Rose Sauce and Bacon Spaghetti 培根薔薇醬義大利麵

Usually I will prepare simple pasta or Chinese noodles for lunch, thus from time to time, I must try out  new recipes before my children complaint that I keep repeating the same things. The other day, I tried out this new pasta recipe, and we all love it. Rose sauce is made with tomato, mayonnaise, lemon juices and etc. For this recipe, the sauce is cooked with cream and milk.

Gnocchi with Tomato sauce and Chicken 番茄鸡肉義式麵疙瘩

When I met Gertrude (My Kitchen Snippets) during her trip back to MY on beginning this year. She gave me a Gnocchi board after she saw I made my first Gnocchi without a proper and classic tool. I am very appreciate for her kind thought.  Since this month LTU is potato theme, so I have to make use of this good tool to make gnocchi again.

Florentine Cookies 佛罗伦萨饼干

The other day my friend mentioned to me that she is going to make Florentine cookies for the coming CNY. I have never heard of this cookie before, after googled then I only know Florentine biscuit is an Italian pastry made from setting nuts and candied cherries into a caramel disc, which is then often coated on the bottom with chocolate. Other types of candied fruit are used as well.
Since I still have some leftover nuts and dried cranberries, so I quickly use it to make this cookie.

Gnocchi with Clams and Asparagus 義式蛤蜊芦笋麵疙瘩

After I success made the Gnocchi, I quickly use it to cook this Gnocchi with clams and asparagus. We tasted a similar pasta in a restaurant in Roma Italy near the hotel we stayed. We even went back the 2nd times and order the same gnocchi pasta.
It is easy for me to get fresh clams than fresh crabs in the wet market near my place. This lady selling fresh clams mainly sell the clams to restaurants. Sometime when I was late and no more clams, after I strong persuade her (amazing my bargain skill) , she will take the clams from the bag (reserved for those restaurants) and release some for me, hehehe..

Gnocchi (Italian small potato dumplings) 義式麵疙瘩

I have seen gnocchi posted in other bloggers last time, but never thinking to make them at home. After I tasted the real gnocchi during the recent Italy trip, then only I started to make them at home. My first impression of the gnocchi that we took in Italy, the texture was light like cloud !!
Gnocchi (pronoun as nyoh-kee) is very easy to make at home, just by mixing potato, flour and egg.
They are eaten as an alternative to soups or pasta.

Italian Focaccia with Onion and Rosemary 意大利佛卡夏

Please bear with me because I will have few posts talking about my recent Italy trip and also Italy foods, hehehe..Since my trip is free and easy, so I need to make a lot of homework before I go, which hotel to book, what to buy, what to eat, which place to visit & etc. While I searching for the foods, I found this video of making Italian Focaccia (Gary Rodhes across Italy). Soon I returned from the trip, immediately I tried out this recipe, I would say this is the best Focaccia I have ever had, crispy and light crust and soft crumb, simply delicious! In fact, I am planning to use this dough recipe to make pizza!

Chicken and Tomato Pasta 番茄鸡肉意粉

The other day i bought a small pot of sweet basil and rosemary plants from Sungai Buloh nursery. The sweet basil still looking good but rosemary already half die..so sad..I prepared this easy and yummy pasta for a lunch the other day, love the nice aroma from sweet basil when toss together with this pasta.

Spaghetti Carbonara

My son Desmond has been asking me to prepare white spaghetti(he doesn't know the name) for him after he tried Spaghetti Carbonara at a Italian restaurant recently. Basically I know the ingredients for this spaghetti but still google for a recipe for reference.

Spaghetti Aglio Olio with fragrant Ham

Spaghetti Aglio Olio is one of the pasta that I like the most, just with these simple ingredients-Olive Oil, Garlic and Basil leaves, easy, fast and good.

-These are my favourite holders to store Spaghetti ingredients, Spaghetti Holder ( see the cute rabbit and dog !!) and Olive oil glass bottle.

- Since Spaghetti Aglio Olio is a bit plain in taste, usually I like to pan fry some ham with light soy sauce till fragrant and add to the spaghetti

Spaghetti Aglio Olio with fragrant Ham
(printable recipe)

400g Spaghetti (cooked as per packet's instruction)
4 dried chillies (washed, blanch in hot water, and cut 1” in length)
10 cloves garlic, sliced
3tbsp Olive oil
1tsp salt or to taste
1tsp chicken seasoning powder or to taste, optional

250g Ham, shredded
1tbsp light soy sauce
1tbsp Olive Oil

1. Pan fried ham with olive oil, add light soy sauce, stir fry till fragrant, set aside.
2. In another clean pan, add olive oil, garlic and dried chillies, stir fry till aroma.
3. Add in cooked Spaghetti and stir well. If the mixture is too dry, add some water.
4. Add in seasoning and fried ham, dish out and serve hot.

Happy Cooking !!

Alfredo Spaghetti

I learnt this white sauce spaghetti from FullhouseSimple and nice spaghetti..

-The original Alfredo Spaghetti from Fullhouse, mine very similar to this right?

I don't think you need a recipe from me, all of you are expect on this pasta than me...But one thing I one to highlight here is the chicken breast, coat it with sea salt and pepper, pan fry till brown in color, this way the chicken meat is very nice, tender, salty and aroma of 咸香..
Do enjoy cooking !!!

Tagliatelle Bolognese

This is me and kid's favorite dish but not for my husband, thus, I usually will prepare it when his is not at home.. Even he doesn't like pasta much, but he bought this pack of Tagliatelle all the way from Germany...









Recipe to share

1. Stir fry ground beef over high flame in olive oil, dish out.
2. In the remaining oil, saute onion and garlic.
3. Add in fresh sliced fresh button mushrooms, diced fresh tomato and herb.
4. Pour in tomato puree and the beef.
5. Add some water, reduce the heat and simmer for 30mins (can simmer up to 1 hour if you dont mind wait).
6. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. Serve Tagliatelle ( cook according to packet instructions) topped with Bolognese sauce and grated parmesan cheese.