Friday, February 19, 2010

A dinner of piggy parts at Larbo's

Gnocci
Rolled-up Spleen
Heart & kidney stir-fry
"Velvet Cake"
Poached pear on velvet cake
Larbo met a pig the day before and brought parts of it home, starting with the insides. Hence we were invited to a cook-and-eat dinner. I like innards although J is not a fan. I think we only figured out how to handle the kidney decently (Slice across its length, remove big white vein inside, slice, score slices, soak in white rice wine). So I learnt that all these parts we see so commonly in Singaporean hawker stalls have been through some kind of processing that I can't even begin to understand. My grandma knows how to handle intestines, but I've only enjoyed the finished product and not had a chance to see her at work. Hand me brains and I know what to do with it though. -_-;; Oh well. The health inspector will never allow that. Nor the spleen actually (L: now how did that get into my pocket?). Renée's gnocchi are better than Bouchon's, to us. I got so excited by dessert that I forgot to take pictures of the warm, moist and yummy banana cake. Thank you so much for the great company and food Larbo!

CNY Dinner crib sheet

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Lunar New Year Dinner

2 roast ducks!
十全食美
一帆风顺
鸿运当头
Digging in!
发财好事
黄金满地

Friday, February 12, 2010

新年快乐!

新年快到了。You know by the mad rush of chinese people at grocery shops, snapping up much in sight. We weren't any different. Was a good haul, I'm excited. Now about converting it into presentable food..