Roast Potatoes| How We Made It

July 15, 2014November 25, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ 12 Comments

I always have a feeling that every recipe created in this big big world of ours has a story behind it just like how we individuals have stories to tell. That’s what makes everything unique in its own way right?!

This is a story of how we (me and my little sister) nailed the roast potato in an oven toaster.

This summer I wanted to experiment more with cooking because after all, I wanna be a chef some day. I have been a long time reader of Manger the blog and this particular night, we sat a solid 3+ hours catching up on the blog and mentally swooning over the fabulous food! Then an idea hit us and we wondered if it would ever be possible to roast potatoes in an oven toaster. The next day,we tried. Our neighbors had rosemary planted in their backyard, so we asked for a stem, and used it as spice, cut the potatoes in half, sprinkled salt and oil in then and ~~threw~~ put them in the toaster. Fingers crossed, we watched and waited and soon the aroma started circulating the whole house. Boy was it heavenly!

When they were done, we tasted and couldn’t believe how perfect they turned out to be since it was our fist trial. They were so great we couldn’t stop grinning. The potatoes are a regular at home now and we can’t seen to get over. It’s amazing how in the rarest of moments, great things spring out of nowhere.

What recipe have you created that has a story behind it?

🙂

Sophie

PS: The oven toaster is our all purpose oven here hehe!

PPS: This blog made two years on July the second, WOW!

The experimental

June 23, 2014June 22, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ Leave a comment

Hello friends! How was your past week? Mine was great. I’m sure some of you have made your way here from my old blog, welcome. There is still a lot to do to make it feel more like home but in the meantime, just take a look.

Remember the mango I posted in the previous post? Well after a couple of days, we decide to slice it up and this is what we got (boy is this mango gigantic!). I instantly started dreaming of ways I can fancy up this mango by probably making a dipping sauce for it or paring it with other things. But hey it was all in my head ha!

Anyways, this is papaya and mango season these ends and we are eating them every which way like this blended combo of papaya, cucumber and passion fruit juice.

Oh and lastly, I have been viewing and reading food blogs a lot and finally nailed how to make pie in an oven toaster( i posted about baking in it here). It was purely experimental but a recipe is coming soon.

What have you been up to lately

🙂

Sophie

Papaya And Fried Plantain Salad

December 13, 2013November 25, 2014 ~ Sophie ~ 5 Comments

Basically when one thinks of salad, they envision green leafy veggies, fruits and all healthy non-oily food. So you may be thinking “Whats up with the fried plantain?” I also have no idea! But ever since I started RB, I have followed many food blogs which have inspired me to take things to the next level! It’s a crazy thought that came to me and then next thing I knew, I was making the salad because all the ingredients were available. Its an experiment that surprisingly came out right. Happy dance.

Ingredients

2 C shredded papaya(it has to be nearly ripe but still crispy)

1/2 C Julienned (crosswise) fried ripe plantain

1/2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley

1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

A pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients together and let chill for an hour. Serve cold.

PS: Make sure that the fried plantain completely cools down before mixing with the rest of the ingredients.