Nigiri Sushi Mold

Each time I went for sushi dishes, I'm always full of amazement with how the food presented. It is more than beauty, it is an art of a skillful sushi chef. And it took years to master. It shows dedication towards profession, which me as amateur chef will never have.

Fortunately for me, there are nigiri sushi mold sold in local grocery store. There are various shapes, from standard box shape, heart, round and many more. Sure that this mold won't match the work of a professional chef, but would definitely makes our sushi looks better.

We bought the box-shaped, and made 3 kind of nigiri sushi afterward

Instruction is provided clearly in the packaging. Whatever you want to put at the top should come first into the mold. Then fill in enough rice to cover up to the rim of the mold. The Kani Stick shown in bottom right is a little bit tricky, since the rice need to be pushed to fill in the space between the stick and the mold.

After the mold has been filled, press the lid gently to shape the bottom part. Remove the lid and flip the mold on clean plate, pressing gently to push out the sticky rice. Arrange it on the plate with dash of Wasabi, and you're good to go

We didn't forget our favorite traditional Maki Sushi. Unfortunately, there are no mold yet for this type of sushi, which leave us to satisfy ourself with slightly broken roll. Well... at least the taste does matter

Breakfast Idea: Bacon Egg Sandwich

bacon egg sandwich
Originally uploaded by graceque

Our attempt to finish leftover food seems futile. Each time we open the fridge, those food seems barely dented, if any. Yet, she refuse to give up, and came out with another breakfast food.

Leftover bread is always perfect for sandwich when toasted. The meaty part came from smoked ham, paired with fried egg with streak of mayonnaise.

To balance the sinful food, she put leaf of lettuce. And of course the baked bean, which finally showed some sign of being used.

Hmmpppfff..... great food to start your day....

Breakfast Idea: Horenso Egg Bread

horenso egg bread
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Consider this dishes as your stepping stone towards the ultimate egg benedict. The first step is to make the perfect boiled egg.

Although the white part of the egg is perfect, the yellow part is slightly too hard. The yolk still dripped when cut, but not as much as we expected. This made me hunting for egg timer which can be boiled with the egg.

Nevertheless, the other ingredients make the whole dishes enjoyable. The bounciness of enoki, crunchy toasted bread and stringy horenso adds to the pleasure when combined with black pepper.

Bon Apetite....

Breakfast Idea: French Toast

french toast
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"What should I do with all the bread?" Kiko said to me one night. "Errr, bread and butter?" I answered with clueless face.

The next morning, she was busy preparing something that smells good: A french toast. "Try it with ground cinnamon and caster sugar", she said.

It is a simple easy to prepare breakfast, energize you with all the carb, as well as protein from the egg

Breakfast Idea: Tuna Parisette Roll

So, one night, Kiko was happily unwrapping a package. Apparently she just had a good shopping session at one of our favorite butcher. And guess what she unwrap. In between the sausage ham and patty: Parisette Roll and Kornspitz.

Next morning I know is that those food was served on dining table, complete with the condiments: Herb Cheese, Tuna Paste and Butter, and side dishes of potato chips, crackers and lettuce.


The Tuna Parisette Roll worth a special mention here. near the end of our breakfast, Kiko decided to finish the Tuna paste. It was a leftover from our breakfast few days ago, and might be rotten in a couple of days. So, she spread it over the Parisette Roll.

The crunchy-ness of the roll match perfectly with sourness of the paste.