Night Owls Chatterboxes - Part XVII
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Nope we don't... perhaps we shld think of subscribing.Originally posted by littlestream:Huh? You don't subscribe to cable meh?
I have over 100 channels but only watch the Cantonese and Mandarin channels.
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next week's tab tv is about fengshui...
i personally think it's hocus pocus
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We are not abalone fans either but since it is CNY, buy one can. I like c*ockles too. Pacific clams? Hmm....okay. The congee place cooked it with shredded chicken. Quite nice.Originally posted by the Bear:i don't like abalone... i prefer cockles... anytime..
pacific clams are nicer to eat...
pork, don't really need to marinate for steamboat.. just use some light stock.. the rest will turn the soup into something really yummy
Oh, no need to marinate pork ah? Hmm.......okay, I'll try a tray. Thanks, Bear. -
hee hee.........wow! and I thought you are an angel.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:littlestream: throw in some wasabi in ur steamboat... guaranteed to leave ur guests gasping n vow that they'll never come over again, also save u trouble of preparing reunion dinner... kekeke...
No lah, I'm only having the dinner with hubby and son. Friends wanted to go to this Thai buffet place but I honestly prefer the dinner with immediate family members. Yeap, I still quite traditional in some things. -
Not anymore. Haven't u heard.. kan_i stole my haloOriginally posted by littlestream:hee hee.........wow! and I thought you are an angel.
No lah, I'm only having the dinner with hubby and son. Friends wanted to go to this Thai buffet place but I honestly prefer the dinner with immediate family members. Yeap, I still quite traditional in some things.
Wah... so nice... can I be in ur immediate family too... yummz!
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Thanks SL. Yeap, I am praying for good health. Am not starting the new year quite right. Have been plaque with this ailment, that ailment.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Hope u feel better soon, littlestream Being sick is no fun 
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Yeap, thanks, sbst. I did check with storekeeper.Originally posted by sbst275:Sea Cucumber... Hardly cook with these
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AwwOriginally posted by littlestream:Thanks SL. Yeap, I am praying for good health. Am not starting the new year quite right. Have been plaque with this ailment, that ailment. I will say a lil' prayer 4 u too, that u'll hv gd health thru'out 2006! -
take multivitamins and echinacea... helps boost immunity
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oh.. that's right *smacks forehead* thanks for reminder about echinacea.. gotta buy some of that tomorrowOriginally posted by the Bear:take multivitamins and echinacea... helps boost immunity -
Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Not anymore. Haven't u heard.. kan_i stole my halo
Wah... so nice... can I be in ur immediate family too... yummz!
kan_i? Whose that? Never mind, you don't need a halo, you are an angel lah. the last I heard, your hubby is a good cook leh. -
Thanks very much, SL.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Aww I will say a lil' prayer 4 u too, that u'll hv gd health thru'out 2006! -
Multi-vit, yes but that echinacea........what's that? I see it on the shelves.Originally posted by the Bear:take multivitamins and echinacea... helps boost immunity -
talking about cookery.. i just got suckered into cooking braised duck for the office
they'll actually give me a raw duck.. and i'm supposed to give them a braised duck about 5 days later -
You heard rightOriginally posted by littlestream:
kan_i? Whose that? Never mind, you don't need a halo, you are an angel lah. the last I heard, your hubby is a good cook leh. He's a v. good cook! Rhonda told u issit?
orh.. u dunno kan_i ah? someone in this forum too. I was looking thru' some posts just now in another thread & saw that he was rummaging for his halo LOL -
Littlestream: Echinacea is a plant that strengthens the immune system. Found some info on it which u might find interesting! It's halfway down the page...
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t042500.asp -
NPNTOriginally posted by the Bear:talking about cookery.. i just got suckered into cooking braised duck for the office
they'll actually give me a raw duck.. and i'm supposed to give them a braised duck about 5 days later
Can show pic of your masterpiece? I've never cook duck and I must say, I am impressed. But why 5 days? Take so long for marinade to soak in meh? -
I'm feeling hungry
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now on tv, they're showing the dudes on Pentacost Island.. where those fellas tie vines to their ankles and hurl themselves off rickety towers...
it's considered a rite for the protection for their yam harvest -
No, no one told me. I gather it from reading post here and there and pics too.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:You heard right He's a v. good cook! Rhonda told u issit?
orh.. u dunno kan_i ah? someone in this forum too. I was looking thru' some posts just now in another thread & saw that he was rummaging for his halo LOL
Oh, you lucky angel. Most of my girlfriends have hubbies who cook. But not mine. However, I am not complaining. He has his other strengths. -
well, from reading ur posts here & there, I gather ur a gd cook, too, & your hubby's a lucky one!Originally posted by littlestream:No, no one told me. I gather it from reading post here and there and pics too.
Oh, you lucky angel. Most of my girlfriends have hubbies who cook. But not mine. However, I am not complaining. He has his other strengths. -
Orh, okay. Thanks SL. Guess I go get some too.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Littlestream: Echinacea is a plant that strengthens the immune system. Found some info on it which u might find interesting! It's halfway down the page...
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t042500.asp -
Originally posted by the Bear:now on tv, they're showing the dudes on Pentacost Island.. where those fellas tie vines to their ankles and hurl themselves off rickety towers...
it's considered a rite for the protection for their yam harvest
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yeah... takes about 3 to 4 days to marinate... i'll go take a pic when i'm done
here's the recipe:
Braised Duck
ingredients
1 duck
1 packet of 5 spice powder
salt equal to volume of 5 spice powder
1 bottle of semi-premium grade dark soy sauce (Tai Hua Brand is best)
1 handful of sugar
method
marinating
wash duck thoroughly making sure bits of the head is cleaned (if you want to keep head)
mix spice powder and salt together
smear mixture evenly inside and outside duck
put duck in a plastic bag and tie up
bung into fridge (not freezer) and leave for 3 to 4 days
cooking
rinse duck (not wash.. just rinse most of the marinate off) not too thorough
melt sugar in wok until it starts to turn into a black treacly mess
pour about ¾ of the soy sauce and dissolve the sugar
heat until sauce starts to simmer
put duck in and keeps scooping the black sauce over the duck
turn over every 15 minutes and keep basting the duck
when the duck turns golden brown, fill wok with water until most of duck is covered
keep turning over duck every 15 minutes, taking care not to burn it (best put a small steel rack to elevate the duck from contact with bottom of the wok)
keep simmering until cooked (about 2 hours)
voila! braised duck! -
Thanks for the recipe, Bear. I'll copy and paste. But then, one packet of 5-spice. Here, boh one packet leh. It comes in a bottle. In any case, also must know the volume of that packet, right? Got big, medium or small. And equal amount of salt ah? Eh too salty bey?
Wah, you got big pot enought to fit that duck ah?
Happy cooking.