Monday 28 May 2012

Salted Vegetable Soup with Animals Pasta

 I was craving for 'ham choy tong' (salted vegetable soup) last weekend so I went to market on Saturday and bought some salted vegetable, toufu, tomatoes and roasted meat.  This is my favourite soup ever since I was young.  I remembered my grandmother used to cook this dish just for me every time I visited her at her house in Teluk Intan.


All she had to do was boiled this soup and cooked a pot of rice.  I normally will mixed the rice with soup and eat it for 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner!!).

For the two little ones at home, I made some animals pasta and added the soup in it.  I  fried some sausages and chicken ham for them.  I love weekends when I'm not working.  I love going to the market and buying fresh vegetables to cook some simple dishes for the kids.  Although sometimes it can be quite tiring when you had to work 5 days per week, sometimes you just don't feel like doing anything else during the weekend except to rest and rest! 

I also made some bunny faces out of the chicken ham and cut the sausages with my sausage wiener cutter.  One of it was a crab shape and the tall sausage was supposed to be a penguin but I think the shape didn't really 'show up' after I fried them :P.

I love cooking these pasta for my kids as my lil prince will look and see what animals he was eating in each scoop.  It has always been a headache for me to have a picky eater at home.  I always need to think of creative ways to make my kid eat.  Whenever, I cooked this pasta for  him, he will gladly finished his meal without any nagging from me! 


16 comments:

  1. yummy wor.,....sure appetising

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  2. It has been a very long time since I had hum choy tong.

    Sausage also can be so cute huh..hehe. I tot fry the sausage first then only use the cutter.

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    1. Yeah, me too. That's why I crave for it. It's my favourite soup! Actually, I'm not sure how to use the cutter..still try and error.

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  3. This pasta meal is so cute! The kids must be excited eating this.

    Very cute thoughts and cooking. I would love to follow your blog for more.

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    1. Zoe, thank you for visiting my blog. Just preparing some simple meals for my picky eaters at home :)

      I love to follow your blog too!

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  4. Me too..love ham choy tong. I love going morning market but shopping at there can be costly too since we are getting all fresh ingredients.

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    1. Mummy Ling,
      Yes, agreed with you. Each time I go market, sure spend a lot!

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  5. Everything was nicely done. The sausage and the ham look so cute.

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  6. how bout the bits of ham of the mouth and eyes? can cook and eat along also right :D

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    1. Fish,
      All the bits and pieces went into mummy's tummy :P

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  7. soup. i love soups! Cute soups lagi suka! :D

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  8. Mmm....yummy! ham choy soup is my all-time favourite too.

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