Projects projects projects.....the list never seems to cease and things-to-do keep adding on a regular basis. Could it be that Mave is a workaholic by nature? She took a Tickle test to double-check. Apparently, she's NOT.

Mave, you're a Work Medium Low!

Workaholic Scale

"Hooray! You're not a workaholic. Not completely, anyway. Work is pretty important to you, and it plays a significant role in your life, but you definitely aren't strung out on it. You realize there's more to life than the company line. While you might spend a lot of time working, you know that "what you do" isn't synonymous with "who you are." Taking time for hobbies, hanging out with friends, and just relaxing are all very important. These sorts of activities not only energize and refresh you; they also improve your work performance. But we bet you already knew that. Kudos to you for striking a healthy balance between your life and your job."

I didn't know that but hey, that's not a bad thing to hear at all. =D I guess I'm finally over with those graduate school days.

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Kitchen Disaster Mistress-in-the-making strikes again. And she's back with a slightly more adventurous vengeance.

After her less-than-perfect experience with sushi-making, Mave decides to explore something slightly different. First, she tries her hand at fishball making.

She blends/mashes fish fillets and cooked shrimp in her tiny but trusty food processor. Then she adds salt, cornstarch and pepper. That's it. She rolls them around and cooks them in a nice pot of boiling water. After tasting them, Mave concludes that the texture of her fishballs remind her of spaghetti meatballs and that the fishballs we buy from the Asian store probably has a pretty small proportion of actual fish meat (as opposed to the starch that gives the rubbery/springy texture that Asians have come to expect in their fishballs).

Voila, homemade fishballs!

Random curry chicken. XD

Then, last weekend, Andreas visited me and we got ambitious. Let's make pizza! (@_@);

I personally don't like pizza but I guess it can't hurt to give it a try. To make the crust, all purpose flour, baking yeast, warm water, sugar, salt, and vegetable oil are employed. After much fun kneading and mixing the ingredients, the dough is left to proof/rise for 30 minutes. We flatten the dough onto pizza baking pans to make a flat crust and bake them for 8-10 minutes. The best part is slapping on the toppings: 1) Alfredo sauce base, imitation crab pieces, spinach, pineapples and Italian seasoning 2) Pizza sauce base, smoked sausage, sauteed mushrooms & onions, vegetarian bacon aka meat analog (don't ask), cheese and Italian seasoning. The pizzas are baked for another 8-10 minutes.

Voila, homemade pizzas!

Admittedly, the crust didn't rise uniformly and the shapes aren't perfect. But the toppings were customized to our personal taste preferences and both pizzas were NOT greasy <--- (of absolute importance!). It was fun and Mave looks forward to more cooking disasters....eh experiences! XD

PS: Italian seasoning apparently consists of a mix between rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, basil and red peppers