Category: Sides

Seafood, Sides

Baked Mussels

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So I invited my family over for Raya and I wanted to make something simple yet delicious. As I was walking around NTUC, I chanced upon the frozen bin section and saw, in my opinion, the best deal of all time – mussels. These ‘ang moh’ mussels have already been cleaned and you can get them shelled or otherwise. I grabbed a box of green NZ mussels with half the shell on and a pack of thickened cream.

When I got home, all I did was defrost the mussels and once defrosted and rinsed clean, poured some cream over each individual mussel. Over the cream, I added a small slice of President’s Cheddar and chilli flakes. Bake till the top turns golden brown and then serve. The mussels were a hit with the guests and I’m so going to make these again as appetisers for future parties.

Salads and Vegetables, Sides

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

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Apparently, eating 500 g of sweet potato at every main meal will make you lose weight. Hmmm…and sweet potatoes are good for diabetics as it controls the blood sugar level in the body. Double hmmm. Motivated at the idea of losing weight by eating lots and lots of sweet potato, I decided to have them for breakfast. Well, breakfast is a main meal. :p

Using Australian sweet potatoes, I cleaned the potatoes and cut them into strips with their skins on. I then sprinkled some turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and a little bit of olive oil. I put them in the baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Pop them in the oven at very high heat and use the grill setting. Fifteen minutes later, crispy on the outside and very soft in the centre sweet potato fries. They were addictive because of the heat. I’m making these as snacks once work starts. My partner at work will love them too. Well, unless she doesn’t like sweet potatoes.

Sides

Mint Omelette

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One of the many side dishes that accompany a Singaporean dinner is the simple omelette. It’s versatile and fast to cook. What I don’t get sometimes is the rather expensive cost of a simple plate of omellet at many of our eating houses. I never order any at the restaurant even though I like omelettes. Anyway, for dinner one day, I had only half an hour to whip out something rather substantial for dinner. I stir-fried some beef with kailan and made an omelette. Instead of the usual onions and chillies in the egg, I used fresh from the garden mint. I love eggs so I’ll be posting quite a few egg dishes from now on. I’m hoping to make a mushroom frittata soon after watching an episode from Anna Olsen’s cooking show.

Salads and Vegetables, Sides

Creamed cottage cheese potatoes

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I invented this dish. Hee hee. I believe I’m the only one, or very few in the world, who has thought of combining cottage cheese into pulverised potatoes. It tastes delicious too. The Little Girl loves it. I love the food processor for being able to process the potatoes to a smooth, creamy, baby food like consistency.

Recipe

1. Boil two large potatoes.

2. In a food processor, dump potatoes in. Add half a packet of cottage cheese, a little bit of olive oil, salt, lots of black pepper and a half teaspoon or garlic paste.

3. Whizz, whizz, whizz.

The result?

Creamy, velvety potatoes fit to serve in any health-conscious restaurant. Or not. Mmmmm….even The Little Man loved it and ate a bowl.

So much for my diet.