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by peejeej on September 27th, 2010
To celebrate the BF’s new employment we treated 3 of our friends to sushi at Kiraku in the Hague. Forget about the all you can eat! Kiraku is very good, has a Japanese chef and the starters are absolutely fabulous.
On with the pictures!
by peejeej on September 15th, 2010
I love coleslaw and it’s so easy to make on your own. Love it especially with something barbeque-y or something like fried chicken. Since I live in an appartment building, a bbq is out of the question. Didn’t feel like oven roasting either, so I came up with a sticky porkchop. It’s a simplified version of my sticky porkbelly.
The oven fries were ready bought. For the coleslaw I used: vinegar, sugar, a little black pepper, creme fraiche/mayonaise (half and half), white cabbage, tinned sweet corn, shredded carrots and some raisins. The porkchop I panfried until browned and almost cooked through. Then I added ketchup and soy sauce to the pan, reducing until it coats the porkchops and makes them nice and sticky.
by peejeej on September 12th, 2010
My parents came over for a belated birthday visit. My dad was on holiday 25th of July and then later I had my operation. So fully healed and ready to eat, they came over. As always we went to Grand Palace for the usual Chinese lunch/dinner. Didn’t take any pics, because we mostly eat the same stuff.
My aunt baked us a cake and a quiche, which my mom brought with her. The quiche was very filling and yummy. No idea about some of the stuff that was in there, but I’m guessing: puff pastry, eggs, aged cheese, leaks, tomatoes, small strips of bacon, black and green olives, peppers, mushrooms and perhaps some celery. Enjoyed it very much. It has inspired me to make a quiche again. Although the pastry is a bit of a hassle for me and I can’t get decent ready made pastry in the shops near here.
Thanks auntie!
by peejeej on August 30th, 2010
These puff pastry squares are a super easy and yummy. 1 piece (a quater) is perfect as a starter and 2 pieces are enough to fill you up.
I used my brownie tin for these, which is a perfect size. Line the tin with some baking paper and place the puff pastry squares inside. Overlap them slightly at the edges and press together, I kept a bit of an upstanding edge at the sides of the tin.
Cut the courgette in 3′s and cut these into long not too thin slices. Pan-fry the slices until slightly colored and still have a bit of a bite, season with salt and pepper. Leave to cool. Slice the mushrooms and pan-fry until they’re nicely brown, I hate chewy slippery mushrooms. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper during pan frying. Leave to cool. Cut an onion so you have thin slices that stay together.
by peejeej on August 4th, 2010
Sunday 25th of July we had a full blown NOM Fest. High Tea at Lof der Zoetheid. We had lots and lots of savory and mostly sweet yummy goodness. It was our first time eating there and it will certainly wont be our last. I definitely want to try the meatballs in tomato sauce that were tempting me while we were waiting for our own table.
LdZ has a nice decor which is a mixture of vintage and clean crisp design. There is one big modern table at the center of a bunch of old salvaged school tables and stools. An old record player plays some jazzy tunes. Acousticly it isn’t very ideal, sounds resonate all over the place.
The suspects:
The loot:
Rest of the pictures behind the cut cuz I have loads of them. Excuse any photography fails, my mind was elsewhere… (hmmm.. food)
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by peejeej on July 26th, 2010
My birthday was on the 25 of July. Turned 31 (omg).. I’ve been craving lobster, since it has been about a year since I last had any. We went to Grand Palace in Rotterdam.
We chose to types of dim sum:
Char Siu Cheong Fun, Chinese bbq pork wrapped in rice noodle sheets with soy sauce.
Turnip cake, steamed rice flour and Asian radish with dried shrimp and pork cut into slices and panfried. One of my all time favourites, especially when the outside has turned crispy.
As our mains we had half a Peking duck and lobster together with some steamed rice. I really wanted some pork belly, but they had run out. 
Thinly cut pieces of Peking duck with crispy crunchy skin.
Pancakes and toppings (cucumber, spring onion, pickled cabbage and hoi sin sauce) for the peking duck.
Om nom nom! It’s making my mouth water.
And my all time favourite which I just don’t have often enough.
Lobster with ginger, garlic and spring onions.. I ate my first lobster as a kid with Chinese New Years. It’s been a long time since I celebrated it with my family and only recently discovered the dish at a local restaurant. Sadly though it was a bit tough, because it was slightly overcooked. I still loved it though and the sauce on it’s own it just yummy.
by peejeej on July 7th, 2010
It has been a while since we bought some snacks from St. Anny in Rotterdam. We were in the neighbourhood scored some Chinese roasted pork at May Fung went by St. Anny’s and got these goodies.
Fried Cha siu bao. We never seen or had these before. The outside is nice and crispy and the inside has the soft firm texture of my scones. The bread seems slightly sweet which goes well with the cha siu filling. Will definitely buy these again.
On the left, Ham sui kok a fried glutinous rice ball filled with meat and vegetables. I’m guessing this one only has pork. These didn’t have that much filling, but they were fine none the less.
On the right is a Chinese chicken pie, it’s about the size of my index fingers and thumbs making a circle. It’s flat like a cookie, has a crumbly top (like pie crust) and a flaky puffpastry like bottom. It’s filled with a chicken, onion and corn mix. A nice little snack for when you aren’t too hungry.
by peejeej on June 25th, 2010
Made another cheat’s Mapo Tofu. This time I couldn’t find any ground pork and I don’t really like it with ground beef. The solution, pork sausages! Works fine and the sausage seasoning doesn’t ruin the flavor. Made this with another packet of black bean sauce, chopped onion, frozen peas and red chillies. Perfect with steamed rice and a little cucumber for a bit of fresh crunch to balance the spiciness.
by peejeej on June 22nd, 2010
I haven’t been updating a lot recently. It all leads back to my “stomach” pains. I’ve been having these pains of and on for about 10 years now, in the center and right of my ribcage, radiating to my back. Many years ago I had several tests and the conclusion was, “You’ll just have to live with it.” Now lately it’s been bothering me more often than usual. Finally went back to the doctor and he ordered an ultrasound. Don’t have the results yet since the doc is on vacation (yay..), but it appears to be a gallbladder/gallstone problem.
I haven’t been able to eat very well and also haven’t had much energy to go on cooking sprees. Hopefully I will get my results soon and they’ll be able to fix these damned pains.
So there’s the reason why I haven’t updated much. Hope you don’t forget my corner of the web and come back to visit every once in a while.
by peejeej on June 16th, 2010
Live on the Flip Side has featured my cheesecake at the end of their video. Make sure to comment and subcribe to their Youtube Vlog. They just gave me an excuse to make another cheesecake. For those who aren’t as patient, see my Raspberry Cheesecake recipe and just leave out the raspberries.
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