Anjali, Tom, Priya and Komathi (with 3 kids in tow) came over for lunch today. Swana and I felt guilty we hadn't been able to catch up with Anju and Priya the last 2 times we saw them (Nat's party and Rhubesh's wedding) so we decided to host them for lunch and at the same time, screen Anjali's boyfriend Tom properly, heh heh. Gotta look out for our American-raised nieces once in a while, living on their own here while their parents are in Shanghai.
It was a mad rush trying to get the food ready, I was torn between doing Western or Asian, in the end decided it was easier to make Western. So I made calamari, roast chicken, roasted vegetables and mashed potato, while Swana made chorizo sausage pasta, salsa and rocket salad. Ok, technically Nick made the calamari, I'm too chicken to deep fry, but I made the lime and pepper batter, which didn't stick to the squid! Fail!
Other than that, everything turned out well, though I found the chicken a little dry. It was marinated with butter, thyme, salt, pepper and lemon juice but I think not enough butter.
I liked the roasted veggies, very summer kind of dish...just some yellow peppers, zucchini and mushrooms tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper and dried mixed herbs, popped into the oven at 200 degrees celsius for 30 mins.
The rocket salad tasted as good as usual....so easy to make but such wonderful flavours. All that's needed is some rocket leaves, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan. For the dressing, equal portions of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, plus minced garlic, dried oregano or Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and a dash of red wine. Just whisk and drizzle over the salad.
Komathi's Dharmika was so sweet and quiet, she's only a month younger than Gigi. She looks exactly like her grandmother, Aunty Shanta.
Over lunch we got to know Tom a little better, we thought he was English, but he's actually Scottish. Nick taught him how to order coffee from the coffeeshops. He was lamenting the lady shouts 'ang moh kopi' when he places his order, but Nick taught him how to say 'kopi poh' and 'kopi siew tai'.
One of these days, Nick is supposed to introduce him to mee pok..that should be interesting!
It was a mad rush trying to get the food ready, I was torn between doing Western or Asian, in the end decided it was easier to make Western. So I made calamari, roast chicken, roasted vegetables and mashed potato, while Swana made chorizo sausage pasta, salsa and rocket salad. Ok, technically Nick made the calamari, I'm too chicken to deep fry, but I made the lime and pepper batter, which didn't stick to the squid! Fail!
Other than that, everything turned out well, though I found the chicken a little dry. It was marinated with butter, thyme, salt, pepper and lemon juice but I think not enough butter.
I liked the roasted veggies, very summer kind of dish...just some yellow peppers, zucchini and mushrooms tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper and dried mixed herbs, popped into the oven at 200 degrees celsius for 30 mins.
The rocket salad tasted as good as usual....so easy to make but such wonderful flavours. All that's needed is some rocket leaves, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan. For the dressing, equal portions of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, plus minced garlic, dried oregano or Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and a dash of red wine. Just whisk and drizzle over the salad.
Komathi's Dharmika was so sweet and quiet, she's only a month younger than Gigi. She looks exactly like her grandmother, Aunty Shanta.
Over lunch we got to know Tom a little better, we thought he was English, but he's actually Scottish. Nick taught him how to order coffee from the coffeeshops. He was lamenting the lady shouts 'ang moh kopi' when he places his order, but Nick taught him how to say 'kopi poh' and 'kopi siew tai'.
One of these days, Nick is supposed to introduce him to mee pok..that should be interesting!
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