Originally uploaded by zannnielim

Originally uploaded by zannnielim
Although it tastes very much like the bulgarian or croatian 'Shopska' Salad, but due to the fact that it is without goat cheese on it, my husband Zsolt forbade me to say it is a 'Shopska' :)

So as simple as it gets, I named it 'T.O.C' cos you know why? Its ingredients are just the tomatoes, onions and cucumber :) Taking the initials of these three main ingredients, hence its name. Hope you'll like it.

(On top of it, I've added blanched cauliflower, capsicum and sprigs of fresh Oregano which I've harvested this morning)

So my T.O.C Salad Recipe as follows:-

Ingredients (serves 2)
For the salad:
2 medium size tomatoes (cut into wedges)
8 Cherry tomatoes (cut into halves)
1 large Red Onion
One medium Cucumber (cut to bite-sized)
1/2 red california pepper (capsicum, diced it)
100g of Blanched Cauliflower (Blanching*)
A bunch of parsley, chopped (I've substituted with Oregano)
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp Coriander powder
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:-

Originally uploaded by cabayarea



Hainanese chicken rice is often considered as the "national dish" of Singapore, and is often served at international expositions and global events abroad, and in Singaporean-run restaurants overseas. It is also one of the few local dishes served on Singapore Airlines flights.

In Singapore, Hainanese chicken rice is served at stalls and food courts. There are Hainanese chicken rice stalls that have established franchise or branch outlets, The price range is around S$2-4 (the latter if the dish includes a drumstick).

Originally uploaded by zannnielim

The summer meat dishes for Hungarian are not to be missed without the Hungarian Summer Pickles such as the cucumber.

It takes about 10 minutes to prepare this pickle.

The ingredients include 3- to 5-inch pickling cucumbers

• 1 tablespoon pickling salt or kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 fresh head and 1 frond of dill
• About 2 cups water

Simply wash the cucumbers, and remove the blossom ends. Using a knife, slit the cucumbers through lengthwise just short of the end, so they are still attached.

Place pickling salt or kosher salt, vinegar, and dill into a narrow-mouth quart jar. Pack cucumbers tightly into jar so they are not floating, leaving 1 inch space. Pour in water to cover and cap the jar with a nonreactive lid.

Place the jar outside in the sun or in a sunny window. Bring the jar in at night. Within 3 days, you should see tiny bubbles, indicating the cucumbers are fermenting. When the tiny bubbles have stopped rising (around 5 days), place in refrigerator. They will keep about 2 weeks, refrigerated. Enjoy!

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Cake appetizers are not just exquisite starters, they are worthy of your most important dinner or celebration. It usually includes caviar, canapes, chicken liver pate, mini potato pancakes with gravlax, cheese straws or even smoked salmon cake.

Originally uploaded by zannnielim

Green Curry is one of my favourite curry. Do not be misled by the colour of the curry thinking it is not spicy, because it is!

Ingredients:
Green Curry Paste,
Beef or chicken sliced to bite size,
Coconut milk,
Eggplant, sweet basil leaves, kaffir lime leaves and hot chilli

Watch the video recipe for the steps: