lazy saturdays

haven't had one of these in awhile. waking up late on saturday morning and cooking my own brekkie. it's something that i've missed quite a bit actually, so i'm glad that i managed to wake up yesterday to do exactly that :)

homemade eggs benny

unfortunately i realized i was a little rusty with the poached eggs, so they weren't as pretty as i wanted them to be. but i guess that will get better once i start doing them more often again.

in other news, zac and i are going off to sydney for a week! i can't wait! i'm so in need of a holiday. looking forward to meeting up with old friends and eating up a storm! stay tuned for photos and updates on sydney edibles!

 

MIA

been so busy in the kitchen at MOMO these days that i just collapse when i get home. can't really decide if that's a good or a bad thing. haven't really had the time to do any cooking outside work in quite awhile... looking forward to starting school. i might actually have more time to myself. till then.... i guess i'll have to be MIA... apologies!

fresh out of the oven

there's nothing like a good hand-me-down recipe. my mom used to bake a lot when she was in university, and she used to write down all her recipes in this black book. now that she's so busy with work, she hardly has time to spend in the kitchen... so i was lucky enough to inherit the holy grail - mother's recipe book.

mom's hand-written recipe book

mom's banana bread is amazing. i've tried the recipe several times before, and i've always found myself picking the crumbs off the counter. yum yum. haha. it's dense and aromatic... and tastes heavenly with a cup of hot tea and a dollop of  fresh clotted cream. this time i added in about half a block worth of dark chocolate chunks just to make things a little more exciting :)

fresh out of the oven...

mom's banana bread with an extra chocolate punch :)

doh!

i did it again. 

i keep on cooking/baking things that i forget to take photos of. i just baked a batch of raspberry & lemon muffins.. which have since been eaten up. i only remembered mid-bite, even after i had placed my camera on the counter as a reminder *headwall*. hopefully i'll remember tomorrow when i bake some banana choc muffins :) 

pensive

the ifs that could have been... and the maybes that may never come to pass.

okonomiyaki

okonomiyaki (japanese pancake)

this is a really easy and tasty recipe. i used some prawns, fishcake, fresh shitakes in addition to the basic cabbage and onions, but you can choose what you'd like to add according to your taste. i got the recipe from this youtube video  that's actually part of a series of videos on japanese food. the instructions are pretty clear and all the ingredients are listed in the info section. don't be put off by the dog though (you'll understand if you check out the video!).

mornings at 906

  

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views like this make waking up at 6am worth it.