Savoury Fluffy Pancakes and Crispy Baked Potatoes

My sister came for a  visit and as always I try to make something she likes and Something special..
So, I made Savoury Fluffy Pancakes and Crispy Baked Potatoes!

I honestly feel like there is nothing better than making food for people you love... and when you enjoy it together over glasses of cold coke and laughter.. It is one of the few most beautiful moments in life..

Here are the recipes:

Savoury Fluffy Pancakes

1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of thyme
dash of dried parsley ( or fresh)
a pinch of salt
a pinch of sugar
2 eggs (separated)
1/2 cup milk

Method:
- Mix all the dry ingredients together ( sift the flour)
- Mix the yolk with the milk and whisk to combine
- Whisk the egg whites till soft peaks form
- Mix the dry ingredients with the milk and yolk mixture
- Fold in the egg whites mixture
- Fry in lightly buttered pan,
- Serve with sauce of your choice ( I made a onion thyme sauce to accompany my pancakes)
 or maple syrup of you have some.

Crispy baked Potatoes

Potatoes
Salt
Rosemary
Garlic Chili infused Olive Oil
3 cloves of garlic

Method:
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft.
- Drain the pan and shake with a lid vigorously until the potatoes break on the outer layer
- Once the potatoes cool, line on a baking tray
-Crush the garlic and place with the potatoes
- Drizzle with Garlic Chili Olive Oil
-Sprinkle salt and Rosemary
- Bake for 15 mins at 200 degrees ( or until crispy golden)

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.. and share them with people you love..

Till the next cooking adventure,
Toodles~

My food Adventure..

My food adventure, Where? Why at home of course!

I have recently been limiting myself to a certain amount of budget.. Living as a student and all...
and most of my allowance is spent on food..

I believe in food... It need not be posh.. with expensive wine, or all the cutleries I don't even know what for... Food must be prepared with love.. with a certain amount of creativity and balance..
That is the beginning of a good meal.. add on a dash of fantastic company and a bowl full of steamy laughter and there you have a fantastic meal!

It is a therapeutic process for me.. cooking that is...

Looking up the recipes, preparing the ingredients.. there is a strong sense of happiness and once I plate it up I get delirious.. It is even better when I am cooking for people I love..  When they do enjoy what I make.. I cannot stop feeling victorious!

Okay enough psychobabble-

I had some strawberries and beautiful salad ingredients so I made a Cold Strawberry Balsamic Pasta..

I sort of threw it all together on the top of my head.. an invention of sorts.. I am assuming somewhere on earth the was someone who made this, and I was inspired cosmically.. What is original anyway..

Here is what it looks like...

Ingredients:

Dry Fettuccine

Strawberries

1/2 red capsicum

1/2 yellow capsicum,

4 baby radishes

1/2 carrot

Cherry tomatoes

Italian parsley

Balsamic vinegar

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt 

Pepper

Lemon

Method: 

- Half or quart your strawberries, macerate them with balsamic vinegar ( 2 tbsp)

- Boil your fettuccine in salted water... once done dunk in cold water

- slice the vege and toss them together

- tear up the parsley and toss in

- mix everything, salt and pepper to taste and drizzle some olive oil and squeeze lemon.

ENJOY!!

:)

If you try this tell me what you think.. 

Food must be colorful and fun... food must make you think..

Food should be enjoyed..

For the love of food... 

Till the next morsel..

Toodles~