'Jamie' at Home

Jamie Oliver's dish

Ryan's version

Inspired by Jamie Oliver, Ryan has taken a keen interest in cooking. This week, he decided that he would cook dinner for me on Wednesday. So he went through the various recipes on Jamie's website, and chosed one that featured my favorite kind of fish - white fish.

So, for this episode of 'Ryan at Home', our dinner menu featured ' White fish wrapped in smoked bacon, with a zesty mayo sauce'.

We were supposed to do the shopping on Wednesday evening, after music class. So, armed with a printed menu and ingredients list, we went shopping. Had to go to both Giant and Jusco just to get everything we needed. This made the entire expedition long and by the time we were ready to leave, it was 5.40 pm. To make things worse, it was raining cats and dogs and the traffic was horrendous. Add the fact that everyone was rushing to get back for Buka Puasa, it was doubly bad. I was really getting irritated, and it took us almost an hour to get home.

I left the kitchen to Ryan and his sous chef Julian, and prayed hard that they would not burn down the kitchen. Was a bit nervous cos the recipe called for both pan frying and use of the oven.!!

Anyway, the end result was....SUPERB, as you can see from the photos. The original Jamie Oliver dish is on top, the second one, by newly promoted Chef Ryan and Sous Chef Julian. Sorry about the quality of the photo, though, yours truly was never great with the camera. As the boys get better, I think I may have to hire a professional photographer!!! Haha...

The taste was divine....I would have said 'awesome' but the word is a private joke in our family!!!
And considering that this is the very first attempt, I'll give it a 95%!! Seriously, it was really good. (Although I am of course biased, but this is the truth) The fish, combined with the smoked bacon, was very uniquely tasty, and the asparagus crunchy. The sauce, a mixture of mayo , lemon juice and spices is very zesty. Really yummy.

However, the best part of the meal is not the great food, but the trouble ( looking up the recipes, choosing one, planning etc) the boys went through just to cook my favorite fish. This is worth more than 100% - the fantastic warm feeling it produces is irreplaceable. Thanks guys..I love you.

So who says letting kids watch Astro is not good? I have so much to gain from them watching it !!