Attempts @ Cooking Today

A Saturday to rest at home...

I ended up cooking again...

First dish: 芋头糕 (Yam Kueh)

I love eating yam. I put yam into soup, rice..... I decide that I wanted to eat 芋头糕, so I searched the recipe online and bought the necessary ingredients (whatever I can find in the supermarket). In the morning, I started preparing the ingredients. Everything went smoothly until the steaming part. I don't have a wok to steam the kueh, so I used the pot. But I think the pot is too small and the water keeps drying up, so I have to keep adding water to continue the steaming. Apparently that doesn't work, after 1.5 hrs of steaming. the kueh is still sticky. It is cooked but not "solid". In the end, I have to try frying it. In conclusion, my 芋头糕failed, well, it is edible but definitely 见不得人.

After the failed attempt to cook 芋头糕, I saw the sun shining brightly outside. I have to get out and go for a jog, or at least a walk. When there is a good weather, I better start working out, if not by the time winter really comes, I can forget about getting my bum out of the house. It was a warm afternoon and Bonjyo River was beautiful. I met Kate near her house and I had a good chat with her.

Bonjyo River

I kind of like this picture, but I donno why...

The bright warm sun

A temple near Kate's house

Second dish: Chawanmushi

I didn't want to cook for dinner, just wanted to eat fruits. I ate an orange and an apple. Then suddenly, I remembered chawanmushi. I wanted to try cooking it for a long time. It looked really simple on the video. But after the failed attempt to steam my yam cake, I was a little apprehensive about steaming. I decided to just try with simple ingredients: fishcake, prawn and crabmeat. It turned out well and taste good. Happy...



Chawanmushi





prawn, crab meat and fish cake...