Happy Cookies!!

I made these cookies for X'mas gift exchange in 2009. They turned out quite yummy and crispy and had the flavour of Butter Cookies.

The dough was kinda difficult to handle though so I had to chill it and take it out of the fridge many times for the bunny shaped ones. In the end I gave up and made smiley faces and aliens from the left over dough...

I am a Cannibal...

This post is not for the squeamish...

Many a time, in the quest for beauty, we (and by that I mean me) would go to great lengths from the tried and tested to the downright weird to achieve what we want. This is one of them.

Most of you would know that my sister in law recently gave birth. She had requested that I helped her cook her placenta so that she(we) can consume it. Placentas - be it sheep placenta or human placenta - has long been used to enhance beauty. It's true. Other than sheep placentas, human placentas is also used in many beauty products.

Actual pic of raw placenta has been pixelated preserve your sanity... and your breakfast... Email me if you really have to see the real thing.

The procedure is quite simple. First of all we removed the attached umbilical chord and membrane of the placenta. Next we add ginger and lemongrass into some boiling water and put the placenta in a bowl on top of it. Steam the placenta until cooked. You will know it is cooked when no blood flows out when you poke it. It actually took longer than we expected. After that, cut it into thin pieces and bake it in the oven using the lowest temperature available. We used 100ºC for 3-4 hours. Lastly pound it and put it into the capsules.

So yes, we capped it and ate it... No real improvement in terms of skin complexion and such yet but I can now shout out from the top of the mountain... "I have eaten... Human..."

Mentaiko Pasta

Backlog...

Once upon a time, somewhere I can't remember, I tried Mentaiko Pasta for the first time. It's a classic Japanese take on Italian food. Mentaiko meaning Spicy Cod Roe (they are actually raw fish eggs). At first I thought it sounded gross but I was a sucker for anything in a cream sauce so I had to try it, after trying... I WAS IN LOVE!!!!!

As I had Mentaiko Pasta craving that night, I decided learn to cook some myself. I managed to get mentaiko at Meidi-ya at Liang courts so that I can cook it at home myself. This dish would probably cost about S$15.00 and above outside but I got the mentaiko at Meidi-ya for S$10.80. There are 2 mentaiko sacs in the box so I can have this twice. Also I bought japanese mayonnaise. After trying all the brands, I find that the Kewpie brand is the best. It can also be used to make California sushi as well as go with other japanese dishes. You can use regular mayonnaise if you want to but I think it is best when cooking to find more authentic ingredients. So jap ingredients for jap food and so on and so forth. In all this dish probably cost me maybe S$8 -S$9 and it was so easy to make!! Only took me about 20 mins to cook.








This is my version of called the Lazy Agak Agak Anything Goes Mentaiko Pasta (I threw in some bacon too).

Mentaiko Pasta

Ingredients
Pasta of your choice
Cream
Kewpie Mayonnaise 17.64 Oz.
Mentaiko
Parmesan Cheese (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Cook pasta till al dente preferably in water flavoured with sea salt since the ingredients is seafood too.
2. Drain the pasta and pour in some cream or milk and cook it a bit until it thickens slightly.
3. Add in some salt or pepper to taste.
4. Pour the pasta on a plate, squeeze in mayonnaise to taste.
5. Cut the Mentaiko sac and scrape the roe onto the pasta.
6. Add Cheese if using.
7. Mix and enjoy...