mac and cheese

Baked, 3 or 4 cheese (depends if you count pre-grated marble cheese as 1 or 2), with carrots, green onion, cilantro, topped with bread crumbs

East meets West

Black bean cream sauce on pasta, with chicken, cauliflower, and carrots

Smiling Pork Chop

Finally figured out why my food all looks blue. Camera's white balance was on the wrong setting.

Leftover pork chop from the other night (middle of the plate).

Roasted potato medallions and tomato slices make the eyes and face. Mixed with oil, parsley flakes, onion and garlic powder, S&P, topped with paprika and grated cheese before going in the oven. Oven set to 450, 20 min.

Next time I would...

Use less oil on the tomatoes and potatoes.

Cut the tomato into thicker slices so it's easier to take them off the foil-lined baking pan.

Put breadcrumbs on top of the potato medallions.

Try making a napoleon with cream cheese as the filler.

Pork Chop Dinner

My new signature dish:

Pork Chops in Apple Sage Monterey Jack Cheese Sauce with Roasted Paprika Potatoes

Pre-Sauce

Post-Sauce

Japan Fever

Went to Little Tokyo yesterday, had Daikokuya for lunch (popular ramen place).

Salad: Really good. I'm not sure what's in the dressing, but it's very unique and tasty.

The Ramen (Kattori flavour broth-some Tonkatsu variant) - I would have liked a more flavourful soup, and the pork was a little lackluster. Very big bowl, though

Tuna Sashimi mini-don - It was ok. Not the best fish, but not fishy-smelling either.

No trip to Little Tokyo would be complete without a complete unnecessary purchase.

My first attempt at making sushi. I need a lot less rice and a lot more fillings.

Tuesday night dinner

Sunshine "Steak" on a bed of romaine lettuce with oven-roasted lemon roast potatoes

Monday evening dinner

Steamed broccoli (steamed too much)

Roast potatoes in lemon, oil, paprika

Ground beef with onions, garlic, tomatoes, ketchup, chili powder

It's been a while...

Another version of my dry-rub many spice chicken. It was a bit salty, but the pan was a lot hotter, which is why the colour is so much darker. The vegetables are tomatoes, celery, onion and carrots stir-fried first, and then simmered in golden cooking wine with sugar and salt. Yummy!

Desert made at Vivian's. Apple and peach panfried in butter with sugar and cocoa powder. Once soft, I added caramel-cinnamon dipping sauce and milk to make a nice sauce, and let it sit on low heat for a while to thicken up.

Crappy picture, but great curry. Made with potatoes, apples, carrots, onion, garlic, beef sirloin tips cut thinly, and coconut milk. It was a bit too apple-y for me, I won't but them in until near the end or something next time.