Messy Witchen

Archive for October 2009

Grandma’s Pickled Cucumber With Chili

In Quick & Easy, Side Dish, Vegetable on 31 October 2009 tagged asian, Chinese, cucumber, pickled, Vegetable with 8 comments
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Pickled Cucumber with Chili is a very simple & easy side dish to make. There’s no cooking or baking involved. Perfect for kitchen n00b like my mom. Ahem. Ahemmm… :P

This age-old recipe is from my beloved grandma. According to her she had made this dish before she were even married. The time when my great [...]

Ginger Snaps

In Cookie on 21 October 2009 tagged Christmas, Cookie, ginger snaps, molasses with 5 comments
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I like ginger snaps. I love the ginger snaps from Marks & Spencer. They’re real good – ahh spicy with plenty of ginger taste! It was then that I decide to bake my own ginger snaps cookies. You can read all about my first ginger snaps baking attempt in my personal blog. I referred to [...]

Classic Guacamole Recipe

In Appetizer, Condiment, Dip, Mexican, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Snack on 16 October 2009 tagged avocado, guacamole, Mexican with 6 comments
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Guacamole is a Mexican dip, snack, appetizer made from avocado. And it is one of my favorite snack. This is how I first fall head over heels with avocado… with the introduction of guacamole into my life! And who introduces guacamole to me? Food Safari; Mexican episode.

You will need cilantro, onions, tomatoes, chilies & lime/lemon.

Buying, Choosing & Cutting Avocado

In Fruits, how to on 13 October 2009 tagged avocado, fruit, how to with 1 comment
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Before this year avocado is a foreign fruit to me. I have read & heard a great deal of goodness about this fruit (lower our LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol & increase our HDL ‘good’ cholesterol levels) but I never came close to buying & eating it. One reason is because we don’t grow avocado in Malaysia. [...]

One Step Pancake

In Breakfast & Brunch, Quick & Easy on 8 October 2009 tagged breakfast, brunch, pancake, Pillsbury with 2 comments
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I don’t know about you but all my attempts at making pancake from scratch failed! Hehe
But never fear… I can always count on pancake mix. There’s this one from Pillsbury that ONLY require 1 step. Huh? Yup just add water. :) You don’t need eggs or oil. Can you believe that? I don’t quite believe [...]