just do it!

My friend said, just do it!

My hubby said, just do it!

Nike said, just do it!

Just do it!

My friend said, no but, just do it!

My hubby might say, no but, just do it!

Nike would not say no but, just do it!

So, no but, just do it!

Breakfast Creation

Oh I love my breakfast creation today!

Yes, it is a creation, not a tried and tested recipe. Personally, I don't think others would be able to stomach this. The comments that I would hear would be, too bland, too boring, tasteless, too chewy, not interesting!

Bland, boring, not tasty enough, too chewy, and totally uninteresting, that would be the words to describe the product of this experiment, I believe. And I concur, but love it anyway.

I needed a distraction and needed to do something this morning. So I woke up with the single mindedness to bake another loaf bread. I had not decided what kind of bread but I wanted to make bread. In the kitchen however, I was forced to let go my decision, after noticing there were not enough flour for a nice loaf of bread.

In a state of blurriness, I took out enough ingredients to make fried rice. Placed everything all over the kitchen then decided I was going to use the flour after all, to make pancakes. The one egg was left behind while the rest of things went back into the fridge, where they came from. I took out the bottle of milk, took my saucepan and placed them on the counter. 

All the flour were sifted into the saucepan, for the lack of big bowls, with salt and a pinch of cinnamon powder. In a split second decision, I decided to bake the batter which had oats. So 3 spoon full of oats went in, egg and milk got beaten up with some sugar added in. Then all the wet ingredient were poured into the little well made from the dry ingredients in the middle of the saucepan.

Stir, stir, stir. That was what I didn't for the next five minutes, slowing but surely, incorporating the wet and dry together gently, trying to avoid making lumps in the process. The oven was heated up and pans greased. Now, I only have one big pan, so I flipped my square tray upside down and greased the base. My last pan was from the springform cake pan that I have. I used the base of that too, removing the side ring.

By the time the oven was hot enough, I was done with dropping batter on the biggest tray. In went the tray, the second part of my experiment starting. With the temperature set at about 180 degC, I hoped that all will turn out well. No baking powder this time, so I was pretty sure that I would not be subjected to that horrible baking powder taste. The downside was I knew I batter would not be able to rise or fluff up, for the lack of a leavening agent.

40 minutes later with some minor adjustment to increase the temperature slightly, the  baking was done, and my breakfast was ready. I felt so healthy seeing the outcome of my experiment. They were not tasty but not tasteless either, not greasy, not colourful or too sweet. Or too chewy. They were not crispy but also not chewy. It was just nice, just like eating a mixture of oats on pancakes, without the butter or oil. So far, I had taken almost 5 of them, too many for one morning.

I might cook some simple pork curry later, so that I would be able to use my creation as dips. Or as little cousins of Mexican tortillas. Perfection!

Know your ABCs!

ABC DEFG 

HIJK LMNOP 

QRSTU and V 

WXY and Z. 

Now I know my ABC, next time won't you sing with me?

Why that song? Simply.

I made some ABC soup today, and that song always comes into my whenever I make that soup.

Or have that soup.

The easiest soup one can make.

My version always consists of loads of carrots for the vitamin A, minimal potatoes for vitamin B and some onions, not sure if that's for the vitamin C, and of course some meat, be it pork ribs or pieces of chicken. And salt and pepper to taste. Or kluea & prik thai dam in thai since I am making them here, eh?

Throw them all together and boil for a while until everything is tender. Alternatively you boil for a 'longer' while if you like the veges to be super soft until they almost disappear.

It's that simple. 

Maybe that's why it's called ABC soup, as simple as reciting the ABC! Though, that might not be simple to some..hhmm.. I am rambling now..

I used to have this soup quite often when I was staying with my friends, as one of the them, the one who taught me how to cook me this soup, likes cooking it and she is good at it. Also, she knew I liked hers. Thanks to her, I  now can have this soup here, even when I am away from her. Thanks, girl.

So ABC soup, ABC song. 

A-B-C S-O-U-P 

Chic-Ken-Car-Rots-Po-Ta-Toes-O-Nions, 

Add-Some-Salt-&-Pep-Per-Totaste, 

Boil-Then-Get-Rea--Dy-To-Eat. 

Now I know my ABC, next time won't you cook with me?

Simple, easy, short, fast. Delicious!