Yummy TV!

Football season is back and thanks to our newly-installed UNIFI and the IPTV sports channels we enjoy on Hypp TV, B is definitely on football frenzy!

In case you’re wondering, Hypp TV is a broadband TV service for couch potatoes like me to enjoy a variety of movies, sports, TV serials, documentaries, entertainment and news on-demand. Delivered via high-speed broadband network, Hypp TV brings me High Definition channels and crystal clear transmission even when it rains unlike ASTRO!  

This bit of info on Hypp TV is of course meant for local viewers like me but if you’re reading my blog from the UK, you may want to check out BT TV for similar packages on the best rates for your TV, Broadband & Phone needs. 

Who doesn’t need faster Internet speed, better call rates and more TV channels these days? And With BT you view, which is one of BT’s more popular services; you will gain access to over 70 Freeview channels for both radio and television, including 4 HD channels too so do check them out for immediate sign-up! 

As for B, there are plenty of sports channel on Hypp TV for him to enjoy during this football frenzy  including the newly-added Astro SuperSport HD and Astro SuperSport2 HD as well as MU TV. And since he was the one who was most gung-ho about our switching to UNIFI, I have given him free reign over the TV remote for now.  

It’s all good however because none of my favourite TV programs like American Idol, X-Factor and The Voice are currently showing. Plus I’m mostly watching stuff I got off the Internet lately namely Bold & Beautiful and Masterchef Australia and US.

Happily catching up with Ridge & Caroline on B&B

Speaking of Masterchef, I have been so inspired to cook these last few months! Every time I watch an episode, I’d not only end up feeling damn ravenous, I’d also be so excited to cook one of the many yummy recipes I’ve been learning from the Masterclass! 

Some of my dishes have been failures but some have turned out oh so scrumptiously beautiful, even I was impressed with my ‘cooking skills’! Yup, cooking and trying out new recipes is definitely one of my new things thanks to my TV-watching days!  

Garlic Prawns with Butter Glazed Asparagus, Sweet Corn & Mashed Potato

Grilled Steak with Garlic Herb Butter (which I made from scratch!)

Delicious Glazed Carrots

So how about you? What are you up to lately and is it as deliciously interesting as my new hobby?

 

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Easy Scrumptious Recipes!

Listen up everybody, I found the easiest most yummy fudge recipe you can make in only ten minutes WOW!

While blog surfing tonight, I chanced upon the most yummy-licious site ever. Seriously, the Thanksgiving Recipes I found at the site sounded so delicious it got me wishing we actually do celebrate Thanksgiving just so I could hurry out and buy a fat juicy turkey to try out the recipe!

There are tons of cool Easy Recipes available and with so many categories like Salad Recipes, Kids Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Halloween Recipes, Christmas Recipes and Cookies Recipes; I spent almost an hour going nuts on recipes! In fact I still have not covered the Cake and Desserts sections yet as I was already confused with so many different and delicious recipes to choose from!

I was however, most delighted to see a recipe for Banana Bread. I love banana bread, fresh and warm from the oven; thickly sliced to be enjoyed with a nice hot cup of black coffee - heavenly! I think home-made banana bread is the best; even better than the ones you can get in bakeries and cake shops. Just talking about it makes my tummy rumble but the good news is that I now have the recipe for my favourite banana bread too!

And of course there's the 10 Minute Fudge Recipe I mentioned at the beginning of my post. It's been a while since I enjoyed some choc fudge and I've never actually tried making them. But now I can, thanks to the delicious new recipe I found!

You won't believe how easy it is to make the 10-minute creamy, velvety chocolate fudge. Here are the ingredients but you have to visit the site for cooking instructions (under Fudge Recipes). I want you to personally experience the delicious goodness I felt after visiting this site. You won't be sorry you took the time to visit and I bet you too will leave with several great recipes to try this holiday season. Happy cooking!

10 Minute Fudge Recipe

3 oz. baking chocolate, unsweetened (3 squares)
4 Tbsp. butter
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup instant nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

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Cooking with Mariuca - Soto and Begedil *

After three tries, I finally perfected the art of making begedil (potato cutlet with minced meat) YAY!

Soto ayam is a spicy chicken soup with vermicelli, commonly found in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. It has always been one of my favourite local dishes, especially when it comes with plenty of begedil and chilli padi (bird's eye chilli) blended in kicap (soy sauce)! Like I always say, the spicier the better. So when I saw Miss Yummylicious featuring my favourite soto at her blog, it immediately got me craving for some! ;)

And once I get a craving for something, I can't stop thinking about it until I've satisfied that particular craving, which was what happened last weekend. I decided to cook soto myself since most supermarkets now sell the ready-to-cook soto paste in packets, which makes it easy to cook this dish. All I had to do was dump the right amount of soto paste into my electric cooker, add some water and wait for the soup to be ready, while I prepared the chicken and garnishing.

The main thing that was missing from my soto dish was begedil, which like I mentioned earlier, is what completes this tasty dish. The first time I made begedil many moons ago, they crumbled into tiny pieces the moment I started frying them in hot oil. So I did a little research online and after several attempts, I believe that I now have the perfect recipe (by my taste buds!) for these yummy potato cutlets. Are you ready to cook with Mariuca today?

Ingredients

6 medium size potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 small cup of minced meat (chicken or beef)
10-15 bird's eye chilli, finely chopped
2 sprigs of spring onion, finely chopped
2 eggs
1/4 cup of fried shallots
1 tsp of salt
white pepper to taste
oil for frying

All ready to be dipped in egg and fried

How to:

1. Fry the potatoes in oil until they turn a nice golden yellow in colour. Remove from pan.
2. Use a wooden spoon to mash the fried potatoes in a big bowl.
3. Add in the minced meat, chilli, fried shallots, spring onion, salt, pepper and 1 egg. Mix everything thoroughly.
4. If mixture is too soft, add a little flour.
5. Use your fingers to shape the mixture into flat round balls.
6. Dip the balls into egg before frying in hot oil.

Crispy golden brown

Begedil with my favourite meehoon soto

There you have it! Quite a simple dish to make for a nice weekend at home, especially during this rainy season. I took the last picture before sprinkling some chopped spring onion as garnishing, so don't forget to add that before you sit down to a delectable meal with your family. Bon appétit!

Posted at 8.54 PM

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