Came home and almost shredded my feet while I was trying to retrieve cat food in the dark. Turned out there was a broken bottle shattered into pieces on the floor of the laundry room. Good thing I realized just in time or I would have pierced my food right into an upright bottle broken at the neck. Suspect it was Fudge trying to get to the cat treats which were left on the counter. She has obviously attempted this stunt in the last few days and know where the good stuff are kept. Only this time, she has brought down an empty glass bottle with her from about 3 feet high when no one is around to shout after her. Both Andy and Donut have never rummaged through food stuff, let alone trying to steal cat treats. She’s street-smart, all right…but apparently being street-smart can be quite dangerous too. Fudge’ a clever girl, but what a rascal!
February 16, 2009
Roti Jala
Made Roti Jala over the weekend. Looks like a simple, simple meal but it does take quite sometime to whip it up. Good thing I enjoy cooking tremendously and if it means spending a little extra time in the kitchen to dish up something yummy, I’ll gladly do it. There is also a feeling of satisfaction to see other people enjoying the food you prepared. It’s worth all the effort.
When I was living at home, mom sometimes make Roti Jalas over the weekends and I would help her with the task of jala-ing. That means, I have to be on my feet for a couple of hours making individual lacy crepes till all the batter are done with a special Roti Jala cup. This cup has 5 small holes. To get the lace-like pattern, you have to move the cup with some batter in it, in a circular motion onto a non-stick hot pan. Once it’s cooked, you can fold it into a rectangular or triangular shape.
Roti Jalas are usually eaten with curry and I prepared a beef curry with taters right from scratch, to be enjoyed with the Rotis. Another of Mom’s recipe on the table!
This dish is usually hard to come by commercially and I don’t know that many places in Singapore which sells Roti Jala on a regular basis, either. I reckon it’s usually being served up at home for a fancy-free, humble meal. This is one of the dish I know which will get Aunty Antsy salivating, for sure.
February 16, 2009
Cocktail of meds
Not that I enjoy pill-popping, but that’s my stash for the week. 3x a day. At least I no longer sounded like a rusty and pathetically-tuned trombone. My voice is now back to almost normal. Already I have started to feel much better than I did a week ago. I’m only gonna miss my sexy-sounding voice :p