Homecooked Food Potluck – Sat, 17th Oct 2009

Rosalind Lee and Mary Chan have planned a ladies only homecooked food potluck. It’s now thrown open to men.                                                            

Number of participants is limited to 20.

Participants are invited to cook a dish and share with other participants, not only the food, but their recipes as well as their cooking tips.

Dishes have to be homecooked by participants and should be enough for at least 6 – 8 persons.

Date: 17th Oct 2009 (Saturday)
Time:  5 .30 pm to 9.30 pm
Venue: Eileen Thean’s place at Chai Chee Gardens. Address will be given later

Contributions of other items like drinks, desserts and salads are welcomed but will not be considered as a cooked dish.  Plastic plates, cups and cutlery are also welcomed.

Names of participants

  1. Rosalind Lee – fried rice n Plastic plates, cups and cutlery
  2. Mary Chan- – spicy chicken wings
  3. Maggie Teo – Shepherd’s Pie
  4. Constance Wong – Sambal cuttlefish on a bed of roses, um sorry, sedap achar.
  5. Tan Seok Wah – Dry Mee Siam
  6. Caroline Sit – Sambal goreng
  7. Eileen Thean – Hakka yeong tau foo
  8. Sylvia Ang –  cinnamon soy sauce chicken
  9. Oi Cheng – mixed vegetables
  10. Lilian Teo – Pulot Seri Kaya —– changed to corn pudding
  11. Steven Chan –  black bah kut teh (herbal pork rib)
  12. Dan Huang – English Trifle
  13. Jane Loh – Curry veg
  14. Ann Lim – ngoh hiang ———-withdrew
  15. Nina Choo – stewed pork
  16. Andrew Koh – soft drinks + wineemoticon
  17. Patrick Chan- soft drinks + wine + ice + bucket  emoticon
  18. Lydia Chin –  special Indonesian chicken
  19. Anne Chee – glutinous rice and dried sambal prawns.  
  20. Judy Lim – fried laksa                                                                            

                 Wow, the spread is looking sumptuous!emoticon With music and wine, what could be better? emoticon

                 Could all participants drop me a note by email so that I can forward to you the address of the   venue?  Thanks.                                                     

                          Registration Closed.

                          Thank you all.

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Author: Mary Chan

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217 thoughts on “Homecooked Food Potluck – Sat, 17th Oct 2009”

  3. Aiyoh, so many mouth-waterings dishes and soups, I cannot tahun why not let the men come also. We can help to finish the goodies and we are ‘good’ guinea pigs!

    Wat a waste if the ladies cannot eat everything because they worry about their waistlne, we men can also give belly good review!

    Dan

  4. Dan Huang

    Hahaha, poor thing you.

    Sorry leh. Rosalind Lee made this a ‘ladies only’ affair.

    Steven Chan is also very keen and already has a dish in mind.

    We’ll see how things go ok?

    Perhaps you could appeal to Rosalind to include a few good men?

    Anyway, don’t worry about any wastage or our waistlines. We’ll be alright, hahaha.

  5. Dan Huang and Steven Chan

    I have a suggestion. Only a suggestion mind you. I have to get Rosalind’s approval about this.

    The one who can come up with a suitable venue in the east will be included, but you will still have to adhere to the rules, which is to say that you must cook a dish too and have the recipe to share.

  6. Dear Ladies,

    If the group is small, I can offer my Chai Chee Garden, I think it can hold approx 20 ppl. I will share a dish “Hakka Yong Tau Foo”

    I can send a link for you all to view my garden before making any decision..

    Just a suggestion hor,,,maybe some one might have a better place..

    mouth watering liao,,,

  7. Mary Chan, Lor Si Leng,

    Having worked in a Coffee House before and having to look after the Western, Nonya and Chinese cooks and working their shifts I have not got down to learning any dishes.

    But there something I can bake, it’s English Trifle, a combination of sponge cake, custard, fruit punch and almond seeds, do I qualify to join in?

    Dan

  11. Eileen Thean

    Yeay! We have a venue! Thanks for your offer. but before I jump to any conclusion, I’ll consult with Rosalind first, ok? I think Chai Chee Garden should be ‘east’ enough, haha.

    I also must try your Hakka yong tau foo. To be honest, I have tried the ones in the foodcourt and don’t like them as they tend to be filled with pork fat.

    Welcome Eileen.

  12. Hi Eileen, thanks for the offer. I think it is a great idea ! Guess we should not restrict to those only in the east. For those who live elsewhere but don’t mind taking the trouble to come, we should let them, right, lor si leng?

    I am also thinking after this pot luck session, if anyone has a particular recipe in mind they want to try, then we gather everyone who is interested and have a hands-on training in someone’s kitchen. Nothing like more hands make light work !

    We can have our own healthy version of the food as outside food tends to be full of oil and fat which will end up on our waistline !

    Yum yum, looking forward to all future cooking and eating sessions !

  13. Please include me. Will let you know what I’ll be bringing later…..is that alright? For December Potluck, I can offer my place (poolside downstairs). Maybe we can discuss this at October’s Potluck. Looking forward to this.

  14. Hi Maggie Teo at # 12,

    ….As outside food tends to be full of oil and fat which will end up on our waistline !

    Not so bad if it is on our waistline, WORSE still if it ends up wrapping our Poor heart! :
    ( Sure kena Heart attacK! )

    As such, I always try to made a point to cook my own healthy dishes if I had the time.

    While eating Yong Tau Foo 1 day , I saw one of the cooks cutting veggies to smaller strips WITHOUT even washing it and packing it into several portions.

    Imagine how much of the remaining PESTICIDE or FERTILISER residues on the leaves get into our digestive system.
    No wonder Spingaporeans has one of the highest incidence of
    CANCER in the world. :( and really wonder what Spore’s MOH is going to do about this.

    Enforce a rule to ensure that they at least wash the veggies 3 times ? and how to enforce this rule . not an easy task.

  17. Rosalind Lee

    Do you think we could include the two men who seem very keen to join us? I mean Dan and Steven.

    Then they can help to do the cleaning up afterwards, hahaha.

  18. Hi Ros,

    I am keen to join the potluck, but 17 Oct is a cycling day and cycling is my passion. Yew Kwong, which month you have scheduled NO cycling huh, can’t remember……..

    Anyway, back to cooking; many people don’t really like to eat Duck. But my family members, especially my father-in –law, grand father-in-law and my aunties love to eat this “Stewed Duck” I prepared. I learned how to cook this Teochew dish from my mom. I have not been cooking this dish for many years after my In-laws have passed away. If I can join in the potluck, I will prepare “Stewed Duck”, oh…oh…..better try out this dish on one of the weekend…… :)

    Ah Nee

  20. Mary Chan

    Thanks for putting my name on the list.

    Hmmm what to bring. Must it be healthy? Or it can be “poison” but delicious?

    Maybe I will bring a main dish and a dessert. Will wait and see what others are bringing.

    Cheers
    Caroline Gee

  21. Ah Nee

    I just checked the cycling calendar and 17 October is cycling outside Singapore so that means there will not be the monthly cycling on that day.

    So you try out your duck recipe again hor since you have not cooked it for some time already.

    Caroline Gee

  22. Hi Mary and Rosalind,
    Home cooked food is always delicious and I was looking forward to join your gathering but will miss it as I will be away from 16th to 26th. Please include me in the next gathering.

    Happy eating everyone on the 17th.

    Cheers, Alice Seah

  23. Hi Mary

    Had put my name in Rosalind’s post but I think I better raise my hand here. Will think of what to cook as the day draws nearer.

    You are having it in October. I hope Rosalind is not travelling on that date.

    Oi Cheng

  24. Hi Steven

    Yes you’re right about our poor heart!

    Another thing to worry is also food poisoning ! I had at least 2 instances of food poisoning and that was a terrible time! And of course the recent rojak incident at Geylang Serai and all those poor innocent people! So sad.

    Well, hope that Ros will allow men who CAN cook into our potluck and want to try your Pork Ribs !

  26. Hi Caroline Sit & Caroline Gee,

    No written recipe, is all in my head. hehehe…..will try it out one of the weekend and write down the ingredients and the method of cooking. Cheers!

    Ah Nee

  27. Wah, Mary Chan! All 12 spots filled up already!

    Actually, I don’t mind the guys joining in as it’ll make them feel left out if we make restriction to this SHC event. If it’s organized privately then it’s okay.

    Are you okay with Chai Chee Garden as kindly offered by Eileen Chean. Then we can open it to 20 pax. including the guys but on first-come-first serve basis.

    As the EO, I’ll be happy for you to make the final decision

    Thank you!
    Ros

  28. Hi Maggie Teo /others,

    …Another thing to worry is also FOOD POISONING ! I had at least 2 instances of food poisoning and that was a terrible time! And of course the recent rojak incident at Geylang Serai and the innocent people like us.

    Just to share,last two months ago my friends and I had Yong tau Foo(YTF) at one of the food stalls. At 1st. my friend thought it was a fried piece of fried onion/garlic peeling on his YTF but it came with a “BONUS” ; upon closer examination in it was a dead baby COCKROACH with 2 tiny feelers floating on his soup.

    We complained and the stall holder gave the excuse that the baby cockroach accidentally flew into the soup while he was preparing it. He offered a new bowl of YTF to my distressed friend which my friend decline and the rest of us had lost our appetite as a result of the incident.

    So guys and gals next time when you eat outside, EXAMINE carefully before eating the food in our mouth as it may come with added “BONUSES”!

  29. #25 Eileen Chean,
    As I saw from Mary Chan’s post she said she’ll be consulting me for the venue you offered. No necessity to consult! THANK YOU for offering your place for this Potluck, Eileen. Please take it as confirmed as we need to firm up all other logistics.

    *Hugs*
    Ros

  33. Geraldine Ting,8# “I love Hakka Yong Tau Foo!”
    Just curious,can you get Hakka YTF in HK? Come join us lah..

    Mary/Maggie/Rosalind;
    ok confirm marked that date on the calender liao, send me email to discuss the logistics : eileenthean@gmail.com

    Dan and Steven, both of you are invitated hor, better think of something to cook.

    Ah Nee, quick register leh.

    Looking forward to the feast..

  35. Hi Mary,

    If you open to 20 paxs, can I be included ?
    Love to eat, can contribute a simple dish,
    maybe desert, will decide at a later date.

    Hope this interest will develop into a regular
    affair. Thanks for initiating this thread.
    Cheers……

  37. Wow! This is great happening, lo! Food, glorious, home cooked food :0 :-)
    Thanks to Mary & Ros for starting this thread and making the event happen.

    Definitely will be there with my food, regardless whether East, West, North or South of Singapore.

    Cheers Ladies!
    Constance

  38. Referring to the stomper article “Horrors! There’s a roach in otah” published in yesterday’s New paper….A mashed cockroach was found in a piece of otah-spicy fish paste wrapped in leaves and grilled – that was sold at a supermarket (Giant)… It was indeed disgusting and worries me for the next piece of otah im going to eat …. Arent’you ?

  41. Ann Lim

    Sorry dearie, but dessert is not considered a dish in this instance, that is, unless it is not a ‘simple’ one.

    Agar agar, jellies, green bean soups are considered simple.

    Kueh Lapis and Black Forrest cake for instance,are acceptable.

    A simple dessert can be an added item ok? Perhaps you could let us know what kind of dessert you intend to make?

  43. I’m repeating the update in case it’s missed.

    HOMECOOKED FOOD POTLUCK

    Apologies for not updating as I can’t seem to get any editing done. There’s a system error .
    So I will update here.

    This POTLUCK is now thrown open to MEN, based on a first come, first served basis.

    Number of participants has been increased to 20.

    Dishes have to be homecooked by participants and should be enough for at least 6-8 persons.

    Venue: Eileen Thean’s place at Chai Chee Gardens. Address will be given later.

  47. Wow! The Potluck’s next month and already so many SHC members want to join within just a few days! I am awed by the cohesiveness of SHC members and the support they show to events.

    Thank you Eileen for opening your home to us. I will stay back and help clean up.

    Ta for now
    Ros

  48. Thanks Mary for your clarification.

    Will substitute with another ‘complicated’
    item, one of my late mother’s secret recipe.
    Decide on nearer date. Cheers

  49. Hi Eileen,

    Thanks for asking me to join. Since it’s in October, I will not be able to make it as my trip is in Nov. Hope to meet up with you then.

    Embarassed to say that I do not know if Hakka YTF is available here. I suppose they do. Let me find out.

  51. Rosalind Lee #47

    Regarding the cleaning up, I believe that ALL the participants should pitch in and help clean up. So, guys and gals, please cooperate in this aspect ok?

    Thanks

  52. Geraldine Ting
    It’s a pity you can’t join us, but I hope to meet you in Nov as I couldn’t make it the previous time you were here.
    So, sadly, I had to remove your name from the list. :-(

  54. Hi all ‘Potluckees’

    So far, The dishes are:

    1)Hakka yeong tau foo from Eileen

    2)Sweet n Sour pork from Steven Chan (confirm or not Steven?)

    3)English Trifle from Dan Wuang

    4)Spaghetti bolognaise (with beef) from Mary Chan. Will see if I can make some with chicken cum pork for non beef eaters.

    Some more?

  55. Hi Mary! After mentally going through the various dishes I usually cook (mostly normal fare), I have decided on one that I’ve more or less improved upon through the years.

    The dish that I’ll bring is my own version of Fried Rice. I’ll also bring along ‘Po Chai Ee’ in case anyone complains my fried rice gives them diarrhoea. Sorry, I can’t bring toilet paper….:p

    This will be a very interesting event indeed!

    Have a great weekend everyone!
    Ros

  59. Potluckees

    Further update:

    1)Hakka yeong tau foo from Eileen

    2)Sweet n Sour pork from Steven Chan (confirm or not Steven?)

    3)English Trifle from Dan Wuang

    4)Spaghetti bolognaise (with beef) from Mary Chan. Will see if I can make some with chicken cum pork for non beef eaters.

    5) Fried rice from Rosalind Lee

  62. #57 Mary Chan,

    Buah Kluak is one of my mother’s signature dish. She’s a super cook but this time round, I do not want to trouble her. We need recipes and explanation on how the dish is done and so far, I’ve eaten her Buah Kluark many times but I’ve yet to really understand how she does it.

    By the way, Mary, Saturday 17th October is a Public Holiday – Deepavali. I trust the other participants are aware of this?

    Ros

  63. Hi Mary and Ros

    I better quickly ‘chope’ a dish or else got nothing to cook with my limited skills:-) I will make Shepherd’s Pie (tried and tested from recipe book).

    I will bring some disposable cutlery too.

    See you all real soon !!

  65. Potluckees

    Further update:

    1)Hakka yeong tau foo from Eileen

    2)Sweet n Sour pork from Steven Chan (confirm or not Steven?)

    3)English Trifle from Dan Huang

    4)Spaghetti bolognaise (with beef) from Mary Chan. Will see if I can make some with chicken cum pork for non beef eaters.

    5) Fried rice from Rosalind Lee

    6)Empress chicken in soup form from Sylvia Ang

    7) Shepherd’s pie from Maggie Teo

    YUM YUM!!

    Still a few more places left. Any one else interested?
    Like I said earlier, you don’t have to be THE cook.
    As long as it’s homecooked and you had a hand in it and are able to present and explain the recipe, it’s acceptable.
    We are going to have a banquet!!

  66. Mary Chan/Rosalind

    Sorry I have to withdraw my name from the party.

    I was so greedy that I overlooked the important date.

    My family and I are holding prayers for my husband’s anniversary (we follow lunar calendar) on that day so….

    You all enjoy your yummy food.

    Cheers
    Caroline Gee

  67. Hi Mary Chan/ Rosalind Lee / Eileen Thean,

    Thanks for your kind invitation and looking forward to visit
    Eileen’s huge Garden of Paradise that will allow 20 of us to eat , chat and also a chance to admire her luxuriant flowering plants ; the fruits of her labour. :)

    I will like to cook the black Malaysian version of Bak Kut Teh and will post the recipe later.

  69. Hi Lina Ng,

    Join us leh and cook your favourite Steam Yam cake.

    Hi John Howe,

    Join us leh and cook your favourite Indonesian gado gado ?

    Hi Charles Wee,

    Join us leh and cook your favourite apong apong ?

  70. Hi Dennis Wee,

    Join us leh and bake your favourite cookies and Western bread for us to sample. Boleh ?

    Hi Norlinda,
    Puasa over, Join us leh and cook your favourite Rendang mutton. Sedap nya !

    Hi Kristy,

    Join us leh and cook your favourite curry chicken /curry crabs.

    Hi Terence,

    …Join us leh and cook your favourite Thai Durian Rice dessert. OK ?

    Hi Sue Chan ,
    Join us leh!
    Remember you wrote this ….
    ……….Hi Steven @ #3,As I love to eat Thai food, I would like to share my favourite Thai recipe known as ‘Steamy Thai Fish’.

    Hi Ivy Low,
    Join us.

  71. Hi Ros & Mary Chan,

    I realised it is a long weekend during that period, family members planning a shopping spree and overnight stay at my brother’s house in JB. Sorry, cannot join in the fun. You all have a great time! yummy yummy…….

    Ah Nee

  73. Hi Catherine Yeo and others,

    ….6 more vacant seats.

    Join us leh! and bring along your favorite home made
    tuna /egg sandwich and its special recipe too. Yummy! :)
    Quickly chope your seat.

    Hi Susan Chang,
    …Join us leh! and bring along your favorite home made
    curry chicken and its special recipe too. Yummy! :)
    Quickly chope your seat.
    Aiyah ! I ran out of breath persuading!

  74. Hi Rosalind,

    (Quote62#,…By the way, Mary, Saturday 17th October is a Public Holiday – Deepavali. I trust the other participants are aware of this?)

    I thought Deepavali is in November, instead of Oct’09, correct me if I am wrong..

    Anyway it’s a Sat so holiday or not we are having the feast. Can’t wait for the day..

    eileen thean

  75. Hi Mary 57#

    Next round of Pot Luck you can try my Buah Kelauk,I cook them for my family every Christmas..

    This round too many varieties you won’t enjoy it. Buah Kelauk must be eaten with plain steam rice and some simple side dish, otherwise the original taste will be burried.

    See lah first round bulum jadi, talking about 2nd round.
    hahaha..

  76. Hi Eileen, #75 , Rosalind & Mary,

    Total agree that some food is best “eaten with plain rice” or within a similar ethnic food culture setting
    to bring out the true enjoyment of the food.

    Maybe, the 2nd Potluck, we have a food theme…aka..
    Peranakan Food, or Teochew Porridge or Home-cooked healthy
    Hawker fare or Vegetarian ….etc..
    For eg.- Teochew Porridge, every participant will cook one speciality relevant to Teochew porridge, and so on.

    Let’s have a discussion during the 1st Potluck and see how best we can develope this event to become “The most popular get-together” for all home cooked food lovers.

    I’m still racking my brains what to cook for the 1st Potluck…. Nourishing Soup?….Vietnamese Food?….Cantonese Whole “Si Yow”(meaning soya sauce) Chicken?….
    Healthy Chicken Curry with no coconut milk?..Vegetarian
    dish?… sorry, Mary.. will have to revert to you on my choice at a later date.

    Cheers,
    Constance

  81. Potluckees, yet another update here. The post is not behaving itself.

    1)Hakka yeong tau foo from Eileen

    2)Black Bah Kut Tehfrom Steven Chan (confirm or not Steven?)

    3)English Trifle from Dan Huang

    4)Spaghetti bolognaise (with beef) from Mary Chan. Will see if I can make some with chicken cum pork for non beef eaters.

    5) Fried rice from Rosalind Lee

    6)Empress chicken in soup form from Sylvia Ang

    7) Shepherd’s pie from Maggie Teo

  82. Eileen Thean, Constance Wong

    Hahaha, no harm planning mah. Eileen, I will look forward to your Buah Keluak. It’s something I don’t know how to eat.

    Yes, we shall have a discussion while we eat our first round. Good idea Constance, to have a theme.
    No problem, give it a good thought and come up with a unique dish.

  83. hi Mary

    I change my recipe to cinammon soya sauce chicken, its more convenience to cook as I rented a place and landlord fancy about cooking.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

    cheers
    Sylvia

  84. hi Steven @ 70,

    Thanks for the invite. I’ll be going back to SG in Nov for the Batam trip. Anyway, those who are joining seemed to be very good in cooking. I can only cook simple food for the simple man at home and make sure he doesn’t get stomach-ache…that’s all…hee

    Btw, Chin Boon can cook meh?!!

  85. Hiya EO Mary Chan,

    My apologies for not checking this thread and helping you to thank the members who are keen to join the Potluck Party. For today and tomorrow, my mother-in-law will be ‘parked’ in my home so I have to cook for her and ensure she’s okay. She has advanced dementia and her maid is fairly new. I hope I can take some time off tomorrow to check in here.

    Ros

  89. Admin

    Please help. I haven’t been able to edit my post since the last time I qppealed for assistance.

    It keeps saying that there are “errors on page”

  90. New addition to the participants are:
    13) Tan Seok Wah
    14)Lilian Teo
    15)Nina choo
    as both Caroline Gee and Ah Nee can’t make it.

    Sylvia Ang has changed her dish to “cinnamon soy sauce chicken”

    Steven Chan still unsure after offering 2 dishes.

  93. Dear Steven,

    I hear you calling but I have my reservations as I am not a confident cook. I have also been given to understand that dishes like sandwiches are classified as ‘easy’ to make and therefore does not qualify.

    As I was often ‘shooed’ out of the kitchen in my younger days, I am afraid my cooking skills are rather limited. I shall wait out my turn for the day when the ‘rules’ become more relaxed……hehe….hint hint….erh EO are you listening?

  94. Hi Mary,
    Thought of cooking either curry vegetables or claypot yam, chicken, mushroom etc rice. What say you since you’re the coordinator. Please let me know. Thanks.

    Jane Loh

  95. Nina Choo,#92

    I have already put your name in. Please refer to #90. I’m having trouble updating my post because the website is experiencing some problems.

    Welcome.

  96. Catherine Yeo

    Hahaha. Spoken like a rich tai tai. You know what, I will accept sandwiches provided they are filled with something made by you. Perhaps chicken roasted or plain poached by you?
    Come on, it’s not difficult to roast or poach a chicken is it? enlist someone’s help lor.

    If not, then make some unusual ‘tapas’ perhaps?
    Come and join us lah.

  97. Jane Loh,

    Haha. It’s up to you. You are such a good cook, I’m sure you will come up with something unusual and different from the usual common dishes.

  98. Hi Steven #73,

    Poor thing, you also ran out of breath huh? I have not been cooking for some time & guess my cooking is not up to standard. (I can’t remember when I last cooked curry chicken leh..ha.ha.). Anyway, I have prior engagement that day, so will not be able to join you & the rest that day. You guys have fun. Thks.

  99. Hi Mary! Something’s wrong with the main page. I see red highlights on some of the threads (topic titles).

    I’m sorry I can’t help you to update your Post #1 as I get the same problems with you. In fact, when I go to the ‘Menu’ and click ‘Cooking, etc’, I get an error page. Hiazzz……

    The number of participants to date is great. Although we are opening slots to 20 pax max, with the present figure, we are already, to quote you, ‘having a banquet’! Hahaha

    My goodness! Normal buffet is 6-8 main dishes and we’re having more than 12 dishes! An Emperor’s banquet indeed!

    In your post #97, you mentioned that coming up with something unusual and different from the usual common dishes is exactly what our potluck aspires to be. Allowing SHC members to let us have a taste of how their simple dish can be improvised into a uniquely different dish in terms of flavour for example.

    I believe everyone can learn to cook and the challenge is in concorting recipes that will trademarked one’s personal version into for e.g. ‘Mary’s spaghetti’ and not just spaghetti bolognaise. That’s how individually we improve as novice cooks. :)

    I envisage this potluck as one whereby we do NOT give negative remarks about each other’s dishes as ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison’. What we want is to expand our knowledge and skill by learning from each other. Ultimately, we will leave with more than just a full stomach after the potluck. We’ll leave with new recipes to use when we next cook for our family members or friends.

    To all who are participating, let’s enter into this effort of presenting our individual dishes without fear of discrimination but rather, look forward to a wonderful time of feeding each other and a time of comradeship.

    See you ladies and gentlemen soon!

    Ros

  100. Hi Rosalind Lee,

    ….I believe everyone can learn to cook and the challenge is in concorting recipes that will trademarked one’s personal version into for e.g. ‘Mary’s spaghetti’ and not just spaghetti bolognaise. That’s how individually we improve as novice cooks. :)

    Rosalind, I truly agreed with the above statement.

    I do NOT follow the recipe closely. Every now and then I will add different ingredients or different kinds of sauces to “experiment” or improve its “new” flavour just like I would like to demonstrate certain Bio or Chem basic concepts in the Science laboratory ; however safety of the students CANNOT be compromised.

  102. Also getting this red thread on the main page (Ref #99). Anyway, will bring “Sambal Goreng” for the Potluck.

    Also agree with #75 & 76 – should attach a theme to the Potluck so that the dishes blend or else we get certain dishes that may not go well with each other.

  103. Caroline Sit

    “Sambal Goreng” sounds delicious, but what do you eat it with?
    Apologies, but my knowledge of “Malay” dishes is quite limited. Is it a fish dish or vege or meat item? Or is it something like “hae bi hiam” kind of thing?

    Re: #75 & 76 . For this time, it’ll be simply ‘potluck’ which actually means a mix of everything. Next time round, we’ll set a theme to it. Then it will not be quite a potluck anymore.

    Look forward to your ‘Sambal Goreng’ :-)

  104. Rosalind Lee #99

    Yes, well said. ‘Constructive’ critisms are welcomed not negative remarks. We are getting together to learn from each other and you are very right in saying that we will all be heading home after that armed with various recipes and tips to improve on or vary our recipes.

    Regarding my ‘spaghetti’, it is bolognaise, but my very own version of it.
    It has occurred to me though, that spaghetti has to be eaten straight out of the kitchen, so by the time we eat it at the potluck, it may become soggy.
    I may decide on something else which will keep better. I will let you know a bit later.

    Oh, if we have 20 persons, we will be having 20 dishes! Wow! I think we will need some containers to ‘ta pow’ the remainder home, hahaha.
    So, a reminder to all participants, please cook just enough for each to have a small bite, not a big helping ok?

  105. Hi MaryC, RosL and participating ladies,

    I am so jealous I am not able to participate in this homecooked food potluck. What I like to say is I find it remarkable that you have identified an interest area among SHC ladies. I like to encourage you and other ladies to take this further, enjoy the interest in homecooked food and find great company among friends.

    Well done, and have fun.

    Terence Seah

  106. Terence Seah

    Don’t be jealous. If you are in Singapore at that time, you are always welcomed to drop by and taste some of the food. We exempt you from the cooking bit. :-)

  108. Hi All Men

    We need someone to sponsor drinks and ice.

    The first 2 men to respond to do so, will be invited to taste the food and will also be exempted from cooking a dish. Must be at least 2 drinks each for 20 persons. More if possible, considering this hot weather, haha.

    So, men, we are waiting. :-)

  109. Ref to #103, Sambal Goreng is Malay/Indonesian (I think). It’s a mix of long beans, fresh shrimps, tempe and taukwa fried in a rempah with a bit of coconut milk – eaten with rice.

  110. Hi Mary Chan,

    The idea of this Pot Luck gathering is to socialise and shared our recipes and cooking skills.

    Just my suggestion, as such, if each of us prepared our own home cooked version of a dish in small quantity eg a big bowl for others to sample it shd be more than enough as we had in total 20 different dishes to sample and excess food from the dishes will NOT be thorwn away.

    The small sample taken from each of the dishes will pile up to become a heapful of food on a big plate.

    Your comments pls.

  113. Steven Chan
    Aiyah, how you read the post? I already stated that each dish should be enough for 6-8 persons mah.
    Any way, who’s talking about ‘throwing away’ any food? We are going to ‘ta pow’ the left overs if any.

    Ok, Herbal Pork Ribs it is. Soup or dry version?

  116. Potluckees

    Ok, I’ve got someone who is too ‘shy’ to write in himself. Andrew Koh has kindly agreed to bring some drinks.

    So, who is the other ‘shy guy’? Come on, speak up. Don’t be shy.

  118. Yeay! Potluckees,

    The other ‘shy guy’ is Patrick Chan.
    He will be sponsoring the drinks with Andrew Koh.

    We are going to have a great time!

    Meanwhile, have all the other ladies made up their minds about their dishes yet?

    Calling CONSTANCE, SEOK WAH, OI CHENG, LILIAN TEO, JANE LOH, ANN LIM and NINA.

  122. Hi Mary #118 and all Potluckees,

    I feel so privileged to be accepted by this almost ‘all ladies’ potluck gathering without having to cook.

    Yes! I’ll be glad to bring some soft drinks, 2 bottles of red wine, a cooler box and plenty ice.

    And, what about music ? If music is also the food of love, I can bring my accoustic guitar and we can all sing together – in a sing-a-long session, just to entertain ourselves. I’ll be happy to sing for my ‘supper’, anyway. Yes ?

    Cheers, Pat Chan

  123. Hi Mary #118 and all Potluckees,

    I feel so privileged to be accepted by this almost ‘all ladies’ potluck gathering without having to cook.

    Yes! I’ll be glad to bring some soft drinks, 2 bottles of red wine, a cooler box and plenty ice.

    And, what about music ? If music is also the food of love, I can bring my accoustic guitar and we can all sing together – in a sing-a-long session, just to entertain ourselves. I’ll be happy to sing for my ‘supper’, anyway. Yes ?

    Cheers, Pat Chan

  124. Patrick Chan

    Thank you for sponsoring the drinks. Wow, red wine too! I believe Andrew Koh will be bringing a bottle or two of white wine, right Andrew? Why so shy ah?

    Bring on the music. We are all for a sing-a-long, especially with such a talented guitarist and singer to lead us.

    We are going to have a BALL!

  125. Hi Mary,

    Woww… sounds very exciting. Yes, I’ll be there. Pls include me. I will bring either Indonesian Fried Rice or HongKong style fried bee hoon. Which is the preferred?

    And of course, song sheets for the sing-along. Pat, pls bring yr accoustic & songbook!

    Regards, Lydia.

  126. Mary,

    Thanks for ‘relaxing’ the rule and accepting sandwiches but I think I will pass this time. Let me fine tune my cooking first and we will see how….hehe…

    However I would like to be included for any cooking class that will be conducted so please keep me in the loop. Have a fun eating n rocking good time everyone!

  127. Hi Mary,

    Thanks for your support on my post.

    On your #113 suggestion of bringing enough for 6-8 persons, I think you will end up with more than you can chew.

    May I suggest the rule-of-thumb for potluck – that is to bring enough to feed just a quarter of the group at most and not more. I have learnt this through countless potluck sessions. Hence, you need not have ta pow too much of the remaining, soggy food home.

    Eating cold leftovers even after reheating can sometimes produce an antisocial outcome – gas!

    So if you don’t want to isolate yourself in a cave the next day, take heed.

    Have a chomping good time!

    Cheerio,
    Mealtime Madeline

  128. Hm Lydia Chin
    I wonder what the attraction is, the get together, the food or the singer? Hahaha.

    Rosalind has already ‘choped’ the fried rice. Can we have a dish of something else? There will already be rice for the dishes. And remember you have to cook it and to bring the recipe along to share.
    Let me know asap ok?

  131. Hi Mary,

    Heard you calling loud & clear.
    I’ll be bringing “Sambal cuttlefish resting on a hot bed
    of sedap achar”… best eaten with plain white rice.

    Cheers,
    Constance

  133. Hi Mary and Potluckees,

    Just to confirm that I would be bringing some bottles of soft drinks, mineral water and a bottle of Sherry.

    I am looking forward to sample all the delicious food cooked by our Ladies. Nothing like home cooked food. I would also be bringing my camera to record all the eating.

    Cheers,
    Andrew Koh

  137. Hi Mary Chan /others,

    For those who may have MISSED it,there is a reprint of
    our poster SHC member Mary Chan’s almost 1/2 pg advertisement on frozen food sponsored by the AVA in the New Straits Times papers dated 26th Sept 2009(last Sat )on World section ,Pg.C8.

    No doubt about her cooking skills , she can be our SHC’s HomeCook “Ambassadress.”

    Sincere appreciation, not flattery,

  139. Hello Steven Chan #137,

    I saw the advertisement by AVA in the Straits Times, also in the Chinese newspapers.

    We’ll get a taste of her culinary skill (spicy chicken wings ?) at the potluck. But in the advert, she looks good, photogenic and younger looking too. The advertisers certainly got good value for their money.

    We’re proud that a SHC member has made it to the front or rather 1/2 page of the Straits Times.

    Like you said; ‘sincere appreciation, not flattery’.

    Meanwhile, the cooking continues. Pat Chan

  141. Hi Pat Chan,

    I would like to meet up for ‘jamming’ or simply to listen to your band in Nov, if it’s alright.

    I will also meet up with another member (time permitting) to listen or ‘jam’ with his band as well.

    Let me know.

  142. Hello Geraldine,

    Nice to hear from you.

    Yes, I certainly welcome you (and other Shcians) to our ‘live’ band jam sessions every Friday (6-10pm) at the Tanglin community club. Its a gathering of friends for an evening of musical fellowship.

    You can sing, dance, groove, rock or simply relax and listen to our repertoire – genre of evergreens (down memory lane), jazz standards, guitar instrumentals and more.

    Feel free to contact me at email: pop.inn@hotmail.com. Hope to see you soon. Rgds, Pat Chan (Ah Ko)

  146. Alan and Ann Bok
    I shall put both of you in but since the requirement is that each person has to bring one item, could you consider bringing another dish, just to be fair to all the other participants?
    Please remember to bring along your recipes too.

    Welcome and thank you

  147. Re: the AVA commercial in the Straits Times

    Thank you Steven Chan and Patrick Chan
    for your compliments.

    That was just a posed commercial shot.
    I cook only simple dishes like most women can, nothing great.

    While we are on the subject of commercials, I may as well tell everyone about my POSB commercial myself, before Steven comes up with another of his surprise reports.

    If you happen to drop in to any of the POSB branches, take a look at the in-house tv video. You will see me as the grandmother of a 3 year old boy, running after a ball and banking with POSB, with my ‘family’. That was shot 2 years ago and the video is now into it’s 3rd year. Some of you may have already seen it 2 years ago on Channel 5 and 8 as well as tv mobile. You will need some patience as there are several other commercials shown in rotation with the one I’m in.

    I am not a tv star. Neither am I an actress. I just got some opportunities to do some commercials which I thoroughly enjoyed shooting. I am still an ordinary person.

    Thank you for your attention. Now back to my Potluck business.

  148. Jane Loh
    Oi Cheng will be bringing a dish of mixed vegetables and we try not to duplicate items.
    You are such a good cook and I’m sure you can come up with something that will reflect your culinary skills.
    Sorry about that.

  149. Geraldine Ting

    You can see me in person mah. That picture doesn’t look like me and I was grinning too much, something that the producer insisted I did. Hahaha.

  150. Anne Chee
    I believe we have exceeded the maximum of 20 persons. Please let me check with my other EO and Eileen if it’s ok to have another person and I will get back to you.
    Sorry about that.

  152. Anne Chee
    Apologies, I got the sequence wrong. You responhded before Alan and Ann Bok, so you DO get a place.
    Ok can we go with glutinous rice and dried sambal prawns please?
    So you are in.

  153. Alan and Ann Bok

    You responded after Anne Chee.
    I guess comment #150 should have been for you.

    “I believe we have exceeded the maximum of 20 persons. Please let me check with my other EO and Eileen if it’s ok to have another person and I will get back to you.
    Sorry about that.”

    Personally I think one more person shouldn’t be a big problem. The worse comes to the worst, Ann can sit on Alan’s lap right? Hahaha.

  155. Calling Tan Seok Wah,
    Lilian Teo,
    Ann Lim,
    Nina Choo and
    Lydia Chin
    Can we have the dish of your choice please? The longer you take, the more difficult it will be to find a dish that has not already been taken.

  156. Mary, one more person should be no problem lah.. Alan & Ann you are both welcome,

    Wah, 20 dishes can finish meh, even buffet also don’t have so many dishes.

    Mary#119 “Joy, How can you let Dan come alone?”

    Joy come join us, no need to bring anything, we should have enough food for all,,,how to Danz without Joy….ha ha ha

    cheers

  157. Hi Mary

    This is so exciting? Visualize: sumptious spread, fine wine, amidst blooms and music playing – like a garden party.

    Anne Chee, we can go together, ok?

  159. Eileen Thean
    #156
    Yes, like I said in my email to you, one more person shouldn’t make much of a difference. I had to ask you as it’s your place and you did say that it could accomodate 20 persons. Anyway, Ann can always sit on Alan’s lap if there is a shortage of chairs, hahaha.

    I think we have to stick to the rule that each person has to bring a homecooked dish with the exception of the two gentlemen who were invited to sponsor the drinks, just to be fair to the other participants.

  160. Oi Cheng

    Ya hor. With Eileen’s beautiful plants as a backdrop, like a ‘garden party’. Good food, (good I hope)wine, ;-) good music and pleasant company.

    I’m looking forward to it!

  162. …..Ya hor. With Eileen’s beautiful plants as a backdrop, like a ‘garden party’

    I think it is more like “MASS sampling”in
    Eileen’s Garden of Babylons. ha! ha! :)

  164. Hi Mary Chan / Eileen Thean ,

    …..Wah, 20 dishes can finish meh, even buffet also don’t have so many dishes. ( I agree with Eileen )

    That was why I suggested SMALL quantities of each dish.
    The main idea is to interact and sample each others’ dishes.

    With more than 20 different dishes, we are indeed SPOILT
    for choice.

  165. Hi Eileen

    Indeed your garden looks beautiful. Wish I have a green thumb like you. Even a simple plant like money plant will die on me..hehe.

    I agree with Madeline #127 on food enough for a quarter of the group or else we would really have too much food left over which would be such a waste.

    Mary, on subject of those with partners/spouses – could we exempt at least one of them usually husbands from bringing a dish as the partner/wife would be bringing a dish anyway? We already have a lot of dishes already so no harm exempting them right? Hope you are ok with this, only a suggestion.

    Wow, with glorious food, wine, song and dance and celebriteis – how not to enjoy !!

    Cheers !

  166. Hi Maggie

    you are only looking at pictures, wait till see the real plants, you will want touch & smile with them.

    Ya,the husbands can bring dessert or fruits instead, as we have alot of meat dishes….

    what say you Mary?

  167. Hi Mary,
    I am not a very cook as you think but thanks for the compliment. I know there’s a mixed veg but mine is curry veg. It can go with rice or eat by itself. Anyway, if I change it to claypot yam rice with other ingredients, then there is fried rice. I feel there’s a difference in taste and since there are so many dishes, some can go with another rice dish. What say you?

  168. Hi all! I’ll be in Bangkok and then Manila before this Potluck Feast Extravaganza so I might not log in here regularly. Our EO Mary Chan is doing an excellent job holding the fort and with assistance from our kind Eileen Chean, I am so impressed by the support they generated from fellow SHCians.

    Looking forward to meeting all of you on the 17th!

    Ros

  170. Maggie Teo #165

    This is initially a post started with the intention of getting together, ladies who can cook, to taste each other’s food and to share their recipes.

    Then it was thrown open to some men who were keen to participate.

    I think we will have to stop at the two couples, Dan Huang and Joy and Ann and Alan Bok. Otherwise we will be facing a big problem if more ladies want to bring someone along.

    Sorry about that. We could consider that the next time.

  171. Rosalind Lee

    I am enjoying this, well most of the time anyway. ;-)

    Since you are in Bangkok and Manila, what about bringing back some tidbits to share with everyone?

  172. Steven Chan #164 and all Potluckees

    The word “SAMPLE” is right. What each person will be bringing will be enough for a ‘small bite’ for everyone.

    The idea is not to zero in on certain dishes only and fill up your plate with what appeals to you. No, no.

    The idea is to take a ‘sample’ of each item, all 20 of them and taste and then decide which recipe you’d like to learn.

    So, ladies and gentlemen, please take note of this.

    I hope I will not be faced with complaints of there not being enough food to go around. 8-O

    Taste a bit of everything. That’s the idea. :-)

  176. Mary Chan #170

    Since “This is initially a post started with the intention of getting together, ladies who can cook, to taste each other’s food and to share their recipes. ” and now you
    might facing big problem if more ladies want to participate in this potluck event.

    we like to withdraw our participation. enjoy yourself.

    Alan & Ann Bok

  177. Alan and Ann Bok

    What I wrote in reply to Maggie Teo at #165, was:

    “Otherwise we will be facing a big problem if more ladies want to bring someone along”.

    You have been welcomed to join in, but the decision is yours and we respect it. No hard feelings.

    Thank you

  178. Hi Mary,

    Tentatively Lilian & I are cooking Dry mee Siam, Pulot Seri Kaya or Western Tomato Soup. Altogether around 2 dishes. So how may dishes are contributed by the ladies.

    Thanks,
    Susan TanSw

  179. Tan Seok Wah

    Dry Mee Siam and Pulot Seri Kaya sound very yummy! I’m afraid tomato soup will not be considered a dish but you are more than welcome to bring it as an additional item if you wish.

    You can check on the post to see all the dishes that will be cooked by the participants.

  180. Potluckees

    A reminder to drop me an email, if you haven’t done so, in order for me to forward Eileen’s address to you, as soon as I get it from her.

  181. Hi Mary,

    I will bring an Indonesian specialty. Chicken stir fried with chilli & herbs, since fried rice has been taken up. And Bee Hoon does not seem too appealing?

    As for the venue, could u pls email it to me at lydiaykchin@yahoo.com.sg

    Thanks alot.

    Regards, Lydia.

  185. Steven Chan

    Re your comment in your “Joy of cooking…” post

    Nowhere in my post did I say to “print out 20 copies of the recipe”. Please do not put words in my mouth.

    I said to bring your recipe and share it with the others.

    How you want to do it is up to you. You could print out some copies or you could email each other the recipe or you could put it up on the SHC website or you could copy it out yourself on a piece of paper or on your palm, for that matter.

    I left this all unsaid as I think most of us DO have the common sense to do what suits each one best.

    So stop complaining. You wanted to join in. Nobody is forcing you to participate.

  186. Hi Mary Chan,

    ….Nowhere in my post did I say to “print out 20 copies of the recipe”. Please do not put words in my mouth.
    ( No. I did not fault you on this.)

    Mary Chan said ……I said to bring your recipe and share it with the others.(A) ?

    Sorry if it had hurt your feelings but was not intentional. MaryC but don’t be so worked up lah!

    Your ambiguous statement ( A ) can have different interpretations to different members . To me , I assume you mean to share one’s own recipe among the 20 participants which could also mean each of us to receive a copy during the party. Isn’t that a form of sharing too ?

    ….So stop complaining. You wanted to join in. Nobody is forcing you to participate.

    I am not complaining but speak my mind after all Spore is a democratic country and ensures freedom of speech within certain limits. Ha! ha! :)

  187. Steven Chan

    I’m not “worked up” at all. I’m tired of your misreading things.

    There was nothing ‘ambiguous’ about my statement. You obviously interpreted it wrongly.

    You ‘assumed’ wrongly. You were not speaking your mind. You were ‘shooting off your mouth’ without reading everything properly, as usual.

    If you want to apologise for your mistake, then do so without trying to justify what you wrote. Otherwise, it’s not an apology.

    Don’t give me that crap about “democracy”, and “freedom of speech within certain limits”.

  188. Hi all potluckees

    I have sent out Eileen Thean’s address. She has also kindly given directions to get there.

    I hope everyone has received the email. If you haven’t, please let me know and I will resend it.

    I’m looking forward to a great time with all of you. :-)
    There’ll be lots to eat and drink and sharing of our recipes.

    With the wine and singing, we will make merry and have a party!

    See you all there!! :-)

  189. Hi Mary Chan and Fellow Potluck ladies and gentlemen

    Back from Toastmasters meeting and playing Farmville computer game.

    Here is my Sylvia version of Cinnamon Soya Sauce chicken

    4 chicken pieces with chicken thight
    soya sauce, 10 chopped shallot, 10 garlic
    3 cinnamon stick
    3 table spoon brown sugar
    water

    In a pot add soya sauce, 10 chopped shallot, 10 garlic, 3 cinnamon stick, 3 table spoon brown sugar, 4 chicken pieces with chicken thight and water

    boil till chicken is cook and soft.

  190. Sylvia Ang
    Thank you for sharing your recipe with us here. I shall take it down and try it one day.

    See you at the gathering with your Cinnamon Soya Sauce chicken. :-)

  191. Great job, Mary! This potluck is going to be quite an interesting event as we’ll be sampling home-cooked foods from fellow SHC members. It’s nice to share and what’s more, we get to learn new recipes! Wheeeeee……:)

    I do agree with you that the amount each potlucker cooks should be enough for everyone to have a taste of each dish. In my personal opinion, the variations of recipes will make it difficult for us to really appreciate and savour each dish’s uniqueness so I guess we’ll just eat, exchange recipes and chit chat.

    One thing for sure is that this event will be meaningful for those of us who cook. We’ll be enriched with more recipes to cook for our family! Yeahhhh!!!!

    Ros

  192. Homecooked Potluck

    Hi Potluckees,

    A reminder that the gathering will be this Saturday.

    Looking forward to all the eating, drinking and singing! 8-D

    C U All at Eileen’s place.

  195. HI..

    I do agree that the food should be sufficient for all 20 people present, maybe just one small pc of chicken per person. I’ll try to chop my chicken into 20 pcs.. hee…hee… As for the recipe, I’ll bring about 10 copies, and I hv it on softcopy, can email to those who are interested.

    I can only arrive about 6:30pm.

    cheers, Lydia.

  196. Lydia Chin

    Good idea. that’s what I’ll be doing wth my chicken wings, a small bite for everyone.

    It’s up to you whether you want to print out your recipe. You could post it here for everyone to copy if they want to.

    Cya

  197. Potluckees

    Another reminder that it is this Saturday, so get your stuff and recipes ready.

    Names of participants

    Rosalind Lee – fried rice n Plastic plates, cups and cutlery
    Mary Chan- – spicy chicken wings
    Maggie Teo – Shepherd’s Pie
    Constance Wong – Sambal cuttlefish on a bed of roses, um sorry, sedap achar.
    Tan Seok Wah – Dry Mee Siam
    Eileen Thean – Hakka yeong tau foo
    Sylvia Ang – cinnamon soy sauce chicken
    Oi Cheng – mixed vegetables
    Lilian Teo – Pulot Seri Kaya
    Steven Chan – black bah kut teh (herbal pork rib)
    Dan Huang – English Trifle
    Jane Loh – Curry veg
    Ann Lim – ngoh hiang
    Nina Choo – stewed pork
    Andrew Koh – soft drinks + wine
    Patrick Chan- soft drinks + wine + ice + bucket
    Lydia Chin – special Indonesian chicken
    Anne Chee – glutinous rice and dried sambal prawns.
    I believe Joy Chuang will be coming too and hopefully Judy Lim. That makes 20 of us.

    C U All Saturday!!

  198. Hi Mary and all potluck ladies and gentlemen

    updated on Sylvia Cinammon Soya Sauce chicken

    I decided to buy 1 kampong chicken and get the store to cut into small pieces. I dont have a standard recipe. I cook accordingly to what ingredient I have or got from the store.

    I had added chopped ginger, salt, rice wine and little seasame oil and 1 1/2 teaspoon of cinammon powder.

    See you all this saturday.

    I have spoken to Eileen for those of you taking a train to alight at Bedok mrt, exit after the control station and turn left and take bus 222, 6 bus stop to Chai Chee Drive, alight near block 58 and look for block 55.

    Sylvia

  199. Hi Mary, Ros, Eileen

    Thanks for organizing this wonderful potluck gathering and Eileen for being such a gracious hostess opening up her place and catering to all our needs and what a garden she has !

    I am sure glad we did justice to all the food.

    Had a great time but sorry had to leave early as I have an early flight to catch tomorrow. Can’t wait for Andrew to upload the photos. After hearing Patrick sing, I must pay him a visit if invitation is extended (hint hint). I understand to hear him sing must get invitation (am I right?)

    Kudos to All !!

  200. All potluckees,
    Wow! THAT was a very enjoyable gathering!
    Thank you all for coming with your delicious dishes. There was enough food to fill everyone’s stomach with just a bit of leftovers.
    Thanks also go to the two guys who brought the drinks, ice and wine.
    Yes,we did justice to the food, especially the desserts. Yummmm!!!
    The cream of the evening was the singalong with Patrick accompanying us on his guitar. Thanks Patrick.
    Now, I hope everyone will put up their recipes on this post to make them available for all the potluckee who are interested to try making the dishes on their own.

    Once again, thank you all for your support, company and good food!!

  201. Hi all,

    Thanks for the wonderful time and enjoyable gathering.

    My mind was so “confused” and couldn’t differentiate the tastes of the 20 different dishes at one go. Ha!ha! :)

  202. Steven Chan

    You obviously had too much to eat. You were flat out and practically snoring on Eileen’s comfortable chair in spite of all the singing and talking. Hahaha.

  203. Eileen Thean

    Thank you again for opening your home to us. You have a beautiful ‘garden’ indeed. All those luxurious and lovely plants must take a lot of your time and effort to keep them that way.
    Cheers.

  204. Hi Mary Chan,

    Andrew offered me a 1/3 cup of red wine. It was sweet as DOM no doubt but did not know it has high alcoholic content. I was tipsy and my head was “v. heavy”. I chose to rest and “slept” comfortably on the chair despite all the singing and chit chatting to let the effect slowly fades off. As soon as the singing stops , I automatically woke up.And so I was still aware of the situation. He! he! :)

    So was Sylvia, who was sleeping comfortably on the sofa in the other portion of the living room. I believe she had one drink too many.

  205. All potluckees

    Indeed a great tasting and fun gathering. Thk you Eileen for opening your home to us and your well taken care garden. Was such a enjoyable evening and Patrick for guitar singing session.

    For the sharing, I have appended below my corn pudding recipe.

    100g of Hoon Kueh flour
    500g of coconut mixed with 4 cups of water to squeeze out 5 cups of milk
    200g of sugar
    400g or one can/box of full whole corn kernels
    one small tsp of salt
    banana leaves for wrapping

    1) Combine coconut milk with hoon kueh flour, sugar and salt in a heavy-based saucepan. Bring to boil over low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
    2) Stir in corn kernels and mix thoroughly.
    3) Cut the banana leaves to 11 x 15 cm and wash it with hot water.
    4) Spoon mixture into the centre of one banana leaf and fold the both ends by revering to the back.
    5) Leave to cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Dan, can share your English Trifle ? Should we gather all the recipes and compile it into our 1st edition of the potluck gathering recipes book ?

    Any suggestion ?
    Lilian

  206. Dear All

    Thanks Roslind and Mary for organising this succesful event.

    Thanks Eileen for the great host and your nice gesture and warm hospitality to your great garden with all exotic plants taken with so much love and care.

    Thanks all for the singing sesson and the great effort of everyone cooking their food with much tender love and dedication.

    We all had a great time.

    Sori I had too much drink and feeling a bit tipsy so I had a good rest at Eileen soft too.

    Looking forward for posting of recipes from the rest of you.

    Also when will be the next potluck, just let me know.

    cheers
    Sylvia

  208. What a smacking, fingers licking, yummylicious good time for all!
    Beautiful venue, delicious food, wine & song and congenial company!

    Appreciation and BIG Thank You to Eileen,Rosalind,Mary and last but not least, all attendees making the event a memorable one.

    Here’s CHEERS to the next potluck! :-)

    Constance

  209. Here’s my recipe for the spicy chicken wings

    20 pieces of wing and drumlets
    half to 1 packet of curry mix depending on how spicy you want it to be. I use the precooked A1 curry mix.
    2 dessert spoonsful of brown sugar
    2 dessert spoonsful of light sauce
    1 dessert spoonsful of Japanese sushi rice vinegar
    pepper (optional)
    1 teaspoon sesame oil

    Marinade overnight

    I use the jetstream oven to grill the wings but they could be deep fried in oil.

    Try it.

  212. Dear potluckees,

    Once again I want to thank each & everyone of you for coming to my humble house….

    “WOW” what a feast we have and the merry making..the singalong, thanks to Patrick with his guitar (what is merry without music).

    I believe all of you must have put in alot of effort to cook those yummy dishes. Last but not least “Danz & Joy” both your desserts were the star of the night, being the first to finish.

    I believe the next Potluck II will be another success, I can’t join you guys this time round, will be in London during that period. Well, there will always be another time.

    cheers….

  213. Dear all

    Recipe for Apple Crumble

    Ingredients
    5 green with envy apples
    160g snow white and seven dwarfs sugar
    120g plain jane white flour
    60g butter fingers butter
    6 lovely cloves

    Method
    Peel, core and dice apples.
    Stew apples, three quarters of the sugar and cloves gently for half an hour till apples are soft, stirring to ensure the apples don’t burn.
    Remove cloves and put apples into baking dish.
    Mix flour, remaining sugar and butter with your fingers in a bowl until it becomes like breadcrumbs.
    Preheat oven by setting temperature at 150 degrees Celcius.
    Sprinkle crumble topping on stewed apples.
    Bake for about 30 minutes or until crumble is golden brown.
    Spoon a helping of apple crumble into a dish and serve with cream or ice cream.

    You may wish to double the amount of ingredients for the crumble if you like more of the crumble.

    EnJoy!

  214. Hello Potluckees.

    Recipes for English Trifle

    Sponge cake
    4 Eggs, separated
    1 cup Sugar
    4 Tb Cold Water
    1 cup Sifted cake fluor
    1 tsp Baking powder
    Whipped cream/Sliced strawberries

    Oven Temp – 325degree Baking Time – 30 min.
    Pan Type – small angel food pan/ Preheat oven, grease a small tube pan

    Beat egg yolks and sugar together until very light. Add water. Sift together fluor and baking powder. Add to batter. Beat egg white until stiff. Fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.

    Bake. Cool completely and invert onto cake platter. Prepare whipped cream and straberies. To serve, slice cake in half and fill half the whipped cream. Top with remaining whipped ceam and strawberries. (Version 1)

    Custard preparation:
    2 tablespoons custard powder mix with two tablespoons of milk
    Bring to heat 1 pint of milk, pour custard mix to heated milk, stir thoroughly and bring to a boil stirring continuosly.

    Version 2, sliced sponge cake into pieces and fill pan container,add some jam to the cake and pour custard over it and left in the fridge to set for 20 minutes. Served with strawberies and whipped cream whipping, yummy yummy!

    The Trifle I brought along is not the actual English Trifle but something I thought of. I did not bake the Sponge cake but use a shortcut. I went to NTUC and bought a ready made Pounds cake, add the custard and then the strawberries and whipped cream topping. You can also buy ready-made Pandan Chiffon cake and do the same. I named it Danz Trifle!

    Danz4Joy

  217. Sorry potluckers. I couldn’t get into this thread for the past few days. Tried and tried until sianz. Well, today I got the thread so I thought I better hurry up and post my recipe here.

    ROS’S FRIED RICE

    Ingredients
    $3 prawns, shelled and diced
    $3 Char Siew, sliced and diced
    2 lean chinese sausage, sliced and diced
    1 small can of pork luncheon meat, sliced and diced
    5 eggs beaten – add a bit of soya sauce
    1 stalk of spring onions – chopped
    2 packets of mixed diced veges
    15 red shallots – grated
    3 and a half cups of rice – boiled and preferably cooled in
    refridgerator
    3-4 tablespoon of Granola oil

    Method
    a) Heat wok, add oil
    b) When oil is hot, add grated shallots and stir fry for
    a few minutes
    c) Add diced chinese sausage, then the luncheon meat, then
    the prawns
    d) Season with some salt
    e) Add cooled rice and stir fry till ingredients above are
    nicely mixed into rice
    f) Create a lobang in middle of wok and pour in beaten eggs
    g) Stir fry till eggs are evenly mixed into rice
    h) Add char siew and veges and stir fry
    i) Add spring onions

    The above is suffice for 5 adults.
    You can add/change any ingredients.

    This is a one dish meal that takes only 20 mins to cook provided the ingredients have been prepared earlier or overnight.

    Thank you
    Ros

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