♥ Porterhouse Steak!!

My latest attempt in the kitchen: Porterhouse steak with Pepper sauce with Crushed Peppercorn and served with salad! I've always always wanted to grill a steak for the boyfren cuz he's really a steak lover but have been reluctant to, because i wasnt confident enough that it'd be a success. But just very recently, we went to Kmart and finally bought a grill pan after months and months AND months of deliberation! So i gathered up my courage (haha, sounds so exaggerated i know...) and finally attempted to grill a steak for my dear.


Da-dang! The steak is ready to be eaten! Look at how delighted the boyfren is... *laughs*




Surprisingly, grilling a steak isnt as difficult as i originally thought it to be. I used to be hooked on cooking shows such as Ready Steady Cook, so i kinda picked up a tip or two from those established chefs from that show! Hooray for cooking shows! *_*


I was very worried that the steak wouldnt be cooked to my desire, but surprisingly (again!) it was! I'd say it's medium-rare? The sides are well cooked but the center of the steak remains a pale pink. The boyfren finished the entire steak in a flash!! He absolutely loved it and was repeating in a non-stop fashion about how yummy it was. I'm not sure if it really tasted that awesome, cuz i didnt even take a bite off that piece of steak (i'm not a steak lover... not 1 bit). But i trust that if he says it's good, then it cant be that bad. So yayy! A surprise success for me! *happy*!

♥ Midweek Snack: Wedges with Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream!

Had afternoon snack with the boyfren and a fren at Mocha Jo's, Glen Waverley~ deepfried potato wedges served with sweet chilli and sour cream! Very potatoey, very crispy, very satisfying... The purrrrrrfect mid-week comfort snack to last me through to the weekend!

♥ little stitch says hello!

The boyfren bought me this really cute Stitch charm after our breakfast at Boxhill! :)

♥ Steamed Cheong Fun (Rice Roll) with Deepfried Dough Cruller (炸两)

The boyfren skipped classes on Tuesday so we went to Boxhill for some Asian breakfast at "Da Pai Dang", a Hong Kong-style Asian cafe.

We ordered 1 of my favourite dim sums: Steamed Cheong Fun (Rice Roll) with Deepfried Dough Cruller served with soya sauce. I love deepfried dough crullers! I can eat heaps~~❤

♥ Korean Stirfried Fishcake with Choy Sum, Kimchi, & Korean King Oyster Mushrooms

In addition to kimchi pancakes, i also cooked another simple korean dish~ Stir-fried Fish Cake with Choy Sum, Kimchi, and Korean King Oyster Mushrooms!



Korean Fish Cake Pieces (i used about 6 pieces)


Korean King Oyster Mushroom (i used 2 mushrooms)





Prepare ingredients:

(1) Fish cakes
(2) King Oyster Mushrooms
(3) Choy Sum
(4) Kimchi


Instructions:

(a) Heat oil in pan, pan-fry some garlic (roughly chopped up) until fragrant.
(b) Throw in the choy sum and stir-fry with the garlic until cooked through.
(c) Add in mushrooms, then fishcakes, and give it a good stir-fry.
(d) Add in kimchi last. Give it a thorough stir-through.
(e) Add in some soya sauce, kecap manis, salt, and sugar (to taste).
(f) Before dishing outta pan, add in some korean corn syrup and stir-fry well.
(g) When the fishcakes start to have that glossy glow on them, and when the dish appears alittle sticky, remove pan from heat and serve warm!

Enjoy :)