Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 27th Edition
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NoOriginally posted by fudgester:I'm not married and I'm still studying.
Can I have an ang pow?
Only people receiving ang pows from me are my brother and nieces and nephews -
heh heh heh...
invited to the home of a friend on Fat Tuesday.. she said "i supply duck you make braised duck"
i said "okay" in a flash...
i think she was guilty about it coz she knows it takes about 2 hours to make... then came to me and said "no need lah.. uhh.. too much work.. uhh.. don't.. uhh.."
the rest of the people who will be going, who was around at the bazaar upstairs looked kinda... disappointed
Guilt... can cause people to do funny things -
I just had roasted pork rice yesterdayOriginally posted by the Bear:okay
i still recommend swearing at him, then recommend that he contemplates a sex change and a lobotomy as viable solutions to his problems
with that, i'm going off for lunch.. i'll probably attempt to kill myself with lard.. thinking of roasted pork rice
Order fried cabbage and sardines along with it too
Having Chicken rice today
Haha oh I told him he is over-sensitive too
You scold him he breaks into tiny little pieces and becomes even whinier
Yeah he is worse than a girl I tell you
All the girls in the guild are more 'man' than he is
They have more 'balls' -
Sis has cancelled that big Chinese New year Steamboat Dinner. Thank god.
We are just more likely to go to Chinatown during a weekend to see whether there is something like Chinatown light up for the Chinese New Year Weekend. Thank Buddha.
And sis wants some fengshui stuffs for the home. I just advised her to have to touch the crystal to know which one to buy. Dont buy online. They are way too expensive and might not suit her family. She needs some fengshui stuffs in her home. Quite a string of bad luck, especially with the children having bad dreams at night.
I also was having dreams, thats why I needed to move the bed and drink more chinese tea to stay awake during the days. Now adjusting my room to suit my fengshui so I can be waking up refreshed and helpful in the morning.
And oh....this is the first morning I woke up early in my room, without the need of a alarm clock. So my decision to move the bed was rite. Though I was kept busy..... -
i ate something insanely unhealthy and something unreasonably healthy for lunch
had the aforementioned roast pork.. also had double-boiled cucumber soup
kitten.. uhh.. move bed also can have such effects? -
Sometimes yes.Originally posted by the Bear:kitten.. uhh.. move bed also can have such effects?
The house lack water features & windchimes.
And I moved the bed for another reason. i dont like the fact that there is a big framed picture on the wall above my head. With sharp edges.
For all we know. a earthquake might strike and the picture frame could kill me off while I sleep. -
i might also trip and smash me head against the wall becoming dumber than i already am
oh well.. i guess everyone marches to the beat of a different drum
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What is a double-boiled cucumber soup?Originally posted by the Bear:i ate something insanely unhealthy and something unreasonably healthy for lunch
had the aforementioned roast pork.. also had double-boiled cucumber soup
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thats another fengshui altogether. I never been to your room, so I have no idea what you plan to trip on and hit what wall.Originally posted by the Bear:i might also trip and smash me head against the wall becoming dumber than i already am
oh well.. i guess everyone marches to the beat of a different drum
And with small children in the house, with them sleeping terribly, you will want to try different drums to give them better peace in sleep.
I suggested American Indian Dream Catchers, but my sister has a belief that its something in the attic tat is communicating with the kids and making them dream. Plus, this house is technically on a previous Indian Burial Grounds.
And sis was always more sensitive to the 'spiritual beings' then I do. -
overgrown cucumber (seriously!) with some lean pork and something else which has disintegrated in a thick bowl, filled with water... and it's steamed to ensure very slow cooking without the soup in the bowl boiling over...
the result is a very clear soup which is pretty good
sometimes called "steamed soup"
p.s. someone did a writeup on the stall.. clicky here => SOUP!Originally posted by honeymouse:What is a double-boiled cucumber soup? -
I think superstitions can sometimes ruin people's lives and freedom. It has too much control over people.Originally posted by viciouskitty74:thats another fengshui altogether. I never been to your room, so I have no idea what you plan to trip on and hit what wall.
And with small children in the house, with them sleeping terribly, you will want to try different drums to give them better peace in sleep.
I suggested American Indian Dream Catchers, but my sister has a belief that its something in the attic tat is communicating with the kids and making them dream. Plus, this house is technically on a previous Indian Burial Grounds.
And sis was always more sensitive to the 'spiritual beings' then I do.
That's my view anyway! -
True....I agree too.Originally posted by honeymouse:I think superstitions can sometimes ruin people's lives and freedom. It has too much control over people.
That's my view anyway!
Still, I rather be safe, then sorry. -
attack of the zzzmonsters...
losing consciousness...
lapsing into a coma... -
Sounds yummy. I don't cook/have soup here very often as we hardly have the time to do so. Perhaps I should start making used of my slow cooker I have at home.Originally posted by the Bear:overgrown cucumber (seriously!) with some lean pork and something else which has disintegrated in a thick bowl, filled with water... and it's steamed to ensure very slow cooking without the soup in the bowl boiling over...
the result is a very clear soup which is pretty good
sometimes called "steamed soup"
p.s. someone did a writeup on the stall.. clicky here => SOUP!
Any idea how to use the slow cooker to cook soup so that it will be ready by the time we get home? Just dump all the ingredients in? -
I finally put some clothes in the washer. Put my fake crocs out to dry. (Was scrubbing them with soap and then toothpaste in the shower.)
Finished up the Ovaltine with peppermint schnapps & whipped cream. Now to wait to sleep. Time now is 2130hours in OC CA USA. -
sure..
bunch of pork ribs or pork or anything like that.. (can use chicken carcass too but not as nice)
radishes, cut up into something resembling 1 inch cubes.. carrot (optional)
dried scallop or dried cuttlefish.. depending on availability.. i use cuttlefish...
water...
all into the slow cooker.. allow to simmer for about a day..
good stuff
and an additional tip.. if you want to clear out the yukky gunky stuff from the pork, get a pot of tap water, put the pork in it, bring to boil... allow boiling for about half a minute to 45 seconds, pour away the water, remove the pork and transfer into the slow cooker
as for how much of the stuff, uhh.. i dunno how to describe.. cooking has always been by estimation, and a bit of experience tells you how much to put.. i've never actually measured stuffOriginally posted by honeymouse:Sounds yummy. I don't cook/have soup here very often as we hardly have the time to do so. Perhaps I should start making used of my slow cooker I have at home.
Any idea how to use the slow cooker to cook soup so that it will be ready by the time we get home? Just dump all the ingredients in? -
Yep.Originally posted by honeymouse:Any idea how to use the slow cooker to cook soup so that it will be ready by the time we get home? Just dump all the ingredients in? -
Thanks Bear. I will try it out one day. Need to go and get radish and cuttlefish first. Ikan billis ok?Originally posted by the Bear:sure..
bunch of pork ribs or pork or anything like that.. (can use chicken carcass too but not as nice)
radishes, cut up into something resembling 1 inch cubes.. carrot (optional)
dried scallop or dried cuttlefish.. depending on availability.. i use cuttlefish...
water...
all into the slow cooker.. allow to simmer for about a day..
good stuff
and an additional tip.. if you want to clear out the yukky gunky stuff from the pork, get a pot of tap water, put the pork in it, bring to boil... allow boiling for about half a minute to 45 seconds, pour away the water, remove the pork and transfer into the slow cooker
as for how much of the stuff, uhh.. i dunno how to describe.. cooking has always been by estimation, and a bit of experience tells you how much to put.. i've never actually measured stuff
The tip you gave me is exactly the same as what my mum told me to do last time.
So do I need to add salt to it later? -
dried ikan bilis.. can also
no need for salt as the dried stuff is usually salted...
if not enough, you can add after...
the radish is nice with dark soy sauce too.. which addsto the salt intakeOriginally posted by honeymouse:Thanks Bear. I will try it out one day. Need to go and get radish and cuttlefish first. Ikan billis ok?
The tip you gave me is exactly the same as what my mum told me to do last time.
So do I need to add salt to it later? -
Lets say pork ribs. Get thin strips of them, cut into cubes with the bones in the centre.
Cubed/diced carrots
Diced Celery
Cubed/diced patatos
Chunks of winter melons (if you like them). Tomatos or Western Spinach. Add them in only when you get home and boil the soup on high for a while, angle the cover so its does not totally cover the crockpot & allows it space to boil, bubble & cook your wintermelons while you go for a shower.
For a Minestrone Soup style. You can cut a throw in one of those big onion. One will do. So by the time you get home, even w/o the wintermelons, tomatos or western spinach, the patatos, celery & carrots plus the meat can be drunk & eaten straight-away. -
Can throw in a spoonful of sugar too.Originally posted by the Bear:dried ikan bilis.. can also
no need for salt as the dried stuff is usually salted...
if not enough, you can add after...
the radish is nice with dark soy sauce too.. which addsto the salt intake -
Hmmm...afternoon push stroller for 2 hours.....now I am tanning nicely on my arms again.
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Oh....and my carrot cake turns out a bit too thick & chewy.
They were good when I simply stir fried it in cubes though. the outside was nicely crispy and tasteless on the insides. Makes decent rice cake.
I think i will slice them thinly instead and try frying them with fishoil tomorrow for breakfast. -
Kitty and Bear,
I just started a thread on sharing recipes, do you mind to put your soup receipes over there please? Many thanks!!
*Bear, feel free to add your Braised duck recipe there too, if you don't mind* -
About cooking, reminds me about what my brother in law tells me last week.
My mother came to USA to help out with the newborns long time ago.
And there was one time, my mother cooked/steamed something.
My brother in law, took out the cooked/steamed item and pour away the leftover juice on the base of that dish.
My mother was incensed! She kept telling him: Thats the best & MOST NUTRITIONEST part of that dish!
Reminds me of my friend telling me his time in Germany....where the angmohs will boil barley, throw away the water and eat the barley.....where we Singaporeans will throw away the barley and drink the water.
He was strongly recommending his German friend to come to Singapore. Soooo....his friend can eat barley seeds and he gets to drink the barley water.