"Lemon Pepper Grilled Mackerel & Mixed Veggie Salad"

i've been on a diet for almost 2 weeks now as i really need to shed a few kilos. been living a healthy lifestyle by embracing healthy breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner lately. eating at least 5 serves of veggies and 2 fruits in a day (as commonly recommended), consuming heaps of water, and exercising (nah! will be active starting next week). so yeah, recently, i'm into healthy recipes and thus, in this OTP, you'll see more healthy recipes from me. i'll try my best to update every night *cia karang!* hahaha. oh yea, bear in mind, i'll still put the not-so-healthy recipes here too.

today, i had lemon pepper grilled mackerel served with mixed veggie salad for dinner.

just coat the mackerel well with a tablespoon of olive oil. transfer the fish on a foil-baking tray. grill to your liking. 5 minutes before taking it away, sprinkle some Woolworths lemon-pepper seasoning on both sides. give it a lemon squeeze and some parsley flakes on serving. no salt and msg added at all yet it's still tasty.

a salad of 8 serves of veggies - spinach, red capsicum, corn kernels, celery stalk, cherry tomatoes, bak choy, carrot and zucchini. you can add 99% fat-free/light and low/no salt dressings or mayonnaises to the boring, bland taste salad. a tablespoon (as usually recommended per serving) is enough to give the salad some zest.

there you go my dinner for tonight. choices of fruits today include an orange, a pear and two strawberries. wow! plenty of fruits and veggies! i'm impressed with myself and i feel so much healthier now :)))

...inda payah rasa, cium bau saja... - "master chef" BB

"Salmon Ran Oliver Style"

haha.. okay. this is not my recipe. R's punya. haha... ia jadi Iron Chef baik. its simple but pricey because its Salmon. btw people, just want to let you guys know. if you want to buy Olive Oil, try looking at Coles, because at Coles Indro, they sell Bi-Lo Olive Oil 500ml for just 99c. Mr. Ayb would be so proud that we're buying cheap generics! and, people of Aus! Woolies has started selling the halal Colonial Corned Mutton! Woo Rocks!

Ingredients:
Salmon fillet (Fresh)
Masterfoods Garlic & Herb Salt
Olive Oil

Method:
generously, sprinkle Masterfoods Garlic & Herb Salt over both sides of the fillet. pour in a spoon of Olive Oil (probably a spoonful). hehe.. probably because i forgot to ask Iron Chef. mix and spread over the whole fillet. leave for a while (an hour? or more preferably?) heat up a pan, pour in a bit of Olive Oil (don't forget, there's natural oil in fish so you don't want it to be too oily). fry both sides of the sexy fishy. keep in mind that fish meat is fragile.. be careful not to under- or over- cook. if you've managed to cook it well, the skin will taste nice and a bit crispy.

hehe... as i said. this isn't my recipe. it really really tasted good tadi. so, i hope you enjoy :D

...jangan liat!... - baby chef underdog

(on behalf of Iron Chef Ran Oliver :P)

R's Dish (one of the many! :P)

last night kan. i was too tired to cook, plus i haven't defrosted any meat or whatsoever, so i was nagging R to dine out saja. i didn't know where or what i wanted to have but i have always wanted to try "A Night In India" at toowong. but inda jadi lah.. pasal R kan volunteer buat dinner. so here's what he made.

Fish in Parsley Sauce (Coles) + Chips (McCain's) + Side Salad (Nando's) = Nyaman & Sihat!, baik jua inda makan dikadai..

...jangan liat!.. - baby chef underdog