入口立刻溶化
而濃濃的vanilla香則留在口裡久久不散
我們都說:幸好最後都點了這甜品!


我個人對Ruth's Chris的steak評分比Wooloomooloo同Morton還高一點
今年男友送給我的聖誕禮物是diamond necklace
我送給他的是I-helicopter Air
Thanks for BF's x'mas arrangement & x'mas gift :)