It was Go Pink! Sunday

After last Sunday's Foodie Bloggers' Go Pink! desserts tasting event, my tummy was left bloated with delicious and pounds of calorie-packed desserts. LOL. It was the sweet taste that lingered on my tastebuds for days ... and those 'sugars' must have been flowing amok in my bloodstreams that left me with painful headaches for two nights that I could hang myself upside down from a branch swinging dreamily to relieve that awful headspins.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed myself on that beautiful Sunday. The weather was kind. Once again, Brunei Foodie Bloggers is in for a worthy cause. This year, Foodie Bloggers worked hand-in-hand with the Brunei Breast Cancer Support Care Group (BBCSCG) in organising a charity fundraising event to raise awareness about Breast Cancer. It was also to launch recipes to collate into a charity book to be published soon. I am sure, whatever we do, we will make a difference to those people who are affected by the cancer itself.




In fact, there are many ways and opportunities to raise money or funds to aid any charity cause. A charity recipe book which is titled Pink! Desserts has been decided and it is a compilation of favorite recipes contributed by Foodie Bloggers and other individuals who were keen to particiapte in the wonderful event. The recipe book is still 'in the making' as I write this post and will be on sale once it is ready. All proceeds from the sale will go to BBCSCG.

It is really rewarding for me when I can see people giving up a little bit of their time to attend the Go Pink! event. You will feel a real sense of pride for helping to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. I met new people and of course plenty of mouthful opportunities to have some fun tasting with those sinful and delicious desserts!

These were among the sinfulicous and delicious spread of desserts on the long table.. most of the desserts showed attitude and character. Well, you just got to be there to see all those DESSERTS!

Avocado Mousse

Super rich chocolate cake

Bahulu pick-me up ...oohh CQ sure did pick you up. LOL

Peanut butter pop

Petite fruit flan cupcakes

Irresistable chocolate cupcakes

Double boiled pears

Aahhh.. this is CQ's entry ~ pengat filled with durians, yam, sweet potatoes and bananas

The winning entry ~ Chocolate Luva cake .. look at that oozzzing molten chocolate lava!

Thanis Lim ~ the man behind the winning cake did a demo on how he baked the luva cakes.

Read more about the Go Pink! event here.

Mange Tout?

Little did CQ realise that mange tout was actually a vegetable... hahaha. At first CQ thought it was a kind of fish because the word 'tout' seemed to 'look' like trout! Maybe it's time for CQ to check on my eyesight.

Mange Tout is often refered to as sugarsnap peas or snow peas. The word 'mangetout' means 'eat all' in French. It is great when blanched and tossed in salad dressings, steamed or stir-fried. Mange Tout is extremely versatile and can be eaten raw too in salads.

For dinner tonight, CQ tried a new recipe Chicken Mushroom Cream Pasta with Mange Tout by Senor Pablo. You can get the recipe here.

Try it! You will definitely ask for more :)

Sampan ride

Thanks to photographer Chee,
finally CQ got his professional shot of CQ's recipe ..hihihi

Page 25

Opportunity comes once! Finally, CQ is co-author/contributor for 'My Recipe Book'.

For those who had bought the recipe book, you can find CQ's recipe on page 25! If you have not own one, you can get the book at Shop @ Sarah - while stocks last. All proceeds will be donated to the Brunei Special Olympics Team.

Latest update . . .

The much awaited recipe book by the Foodie Bloggers is out! Read here to find out more on how you can get a copy. Please do support us ...all proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Special Olympics Committee.

picture of recipe book is taken from here :)

A week has actually passed when the Ultimate Foodies Bloggers' Challenge took place at Senor Pablo's beautiful crib ...and yeah CQ is the last person in Brunei to upload and tell about the story hehee :)

Well better late than not at all ...so here are the pictures CQ managed to click-snap on the eventful day. It was more like a red carpet event for the sinfully-delicious foodies and recipes, not only from the bloggers but other individual contributors. Cool eh! ...do enjoy the pictures!

Roasted garlic and anchovy dip

steamed tofu

veggie quiche ...??

king prawn tomato

chicken salad ...must try, it's easy and simple

chicken ala Bin Khalid

chicken mandressa :)

macaroons

rose sandwiches

seabass cuts in spoons ...hehe

this is delicious but CQ has forgotten the name (:

It was a perfect Sunday evening to watch some foodies demo by talented young chefs in the garden ...

Winners of the Foodies' Challenge

Inside scoop - Foodies Bloggers Challenge

Last night, CQ was so elated when Senor Pablo asked if CQ would like to tag along for food tasting at the nearby Tungku neighbourhood. Ehemm ..of course CQ would not want to miss anything about food .. lols.

It was not a star-studded event though but the food was indeed!! Ok people! start drooling now huhu ...Look! at these creations.

Burger - the beef patties are creatively mixed with some veggies ..

Fish Finger - oohh lala - must come this Sunday to know how it tastes like.

errr CQ forgot the name but sounds like 'Lobster in Saffron Sauce'? A little hint - the saffron sauce is soooo ??? ...hmmm do come to the Challenge to find out OK!

Pasta Picatta - well blend with the chicken fillet

Lamb with Herb Juice - CQ could not even describe in words on how to compliment this recipe - you can ask Senor Pablo - he has the answer. Thumbs up!

Among the other great contenders for this Sunday's Foodies Challenge are these two lovely dishes.

Prawn Bruschetta

Lolita's Macaroni

So, what is happening this Sunday? Food contributors are to come at least before 4.00 pm to showcase their respective dishes. Will start the voting at 4.00 pm. Each person will vote for their top 5 dishes and will award prizes for the top 10 most voted dishes. Voting will stop at 5.00 pm to make way for collating and counting of votes so that winners can be announced by 5.40pm. While votes are being counted, Chef Nash will do a special demo on Mini Burgers.

Anak Brunei, ArabFamilies and Simpur Blogging Nation are contributing 10 prizes!

• mobile fone
• scented candle
• designer inspired lady hand bag
• bowl and kitchen utensils
• designer platter from I WANNA GO HOME shop in Singapore
• Teapot and designer mugs
• white platter and small bowls
• side dish platter
• nasi talam voucher value at $80
• mini chocolate fondue set
  

SO people! Do come to this Ultimate Foodies Bloggers Challenge this Sunday.

Ultimate Foodie Bloggers Challenge

Do you have a recipe so delicious that you are just dying to share with everyone? What better way to make friends than over good food and drinks?

Come to the ULTIMATE Foodie Challenge where each sexy foodie will contribute one dish for sharing and tasting. In other words, forget your DIET!

The catch is you have to cook the completely by yourself and is willing to share the recipe with everyone.


Why? Because the recipes will then be collected and compiled into a little book made available for everyone! This is your chance at becoming a PUBLISHED author!

The best part of this communal recipe book is it will be sold and all proceeds will go to Special Olympics. For charity! We need all of you to make this happen. Lets cook, share and make friends, for charity.

Though it sounds as if you'd need to be a blogger, this event is NOT exclusive for bloggers! Meaning everyone can join and contribute. SO LETS BRING THE (Pablo's) HOUSE DOWN!

So what are you waiting for? RSVP to the event and send in your recipes to foodiebloggers@gmail.com before the 19th April, 2009!

The Special Olympics Brunei is grateful for your support and the Foodie Bloggers looks forward to seeing you all there!


P/S: AnakBrunei is sponsoring a mobile phone to be won during the event. ;) Ring ring!

Note: Objective of the event is to share in the name of charity plus food tasting minus the diet!

Lesung & Cobek

In the olden days or rather during veteran mothers' era - lols - it is not uncommon to see this handy non-electric kitchen tool - aka the twin - mortar and pestle in most households.

mortar and pestle aka batu lesung dan anaknya lols

Mortar is the bowl while pestle is the heavy stick. This tool set is made either from stone, wood, marble or even brass. It comes in different sizes and shapes.

A mortar and pestle act as your manual food processor and is used to crush or grind any type of food or ingredients like peppercorns or even mix-crush garlic, ginger and shallots. It may not be as smooth as when you are blender-ing or grinding them with food processor or electric grinder. The minimal crushed ingredients can give out some ummpphh aromas to your cooking.

Besides, you can also make sambal or paste using the mortar and pestle. It will taste totally different.

Cobek set

You are in control of the mortar and pestle. Be gentle but firm when grinding or crushing. Whatever you do, don't beat down or letting out your steam of anger on it.

Place the food in the mortar (bowl), then use some downward pressure over the food with the pestle (pounder) and turn it in a circular motion around the mortar. The pestle will catch the food and grind it.

It is so easy and you will get used to it pretty quickly. To keep the surface of the mortar smooth, do pound some grated coconut in it - before or after using.

Ikan Merah Masak Bali

CQ wants to share a simple dish that requires you to use the mortar and pestle set to grind the ingredients.

Pound 3 cloves of garlic and 2 seeded red chillies. Put aside. Sautee the mixture til fragrance and add 4 large chopped tomatoes and fry well. Five minutes later, add 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup, season accordingly and stir well. Then add the fish - fried much earlier. Enjoy with hot rice =)

Partners in crime!

It was drizzling the whole day. You can either hibernate or laze on your couch and watch movies all day long. CQ is enjoying home life lah huhu ...

Cold weather like this always makes CQ feeling hungry hehee ...so for dinner, CQ whipped up Queen Za's heavenly Black Pepper Spaghetti. It is so simple and you can even cook it when you have impromptu guests.

Ingredients:
1 packet of thin spaghetti - boiled and drained well
1 packet of crab meat - wedged or cut into 3's
5 cloves of garlic - minced
5 tbsp of black pepper sauce
4 tbsp of oyster sauce
some shitake mushroom - cleaned and sliced
1 tbsp of chopped spring onion
1 red chilli - sliced

How you cook it:
1. Sautee the minced garlic till fragrant, then add crab meat and stir well.
2. Add the sauces and shitake mushroom. Fry thoroughly and season accordingly.
3. A few minutes later, put in the spaghetti, spring onion and red chili. Stir well.


Partners in crime for the Black Pepper Spaghetti is of course the Black Pepper Buffalo Wings - not that buffaloes have wings =) - but they are large-sized chicken wings huhu.

Marinate the chicken wings in a bowl with pounded 2 cloves garlic and half inch ginger. Add 4 tbsp of black pepper sauce. After 2 hours, you can oven-grill the chicken wings till cooked. hmmm yummmy =) or you can also opt to grill or barbecue a whole chicken in percik sauce.