Pinkblanket's Kitchen

small cucumber 🥒 • garlic paste (2 cloves - grated into fine paste) • bouillon or chicken seasoning powder • white sesame seeds • sesame oil • Salt & pepper • . Vegetarian- Replace chicken 🐔 bouillon with mushroom 🍄 seasoning powder • . Korean - add GOCHUJANG • . Freshly minced herbs and spices can be added for extra flavor • . Sesame seeds - you can also roast Sesame seeds until light gold before adding it to your salad

bread 🍞 • ~ Salted butter spread • hard boiled eggs • Japanese Mayonnaise - KEWPIE MAYONNAISE • sugar • good pinch of salt • good pinch of pepper powder

large Russet potato • garlic - crushed into paste using mortar and pestle. see pic • Butter • Olive or Cooking oil or as needed • Salt • Black pepper • . Freshly chopped herbs 🌿 is a good addition to this easy baked potato 🥔if fresh herb is not available, use dried herb. We sometimes use dried thyme • . Add grated cheese to add more flavor

SHIMEJI BROWN mushrooms • SHIMEJI WHITE mushrooms • snow mushrooms • brown onion - thinly sliced • garlic cloves - crushed & sliced • spring onions/ scallions - separate the white and greens • chicken seasoning TO TASTE • good pinch coarse black pepper powder or as needed - see pic • sesame oil

broccoli head • garlic cloves - thinly sliced • cooking oil • light soy sauce • oyster sauce • sesame seed oil

ripe pineapple 🍍 • sugar • - cinnamon • lemon juice - only freshly squeezed juice • . Sugar is needed to preserve the jam. Add 1 cup of sugar if a slightly tangy-taste is preferred. Add more for a sweeter jam

raw pearl barley • water • pandan leaf - knotted • Rock sugar • Pandan • Rock sugar • This tea • crushed mint leaves, a slice of lemon, slices of ginger

Barramudi (medium size 1 kg or more) • corn flour or as needed - to THINLY COAT the fish • finely chopped ginger • finely chopped lemongrass (use ONLY 2 white stalks of the lemongrass) • finely chopped garlic • finely chopped bird eye chilies • fish sauce • grated palm sugar - heaped, be generous (around 40 grams) • baby spinach • corn flour + 1/3 cup water = mix to make slurry to thicken the sauce. Make sure to stir, again, just before pouring 🫗 • lemon 🍋 from a very small lemon - squeeze for juice

diced chunky chicken • squids or octopus (OPT) • TOM YUM paste (heaped) • bird eye chilies - crushed (opt) - use Thai chili paste if you can find it from Asian Grocery • big tomato - wedged or diced • Keffir lime leaves - bruised • garlic - crushed - OPT • lemongrass - crushed • big chunk galangal - sliced & crushed • medium brown onion - sliced • evaporated milk • sugar - or to taste •

small size fish (see pic) • turmeric powder • chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon • corn flour or as needed

- 1 ⅓ C canned black bean • garlic - crushed and minced • FINELY CHOPPED BROWN ONION 🧅(SEE NOTES) • Unsalted butter • chicken broth (note 1) • seasoning powder or salt to taste • key lime or lemon 🍋 • . Use any kind of broth or replace it with water or vegetable broth if you are into vegetarian. We used plain homemade chicken soup/broth but you can use store-bought broth too • . To be chopped finely. Added for natural sweetness. Can add more than 2 TBSP of FINELY CHOPPED brown onion ; use 1/2 of the onion if you use 1 can of beans 🫘 • . Consistency of the beans is up to personal preference. Adjust your liking. For dipping, we love it slightly thick. Add less or more liquid to your desired thickness • . Cold bean thickens. Add extra liquid of your choice when reheating. Remember to stir or whisk so the solid and liquid mix well • . Spices!!!!! Add cumin ground or cumin powder if you like. Sprinkle some dried herbs 🌿 of your choice. Add some heat (chopped jalapeños or chili flakes). It's optional •

Fresh lobster • tbsp/ 65 g - 70 g Butter • Garlic (finely crushed and finely chopped) • Salt or to taste • Black pepper/ as needed • lemon - juiced • Cilantro (chopped-to garnish)

lbs/ 1.4 kg boneless chicken thighs • red onion - chopped • Chipotle peppers in Adobe sauce • EACH garlic & onion powder, oregano, paprika, salt, Cumin powder, ground black pepper • neutral tasting oil or olive oil • water • Pinto or Black Bean • lemon - cut into wedges • grated cheese - see pic • thick dollop cream or sour cream - optional. We use mexican cream since it's readily available in all supermarkets around us

Chipotle in Adobo Sauce • Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt • Creamy Mayonnaise • EACH onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper • EACH cumin powder, salt, ground pepper powder

Basmati or long grain rice • bay leaves • olive oil or rice bran oil • salt • Lemon juice • Lime juice • Olive oil / neutral oil / butter • good pinch of salt or to taste • finely chopped cilantro or coriander

tomatoes • red onion - finely diced • cilantro - finely chopped • jalapeño - finely diced • lime juice • good pinch of salt or to taste • . Add jalapeño to your liking - more or less • . Adjust small amount of salt then let this sit so the ingredients get to develop the flavour. Adjust the salt after that • . Dice and chop other ingredients smaller than the tomatoes and dice/chop them uniformly • . Add finely minced garlic for added flavour • . Best consumed within 1-2 days. To be stored in an airtight jar • . ALL INGREDIENTS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO YOUR LIKING and the SIZE OF YOUR SERVING

frozen sweet corn - heaped • FINELY chopped red onion • FINELY chopped cilantro • FINELY chopped jalapeños or any big green/red chili (adjust to taste) • Lime juice • Lemon juice • salt to taste • . Chop ingredients as finely as you can • . For a big crowd, double or triple the ingredients

Avocado • lemon • jalapeño - finely chopped • finely chopped red onion • finely chopped cilantro • good pinch of salt or to taste • . We used frozen jalapeños. We usually buy bulk, wash and then dry them before placing them in zipped bags and freezer. Frozen jalapeño is easy to dice finely • . We always use 1 big jalapeño. Adjust heat to your liking • . Cilantro can be substituted with mint leaves (cilantro is coriander)

cooked rice - heaped • Ghee (see tip #2) • Urad Dal • Chana Dal • black mustard seeds • Hing/Asafoetida (Optional) • curry leaves • dried chillies - deseeded • turmeric powder • roasted peanuts or cashew nuts • salt or to taste • Lemon juice - freshly squeezed

SALTED Butter - room temperature (see note 1) • icing sugar (see note 2) • vanilla extract (OPTIONAL) • potato flour • milk powder • plain flour • fine salt (OPTIONAL - our daughter always adds salt as she likes her cookies taste slightly salty) • cornflakes - coarsely crushed • . Butter should be at a cool room temperature, so it's soft enough to mix with sugar and other ingredients • . Icing sugar is also known as powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar. It creates a soft, tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture cookies • . You should not pack your measurement cup when measuring flour because it compacts the flour, leading to an inaccurate measurement that is often too much and can result in dry and dense baked goods