Night Owls Chatterboxes Part XVIII
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Not all cookbooks are inaccurate. There are a few cookbooks I've used that yield great results.Originally posted by the Bear:seems that people say that the cookbooks are all wrong.. everyone MUST modify the recipe to make it palatable..
and some, modify it so much that the initial recipe is totally different from the one the prepared..
Most of the time, I'll end up modifying it anyways cause ... well, I just can't resist adding my own touches to 'improve upon' the recipes.
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No no... I mean, why is there a special word for their poop ?Originally posted by skeujin:its a mexican word -
do you use it much? How do you find her recepies? I find myself having to adjust a little bit....Originally posted by Rhonda:I have that cookbook too! -
I love her recipe for Sambal Udang!Originally posted by breytonhartge:do you use it much? How do you find her recepies? I find myself having to adjust a little bit....
Exactly the way my grandma cooked it! (But yeah... I modified it a little! 
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I think I've tried a few more recipes from her cookbook cause I was very pleased with how accurate they were. Can't quite remember what the dishes were, though. -
i'd rather use the online versions then.. they're free
anyway, poor snake.. they had to cut her up and then sew her back again
i think they're going to keep it around until she's healed up then let her go...
ohh.. cool! she goes out, picks up a LOT of heat, then returns to the nest with eggs to incubate the eggs..
3 months later, her eggs hatch and she's actually looking after the babies!
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nothing wrong with modifying recepies... all to suit what we like to eat right? Hola bear! hope you had a good bike ride!Originally posted by the Bear:seems that people say that the cookbooks are all wrong.. everyone MUST modify the recipe to make it palatable..
and some, modify it so much that the initial recipe is totally different from the one the prepared.. -
Well, that's cause you don't know the joy of holding a cookbook close to you as you sit, legs curled up under you, in some big comfy seat, flipping through the pages, gasping in awe at the lovely food photos, scrutinising the ingredients list and reading the instructions and mentally making 'modifications' in your mind.Originally posted by the Bear:i'd rather use the online versions then.. they're free
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the Giant Anaconda now..
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nope.. doesn't help that i never follow cooking instructions anyway... i just do what has to be doneOriginally posted by Rhonda:Well, that's cause you don't know the joy of holding a cookbook close to you as you sit, legs curled up under you, in some big comfy seat, flipping through the pages, gasping in awe at the lovely food photos, scrutinising the ingredients list and reading the instructions and mentally making 'modifications' in your mind.
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Brey, do you live alone? Sorry for being nosey but kinda curious.
I've been living alone for almost a decade liao! -
Thanks, brey. That is really kind of you.Originally posted by breytonhartge:Dunno... maybe God did and not me... anyway, will keep you in prayers! I do understand how you feel though, no maid, no extended family to help... I remember when I was learning how to cook, my flatmates were very tolerant. But now I do enjoy cooking. I find it very relaxing for some reason.
In canada huh? When my better half and myself are in Toronto next, maybe we could meet up? Been wanting to go back to the USA and Canada for a while now. Its been about 12 years since I last set foot in the USA.
Yeap, I do enjoy cooking and baking now.
Yeap, Toronto, Ontario. Sure. We can firm up when the opportunity comes. Wow, 12 years is a longgg time. So much has changed in Toronto. Many come and are shocked. My other S'porean friends actually commented "alamak........I thought is ang moh country, how come like that one?" Hee hee..........
You are into building homes? That's cool! Never been to Adelaide though. Only stepped soil on Perth and Sydney. How do you like it there? -
they probably have more descriptive words. similar to english we have sh1t, crap, manure, dung, poo. n dung being used more often for cows..Originally posted by Ferret:No no... I mean, why is there a special word for their poop ? -
tried to make the kueh lapis bactavia and it turned out quite well, it did not look like kueh lapis but it sure tasted like it, I did not have the oven heated hot enough so did not get the nice brown layers alternating with the light yellow layers...Originally posted by Rhonda:I love her recipe for Sambal Udang! Exactly the way my grandma cooked it! (But yeah... I modified it a little! )
I think I've tried a few more recipes from her cookbook cause I was very pleased with how accurate they were. Can't quite remember what the dishes were, though.
Have tried her rendang recepie, quite good. In fact have tried the whole book, almost, very true to taste, but just cannot resist modifying a little... -
OH GOSH!!! In Grey's Anatomy, they cut an artery in an operation and blood's spurting everywhere!!
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you should watch the documentary instead... this dude is wrestling an anaconda which is trying its damnest to get away
he's caught this one before
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I was for the most part of my 12 years... hehe... remember when you fell asleep at your keyboard a while back? I did mention that I convinced a nice peranakan girl to come back to Adelaide with me...Originally posted by Rhonda:Brey, do you live alone? Sorry for being nosey but kinda curious.
I've been living alone for almost a decade liao!
I also have 2 "kids" hugo and nozzie...
I know what that is like, living alone. I did not mind it though. It was nice. No one to answer to, no responsibilities(except those you give yourself!), come and go as you please.. nice. -
Thanks bro. The round tin? I took it to the potluck and friends said it was good. Well, I don't know if it's manners.Originally posted by skeujin:of course ill cook for family... how did the otah turn out? luks good in the pics
If you asked my honest opinion? Not as good as the ones we eat in S'pore. A tad too salty for me too. But got to discount that statement because I am not salt inclined. I can eat very bland food.
The texture is firm this time. Thanks to you, I omit the shrimps. My previous attempts with the shrimps always makes it moist so, very unlike otak although the taste is better than this lot. So, this is a better consistency.
I also find that I needed more galangal. I think the next time I do it can be better.
Hubby's opinion? He said not spicy enough. That, I agree too.
But really, thanks to you, skeujin. Your tips did help. I followed Bear...to allow paste to room temperature. I pre-heated the oven. Use upper rack to bake and then change to lower rack to grill. -
hi everybody...
It's late and now i am tired... heh...
yet i am reluctance to sleep at this moment.. hee.. -
you watching season 2 is it?Originally posted by Rhonda:OH GOSH!!! In Grey's Anatomy, they cut an artery in an operation and blood's spurting everywhere!! -
now i know the guy is a complete nutter
he's looking for anaconda in the night.. by walking barefoot in the swamp
ohh.. he stepped on a cayman and it's almost attacked him..
he's stepped on an anaconda now.. it's a "breeding ball".. mating anaconda.. now he's being a voyeur watching live snake porn -
Yeah, that's how it's like living alone!Originally posted by breytonhartge:I was for the most part of my 12 years... hehe... remember when you fell asleep at your keyboard a while back? I did mention that I convinced a nice peranakan girl to come back to Adelaide with me...
I know what that is like, living alone. I did not mind it though. It was nice. No one to answer to, no responsibilities(except those you give yourself!), come and go as you please.. nice.
Sometimes, if you've lived alone for too long, you end up getting so used to it that you don't really wish to give it all up, even though you crave companionship.
Comfort zone.
And hey, congratulations for having a nice companion! -
how come?Originally posted by subarugal:hi everybody...
It's late and now i am tired... heh...
yet i am reluctance to sleep at this moment.. hee.. -
wow! another chef in disguise or specifically, in an architect's outfit!Originally posted by breytonhartge:tried to make the kueh lapis bactavia and it turned out quite well, it did not look like kueh lapis but it sure tasted like it, I did not have the oven heated hot enough so did not get the nice brown layers alternating with the light yellow layers...
Have tried her rendang recepie, quite good. In fact have tried the whole book, almost, very true to taste, but just cannot resist modifying a little... -
Nope, Ch 5 is broadcasting the First Season. Took them some time to get this fantastic show on air!Originally posted by breytonhartge:you watching season 2 is it? -
Thank you. If you are ever in Adelaide, come visit and we'll cook for you!Originally posted by Rhonda:Yeah, that's how it's like living alone!
Sometimes, if you've lived alone for too long, you end up getting so used to it that you don't really wish to give it all up, even though you crave companionship.
Comfort zone.
And hey, congratulations for having a nice companion!