Pan Fried Chicken with Mushroom

I made this for my sister the other day. I didn't have much time to prepare anything else. And it almost time for her to break fast. So, I made this. Pan Fried Chicken with sauteed mushroom. It was really simple too.

Thinly slice the chicken. And soak them in lemon juice for an hour. Pat them dry. Season them with salt and pepper. Coat them with flour, egg and breadcrumb and pan fried them with little oil - as simple as that!

If you been reading this blog for a while, you would know that my sister didn't like vegetables very much. I think, mushroom was the only vegetable she ate. So I sauteed some diced white button mushroom with pepper and salt.

Baked Chicken and Basil Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce: trying to get my kid sister to eat her vegetable

I found this cute little pot of sweet basil on sale. I've been meaning to buy myself some herbs for my kitchen (okay, it was my mum's kitchen).

A few nights later, my mother asked me to make some spaghetti for dinner. And I think, this might be a great chance to use my herbs. So I make some Chicken and Basil Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce.

My kid sister loves cheese. And I love making her eat vegetables. So I add some sliced tomatoes, and sprinkle more basil on top.

Then, I sprinkle some Mozzarella and Parmesan on top, and bake them till they're golden. With the cheese sticking on to the tomatoes, it was hard for my sister to split those two. In the end, she had to eat those tomatoes (and managed to split some of them).

Fun Cutters!

I was feeling playful. So I took some carrots, and cut them into butterfly and love shape using the garden set bento cutters. Then, I sprinkled them on top of the Creamy Tomato Macaroni. Aren't they cute?

Baked Macaroni with Spinach Sauce: Trying to teach my kid sister to eat her vegetable

Baked Macaroni with Spinach Sauce

My mother was saying that I have always made the same pasta sauce. So, she bought me a book of 75 classic pasta sauce. While browsing through the book, I've found a recipe of Spinach Sauce! I thought that it would be a great dish to make my kid sister eat her vegetables again.

I boiled the macaroni, saute them with some garlic and chicken fillet, and pour them into the heatproof serving dish. Then, I pour over the sauce. The sauce is made of soft cheese (I used plain cream cheese),  milk and spinach.

To cover the spinach, I sprinkle some mozzarella and a little bit of parmesan. Then, I shove them into the oven over 180° C for 15 to 20 minutes.

The final product... absolutely no trace of the greens! My kid sister finished them all, and left none for me （￣へ￣）. But I guess, it's a good thing!

Pasta Carbonara: Trying to teach my kid sister to eat her vegetable

My kid sister hates vegetables. In fact, the only vegetable she would eat is mushroom. So, the last time I made Pasta Carbonara for a friend, I was a bit surprised when my mother told me that she ate the carrots too (I usually put away some for my family). It must be the Parmesan!

Well, you see, when I was preparing the sauce, I noticed that the taste of the sausage is overpowering the Carbonara. I didn't like it. So, I put in a lot of Parmesan Cheese to cover the taste of sausage. It worked! Now, my kid sister is able to eat those carrots as the taste of those carrots has disappeared because of the Parmesan. (I'm not sure if that's a good thing, though...)

This time, I wanted to try and make her eat some of the broccoli, and put them in into the Pasta. It didn't work though... She removed the broccoli, and I had to finish them up for her. Oh well, I'll try to find some recipe where she would eat those vegetables... (I don't get it... Why do kids these days hates vegetables?)

Any recommended recipe, anyone?