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Tried these today in our cooking class so now on a mission to track down some to take home.

These are spicy with like a Chinese 5 spice flavour with a hint of sweetness from the cinnamon very interesting combo of flavour

and these are just so cute about the size of a 10c piece 

sweet biscuit with a meringue 

  

and lastly these little short bread flower with a pineapple jam, the jam was more like a paste - so moorish

OK now I just need to find them in slightly smaller boxes!!!

Some retail therapy and a stroll through the streets

So after the whole "Icegate Affair" it was time to hit the shops

and go for a walk

The colonial building from the past with the modern apartments towering above

The beautifully walkways

And one beautiful lady blending into the wall 

on the edge of Chinatown

heading to a Hindu temple

all in all not too shabby a day

Customer beware of the cost of ice

Now I'm all for ice in a hot climate but I think today these guys we taking the p-iss. $16.00 Aus for a lime soft drink with ice.

Our waiter did inform us that the ice was hand cut!!!

2 sips and its gone,  maybe I'm undercharging @ The Retreat!!!

So in true Peter tight ass fashion I was taking the 

hand cut ice with me.

Extractor Fan

FYI Pete

+ non slip Teflon pot holders

Wash up station

Coconut Rice

Pre washed jasmine rice and some salt

Pandan leaf, lemongrass, eschollotts, ginger 

Add turmeric with coconut milk for colour and taste

 Cook with lid on 

For about  20 minutes or till all the moisture is gone
(dont open the lid) 
leave for 5 ish mins off the heat than fluffy and serve

Prawn Sambal with Coconut Rice

To our next taste sensation for today.

Lets look at the finished dish and work backwards.

Prawn Sambal with coconut rice.
Wow what a flavour bomb the Sambal was. 

 From this delectable tray of goodies

Marry the candlenut to the dried shrimp paste

Introduce a but of hot stuff to the relationship!

Looking as cute as one can doing it!

 Some chopped garlic

the eshallots

and than it's like a miracle in just 25 short minutes a stunning smooth paste.
What a work out! 
but so worth the effect.

Cook in a tad of oil till caramelized adding palm sugar

 tamarind water as you go to de-glaze

  
simply add the prawns and some tomato (de-seeded) 

A tad time consuming but simple and sooooo stunning.
What a flavour bomb, the dried prawn paste is the hero that pulls to dish together and the caramelizing on the sambal is the true winner
YUM YUM

Be creative in the plating of the coconut rice, whats the point of an audience without a performance.

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Curry Puffs - my Fav

Today is the start of back to cooking school month thanks to my wonderful Sandy.

And here I was thinking I would be putting my feet up drinking Singapore Slings by the pool!!

Looking cool Sands and rocking the cute white runners

 Stairway to curry puff food heaven

Great let's burn some calories prior to starting

Today I'm so excited as Sandy had organised that I get to make some curry puffs, one of my fav's.

Oh as well as other stuff but I will get to that soon.

Gee's Pete need some cucumber for the bags under those eyes.

Don't think I will be needing these pots for curry puff so looks like I may well be learning a few more culinary tricks today. 

All you need is a great filling and a soft dough, but personally they should have green peas in them.

But have fun and add what you like, just a simple dough with a curry vege filling.

Some artfully folding

Drop into some hot oil and well they are ready to eat.

The one to the right is for a gluten free option using rice paper.

All I can say is thank goodness they taste better than they look!