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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Own Cooking / Selbst Kochen
before I came to Zurich, I was totally freak out by the idea of cooking for myself.
I totally had no experience in cooking, although I could make good instant noodle (just like anyone else:P).
I had even had a crisis about what ingredient to even buy when I did my first few rounds of grocery shopping. Thus I ended up eating just healthy sandwich for my first few days...
However, seeing that everyone else is cooking, I decided to give it a try...
This is how one of my first few cooking looked like...

From Daily Life in Zurich
I was pretty satisfied at that time. The colour looks right and it tasted like pasta.
However, looking back now, I can tell you that the tomatoes were too raw, the spaghetti was not cooked enough and the mushrooms were not fragrant enough.
Nevertheless, I was lucky and maybe a little talented in cooking. I never had any accident in the kitchen nor did I throw away any cooking, in fact I always finish up my own cooking :P but back in Singapore, I always had a hard time finishing up food.
Well, if I don't give myself face, who will, right?

Stir-fried vege, fish (pre-seasoned), and mian xian with egg.

The vege was rightly seasoned however, I find the mian xian too blant.



I was damn excited when I cooked the above dishes. For the first time in few weeksss, I finally got to eat steam fish! I just added the seasonings based on my recollection and gut feelings, it turned out great I tell you!


I was once invited to dinner at home and some Norway guy cooked spinach spaghetti and I fell in love with it! Thus I asked him for the recipe and used to cook it every week. But now I got abit sick of it already, hehe..

Soon, with practice, things turn out better. Not only do I spend lesser time on preparation (like cutting and deciding how to put first), I create my own dishes at times!

Proudly presenting to you:


Sambal Kang Kong. Really good, in my own opinion.


Carbonara Chicken Pasta. I am bringing some of this sauce home!


Prawn fried rice. One of my favourite own cooking!


Fish soup! The fish sucks, its some deep frozen cheap fish that I got from Indian supermarket, but thats the best I can get. But still, the taste of the soup is goodie~ The secret is to add milk :P


Bratwurst (sausage), boiled brocoli with Roesti (potato). I like to call this Menu 1, because this is the typical food that I would get in the school canteen here.


I made english breakfast for two. There was baked beans, baguette, tomato, mushroom, bratwurst, cheese and egg. Oh and of course, TEA!


Switzerland has alot of diary products, in fact, it is the only food that is cheaper than in Singapore! So I would usually eat yoghurt and fruits for dinner, its equally tasty as well! But sometimes I would also make light meals like Banana oatmeal porridge as above. Banana really goes with with oatmeal!

Recipe: Boil oatmeal in water (1:1), when it boils, add in some milk and sugar and then throw in the banana. wala!

Lastly, me and friends baked a birthday cake. It turned out REALLY DAMN GOOD! not kidding.


Yes, its cheese cake! I still got the recipe sticked on my kitchen cupboard <3


9:28 PM ~♥cheese.

ABOUT ME
V.i.n.n.y

[Exchange Student]
[University of Zurich]
[Fall Semester 2008]

ALBUMS
Zurich Life

Skiing Trip

Departure & Austria

Czech Republic

Poland

Hungary

United Kingdom

- Belgium
Antwerp

Brussels

- Germany
Berlin

Black Forest

Dresden

Heidelberg

Hamburg

Munich

Stuttgart

- The Netherlands
Amsterdam

The Hague

Waterlands

DATES
-> Departure: Singapore
10th August 08
2010

<*>Arrival: Zurich, Switzerland
11th August 08
0740

- Departure:
11th August 08
1340

<*>Arrival: Innsbruck, Austria
11th August 08
1721

- Departure:
15th August 08
0730

<*>Arrival: Salzburg
15th August 08
0929

- Departure:
17th August 08
0708

<*>Arrival: Linz
17th August 08
0827

- Departure:
17th August 08
1654

<*>Arrival: Prague, Czech Republic
17th August 08
2155

- Departure:
19th August 08
2124

<*>Arrival: Krakow, Poland
20th August 08
0622

- Departure:
21th August 08
2225

<*>Arrival: Vienna, Austria
22th August 08
0603

-Departure:
23th August 08
0625

<*>Arrival: Budapest, Hungary
23th August 08
0923

-Departure:
24th August 08
0710

<*>Arrival: Zurich
24th August 08
2120

-Departure:
9th September 08
2055

<*>Arrival: London, UK
9th September 08
2145

-Departure:
14th September 08
1925

<*>Arrival: Munich, Germany
27th September 08

-Departure:
16th October 08
12:40

<*>Arrival: Berlin, Germany
16th October 08
14:05

-Departure:
19th October 08
07:30

Arrival: Heidelberg, Germany
24th October 08
00:35

-Departure:
26th October 08
19:44

<*>Arrival:
Zurich
26th October 08
22:55

-Departure:
3rd December 08
18:55

<*>Arrival: Amsterdam, Netherlands
3rd December 08
20:25

-Departure:
6th December 08

<*>Arrival: Antwerp, Belgium
-Departure:
7th December 08

<*>Arrival: Brussels, Belgium
-Departure:
8th December 08
13:13

<*>Arrival:
Zurich
-Departure: 11th December 08

<*>Arrival: Hamburg, Germany
11th December 08
08:30

-Departure:
12th December 08

<*>Arrival: Dresden, Germany
-Departure:
15th December 08

<*>Arrival:
Zurich

-Departure:
23rd January 09
13:00

<*>Arrival:
Singapore
24th January 09
11:30




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