Coconut Shrimp Curry

Explored Innsbruck on my bike today. Was riding for about 3 hours or so and when I got back to my apartment I was starvinggg! I finished that whole plate of curry and rice you see up there--the whole thing! I'm stuffed! 

To make it, I sauteed some garlic and onions and added the sliced potatoes. When the potatoes were a bit brown I added the shrimp and some chicken stock. Covered that for about 5 or so minutes and removed the shrimp and boiled the potatoes in the broth until cooked. When the potatoes were ready, I put back the shrimp and added the coconut milk, some ready-made gram masala paste, and some curry powder. Stirred everything until the sauce was thick and that was it! Poured the whole thing on some rice and stuffed myself silly.

Here are some photos from my bike ride...


 

Gouda and Prosciutto Omelet with Grapefruit

Today's shaping up to be a really nice day. The sun is shining and it's fantastic outside. And what better way to start a beautiful day than with a wonderfully-tasty breakfast?

This is the first time I made this omelet. I was looking through my fridge and the ingredients just jumped out at me. You'll need 2 eggs, prosciutto, garlic, gouda, and some chili flakes. 

Just beat the eggs in a bowl, add some salt, pepper, and chili flakes and set aside. Fry the garlic in some olive oil. When the garlic turns brown add the egg mixture. Add the prosciutto and gouda to one side of the egg and when it looks like it's ready, cover it with the other side. Sprinkle some chili flakes if you want some added kick, slice the grapefruit lengthwise into quarters and enjoy!

Sweet Avocados and Spaghetti with Tuna sauce

Sweet avocados are <3

 

In my guacamole post yesterday I mentioned my grandmother's sweet avocados recipe and it got me craving for some so I made it for lunch today with a few minor modifications--I mixed skim milk and evaporated milk and I added cinnamon to it. 

For the tuna sauce, just sautee some onions and garlic, add some tomatoes, anchovies, and tomato sauce, then add the canned tuna. Once everything is mixed together, add the cooked spaghetti, toss in some freshly chopped cilantro, grate some cheese over it and enjoy!

Roasted Lamb and Asparagus

This recipe reminds me of home. We love roasted lamb. It does take a bit of time and effort to make but it's well worth it. 

I used lamb cutlets for this. The secret to making it tender and flavorful is to let it boil over low heat. Slice a small onion, put it in a pan with some water, a beef bouillon cube, some salt and pepper, and the lamb cutlets and let it sit over low heat for a while until it's tender. 

After it's tender, get the meat, grate some pepper on it and stick it in the oven for about 10-15 minutes. 


That's it. Simple ingredients that make a fantastically delicious meal. 


Enjoy!

Anchovy and cheese sandwich with guacamole

I remember the avocados in milk and sugar that my grandmother used to make when I was younger. I grew up thinking that avocados can only be eaten with milk and sugar. I feel stupid admitting to this, but I only discovered that avocados were the main ingredient in guacamole a few years ago. :)

It took me a while to get used to eating avocados as guacamole but now I absolutely love it. And I make a mean guacamole too!

Just get one ripe avocado, mash it in a bowl, add some salt and pepper to it, some garlic powder, freshly chopped garlic, some lemon juice, cayenne pepper, cilantro and tomatoes sliced into little squares and that's it--yummy guacamole.


The sandwich is just as easy--it's just anchovies, gouda cheese, garlic powder, and tomato slices. Put it in a sandwich maker, wait a while..and there you have it.

Lunch!

The joys of pre-marinated fish

The supermarket close to my apartment has these packaged pre-marinated pangasius fillets that go for 0.89 cents. Really cheap and the marinade isn't half bad either. There are days, like today, when I'm either too tired or too lazy to cook anything and it's on days like this that these pre-marinated fish packages are a God-send. 

I just sliced some leftover red bell peppers to go with it. easy enough.

The past week we had hotdog sandwiches, tacos, and sloppy joes at the office for lunch--I really wish I brought my camera. I miss eating junk. My boss makes a mean beef taco--really really goooood stuff.


Anyhoot, thinking about it makes me hungry so I'm gonna go cook dinner.

Happy eating!

Tandoori Chicken and Rice

I loooovee Indian food. Well, actually exotic food in general, but Indian food is way up there. I was absolutely thrilled that my tandoori chicken turned out so well. Plus I got to use the Japanese-rice topping thingy on my rice!

The whole process of making it is a bit time-consuming and I've been feeling very lazy lately so no posts on how to make it but there are instant masala mixtures available in most supermarkets that taste equally good so that's an idea right there!

Anyway, it was a really good lunch. :D

Happy eating!