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Mr. Nicholas with his post Easy Fruit Loaf, on his site: Intelliblog.

The recipe for this Fruit Loaf seems easy enough for someone like me who barely dabbles with baking. I would love to give this a try! Want to know how Mr. Nick made this? Click on the shot above!

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Last weekend we went to one of those weekend markets ... just to buy shrimps! Well, that was the main objective but of course when we got there I couldn't help but buy a bit of this and a bit of that. lol. It was raining when we got there, but still there was a bit of a crowd. The majority of the shrimp was cooked the way my youngest (and hubby) liked it (previous post) while around one-fourth was made into this: Shrimps and Long Beans in Coconut Milk.

Ingredients

• shrimp (cut the sharp rostrum tip and pull out the antennule)
• long beans (i happened to chance upon some gorgeous ones at the weekend market; cut into 1.5" sizes)
• wansoy/cilantro (as much or as little as you like)
• coconut milk (fresh or in powder form..whatever you have available)
• chili (i used two)
• ginger, onion, and garlic (all diced)
• salt, pepper, fish sauce, canola oil

some of the ingredients used

Procedure

• Put cooking oil on to a hot pot, then saute the diced ginger, onion, and garlic. Don't burn, please. It wouldn't taste nice (based on experience, lol).
• Add the shrimps and mix. Wait until the shrimp turns slightly orangey then add coconut milk. 
• Once it starts to simmer, add the long beans, chili, cilantro (leave some for garnish), salt, and pepper. Mix.
• Simmer some more until the long beans gets cooked (around 5 minutes, in my case), stirring occasionally. Add a few drops of fish sauce (optional, but this does give it more flavour, in my opinion) together with the remaining chopped cilantro, once done.
• Transfer to a serving plate. Delicious served hot.

I first tasted something similar back while I was in college (eons ago!lol), while dropping in on a friend. I really liked it, but haven't thought of cooking it myself (until now). This dish just brings back sooo many memories.

I liked biting into some of those ginger bits; I know, some might not like that. lol. So, you may opt not to dice your ginger into tiny bits but slice them big instead (you can avoid them that way). The dish actually tasted much better the next day since the flavours have all fused together (including the spicy chili!). I reheated it via a steamer. I tell you, I ate loads of rice the next day! :P

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InLinkz seems to be glitchy today...found out that it picked two featured players! No worries, happy to feature not one, but TWO yummy food posts for this week!

This week's Featured Food Friday players are ...

Ms. Kim, with her post Squash and String Beans in Coconut Milk, on her blog: @my tabletop.

I am a big fan of anything with coconut milk (usually) so this one definitely gets a thumbs-up from me! I haven't tried cooking this version (with pork), but would love to try it! I just love it when one basic recipe gets different variations. I believe that that's what cooking (and eating) is all about anyway:  it's a personal thing!

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Ms. Oggi, with her blog post Matcha Daifuku, on her blog: I Can Do That!

I first tasted mochi a couple of years back and I instantly loved it! It reminded me of the 'kakanins/local snacks" we usually have at home. You know, the ones with coconut milk and/or sticky rice. I love mochi mixed in with yogurt, or paired with a delicate tea. I haven't tried making it myself, though. If you want to know how it's made, then go and check out Ms. Oggi's post; and see the different versions she made. You'll love it!

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Japanese Food: my post for this week.
Nope, not my cooking. Though I wish it was. lol.

upper LEFT: Kani Salad
upper RIGHT: Gomoku Ramen
lowest pic: Chicken Teriyaki

I have been craving for some hot ramen/noodles the couple of days and that's why when we got the chance to go out as a family this week (just the two kids and I), we had lunch in one of our fave restaurants, Kimono Ken. As usual, we just had to have hot gomoku ramen, kani salad, teriyaki chicken, sashimi, and kani tempura (last two dishes not in the pic). Surprisingly, no rice this time; and am glad, since we were full after we slurped and chomped everything down!

Gomoku Ramen

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Ms. Adjoa, who owns the blog A GIRL'S REFLECTIONS, with her post: Food Trends 2012

As I was browsing through the site, I couldn't help but notice the wonderful pictures that accompanies her posts...very sharp and clear! I wasn't surprised, then, when I read (in one of her recent posts) that she got mistaken for a professional photographer! Way to go, Ms. Adjoa! Do go and check out her site that not only offers good photography, but also good food!

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This week's food post was something that I needed that day; I was feeling pretty lazy, so all I wanted was to get comfy in a couch, sip/munch/chew, and when done: read a heart-warming book...I didn't find any heart-warming book to read, so instead I read The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus series) by Rick Riordan. lol.

This was what I made (and had) that day:

Pork and Beans with Mushrooms

Ingredients are pretty simple:

• ground pork
• a can of beans
• a can of mushrooms
• lots of tomatoes
• mixed dried herbs (rosemary, basil, thyme, marjoram, oregano, and sage)
• onion, garlic, salt, pepper, soy sauce

Procedure was equally fast and easy:

• Thaw the meat and put in pan with water (just enough to cook the meat), soy sauce, salt, dried herbs, sliced tomatoes, and pepper. Let boil and mix. Let it be for a few minutes so that the ingredients get time to blend together.
• Add the sliced onion and garlic. Simmer some more.
• Add the sliced mushrooms and the beans (I didn't add the brine solution).
• You can add in some more liquid (plain water or any stock that you might have); if you want, at this stage. Adjust seasonings...
• Best eaten when hot. :)

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