::cook-out::

it's been awhile, since you last invited your friends over and had a cook-out session. the last one in this setting is probably in september last year. it must be the weather, the early autumn days are perfect to spend in the kitchen.

fish maw soup, making this soup a day before is always a good idea so that the flavor can develop after a night.

kacangma, sea coral kerabu, soy braised meat

the food you served are rustic, unpretentious home cooking.  flavor of childhood and dishes that you can whisked up without referring to any recipe but just based on your memory (and gut feelings).

salt and pepper prawns, roast pork belly, french bean with peanut sauce

a collage made by a dear friend whom manage to snap all the pictures of the food.

 it's coconut jelly with palm sugar (gula melaka) syrup. this was brand as panna cotta to tempt the guys to try on it...

a modern twist of teochew orh nee.  you just happened to grab two fresh yam from the asian store and you think of this immediately.  you cooked the yam paste with coconut milk instead of oil to make a less guilty version of orh nee.  you serve it cold too unlike the traditional orh nee is usually served warm.

apple cardamom cupcakes made from home grown apple, this is the safe list dessert for the unadventurous men whom you know will be pleased with an apple cup cake and a generous dollop of vanilla ice cream

all in all it's a fun evening, you certainly enjoyed the cook-out, starting from planning the dish, shopping to executing them.  let alone everyone enjoyed the meal and eat to their heart content.