Life is short, let's enjoy!: December 2012

HIS half day off on Fri - late lunch at AMMO

how amazing is that? a day off on Friday

bread is nice, this time SHE didn't even request butter

AMMO signature Sangria

octopus risotto

Veal sauce is abit salty

blue berry mousse

Merry Christmas with My Family ♥♥

Drumroll *bum, bum, bum, bummm...*
Officially employed OUR German Pool halogen cooking pot <光波爐> after bought it for at least 4 months.

HER Perfect version of Roast Chicken
Small size chicken stuffed with Garlic (SHE doesn't like rosemary) & sprinkle some sea salt in the cavity of the chicken. And for the surface of the chicken, sprinkle liberally with sea salt, pepper, sugar.

HER vegi selections on the side: carrots (for the color), sweet potatoes (HER favorite), chinese green beans (also HER favorite type of beans), Onion. SHE boiled the carrot, sweet potatoes and green beans in advance.

Skip the pre-heat. 205 Degree for 45 minutes. Turned out surprisingly tasty & tender.

Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Cucumber is refreshing. Avocado is creamy and the grilled chicken smells good.

Scallops with Mashed Potatoes
Peel and cut the potatoes in slices. Boil them and put them into zipper plastic bag, and mash the potatoes with bread roller (the only tools WE found :D). Stir potatoes with 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Sprinkle with Salt and pepper. Heat under 265 degree until it's browned.

Baked Salmon with Brown Mushroom
Place 3 cloves of chopped garlic on top of the salmon. Sprinkles Salt, pepper and some chopped onion on top. Heat with 205 degree until both side turn orange and slightly browned. Salmon is just right, and Mushroom is so juicy.

Western Style Stir-fried Chop Suey
Pineapple, chicken breast, Chinese beans and onion. Tasty!

HER first Gingerbread Man for HIM

This is HER Christmas Gift for HIM - to make Gingerbread together.

Rushed to 二德惠 & I Love Cake to buy the DIY packs before Christmas arrives. Very convenience and much simplier to handle than she thought. HE became an electronic mixer.

SHE likes the I Love Cake Packs more because of the darker color and it's easier to cut. HKD 68 comes with the 3D reindeer biscuit cutters. White chocolate decoration.

HE likes the 二德惠 packs more because HE likes the taste better. It was HKD 108 comes with 2 biscuit cutter - Bell & Tree. One pack of candy decoration. One icing decoration.

Put them in German Pool halogen at 205°C for 15 minutes. Gingerbread smell so good, HE and mom love the gingerbread, but she prefers it plain without chocolate/icing because it will be less sweet. The icing doesn't taste good, so it's better to decorate with white chocolate and it's better to control too. The Chocolate Decorating Pen (HKD 15 each) imported from Japan are easily dry under the cold weather, actually easier to handle with the classic pastry bag.