Hello again everybody!
I decided to be more active for the one by two kitchen blog in 2011, and here comes the second post of the year!
This one is not a recipe post, though. This is an overview of what I have been creating and cooking in the past week. During the past week I have somehow found myself being filled with constant rush of creativity (especially in creating new recipes and getting inspired!) At night time I often think about new recipe dishes. I guess this must be because of my current obsession of staying slim with less carbs; this seems to intrigue the creativity side of me to find new dishes that are appealing and carb-less.. Anyway since not everyone here knows me personally on Facebook (I use Google Analytics to analyse my blog's popularity and such and found that the people who read my blogs actually come from everywhere), I decide to post this picture+blog collections!
So if you're a fan of carbohydrates, please put up with me! Next week I shall be introducing healthy carbs back to the blog!
First and foremost - seafood. Have I mentioned how big of a fan I am of seafood and especially of prawns?
King prawn medley with tomato and spring onion; served with miso soup!
I've always loved king prawns, and this is the first time that I got king prawns with tails while in the UK (M&S Food store). The taste of this dish reminds me of the Mediterranean sea and of the beaches in Bali. Yum!
Onto the second one then! This is chicken breast filled with cheese slices wrapped with Parma ham (better known as Prosciutto!) and served with asparagus (one of my favourite vegetables of all time).
Chicken breast and asparagus, each wrapped in Prosciutto and served with tomato. Chicken breast is filled with cheese slices.
Notice the singularity. Tomato. That's because my personal view on this dish is that since the prosciutto would make the chicken and asparagus rather salty, the tomato should add a bit of tanginess to the dish and thus lessen the saltiness. I might be wrong, Gordon Ramsay might laugh at my idea if he must, but I can only say good things about this recipe. It makes me want more, although I'm still working on how to minimize the saltiness. The reason I did not choose bacon and use Prosciutto is because of the high fat content of bacon! I'm going to experiment more about this dish, perhaps using mozzarella and other type of hams!
Seafood, tick. Chicken, tick. I'm also a big fan of extra lean meat. Although I'd be honest, I don't eat red meat or pork that much. However I got hold of extra lean pork in Sainsbury's and, at one night, this inspiration comes. I'm still very proud of this dish that I found, I simply love the taste. What else can I ask?
the one by two kitchen take on Buta no Misoyaki with lettuce and egg!
Basically they're made up of two extra lean porks, egg, lettuces, Japanese soy sauce, and miso paste. I'll post the recipe of this (I think I've made it to close-to-perfection by my standard). The picture above is when I'm cooking the dish (it looks beautiful!) Here's another picture (after balancing the lights).
And below is the picture of when it is served:
Second to last is another take of pan-seared tuna steak, this time served with Mascarpone sauce. Alright I did not make the Mascarpone sauce, ok? Gordon Ramsay made this sauce and sold it for Comic Relief and I happened to pass by this product in Sainsbury's! Still - what a nice dinner for me!
And below is the close-up look of my Pan-seared Tuna with Mascarpone sauce (and asparagus!)
PS: Super amazing way to start off your day!
ALRIGHT - that's about it for now! I'm going to post more recipes as soon as my brain starts working (I'm gonna be brutally honest - I am going crazy with my university's research project going now, I mistook socks for my clothes, misread stuffs and just went brain-crazy the whole day today).
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