Elaine's Food Again.

Time for more of my makes (:

Many of these are very casual dishes i whip up in about 15-20 mins including prep time (for real jiffy meals) so the presentation wasn't meant to be emphasized on. Lately, most of the time i cook to de-stress or simply because i needed something to eat. lol.

One Pasta Dinner.

Seafood Marinara
tiger prawns, squid, scallops in a homemade tomato base with fresh basil


Prawn & Mushroom Arrabiata
tiger prawns, shiitake mushrooms tossed in a tasty tomato-mushroom sauce base


Sausage & Squid in Creamy Tomato Sauce


Mentaiko Wafu Pasta w Furikake Salmon Tataki
spaghetti in a special cod roe wafu sauce, furikake half-seared salmon sashmi slices with seaweed shreds.

oh man, i was super discouraged when my tataki failed at the last moment. Everything went well from the seasoning to the searing but i crumbled at the final step of slicing- just because i didn't have a sharp sashimi-slicing knife!

to make things worse, i had made a sesame-ginger vinaigrette to complement it but i forgot to drizzle it on. LOL. and by the time i remembered, dad & sis have already cleared their plates.

lesson learnt: get a good knife & be less blur.


Rose Strawberry Tarts
almond puff pastry, rose-maple scented cream, apricot-glazed strawberries, dark chocolate sauce, pistachio bits, pink rose buds.





i worked hard on that cream! the flavour was really good (:

A Leftover Dish.

Mixed Grilled Seafood Mesclun Salad

the next day, i used up the remaining seafood pieces- seasoned, grilled and then tossed them up with balsamic-olive oil dressing.

Breakfasts.



Berry Hotcakes
Japanese-style Hotcakes, maple sauce, berries & walnuts


Bacon & Egg Baguette
toasted garlic frenchbread, scrambled eggs, streaky bacon, drizzled with a homemade Hollandaise sauce


Monkey Bread
peanut butter & banana filled raisin toasts, served with 2 butter-bathed pork bratwursts

Casual Dishes.

Oven-Roasted Miso Snow Cod
baked silky cod fish topped with roasted garlic


Rosemary Snapper Fish
with an indian-style tomato chickpea salad


Grilled Norwegian Salmon
over a bed of balsamico braised lentil salad, cherry tomatoes


Herbed Chicken Breast
with balsamic-mushroom sauce and a mixed veggie salad

(all the above are served with white rice)

you'd notice how frequent i use balsamic in my cooking.
i love balsamic vinegar! esp the aged ones =D