Happy Ramadhan + Syawal

Hello to my dear girlies and also readers out there. I've been m.i.a for quite awhile and after noticing that my girls has each posted something i guess it's high time i did too! At the same time i would like to wish all of you a warm Selamat menyambut Ramadhan and the coming Syawal. I will be missing celebrating Eid this year as I am still in Bangkok and will be facing my final exams during the 1st week of Eid actually. Which means no baking Eid goodies, no family gatherings, no open houses, no ketupat, lemang, rendang, etc...Booooooooooooo... :(

Enough about that, now I think it's time to post about Thai food! These are photos of delicious food all around Bangkok that I've compiled during the months that I've been here so enjoy... :)


Crispy fried beef (daging goreng)


from bottom: Crab fried rice, Stir-fried crab thai style, cockles (kerang rebus)


clockwise from bottom: Condiments to accompany fresh oysters, fresh oysters, deep fried fish with mango salad sauce


Pad Thai (a must have/try whenever in Thailand)


Crispy on the outside with a soft inside bread smothered with chocolate sauce and kaya
I had this in Chinatown and it was sooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooood! *drools*
There were many other choice for toppings, just to name a few, there's condensed milk, milo, peanut butter, jam, spicy chilli...


Thai style chicken stew on white rice with egg


Som Tum (papaya salad)
This particular som tum was super spicey, look at the amout of cili padi!
I was tearing while eating it but it was good nevertheless.


D.I.Y grilled beef


Pandan chicken


Shrimp and coconut salad appetizer shots and traditional Thai fish cakes


Deep fried calamari


Soft shell crab rolls


Japanese-Thai fusion salad with udon, salmon, oranges, leaves and thai style dressing (funkay funkay...)


Thai green curry chicken


Crispy fried fish (i'm not sure but i think it's sole fish?)


Thai style crab and bamboo shoot curry


Spicy chilli fish


Stir fried chilli crab with basil


Deep fried stingray


Blanched fresh prawns (is that right translation for udang rebus?)


Grilled scallops on half shells with garlic


Yum Pla Salit (spicy sweet and sour salad with crispy fish)
Pla Salit is a certain type of fish which is cut into small pieces and deep fried. One of my favourites.


Clear seafood tomyum soup


Stir-fried fish with thai chilli sauce


Fusion salad with soft shell crab


Geng som pla (sour orange soup with fish)
This Thai soup is usually fiery-hot with both sweet and sour overtones that makes a lively combination, especially with fish or seafood. (similar to our asam pedas)


Fusion spaghetti with Pla Salit (crispy fish)


Khao pad pla salit (fried rice with yet again the crispy fish)


Khao niew ma muang (mango with sticky rice)
The famous dessert of thailand. It is usually just mango, sticky rice and coconut milk but I had this at a restaurant and they served it with coconut ice-cream instead. Extra yummy!

Will be back with more...stay tuned.

When you have no lunch at home

There's always one of those days where you don't know what to eat or you're at home and there's no lunch and you're lazy to go out just to buy something, so i searched inside my fridge to see what leftovers i could clear up. Well, i found half a mini tub of feta cheese in oil with herbs and some pesto which i had made couple of days back with pasta and had extra. Since there was fresh bread lying around i decided to have a sandwich instead of using the pesto for pasta again. I added an extra slice of kraft cheese just for cheeses sake and used my mini frying pan to heat up the whole sandwich for extra crunch and melted cheese. Sorry i don't have pictures of the finished product because i practically wolfed it down once it was done. Hehehehee....and i have to say i liked it...nice and light...! here i'm writing down the recipe for the pesto and i guess the rest is basically ready-made store bought. Do try it and feel free to add more or minus off some ingredients. Tell me how it turned out ya??

SPINACH WALNUT PESTO
(adapted from women's weekly pasta cookbook)

250g baby spinach leaves, trimmed
1/2 cup walnut pieces, toasted
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup coarsely grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Blend or process spinach, nuts, garlic, cheese and juice until almost smooth. While the motor is still operating, gradually add oil through the hole on top until pesto is of desired consistency.

Makes about 11/2 cups

To assemble the sandwich, take two slices of bread and spread on the pesto evenly. Lay the slice cheese on one side and crumble on the feta. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil (i used the oil from the feta) and lastly close the top with the other side of bread. Place sandwich on the pan and bring to a low heat on both sides.