Fried noodles with beef, red peppers and onions

Big chunky cod, baked with red onions, yellow peppers and penne in tomato sauce

After having far too much meat, Mr Chen suggested we should eat more fish.

He chosen a massive chunk of cod fillet in waitrose's fish counter, which I think the portion is big enough to feed a family of four.   

Usually I object everything he chose in supermarket (in his words), but I let him go this time because it was his birthday :-)

Thinking if i fry the fish in a pan, there is a very high chance the outside will get burnt but inside still raw.  So i decided to bake the fish.

In order to retain all the nice juices from the fish, I thinking I will put a bed of pasta underneath, which has been cooked with red onions and some yellow peppers in tomato sauce.

Here it is.  Amazingly delicious.  And we have finished all the fish.

So we have concluded having less meat can't make u any thinner and healthy.

The most important thing is having the right portion and the right balance of food.

Now Mr Chen knows how to shop the right portion of fish next time.  This is good.

My first homemade buttercream cake for Mr Chen's birthday

I know, the cake does not look nice. hahahaha
I wrote his chinese name on the cake!!!!!  i know it is weird!!!!  hahahah
Actually the cake is only 8 inches, not enough space to write happy birthday or his english name
and my handwriting is usually not good and i always write in big fonts.  so I guess putting his chinese name on the cake is kind of perfect :-D
anyway the cake tastes normal and perfectly eatable.
the buttercream tastes exactly like buttercream ( which is made of one and a half block of unsalted butter, with sugar and eggs), the sponge cake is moist and nice
though i know i should use strawberries to decorate the cake but Mr Chen insists he likes blueberries more and he wants apricot jam as the fillings :-S
anyway, this is my first homemake cake, everything is made by me from researching recipes from internet.   Not a cake that I made from attending bakery classes.
Again I know i need to work on food presentation.
I did use a spatula to even out the cream on the cake surface and around the side of the cake.  But I guess the texture of buttercream is harder than fresh cream, so the cake got its rough look :-)

Here are the recipes I used.

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/180/Buttercream-Frosting-American

http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Mrs_Lamb's_Classic_Sponge_Cake.aspx

Roast beef with red onions, potatoes and mushrooms

From now on, I will use my canon camera to take pictures.
I hope pictures will look nicer.
But I guess i really need to work on my food presentation skills too.

第三次做蛋撻 / Egg Tarts, the 3rd try

This time is a lot better, though they still look very ugly.
I managed to put in more fillings in each tart, and the fillings are perfectly cooked.
U can see two colours of fillings coz I didnt make enough egg & milk mixture so I need to make a 2nd batch.

第三次做羅白羔 / My 3rd homemade mooli cake

I gave it to Gordon and Suzanne.

Both of them said it is too soggy and having not enough seasoning :-S

I didnt gave any to Sammi coz I afraid it will get rotten when i carrying it and wandering in glasgow centre.  

Next time then. 

Next time will taste better hopefully.  

Clams + oyster mushrooms + flat beans

蘑菇豆腐扒白菜 / Tofu + mushrooms + pak choi in oyster sauce

Grilled monkfish

青椒炒土豆絲 / Shredded green peppers and potatoes stir fry

陳生話呢個係北京名菜喎
加了花椒及醋嚟炒, 酸酸的

Cheddar cheese and red onion muffins

I love cheese!!!!

鼓油雞 / Poached chicken in soy sauce

實在唔識斬雞, 唔想學亦唔想試, 唯有剪到啲雞大大件, 用刀叉食鼓油雞

House warming dinner for Mr Chen's friends in Nov 2010

It was back in Nov 2010 we hosted a dinner for Mr Chen's friends.
But I was too busy preparing the food so I forgot to take photos for each of them.
and it was my first time to cook for so many people and I didnt do it well :-S
again better next time and here was the menu for that nite
1) various M&S party snacks
2) 燒腩仔
3) 滷水雞翼雞蛋
4) 红烧牛肉土豆
5) 蝦
6) 凉拌木耳黄瓜
7) 麻酱菠菜
8) 清湯浸蝦干白菜粉丝

燉牛尾 / Oxtail stew

Garlic, shallots, thyme, black peppers, and lots of red onions

another Mr Chen's favorite

Deep fried squid

I forgot to cut the squid in ring shape, and the seasoning wasn't enough but the batter was crispy.

overall it was good.

will do better next time.

Japanese Curry - Beef + Mushrooms + Potatoes

白菜豬肉餃子

Roasted rib of beef

第二次做羅白羔 / My 2nd homemade mooli cake

I gave it to Wendy and Eva.
I hope it tastes good :-p

陳淼做的紅燒茄子