flaming b52 shot

so... i decided to make myself a b52 shot on thursday night, and offered to make one for my friend too. next thing i know, there's ppl knocking on my door and more and more ppl just started popping up and what started as a mini recreational drinking session turned into a full fledged room party all the way up to 5am with ppl leaving my room completely trashed. haha, sweet...

i generally dont do shots but i've come to love this drink a lot. it costs a bomb but i make it pretty often and my friends loves it too...

get a clean shotglass. equip each bottle with a speed pourer. fill 1/3 of the shotglass with kahlua. then another 1/3 with baileys irish cream poured over the back of a spoon or ice-cream stick. top with 1/3 of cointreau also poured over the back of a spoon. light it on fire, enjoy the flame for abt 5-10 seconds. blow it out, and bottoms up!

this drink is layered so that the cointreau (40% alcohol) is on top for flaming purposes and to give the drink a kick. the center layer of baileys helps support the cointreau while the bottom most layer is kahlua so that u'll get a nice aftertaste.

a note to fellow pyromaniacs. try not to watch the flame for too long. i know it's pretty but u'll end up burning ur lips if u let it heat the rim of the shotglass for too long.

sorry for the fuzzy pic, the photographer was a little tipsy... hehe... (._.)

creamy pesto pasta

served with prawns/shrimps sauted with garlic and chili powder, garnished with spring onions.


ingredients
1 pkt Knorr Pesto Sauce Mix
1 cup milk
2 tbsp oil
8 oz pasta, cooked
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 sausages/hotdogs, cut diagonally

directions
premix the pesto sauce with milk. heat oil in a pan and stir fry garlic until fragrant, add the sausages and fry for another minute. add the pesto milk mixture and bring it to a boil. turn off the heat, stir in the pasta and serve. makes abt 3 dishes.

microwave potato

yes, i am that lazy.

instead of boiling a pot of water to cook my potato, i've decided to stuff it in the microwave. here's how u can do it too...

scrub clean a potato and remove any sprouts. puncture some holes all over the potato (to let out the steam when cooking so ur spud won't explode) and then place it in a bowl with about 2-3 tbsp water. place it in the microwave and cook on high for 1 1/2 minutes, then turn the potato over and add another 1 1/2 minutes of cooking time. poke the potato with a fork and if it goes through easy it should be ready.

this cooking time is for a fist sized potato. larger potatoes takes up to 5-6 minutes each. if you're unsure of the cooking time, just repeat the process of turning the potato over after every minute of cooking time, and keep testing it with a fork until it's cooked.

serve the potato with a chunk of butter, some salt and pepper. simply delicious. an egg salad works too.

EZ cheese baked rice

Line a baking tray with aluminum foil. Reheat some overnight rice and layer it at the bottom of the tray. Add some sausage (aka hotdog in america) chunks and layer some provolone or swiss cheese over it. Open a can of campbell cream of mushroom or chicken soup. Spoon it over the rice and sausage. Cover with generous amounts of shredded mozarella. Bake in preheated oven at 400 F until the mozarella crust is slightly golden brown. Mix well, spoon onto a plate, sprinkle with spring onion, parsley or basil and serve. Add chili for some reddish decoration.

One-Pot Chicken & Potato Bake

Ingredients:
2 large potatoes, cut into wedges
3 pieces chicken thigh, cut into 1 inch strips
2 oranges, cut into wedges
3 tbsp melted butter or olive oil
2 tbsp dried oregano
6 clove garlic, crushed with the back of a knife
1/2 large onion, cut into large quarter-moon shaped pieces
6 strips bacon, cut into 1 inch strips (optional)
salt & pepper

Directions:
Toss and mix the ingredients well (except the bacon). place them on a baking tray in a single layer and bake in preheated oven at 400F for 20 minutes, toss again at half time. add the bacon strips 5 minutes before it is done. serve with buttered corn or salad.

* the orange can be ommited, i just really love the flavor of oranges.

* add carots if you'd like more variety of vegetables in the mix.