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- December 2007
- 17 pumpkin and green bean tagine; couscous with chickpeas
- 16 claypot chicken rice
- 14 shabu shabu
- 12 chicken curry; spicy ladies fingers; roti prata/canai
- 1-10 Singapore Writers Festival
- November 2007
- 28 oyako donburi (chicken annd egg rice bowl); miso soup; oyako (tofu in cold sauce)
- 27 potato gnocchi with olives, roasted eggplant, mozzarella and sundried tomatoes with fresh basil
- 26 turmeric roast chicken; fresh chilli sauce; Chinese veggie; lotus root soup
- 25 fried beehoon with chye sim, tauge, prawns ad fishcake; chilli and garlic dip
- 22 Japanese stirfried pork; miso soup; chye sim
- 20 beef cooked in Guinness; new potatoes; grilled asparagus
- 17 bacon and stilton omelette
- 15 babi pong teh; kangkong belacan
- 12 steak with stilton n chips
- 8-11 in Malaysia
- 7 oven-roasted cod with pancetta; runner beans and leeks; couscous
- 6 stirfried chicken with ginger and spring onion; dow miao
- 5 babi pong teh; kangkong belacan
- 4 prawn and pesto tagliatelli
- 3 chicken breast baked in spicy tomato sauce with olives and parmesan; mashed potato and chives; grilled asparagus
- 2 steamed fish with sour plum; bak choy; lotus root soup with pork bone
- 1 braised rice wine chicken; stir-fried kailan
- October 2007
- We got a little confused in the kitchen in October what with Sandy being pregnant. We soon realised though that we don't have to give up too many dishes as long as Sandy eats a healthy, balanced diet. Back to the kitchen in November.
- September 2007
- 26 penne with tomato, chorizo and mascarpone
- 25 beef fried rice
- 23 stirfried pork with leeks and wood ear fungus in blackbean sauce; stirfried brocolli and carrot
- 22 Sichuan hot and sour soup; chilli chicken; stirfried baby kailan
- 19 Hungarian goulash with pumpkin
- 16 turkey steaks with Kashmiri sauce; spicy chickpeas; naan
- 15 mee sua soup with meatballs
- 14 pumpkin soup
- 3 roast chicken; roast garlic potatoes; spicy courgettes
- August 2007
- 30 - 2 in Manila
- 28 braised pork with bittergourd; chye sim
- 25 Chinese chicken curry with potatoes
- 24 pasta cabonara
- 23 oyster sauce chicken; emporer veggie
- 3 - 19 Holiday in UK
- 1 stirfried beef with ginger and spring onion
- July 2007
- 29 roast chicken with thyme; roast potatoes and garlic; grilled asparagus
- 25 sukiyaki
- 24 chicken breasts on roasted vegetables; puy lentils with sundried tomatoes and feta
- 23 buta shogayaki (pork with ginger, soy sauce and mirin), spinach with soy sauce and katsuo boshi (bonito flakes); miso soup with egg
- 19 pork chops with pesto; mashed potato
- 17 Chinese chilli chicken; stirfried dowmiao
- 16 seared beef with soba; agedashi tofu; red miso simmered eggplant
- 15 Teochew braised duck in soy sauce with tau kwa, tau pok and egg; sambal belacan; stirfried lettuce with red preserved beancurd
- 14 French garlic sausages fried in chilli prawn sambal with shallots on bread
- 12 ginger pork medallions; puy lentils with feta and sundried tomato; baby spinach, mango, avacado and parma ham
- 10 stirfried chicken with ginger and spring onion; bak choy; Chinese omelette with preserved turnip
- 9 pesto fettucine with prawns; baby spinach, blue cheese, walnut, avacado and parma ham
- 8 rack of lamb; mint couscous with snow peas
- 7 bacon, poached egg and blue cheese sandwiches
- 5 Hokchiu red wine lees chicken; stirfried dow miao
- 4 stuffed chicken breasts; puy lentils with feta and sundried tomato; leftover ratatouille
- 1 mustard, coriander and pepper-crusted roast beef; roast potatoes; Yorskire pudding
- June 2007
- 30 cili padi burgers with shiitake
- 25 braised pork and bittergourd in blackbean sauce; stirfried cabbage with soy and garlic
- 24 Eurasian chicken curry; stirfried bak choy
- 21 chicken, sour cream and spicy salsa fajitas
- 17 steamed seabass with salted plums; stirfried greens; ngor hiang
- 16 meatballs; Spanish potatoes; salad
- 11 Italian vegetable torte; baby spinach salad with prosciutto, avocado, mango and spring onions
- 10 beef stew with pumpkin, squash, carrots and potatoes; freshly baked baguettes
- 7 chicken breast stuffed with basil, roasted red peper and parmesan; penne al oglio
- 1-3 In Malaysia
- May 2007
- 31 rib-eye steaks; pommes anna
- 30 leftover chicken; stirfried wong bak; Chinese omelette with salted vegetable
- 29 braised Chinese chicken with spring onion in soy; stirfried chye sim with garlic
- 28 rosemary and lemon pork chops; spring onion mashed potatoes
- 27 Hungarian beef goulash; brown rice
- 22 pita bread stuffed with chilli-baked prawns, avocado, mango, feta, baby spinach and spring onions
- 21 pasta cabonara
- 17 broccoli and Stilton pizza
- 16 Irish pork sausage and Stilton hotdogs
- 13 Chinese steamed minced pork with preserved veggie; stirfried chye sim
- 12 roast chicken in lime-coriander-parsley pesto marinade; rosemary roast potatoes; red cabbage with red wine vinegar
- 11 huevos rancheros (poached eggs, refried beans, spicy sausage and chilli-tomato-coriander sauce on tortillas)
- 8 rice wine chicken; stirfried cabbage
- 6 coq au vin; potatoes, vichy carrots
- 5 Thai fried kway teow with minced beef
- 4 fridge-cleaning omelette with potatoes, bacon and cheese
- 3 salami, mozarrella, olive and sundried tomato calzone
- April 2007
- 30 braised pork and bittergourd with black beans; stirfried chye sim
- 29 Galician-style fish baked with potatoes, onions, safron and paprika; spicy courgettes
- 28 baked polenta with four cheese; baby spinach salad with prosciutto, avocado, mango and spring onions
- 25 fettucine with courgette, spinach, rocket and feta in tomato sauce
- 23 Italian sausage and lentil stew; crispy baguette
- 19 claypot chicken rice with Chinese mushrooms and lapcheong
- 18 steaks with Stilton topping; oven-roasted rosemary-salt-encrusted chips
- 16 baked chicken breasts stuffed with roasted capsicum, parmesan and basil; mashed potato with sour cream and spring onions; baby spinach, prosciutto, pear, walnut and Stilton salad
- 15 roast loin of pork stuffed with Stilton, bacon and chives; mashed potato with sour cream and spring onions; baby spinach salad with parma ham, avocado and mango
- 10 pane farcito (Italian bread stuffed with roasted eggplant, feta, homegrown basil, spring onions, cured ham, cherry tomatoes and olives)
- 9 Turkish pide with spinach, feta; pide with lamb, tomato, harissa and sumac
- 8 shoulder of pork braised in white wine and herbs; herbed mashed potato; French beans in garlic; homemade Easter hotcross buns
- 7 saffron, ginger and chilli prawn lasagnette; baby spinach salad with parma ham, avocado and mango
- 6 leftover tau yu bak and curry kapitan; stirfried chye sim with garlic
- 2 curry kapitan; stirfried bak choy
- 1 tau yu bak; homemade cili sambal; stirfried watercress
- March 2007
- 26-31 in Malaysia
- 12 tagliatelle with walnut sauce; baby spinach salad with proscuitto, pears and blue cheese
- 11 Tuscan chicken with chillies, sage and lemon; roast potatoes with rosemary; French beans
- 10 stirfried beehoon with prawns
- 9 chicken braised in black sauce; stirfried dow miao with garlic
- 8 pasta cabonara with Katrina’s homegrown basil
- 3-6 in Vietnam
- February 2007
- 27-2 Mum & Dad in Singapore
- 17-26 Chinese New Year
- 13 steamed chicken in brandy and rice wine; stirfried Chinese spinach
- 12 Thai green curry chicken; stirfried broccoli
- 11 bacon and poached eggs on homemade wholemeal bread
- 8 babi chin; stirfried Chinese veggie
- 6 fettucini with spinach, feta and tomato sauce
- 5 Basque-style chicken and brown rice paella with sundried tomatoes, oranges, chorizo and olives
- 4 bacon and poached eggs on homemade granary bread
- 3 Chinese-style chicken curry; stirfried veggie
- 2 pasta carbonara; tomato and basil salad
- January 2007
- 28 homemade granary bread with Verona salami
- 27 Australia Day bbq
- 25 Hokchiu red wine lees chicken; stirfried kailan
- 23 capelli d'angelo al olio picante; pork loin with garlic, lemon and rosemary; sauteed red cabbage
- 22 spicy Brazilian hotdogs
- 21 French baked onion tart; baby spinach, rocket, prosciutto, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
- 20 roast lamb with rosemary; roast potatoes; spicy courgette with oregano, coriander and tomatoes
- 18 herbed risotto; baby spinach, prosciutto, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
- 16 sambal sotong (squid sambal); stir-fried cabbage with garlic and soy sauce
- 15 tagliatelle with white wine and prawns; baby spinach, rocket, prosciutto, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
- 14 Chinese black-skinned chicken herbal soup; stirf-fried beef with celery
- 13 French chicken stew with white wine, fresh tarragon and mushrooms; mashed potato with spring onions; French beans
- 11 sambal udang petai (prawn and stinkbean sambal); stirfried kailan with garlic
- 8 steamed whole seabass with yellow beans; stirfried cabbage
- 6 brie and kabana toasted sandwiches
- 3 baked prawn tanghoon; strifried kai lan with garlic
- 2 chicken with spring onion, chilli and Greek yoghurt; salad of prosciutto, peach, mango, avacado, spring onion and baby spinach
- 1 stilton hotdogs
- December 2006
- 29 lasagne; salad of baby spinach, prosciutto, mango, avacado and spring onion
- 28 leftover roast beef and baked ham sandwiches
- 27 baby spinach, prosciutto, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad; baked ham with brandy sauce
- 26 steamed artichokes with butter sauce; spicy Brazilian linguica sausages with homemade wholemeal bread
- 25 roast sirloin of beef; Yorkshire pudding; roast potatoes; French beans
- 24 baked red snapper stuffed with herbed couscous; baby spinach, prosciutto, pear, walnut and blue cheese salad
- 23 leftover chicken with ginger and spring onion; five-spice pork with yam; Chinese onion omelette
- 21 lemon chicken, garlic potato and green capsicum frittata
- 19 stirfried chicken with ginger and spring onion; bak choi
- 18 fried haloumi cheese wrapped in prosciutto with asparagus, honey tomatoes and basil; green salad
- 17 steamed five-spice pork with fermented beancurd and yam; stirfried watercress
- 16 bacon and poached egg sandwich
- 14 honey lemon baked chicken; roast garlic potatoes
- 12 leftover fried rice and pork with bittergourd
- 11 nasi goreng istimewa (sambal fried rice with fried egg)
- 10 prosciutto with peach, mango, avacado, spring onion and baby spinach
- 9 stirfried bittergourd and pork with black bean sauce; stirfried cabbage
- 7 Irish breakfast sausges and brie hotdogs
- 6 prosciutto with peach, mango, avacado, spring onion and baby spinach; penne with prawns
- 4 bacon and blue cheese omelette
- 3 sukiyaki (beef, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, leeks, wong bak cabbage, onion, tofu and glass noodles)
- November 2006
- 29 penne with roasted red pepper and mascarpone
- 28 bacon and eggs on homemade wholewheat bread
- 26 prosciutto with mango, avacado, spring onion and lettuce; panfried chicken breast stuffed with mascarpone and red chilli
- 25 poached eggs and prosciutto on toast
- 23 saucisson sec and homemade bread
- 21 Hokchiu red wine lees chicken; stirfried dow miao
- 3-18 in Australia
- 1 tagliatelle with spicy courgette, tomato and basil
- October 2006
- 29 Shah's rendang, sambal chicken, dhal, tomato rice; stirfried celery
- 26 shiitake, capsicum, feta and baby spinach pasta in tomato sauce
- 25 spanish chicken and potato tortilla
- 24 stirfried chilli chicken; rice
- 22 pork chop with garlic, thyme and lemon; mashed potato; long beans
- 21 lemon and honey roast chicken with rosemary; roast potatoes
- 17 leftover pork with bittergourd; stirfried bak choy
- 16 pork and bittergourd with black and yellow bean sauce; stirfried cabbage
- 15 pork with bittergourd; stirfried cabbage
- 12 red pepper and chorizo pasta with tomato sauce
- 10 braised Hokchiu red wine chicken
- 1-9 in Germany
- September 2006
- 30 roast young goose with wild rice and prosciutto stuffing; roast potatoes; baked red cabbage
- 28 pasta cabonara
- 27 still finishing the bloody ham
- 26 ham sandwiches
- 25 ham; mashed potato; asparagus
- 24 baked leg of ham
- 21 baked salmon wrapped in bacon; salad with avacado and goats cheese
- 20 potato, asparagus, capsicum and chilli tortilla
- 19 angelhair pasta with Burmese lephet (fermented tea leaves, nuts, chillies and fish sauce) and prawns
- 17 Nyonya chicken curry; stirfried cabbage
- 14 mushroom, spinach and goats cheese pasta with tomato sauce
- 13 Nyonya stirfried fragrant pork belly; stirfried veggie
- 11 shepherds pie with leftover lamb, leek and carrots
- 10 Chinese long been omelette; leftover bak kut teh; stirfried cabbage
- 9 penne with herbed italian sausage meat, spinach and goats cheese with tomato sauce
- 8 capsicum, rosemary and parmesan tortilla
- 7 bak kut teh (pork rib soup)
- 6 roast lamb with cannellini beans, chorizo and parsley puree; grilled Belgian endives
- 5 blue cheese, dried pork sausage and asparagus omelette
- 4 stirfried toman fish with bamboo shoots; stirfried cabbage; preserved vegetable omelette
- 3 lamb, rosemary and red wine pie; baby spinach salad with honey tomatoes and grilled goat cheese
- August 2006
- 31 pasta cabonara
- 30 rice wine chicken, stirfried dowmiao
- 11-28 holiday in UK
- 9 claypot chicken rice with Chinese mushrooms and lap cheong; stirfried dow miao
- 8 bacon and poached egg toasted sandwiches
- 7 fried bee hoon with prawns
- 6 chicken and tomato hotpot; mashed potato
- 1 babi pongteh (pork trotters with coriander); stirfried taugeh with chives
- July 2006
- 29 red wine chicken; stirfried cabbage in soy and garlic
- 25 penne with field, shiitake and chantrelle mushrooms
- 22 homemade beef burger
- 21 grilled chicken stuffed with mascarpone, basil and roasted capsicum
- 19 pasta pepperonata; salad
- 18 braised beef and bitter gourd; stirfried fresh bamboo shoots with egg and chili padi; stirfried baby kailan with garlic
- 16 sliced steak, shiitake and Stilton in a focaccia bun
- 13 asparagus omelette
- 12 steamed red snapper with sour plum; stirfried veggie
- 11 Balinese pork in sweet soy sauce; stirfried bak choy
- 10 pasta pepperonata; salad
- 9 Cantonese-style yee mee with prawns, pork and chye sim in gravy
- 8 Pork belly and dried Chinese mushrooms braised in dark soy sauce, with star anise, cinnamon and whole garlic bulb; stirfried dow miao with garlic; freshly made chilli sauce
- 7 German Cambozola blue cheese and brocolli omelette
- 5 roast chicken, potato and chorizo tortilla with fresh thyme
- 4 pasta cabonara
- 3 roast chicken sandwiches!
- 2 roast chicken; roast potatoes
- 1 herbal chicken; baby bak choy
- June 2006
- 29 herb sausage hot dogs
- 28 beehoon with tiger prawns and chye sim
- 26 chorizo and parmesan omelette
- 18-25 down with flu
- 12-17 on holiday in Redang
- 11 pasta with pesto and prawns
- 10 bacon, poached egg and blue cheese sandwiches
- 8 chicken baked with tomato, olives, green capsicum, thyme and parmesan; garlic mash
- 6 French sausage and camembert omelette
- 3 homemade tomato, chorizo, sheep cheese, shiitake and capsicum pizza
- 1 pasta cabonara; salad
- May 2006
- 31 chorizo and jarlsberg omelette
- 29 homemade broccoli and blue cheese pizza
- 28 coq au vin; potato and juraflore cheese galette (thanks Phil & Susie!)
- 27 chicken with ginger and spring onions; stirfried dow miao; Chinese omelette
- 25 leftover pork and garlic mash and cassoulet
- 24 prawns baked in chilli and garlic; pasta al olio; baby spinach and rocket with feta and olives
- 22 rigatoni with spinach and ricotta in tomato sauce; salad of cherry tomatoes fresh Pecorino
- 21 loin of pork roasted with red wine and balsamic vinegar; garlic mash potato; roast asparagus with lemon juice
- 20 stir-fried chilli chicken; bak choi; fried rice topped with fried egg
- 18 cassoulet with duck confit, leftover roast lamb, merguez sausages and haricot blancs
- 16 leftover roast lamb sandwiches
- 15 baked chicken and olives in tomato sauce with crispy cheese topping; spaghetti al olio with chilli
- 14 roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic; roast potatoes; caramelised onion and garlic red wine lamb gravy
- 13 carrot and coriander soup; freshly baked white rolls; mixed greens; chocolate tart
- 11 Burmese pork belly curry with tamarind; stir-fried dow miao
- 9 rigatoni with sausage meat, basil, mozarella, parmesan and Swiss browns in tomato sauce
- 8 braised chicken in rice wine and cognac; watercress with garlic and soy
- 7 crispy baguette with sliced steak, baby spinach, honey tomatoes, olives, avacado and wholegrain Dijon mustard
- 6 pork chops with lemon and thyme; mashed potato with spring onions
- 4 stir-fried beef with bittergourd in black bean sauce; chye sim with soy and garlic
- 3 scrambled egg, Dorset unsmoked back bacon(thanks Phil&Susie!) and gorgonzola on fresh-baked bread
- 2 sambal fish; French beans in garlic and soy
- 1 croque monsieur
- April 2006
- 26 stir-fried beef with asparagus; kai lan with oyster sauce
- 25 caramelised shallot and parsley frittata
- 24 baked eggs with bleu d'Auvergne and Spanish sausage
- 22 fried rice with long beans and Chinese sausage
- 20 braised pork and capsicum in black bean and salted soya bean sauce; stir-fried watercress with garlic and soy sauce
- 17 pasta with sweet tomatoes, aubergine and mozzarella
- 16 homemade hotcross buns
- 15 kapitan curry (Eurasian chicken curry); eggplant sambal
- 14 pasta cabonara; betroot salad
- 12 babi pong teh (leftovers); stirfried cabbage with minced pork
- 10 pork and roast capsicum in paprika tomato sauce; puy lentils with feta and Moroccan harrisa
- 9 chicken and sweet tomato hotpot; garlic mash
- 8 babi pong teh (Nyonya pork curry); ladies fingers in chilli sambal
- 7 grilled portobello mushroom on homemade wholemeal bread with parmesan, garlic, rocket and lemon juice
- 6 penne with porcini, thyme, tomato sauce and mascarpone; salad
- 5 chicken stuffed with rosemary and mascarpone; grilled polenta; salad with artichoke heart
- 4 chilli chicken fried rice
- 3 Hokchiu red-wine lees braised chicken; chai sum with garlic and oyster sauce
- 2 sukiyaki (beef, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, leeks, wong bak cabbage, onion, tofu and glass noodles)
- March 2006
- 31 Spanish pork sausage and camambert omelette
- 29 Irish breakfast sausages; scrambled egg with parmesan on homemade wholewheat bread
- 28 taglietelle with pesto, red chillies and tiger prawns; salad
- 27 stir-fried chilli chicken; bak choi with garlic and oyster sauce; won ton soup
- 26 beef in Guiness; pommes anna; French beans
- 24 tan tan mien (noodles) with chive and cinnamon pork dumplings
- 23 braised chicken with sesame and black sauce; stir-fried celery with enoki mushrooms
- 22 pasta pepperonata; salad with avacado and olives
- 20 chicken steamed with jujube (boxthorn) and ginger; stir-fried kailan with oyster sauce
- 19 chorizo and chickpea stew with egg and prosciutto; crispy baguette
- 18 pork belly and wood-ear fungus stewed in preserved beancurd; stir-fried carrot with Chinese rice wine
- 17 chorizo and parmesan omelette with spring onion
- 16 baked salmon wrapped in filo with a creme fraiche, spring onion and parsely sauce
- 15 pasta cabonara; salad with cherry tomatoes, avacado and olives
- 13 claypot chicken rice; romaine lettuce with taujiu (red preserved soyabean)
- 12 Greek chicken (chicken baked with potatoes, olives, feta, capsicum and herbs)
- 17 steamed seabass with salted plums; stirfried greens; ngor hiang
- 16 meatballs; Spanish potatoes; salad
- July 2007
- 1 mustard, coriander and pepper-crusted roast beef; roast potatoes; Yorskire pudding
- July 2007
- 1 mustard, coriander and pepper-crusted roast beef; roast potatoes; Yorskire pudding
- 7 bacon, poached egg and blue cheese sandwiches
- 5 Hokchiu red wine lees chicken; stirfried dow miao
- September 2007
- 3 roast chicken; roast garlic potatoes; spicy courgettes
- 30 - 2 in Manila
- 28 braised pork with bittergourd; chye sim
- 25 Chinese chicken curry with potatoes
- 24 pasta cabonara
- 23 oyster sauce chicken; emporer veggie
- 3 roast chicken; roast garlic potatoes; spicy courgettes
- September 2007
- 30 - 2 in Manila
- 28 braised pork with bittergourd; chye sim
- 25 Chinese chicken curry with potatoes
- 24 pasta cabonara
- 23 oyster sauce chicken; emporer veggie
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