Sunday, July 27, 2008

Stuffed Tofu with Chicken Soy-Fry

Don't these delicious cuties reminds you of Yong Tau Fu? Yes they do! Only thing is, we stuff minced chicken instead of fish paste. When you feel too lazy to cook up a few dishes to have that balanced diet, always try to have a meat+vege stir fry, they're easy, fuss-free, and tastes good with a simple dash of soy sauce, pepper, or sweet n sour sauce.


:: Stuffed Tofu with Chicken Soy-Fry ::

2 large tofu
1 cup finely minced chicken(you can marinate with a little bit of salt & pepper)
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
a dash of salt & pepper
1/4 red onion, chopped
for garnishing - chopped coriander/carrots/scallions (your choice!)

1. Cut each tofu in 4, make a slit in the middle of each 4 of them.
2. Stuff about 1 tablespoonfuls of minced chicken in the tofus. Do this for all remaining tofus.
3. Heat up a medium frying pan with some oil. Fry the tofus on each side until half-cooked.
4. Add in the chopped onions & fry until soften.
5. Pour in water, soy sauce, oyster sauce and gently stir to combine. This will also further cook the stuffed tofu.
6. Don't forget the salt & pepper to taste.
7. Transfer to a nice favourite serving bowl of yours. Garnish with some carrots/herbs.
8. Smile, get hungry, and eat with some rice or, just on it's own!

Yummm..... :-)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Sweet Happy Gifts

We loveeee gifts. Don't we? Boys and Gals, Young and Old, We All LOVE receiving gifts... :-) They make you smile, pretty, gorgeous, happy, excited, thankful, nice, and even when you're down or angry or upset - Gifts makes those lips of yours curve upwards, and your teeth twinkle, and that happy voice come out. It makes you feel appreciated.

As today was my last working day, of my 4+ years career with the Bank, I made these Sweet Happy Gifts for my friends (and bosses) there. Somehow... it does not feel like it is my last day there... I am so soo used of being there for such long hours, it seemed like a dream. But reality bites. It is my last day, and all company property returned, personal belongings packed and I walked past the front doors with a smile. Bringing with me all the good (and not so good) memories and experiences with me to carry on.

I have to say, I hate the work there (I hate it when I work lateeeee) but, BUT I WILL MISS THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH THERE. Not only behind those doors, but those around the world that corresponds with me about work via hundreds of e-mails daily. If you guys read this... yaay! You found me here.

For those in the office, I managed to wrap up some sweets and chocolates as an appreciation and farewell gift. I had some Hershey's, Kopiko, Sugus, and moreeee all wrapped up in a nice colourful plastic wrap, with a ribbon to seal. They all seemed to love it! And I am glad they did.

It was hard saying good bye, but I loved the farewell lunch we had at a Japanese restaurant here in Penang. Yikes, I did not bring my camera sooo no blogging about it here... :-(

Looking forward to spending more time for my food blog! :-)