Was very proud of my first three-course dinner cookout tonight, which I whipped up for Dionna, Nicole and Josh. Equipped with nothing but a gas stove (no ovens in HK flats), one small pot and a frying pan, I managed to get each course done in good time and in perfect proportions, so that I didn't have even an ounce of food leftover. I am encouraged to make this a weekly thing!
I thought up each recipe pretty much by myself and from experience! The menu was as follows:
APPETISER -
pan-fried scallops with asparagus topped with a lemon vinaigrette dressingMAIN COURSE -
seared smoked duck breast topped with a mango, lime and coriander sauce, served with French-style fried potatoesDESSERT -
buttered bananas flambeed with rum and served with macadamia nut ice creamI LOVE cooking. Perhaps when my fancy lawyer salary starts failing to compensate for the psychological strain, I shall open a lovely restaurant chain and keep it as my baby.