Cooking With My New Thai Brass Wok

My New Thai Brass Wok

 

These are the dishes that I cooked using my new Thai Brass Wok which I bought from Chinatown, Bangkok.  Making full use of it.

 

Fried Crispy Garlic

Click here to see EZ Homemade Kiwi Jam recipe

Click here for recipe - Family Style Jiu Hoo Char
 [Stir Fry Jicama with Dried Cuttlefish]

I read in several websites to find out the after care of the wok to maintain its shine and glory.  Very simple, just rub some lemon all over the wok face and bottom, then rinse with soapy water.  It looks as good as new.  Use wooden ladle for this wok.  I think I'll give it a good 'service' once the shine disappears.
A Hokkien porridge dish, Mustard Leaves Porridge [Kua Chye Moi] cooked with the Thai Brass Wok.  Good, served straight from the wok to bowl on the dining table.

Click here Kuah Chye Moi

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Year 2013 & Resolution 2014

2013 has been a very busy year for me.  I can't list down the things that I have done but there was hardly much free time to laze around.  There seem to be many things that I wish to do yet not done [not because of procrastination] but really insufficient or not enough time to do it.  Don't worry for me, there are no back logs that I can remember, as I always set my priorities right, hehehe!  

I don't think I owe anyone anything in 2013.  BUT, I think there is only one thing that I must do in 2014, that is to try  some of the many lovely recipes shared by all dear food bloggers.  Those that I have bookmarked to try and yet to do.  Some are as way back as 2011/2012. This is going to be one of my resolutions for 2014 - Must start to try them from now.  So my dear friends, you may see a dish so similar to yours, that's if I did it right, hehehe!

If I do try them and post the recipes after trying for record purposes but forgotten to link to the respective blogs, my sincere apologies.  Hope you will give me a 'tinkle' if you do spot the errors and I'll update and link it up right away.  I'm not young anymore and good memories do fail me at times.

Anyway, I was happy all throughout 2013 and thought it was a good year for me with things running smoothly until Christmas Day. My family and relatives are healthy, safe and sound.  But on the fateful early morning of Christmas Day, I lost my dear youngest brother in a road mishap.  He left us so suddenly without uttering any words. Leaving his aged mother, siblings, his loving wife and two young daugthers. This really shattered my thoughts of a beautiful 2013 and a big blow to my family, relatives and even his friends.
However, throughout the year, I have made many new friends through food blogging, outdoor social activities and recreational sports etc.   I do appreciate all the valuable comments, feedbacks and advices which are very inspirational.   Through food blogging, my friends, relatives and family especially my hubby and myself got to enjoy a wide range of yummy-licious home-cooked food in 2013.  I think there were over 270 new recipes that I have tried throughout the year.  To me, it's quite an accomplishment.  With so much good food and bakes, I must say that none in the family has their waistlines expanding 'sideways'....Got what I mean. So it is still worth the effort to prepare home-cooked food.

So much said, happy or sad, life has to go on.  It's time to wish all readers/visitors of my blog and blogger friends a safe and good new year ahead for all.

"May this new year brings safety,

good health and happiness to all.

 Most of all, please do enjoy visiting me here to keep me going"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014"

P/S: To my dear readers and blogger friends, I will not be posting any recipe regularly as before as I'm not in the 'mood for food'.  But I would love your visits to this blog even though the new postings aren't regular for the time being.  Take care.

Merry Christmas 2013

Today is Christmas Day, all are in joyous mood.  I attended a Christmas celebration organised by a Church nearby my home earlier this month and really enjoyed the event.  I learned something from the pastor.   He explained that Christmas is not about gifts or Christmas tree or holidays or shopping but to remember this

"GOD LOVES YOU"
"GOD IS WITH YOU"
"GOD IS FOR YOU"

"MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL"

Updated on 1st January 2014

Christmas Day will never be the same to me cos' it is the day I lost my youngest brother suddenly in a road mishap.  It is a day that will no longer be joyous to our family.

My Built-in Oven on Strike

I bought my first oven [a built in oven more than twenty years ago].  A reliable brand called ELBA.  I can't remember the model number but now it has gone on 'Strike'.  Honestly, it has served me 'faithfully' all this years until 2 years ago.

I had contacted several technicians recommended by the dealers and friends.  Some refused to come, some wanted to be paid if no repairs are done and some just gave some illogical reasons.  Finally, I had one who came, took my oven away and told me it was the heating element problem.  I had it changed and paid a few hundred Ringgit.  The oven was back on duty not for  long.  I went back to this technician, he told me it is the thermostat  problem and promised me to get the spare parts.  Until today, he didn't manage to find it even though the distributor 'Fiamma' company still exist [I think in KL].

Recently, I showed some relatives how to bake loaf bread at their home.  They too have a built in Elba oven. The bread turned out so lovely and I suddenly thought I should try another time to find the most needed spare part [oven thermostat] to rescue my oven.

I'm writing this post in the hope that some readers and fellow blogger friends may have some advice on this.  Most people would say, just buy a new one after all it's more than 20 years old.  I did buy a new one but only a small one cos' I haven't a place to fit in another built-in oven.  I believe there are 'older' ovens elsewhere still functioning well and mine, if I can find the thermostat, it should work well again.  I'll also check it out with Fiamma, KL for help.

I'm reluctant sad to throw this oven away just because of this problem.

Thank you.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2013

What is Chinese New Year?  To me, it is a dateline to fulfill after many, many days of preparation [shopping, cleaning, baking, cooking etc].  Many says if you don't go through these, there is no CNY mood.  So must do and do to have that feel of celebration coming soon.

Anyway, when you have older people in the house, all these duties must be done.  Hopefully, one day when I'm that age, I would scrape most of these routine things and sit down to enjoy CNY like those days when we were young [everything taken care off by our parents and grandparents].  But nowadays, the younger generation won't do much for you.  They too wants to simplify the traditional practices.   Is it a good thing or bad thing?

Wow! before I start my 'CNY duties' at my MIL's place, the most important thing to do now is to send my CNY greetings and wishes to all readers and fellow food bloggers.  It's great fun having all of you around all this time.  The encouraging comments and sharing of valuable views about baking, cooking and all the things that are happening are very much appreciated.  Hope    all these wonderful times will remain for as long as possible.  

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2013

TO ALL CHINESE READERS, FELLOW FOOD BLOGGERS

AROUND THE WORLD

MAY THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR BRINGS 

PROSPERITY, HEALTH AND WEALTH 

TO ALL OF YOU

 AND TO NON-CHINESE READERS/BLOGGERS

DO JOIN IN THE FUN AND BEST WISHES TOO



Some photos of various food and cookies prepared for Chinese New Year 2013

Goodbye 2012 and Welcome 2013

Time flies and we have come to the last few hours of 2012.  Soon it will be a beginning of a brand new year.

Was quite surprised that I did so much postings [333] during the year which means that I have been very 'hardworking' in the kitchen, lol.   This is also an indication that I have also ate such a wide variety of food [do check out my whole year's postings if you are interested to know what I have had this year].   Lucky-leh to be able to enjoy so much food but hope they are healthy too.    Anyway, I'm happy that I have accomplished this much during the year, at least it's time well spent.

Here I wish to thank all my readers and many fellow food bloggers especially Cheah [No Frills], Esther [the Fuss Free chef], Phong Hong [Phong Hong Bakes], Veronica [Minty's Kitchen], HHB [Happy Home Baking], Sonia [Nasi Lemak Lover], Happy Flour [here] and many more for sharing their tested recipes, valuable comments, advices, ideas on cooking and baking.  Looking forward to see more of these in the brand new year.

SEASON'S GREETINGS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 

TO ALL READERS AND VISITORS OF THIS BLOG 

AND FELLOW FOOD BLOGGERS

MAY ALL OF US 

STAY HEALTHY AND HAPPY 

WITH DELICIOUS, YUMMY
GOOD FOOD

Kitchen Temporarily Closed

An outstation relative is in town for some health treatment.  Have to frequent the hospital  daily to give assistance and moral support.   Temporarily my kitchen is closed with  no home cooking until things are back in order.

Being healthy is most important  of all.  

Jam Magic

Just a word of appreciation to Guang Ming Chinese Daily, Penang 'We Eat' Column for their interest in homemade preserves/jams that were in my blog record and for sharing some information in the papers on DIY jams on 26 August 2012.

Here are some some excerpts of the articles which I would like to keep here as record.

We Eat Column of Guang Ming Chinese Daily, Penang

Fruit Jams

  

 

 

 

 

 With the write up, hopefully more people will try to make their own homemade jams/preserves especially when they have a pile up stock of fruits in the fridge.