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I love bitter gourds. Too bad my kids dont like it, but that’s not my problem, lol. But if i were to make soup with bitter gourds, you can be sure they wont touch it. But if it’s fried with eggs, maybe….. just maybe, they may eat the egg bits. Many people swear by the curative properties of bitter gourds for diabetes. But even if it doesnt, i still love to eat bitter gourds.

Preparation for homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs is easy. Just slice the bitter gourd lengthwise, scrape and scoop out the inner white pulp. Leave the outer green parts. And then, cut the bitter gourd into thin slices. Rub salt all over the cut up bitter gourd slices to remove the bitter taste if you like. Leave for about 5 to 10 minutes and rinse the salt off. Squeeze the water out of the bitter gourd.

Put all the sliced bitter gourd into the wok and fry it for a short while. Crack a few eggs in and voila, you get a quick dish of homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs. You may add some garlic or onions to it if you like when you fry the bitter gourd but i normally dont. But if i’m in the mood, i may add some prawns to it just right before i crack the eggs in. Have a bite….. and hope you liked my homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs recipe.

Both Malcolm and i just recovered not too long ago and it’s best we dont eat too much normal food, lol. On the other hand, Malcolm only wants to eat porridge and mashed vegetables now since he’s teething. As all we have in abundance in this household is seafood, i’ve decided to make Fish Porridge with Dried Scallops today.

You dont really need much ingredients for this Homecooked Fish Porridge with Dried Scallops. What is see here is a bowl of fish fillet marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, a small amount of salt, sugar and pepper. I added some chopped ginger to it also. Ginger is used to remove the fishy smell and also to keep your body warm after taking it. Presoak some dried scallops in a bowl of water for a short while.

I dont think i need to explain how porridge is cooked, right. Remember to add the scallops into the pot when cooking the porridge or it wont be soft enough. The scallops adds a sweet taste to the porridge, iLike!!! Once the porridge is cooked, add the marinated fish fillet in and give it a light stir to mix it well. Not too hard or it’ll break up into very small pieces. The heat from the cooked porridge is enough to cook the fish fillet.

Even though the fish fillet is marinated with some Ghee Hiang sesame oil, i still prefer to add a few more drops of it to the fish porridge with dried scallops before i serve it. Too bad, i dont see any spring onions in the fridge, or else i would have chopped some and add them to the porridge too and top it with a dash of pepper. You may want to add a dash of soy sauce to it too if you like.

And here’s a bowl of the best Homecooked Fish Porridge with Dried Scallops you’ve ever seen….. mmmmmm…… try it.

Today is like just any other day. Except that i’m feeling much better and can stomach some food. Both Malcolm and i are down with diarrhea. I suspect it’s got to do with the straw we used to sip our milk on Saturday night that made us sick. Anyway, he’s also teething and just like me, cant keep food down in him for long. Since the both of us cant really eat much, soup is the best comfort food of all. Moreover, my school-going kid also gotta eat.

And this is the vegetables soup with black chicken which i made. Ingredients are carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and big onions. Add a few peppercorns to make the soup warm for the body as vegetables can be cooling and it is not favorable to people with diarrhea. And of course, the black chicken. Why black chicken, cos it’s supposed to be more nourishing than the normal variety. Malcolm loves the carrots, tomatoes and potatoes, mashed.

My MIL says we’re not going to cook much for Chap Goh Mei this year. Chap Goh Mei is on 21st February and i learned that there is going to be total lunar eclipse on that very day, the very last one till December 2010. Definitely worth staying up for if you are living in America, Europe and Africa. In those parts of the world, the total lunar eclipse will be on 20th February 2008. We’re one day ahead here. So, if you have the patience, do stay up and snap some good pics of the total lunar eclipse, ya.