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		<title>Chocolate fudge, the perfect year end gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was Nigella, I promised, blame it on her and her &#8216;evil&#8217; sweet tooth plus the express way, making things looks attractively easy. So I thought I give it a try. Handmade goodies are a nice thing to gift for friends, colleagues, beloved, partners and all sort at the end of the year, a much [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was Nigella, I promised, blame it on her and her &#8216;evil&#8217; sweet tooth plus the express way, making things looks attractively easy. So I thought I give it a try. Handmade goodies are a nice thing to gift for friends, colleagues, beloved, partners and all sort at the end of the year, a much better gift then trying fight your way during the per-shopping madness.</p>
<p>Tất cả là tại Nigella, cô đầu bếp béo ú người Anh với một phong cách nấu bếp rất thông thả,  gợi cảm, những món ăn và công thức đồ ngọt, tráng miệng của Nigella rất hấp dẫn và dễ làm. Cho nên mình quyết định thử! Dịp Noel và cuối năm là mùa &#8216;làm quà tặng&#8217; cho bạn bè người thân, đồng nghiệp, người &#8216;dưng&#8217; có vẻ hay hơn là phải chen lấn đi mua quà Giáng Sinh ở các cửa hiệu. Và nếu tự tay mình làm sẽ được người ta ưa hơn và được nhiều &#8216;điểm tốt&#8217;</p>
<p>So here is the recipe, actually it&#8217;s Nigella but I would say from my experience making a few patches I would more than happy to share some tips.</p>
<p>Đây là công thức của Nigella nhưng kinh nghiệm mình làm 2, 3 phần có một số bí quyết và lưu ý sau:</p>
<p>Tip no 1: Make sure you use a large shallow pot to do this. The bottom of the pot should be as wide as possible. Like the pot below, similar type. This is because if you use too much chocolate and the bottom is not wide enough, the chocolate will burn since it has no room to &#8216;breath&#8217;. Trust me, I almost burn some!</p>
<p>Bí quyết 1: Sữ dụng nồi thủy tinh có đáy rộng rãi, không cần cao nhưng phải rộng rãi đủ để hộn hợp chocolate &#8216;thở&#8217; được nếu không sẽ bị cháy, mình mém làm bị cháy rồi.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2606" href="http://annha.com/food/chocolate-fudge-the-perfect-year-end-gift/attachment/clearpot"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2606" title="Nồi thủy tinh" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Clearpot.jpg" alt="Clearpot Chocolate fudge, the perfect year end gift " width="254" height="171" /></a></p>
<p>Tip no 2: All ingredients should be ready first as once you start melting the chocolate things can get a bit hand on as you need to stir the chocolate and watch over its melting process.</p>
<p>Bí quyết 2: Nên chuẩn bị các phụ liệu đầy đủ, tránh tình trạng vừa đang làm tan chocolate vừa phải lột vỏ hạt dẻ hoặc cắt bơ!</p>
<p>Tip no 3: Low the heat and I really mean it! And watch the heat!</p>
<p>Bí quyết 3:  Lửa nhỏ và phải coi chừng lửa thật kỹ!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><em><strong>Ingredients you will need to buy:</strong></em></p>
<p>1. Chocolate  button, dark chocolate 500 gram (advice to buy at Annam Gourmet), dont get the little chips get the button ones</p>
<p>Chocolate nút, bán tại An Nam Gourmet mua loại đắng mua khoảng nửa ký một túi</p>
<p>2. x1 Bag of pistachio nuts, buy any where, crack and get the nuts inside, put them in a plastic bag and use the rolling pin to lightly crush it. Dont crush it too much since then it will be too small, you want the texture in the fudge so dont be too brutal</p>
<p>Hạt dẻ, bẻ vỏ bỏ vào túi nilon và dùng chày đập nhưng không đậm nhuyễn chỉ vừa, vẫn còn giữ nguyên hình dạng.</p>
<p>3. 350gram of condense milk, any brand will do.</p>
<p>Sữa đặc có đường mua một hộp hiệu nào cũng được</p>
<p>4. 350 gram of butter, unsalted. Buy a standard size and chop it up into cubes.</p>
<p>Bơ loại không có muối và cắt thành từng mảng vuông.</p>
<p>5. Container : choose the foil version flat not too high. With the above ingredients you wont need a big foil tray but in Ham Nghi they dont sell small one so you will need to buy big one and then you have to make sure when you spread the chocolate you&#8217;re only using half of the container. Also buy ribbons and clear wrapping papers. Or you can be creative and buy the different shapes one, star, heart metal frames at the store.</p>
<p>Mua khuôn làm bằng giấy bạc, mua ở bên Hàm Nghi thì họ chỉ có cỡ lớn như vậy khi đổ ra khuôn chỉ đổ và sử  dụng phân nữa khuôn. Mua thêm giấy gói quà trắng trong, nơ ru băng hoặc cửa hàng có bán các loại khuôn có nhiều hình dạng khác nhau.</p>
<p>Optional: buy additional good quality standard chocolate bar to add in the mix, choose non dark type, something rich and smooth. Cut the bar into small pieces. (Lưu ý nên mua thêm một thanh chocolate loại xịn, hiệu tốt, nhưng là chocolate bình thường, không đắng)</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2599" href="http://annha.com/food/chocolate-fudge-the-perfect-year-end-gift/attachment/img_7393-1"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2599" title="Chocolate fudge home made Ann Ha" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/IMG_7393-1-700x466.jpg" alt="IMG 7393 1 700x466 Chocolate fudge, the perfect year end gift " width="560" height="373" /></a></p>
<p><em><strong>Methods:</strong></em></p>
<p>Put the pot/pan on low heat put the chocolate button, chopped chocolate into the pan for melting, watch the heat! When chocolate is completely melt into a liquid form, pure in the milk, mixed well using a flat plastic cooking spoon. Ensure the mixture is smooth heat is low and stir often. Then put in chopped butter to add shine. Once butter is melted pour in the <em><strong>nuts. </strong></em>Stir and now ready to put into the frame. Remember you frame if not fit will be bigger so shape it well and use spoon to push the mixture into shape. Smooth the surface then let it cool. After cooling now ready to be in the fridge. It will set about 5 &#8211; 6 hours so you can do this over night. After that you start to cut into desired size, arrange the portions into each parcel tie with ribbon and dont forget some love notes <img src='http://annha.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' title="Chocolate fudge, the perfect year end gift " /> </p>
<p>You can put the ready made ones in the freezer, no need to defrost it. Fudge texture should not be hard like chocolate but a bit soft to bite.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2611" href="http://annha.com/food/chocolate-fudge-the-perfect-year-end-gift/attachment/384969_10150496481535020_683795019_10883853_1701674750_n"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2611" title="chocolate fudge với hạt dẻ làm quà Giáng Sinh Ann Ha" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/384969_10150496481535020_683795019_10883853_1701674750_n-540x540.jpg" alt="384969 10150496481535020 683795019 10883853 1701674750 n 540x540 Chocolate fudge, the perfect year end gift " width="540" height="540" /></a></p>
<p>Các bước thực hiện: Bắt nồi lửa nhỏ bỏ chocolate vào đợi tan  đều chảy lỏng thì cho sữa, quậy đều và canh chừng không để lửa to, và sau đó cho bơ vào. Lưu ý dùng thìa nhựa và liên tục đảo cho tan đều. Khi bơ đã tan, cho hạt dẻ vào quậy trộn và đổ vào khuôn. Khuôn nếu to thì chỉ đổ một phần của khuôn và dùng thìa để làm gọn hình dạng lại. Để cho hỗn hợp nguội rồi cho vào tủ lạnh,  khoảng 5 &#8211; 6 tiếng hoặc có thể làm buổi tối trước đó, khi đã cứng lại có thể đem ra cắt thành miếng vừa ăn, gói vào giấy gói thắt nơ. Những gói vừa làm xong có thể để tủ đông hoặc tủ lạnh bình thường không cần xả đá nếu cho vào ngăn đá. Fudge sẽ không cứng như  chocolate bình thường và có độ dẻo.</p>
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<p>Chúc ngon miệng và nhận được nhiều nụ hôn!</p>
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		<title>home cooking, saturday staying in</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went into Parkson today and was shopping for bath towel. Turned out I saw a CookPlus shallow frying pan. I got to have it for the little apartment in PMH. I remember I was addicted to homeware back when I was still n Auckland. Walking into Smith&#38;Caughey on Queen Street and getting my hands [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went into Parkson today and was shopping for bath towel. Turned out I saw a CookPlus shallow frying pan. I got to have it for the little apartment in PMH. I remember I was addicted to homeware back when I was still n Auckland. Walking into Smith&amp;Caughey on Queen Street and getting my hands on all the pan, pots, although I was living alone!</p>
<p>So here is the goodies for the kitchen.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2533" href="http://annha.com/food/home-cooking-saturday-staying-in/attachment/386454_273814866003445_270962886288643_833781_1519169593_n"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2533" title="CookPlus shallow frying pan Parkson Paragon" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/386454_273814866003445_270962886288643_833781_1519169593_n.jpg" alt="386454 273814866003445 270962886288643 833781 1519169593 n home cooking, saturday staying in" width="395" height="277" /></a></p>
<p>So here is what for dinner:</p>
<p>Ingredients: x2 pieces of chicken breast, boneless and skinless, if organic even better; grilled Italian mixed spices I bought from overseas kinda consist of fried sundried chillies, garlic flakes, dried herbs so I used those to rub onto the chicken for marinate; season with salt and pepper with a touch of olive oil and make sure the chicken have some time to take on the marinate; x1 head of broccoli, x1 yellow zucchini carrots; butter, salt &amp; pepper; pancetta ham; small baby potatoes.</p>
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<p>(Iphone photo)</p>
<p>Method:</p>
<p>Marinate the chicken and set aside. Start on a wok actually and put chopped veg into the little boiling water, just enough to ensure the pan dont dry out. When cooking the veg this way, the veg wont become too cooked and still retain the texture and colour. Since carrot is thicker they go in first then slowly put in broccoli. When it starts to be a bit cook, drop in the chopped zucchini. Put a bit water in if the pan dry out and sprinkle in veg stock cube for flavour. Put a knob of butter on top and set aside.</p>
<p>Potatoes are also thrown in for boiling in a separate pot.</p>
<p>Now comes the chicken. First I get the pan really hot. I love this big pan it has a lot of room for the kind of one pot cooking style. First through in the pacetta without oil and it must sizzle. Fry the ham a bit to bring out the flavour until they are a big golden. Then put in the butter then layer in the chicken with some oil. This way the flavour from the ham will also be cooking in the chicken. Leave it alone to cook for one side and turn around once the chicken is caramelized. Ensure both side have a bit of colour and slowly pour in water to prevent dryness and keeping the chicken breast moist. I then put the ham out aside and continue to cook the chicken breast making sure it cooks all the way through while keep serving it water.</p>
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<p>(Iphone photo)</p>
<p>When the chicken nearly done, put back the pancetta and make room for the previously steamed veg. Being naughty, cut knobs of butter to put on the chicken and veg, take the pan out to serve with potatoes.</p>
<p>Chicken breast cooked just right and not dry! Very important!</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2540" href="http://annha.com/food/home-cooking-saturday-staying-in/attachment/photo3"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2540" title="WhatToEatToday annha cooks" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo3.jpg" alt="photo3 home cooking, saturday staying in" width="402" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>(Iphone photo)</p>
<p>Launching my new facebook food page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhatToEatToday" target="_blank">WhatToEatToday</a>, replacing the Resto Arrest soon, available also on <a href="https://plus.google.com/110493498746417134039" target="_blank">GooglePlus.</a> Check it out</p>
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		<title>Grilled vegetable guilty pleasure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sneak peak on one of the dishes for pre wedding issue Nguoi Dep mag. These pix are teaser only. Full photo and recipe &#8211; read Nguoi Dep Wedding Issue out on 28th September. and one more! Simple guilty pleasure on a Saturday afternoon sipping cup of white wine, Barrywhite song, and eating my sweet veg [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sneak peak on one of the dishes for pre wedding issue Nguoi Dep mag. These pix are teaser only. Full photo and recipe &#8211; read Nguoi Dep Wedding Issue out on 28th September.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2363" href="http://annha.com/food/grilled-vegetable-guilty-pleasure/attachment/img_6603-1"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2363" title="Grilled vegetables with brie" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMG_6603-1-700x466.jpg" alt="IMG 6603 1 700x466 Grilled vegetable guilty pleasure" width="560" height="373" /></a></p>
<p>and one more!</p>
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<p>Simple guilty pleasure on a Saturday afternoon sipping cup of white wine, Barrywhite song, and eating my sweet veg away after shooting it.</p>
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		<title>The sick serves the well &#8211; Japanese marinate lamb sirloin with hand mash peas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is happened when even the sick had to serve the well. Perhaps going into the kitchen is an addiction. But I made used of my family well stocked freezer. Lamb sirloin marinate with any Japanese grill marinate sauce, contains usually japanese soy sauce, sesame seeds, a touch of mirin, sugar and all you need [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is happened when even the sick had to serve the well. Perhaps going into the kitchen is an addiction.</p>
<p>But I made used of my family well stocked freezer.</p>
<p>Lamb sirloin marinate with any Japanese grill marinate sauce, contains usually japanese soy sauce, sesame seeds, a touch of mirin, sugar and all you need to is add a dash of sesame oil, loads of crushed garlic ginger, and onion. De frost the lamb since it&#8217;s a thin piece of meat, watch out not to cook them in your microwave process, best let them defrost automatically under warm area in your living room. Put the grill pan on and make sure its hot, sear the marinated lamb on both size and brush over the marinate to keep the meat moist. After 2min on each side, put in the oven to cook for a further 2-3min. Normally I would eat quite rare but not good to digest plus it&#8217;s frozen. Meanwhile cook the frozen peas on a bit of oil and mash it down. In my fridge there was some Japanese spaghetti so I quickly bland the noodle and use the remaining soy sauce to coat the noodle over some light heat. And that is all. Meal less than 20min.</p>
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</a>Cut the lamb into strips to serve. Meat should be cooked but not dry still moist.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2355" href="http://annha.com/food/the-sick-serves-the-well-japanese-marinate-lamb-sirloin-with-hand-mash-peas/attachment/img_6350-1"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2355" title="lamb with pea" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/IMG_6350-1-700x466.jpg" alt="IMG 6350 1 700x466 The sick serves the well   Japanese marinate lamb sirloin with hand mash peas" width="560" height="373" /></a></p>
<p>They look great together!</p>
<p>And here is the noodle to go with it.</p>
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		<title>Frozen king prawns for the sick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, my family freeze at home always stock frozen uncooked king prawn packages. My sister probably have her meals fancy. I&#8217;ve been sick and cant think of myself going into the garden and kill a live chicken for chao ga. But the problem is frozen food have no sweet taste apart from texture. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some reason, my family freeze at home always stock frozen uncooked king prawn packages. My sister probably have her meals fancy. I&#8217;ve been sick and cant think of myself going into the garden and kill a live chicken for chao ga. But the problem is frozen food have no sweet taste apart from texture. So here is what happened:</p>
<p>Marinade:  Leave the prawns out for &#8216;nature&#8217; defrost and start to flavour them strong with garlic, red onion, a touch of paprika, season with pepper and salt, a spoonful of that Lee sauce of plum, sate chilly, and the Vietnamese mixture of chilly-salt-lemon in a bottle. Well I&#8217;m sick and home alone so I wont bother much. Let the marinate to rest for a while. Turn on the heat high and saute the prawn. The texture might be thick so loosen up with water.  Sick people&#8217;s tongue are incapable of tasting light flavour.</p>
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<p>I snacked on some the rest goes into my white chao! Last for days.</p>
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		<title>Lamb shank with tomatoes compote &#8211; Sườn trừu hầm cà</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first PODCAST Food Series &#8211; Click Audio for English content. Sườn trừu hầm cà &#8211; Có audio tiếng Anh dành cho những ai yêu Podcast và muốn nghe hướng dẫn qua audio vừa nghe vừa làm. Sườn trừu hầm cà &#8211;  dành cho những buổi chiều mưa tầm tã Nguyên liệu: x4 miếng trừu [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My first PODCAST Food Series &#8211; <a href="http://mp3.zing.vn/playlist/Podcast-Dang-cap-nhat/IW97IF7A.html">Click Audio</a> for English content.</p>
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Sườn trừu hầm cà &#8211; Có audio tiếng Anh dành cho những ai yêu Podcast và muốn nghe hướng dẫn qua audio vừa nghe vừa làm. Sườn trừu hầm cà &#8211;  dành cho những buổi chiều mưa tầm tã</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nguyên liệu:</strong></span></p>
<p>x4 miếng trừu xương ống chân, đã làm sạch hết mỡ</p>
<p>Cà rốt, cần tây cắt miếng vừa ăn, đậu que</p>
<p>Gia vị bao gồm:  vài lá nguyệt quế, rau khô tổng hợp (mixed herbs có bán ở Veggies), muối, tiêu, bột gia vị gà knorr, 2 ly rượu trắng, 4 cà hộp, lá cỏ xạ hương tươi.</p>
<p>Khoai tây để là món khoai tây nghiền, có thêm một chút bơ, sữa tươi.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Công thức:</strong></span></p>
<p>Đầu tiên cần phải ‘chiên vàng’ = sear có nghĩa là phải chiên cho vàng bên ngoài miếng trừu để khi nấu chất ngọt trong thịt vẫn giữ. Băt lửa, cho dầu oliu và chút bơ để chảo nóng, cho trừu vào. Sauk hi trừu đã vàng đều, cho ra đĩa.</p>
<p>Bắt chảo lên cho từng loại rau củ vào áp chảo, chừa đậu ra. Khi cần và cà rốt đã mềm cho chút rượu để cho rượu cháy hết, nêm nếm và cho gia vị vào cùng với cà hộp. Cho thêm chút nước và để lửa nóng cho sôi. Khi lửa đã sôi, bỏ trừu vào và để lửa riu riu khoảng 1 tiếng đồng hồ.</p>
<p>Thế đấy, thật dễ dàng nhanh gọn, nếu có lò nướng càng tốt, để vào lò và quen bẵng đi. Nếu nấu trên lò ga thì nên chú ý sử dụng nồi loại dành nấu cà ri hoặc hầm, vì như vậy nồi sẽ có độ dày đủ để không bị cháy nồi.</p>
<p>Thỉnh thoảng chạy vào bếp nêm  nếm và xem chừng miếng trừu luôn được nước sốt hầm che phủ. 1 tiếng sau thì bắt đầu luộc khoai và làm khoai tây nghiền. Khi khoai đã mềm thì nghiền nát ngay cho đến khi khoai mềm và mịn, nêm nếm và cho chút bơ, nghiền thêm một ít, cho chút sữa là trộn lại cuồi cùng, để nơi nóng. Đậu xanh áp chảo nhanh với dầu oliu.</p>
<p>Xem lại thịt trừu, phải đúng chuẩn của hầm, đó là miếng thịt mềm rớt nhẹ ra khỏi xương! Dùng khuôn để khoai tây vào, cho trừu bên cạnh, chế sốt và trang trí thêm đậu.</p>
<p>Đối với món này mùa đông ở Hà Nội có thể thay thế sốt cà với sốt rượu vang.</p>
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		<title>Frozen prawn kicks back my appetite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[king prawn sate with egg noodle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was a bit hungry and seeing the fresh herbs coming out of my dad&#8217;s garden, esp the Vietnamese pungent Cải bẹ xanh (big leave mustard) then I was snooping around my frozen part of the fridge, ah yes king prawns yum. Most of the time frozen stuff are tasteless and I had a super [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was a bit hungry and seeing the fresh herbs coming out of my dad&#8217;s garden, esp the Vietnamese pungent Cải bẹ xanh (big leave mustard) then I was snooping around my frozen part of the fridge, ah yes king prawns yum.</p>
<p>Most of the time frozen stuff are tasteless and I had a super busy week at work with nothing for lunch than a cup of Milo or worse diet coke. I&#8217;m loosing interest to eat so I thought better fry those baby and make it nice and spicy.</p>
<p>Ingredients:</p>
<p>Frozen king prawns, jumbo kind, refroze them</p>
<p>Freshly made sate (I think it was the maid who did it), probably you can find it in a jar of some sort in the super market</p>
<p>Chinese egg noodle one big round ring</p>
<p>Herbs from the garden, my dad organic herbs garden a mixture of ngò gai, rau thơm, etc</p>
<p>Sweet chillies sauce, a pinch of fish stock solid, garlic</p>
<p>x1 carrot</p>
<p>Method &#8211; under 10min</p>
<p>Boil the egg noodle and lightly blanch the carrot, keep it hard.</p>
<p>Meanwhile put the olive oil in the pan, put in generous spoon of sate sauce, then throw in the prawn. Slice garlic (tỏi cô đơn) onto the pan, season with salt, pepper, sweet chilly and ensure the prawn is warm all the way through, can add in a pinch of ketchup. When the sauce a bit dry just get some water from the noodle stock boiling and pinch solid fish stock in to loosen the sauce.</p>
<p>Spoon the prawn aside and mix in the cooked egg noodle to ensure the sauce coats well. Turn off the heat.</p>
<p>Plate up: lay and spread the big leave mustard, cải bẹ xanh sống on the white plate. get the prawn in the leave arrange neatly. Use a big round cutter and put the noodle in. Chop a selection of Vietnamese herds on top, get all the sauce in the pan on top of the noodle. Shave carrots into strip and put on top. Enjoy.</p>
<p>What I like is the strong and fresh and crunchy of the cải bẹ xanh and trust me I wouldnt eat it raw if I bought it from the supermarket or the street market. Vegies these days in this country is distinguishing and so dangerous with all the chemical. If you used supermarket ones, worth blanch them quickly. This dry version can actually make into a soup, just make some stock and let it boil then put everything in! Spicy but fresh and light actually. Squeeze lemon on top of the prawn before eating.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-2207" href="http://annha.com/food/frozen-prawn-kicks-back-my-appetite/attachment/img_6101-3"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-2207" title="king frozen prawn chilly noodle" src="http://annha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_6101-3-700x375.jpg" alt="IMG 6101 3 700x375 Frozen prawn kicks back my appetite " width="560" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>I use the plate bought from IKEA Hong Kong.</p>
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		<title>Snack away</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fancy snack but I was trying my hand on using the tripod. Ingredients: Black Forrest Vietnamese Ham &#8211; actually quite affordable at Annam Gourmet Avocado &#8211; just in time for the season I think, get the one that is not so soft and still have some bite to it. Tomatoes, and Casablanca mozzarella &#8211; I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fancy snack but I was trying my hand on using the tripod.</p>
<p>Ingredients:</p>
<p>Black Forrest Vietnamese Ham &#8211; actually quite affordable at Annam Gourmet</p>
<p>Avocado &#8211; just in time for the season I think, get the one that is not so soft and still have some bite to it.</p>
<p>Tomatoes, and Casablanca mozzarella &#8211; I find is really nice and not rubbery but moist and tender you can pull it apart with your hand.</p>
<p>Arugula spread from Veggies.</p>
<p>AND a cooking cutter, buy them from the shop in Ham Nghi like the cookies cutter but I choose a square one to pile all together.</p>
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<p>Pile the mashed up avocado seasoned with salt and pepper, tomatoes and cheese on top, pour good quality virgin olive oil and a splash of Tabasco.  Wait for a few second for the food to set, remove the cutter and wrap ham around. Spoon on top the spread. Eat with bread!</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m officially addicted to this cutter, next time I want to  build a tower of food for this. I bought round ones too! Actually I had to lay flat on the floor to take this shot. The round dinning wooden table didnt give enough space. The tripod made me nervous, plus my macro lens was not there.</p>
<p>This snack is cute because the ham and that spread add saltiness to the dish.</p>
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		<title>Breakfast with egg from my garden [trứng đút lò]</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of the norm of Vietnamese who fried the eggs flat with the yolk still a bit red and runny on a hot oil, I opted for another option, a more slow cooked method of achieving the same result. [find this recipe also in Nguoi Dep magazine in the July Issue - now we only [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Instead of the norm of Vietnamese who fried the eggs flat with the yolk still a bit red and runny on a hot oil, I opted for another option, a more slow cooked method of achieving the same result.</p>
<p>[find this recipe also in Nguoi Dep magazine in the July Issue - now we only do x1 issue per month, bigger, better, thicker].</p>
<p>Preheat your oven to 150, crack fresh organic/free range eggs from the garden into a ceramic cup, oven safe for baking. Season lightly with salt and pepper and in goes the egg. Meanwhile heat lightly olive oil, slide garlic, and a generous pinch of paprika. Turn off the heat.</p>
<p>When the eggs are set, tear organically grown basil from the garden, yet again, and lay inside, pour the olive oil mixture onto the egg and sprinkle with dry cumin seed. Enjoy a perfect Sunday with Swedish wholemeal cracker or sour dough bread is fine, go to <a href="http://www.schneiders-finest.com/en-US/zone/495/productslist.cco" target="_blank">Schneider’s Finest</a> to get some of their fab bread!</p>
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<p>Or making for loved one in bed Sunday morning is also lovely. I ate 2!</p>
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		<title>Spaghetti meatball &#8211; for Nguoi Dep teaser</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Ha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read more on Nguoi Dep magazine: a bi- monthly. Find this recipe at the end of June issue. This is making me hungry!]]></description>
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<p>Read more on Nguoi Dep magazine: a bi- monthly.</p>
<p>Find this recipe at the end of June issue. This is making me hungry!</p>
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