The Size of Your Fist > Creme Brulee > Burned Arm

I had this sudden urge of munching on creamy dessert yesterday,
So I decided to stop by the grocery store and got some heavy whipping cream.
Let's have creme brulee tonight!

One benefit of keeping my blog up and running is that it's just like my recipe book,
I typed in "creme brulee" in the search box and here I have it,
My very first creme brulee recipe,
After more than half a year,
This recipe still works perfect for me!

This time I'm using those tiny ramekins that are smaller than the size of a fist,
Here's the picture before I sprinkle sugar to make the crunchy top-

After picture-


I burned myself during the process...-


Haha silly me (yes I'm still laughing),
I didn't have a torch to brown the top of the creme brulee,
So I turned on the broiler and hold up the ramekin way too close to the fire,
Then my arm accidentally touched the burning oven door...
What can I say,
As long as the passion of cooking is there,
(I'm 100000% sure this passion will never die out),
Those mysterious cuts, bruises, and burned wounds will always be there with me,
We're un-separatable,
Many disastrous experiments and/or delicious dishes are then created by me and the wounds.

\(> ___.<)/ Let's keep up the good work!

Spaghetti with Chinese Black Bean Soy Sauce and Tien Mien Jon

I was buying some ingredients for my spaghetti dinner the other day,

As I strolled down aisles through aisles of groceries,

I Grabbed 2 Italian squash, 1 lb of chicken cutlet, and a small bag of shrimps,

Hurried and Left the grocery store with a big smile on my face,

I can't wait for a wonderful dinner.

Oh wait....oh nooOOOO!

I forgot to buy spaghetti sauce!

*Ok ok, I do get lazy once in a while and just simply let those red jars in the supermarket do their jobs for my relaxing dinner, you caught me!)

Quickly,

I searched all the cabinets in the kitchen,

Looked through every possible space in the fridge,

Trying to find anything that I can use for spaghetti sauce,

Then I saw this bottle hiding next to my Thai chili sauce,

It was Chinese black bean soy sauce 正蔭醬油,

What a life saver (saying that with tears circling in my eyes),

Let me twist my original pasta with marinara sauce into something Asian!

Spaghetti with Chinese black bean soy sauce-

Ingredients (makes 2 large plates)?

3/4 box of spaghetti

20 shrimps (deveined, shelled)

2 Italian squash

1 box of pre-washed/sliced button mushrooms

1 lb of chicken cutlet (cubed)

1 small onion (chopped)

2 stalks of scallion (chop into few stems)

3 garlic cloves (peeled, minced)

Extra virgin olive oil

Dried red pepper flakes

Salt

Chinese black bean soy sauce 正蔭醬油

Tien Mien Jon/sweet fermented flour paste 甜麵醬

Chinese chili sauce (the ones with whole chili peppers, not the paste)

How?

Cook the spaghetti according to the instruction on the package,

But remember to reduce the cooking time by 1 to 2 minutes,

We gonna mix the cooked pasta with sauce later on,

So we're basically finishing the pasta-cooking process in the skillet.

Meanwhile,

Drizzle some olive oil in the skillet,

Toss in the onion, sprinkle some sea salt and red pepper flakes,

Let it cook for couple minutes.

Add the scallion and minced garlic,

Toss in the cubed chicken before the garlic get burned.

Now it's time for the Chinese black bean soy sauce,

Unlike regular soy sauce,

This black bean soy sauce has a texture similar to honey in a steamy hot weather,

Pour like 3 tablespoons full into the skillet,

Don't forget to add 1 tablespoon of Tien Mien Jon/sweet fermented flour paste,

Sprinkle more salt if needed.

Give it a quick stir,

Toss in chopped squash, sliced button mushrooms,

When all the ingredients are cooked,

Pour the drained spaghetti into the skillet,

Add some pasta water if the mixture gets too dry,

Cook for 1 or 2 more minutes and dinner's ready!

Sprinkle more red pepper flakes before serving,

I've never tried using Italian squash in an Asian style sauce,

Surprisingly,

squash and black bean soy sauce goes pretty well together!

Cindy's Rating: 7