Porky Pork

Before we get to the food, a small rant about the level of quality from a big brand. I have been an Amway member for some years now. Introduced to this by an old classmate, I am currently consuming some of their health supplements and the eSpring water filter. 1 year has passed and the filter was due for changing. Can you see the difference between the old and new filter?

Tsk tsk tsk, spot the difference?

Yes, the black washer ring is missing from the new filter! A call to Amway confirms that there should be a matching washer ring in the new unit. The staff on the line said I could only do 2 things: send it back to the distribution centre for a replacement, or try to remove the old filter's washer ring and place it into the new one. I eventually managed to do the latter. But for the amount of money they charge on these things, the quality assurance is definitely lacking.

Anyhow, I purchased some pork from Jaya Grocer the other day and my mom got some from Pudu market. Both of which will be used in my roast pork experiment of the weekend. Loosely based off this recipe on the internet, i attempted to tackle the pork in my oven. I have no tabasco, so I used chilli sauce instead. There is a line of instruction saying the pork needs to be marinated 24 hours. I only read this on the day I was planning to have dinner, so the flavours did not have a change to penetrate. Boo Hoo... I also started the oven roasting bit late. The pork was bit tough when we ate it. Accompanying it was a sauce similar to the marinade, but with some whisky in it. I had my parents, grandma, cousin Vivian and son Zhen An, join us for dinner, and I forgot about the whisky till after the young man's lips become red (!). I am such a bad uncle aren't I? Also, some of the sauce splattered onto the casserole dish I used for the oven and burnt. This left a dark stain on the dish, which I am yet to clean.

Bought a wholewheat loaf of bread from Jaya Grocer too. To accompany the pork, I made a coleslaw. Cabbage, carrots and bit of onion. Dressed it in my own dressing of low fat mayo, cider vinegar (free from GNC points accumulation), brown sugar, black pepper. The slaw was a hit.

Sliced Pork, Coleslaw, Bread

Dad, Grandma, Vivian

My cousin and her boy came over to use the oven. So we made some egg tarts and a premix chocolate cake. My grandma and cousin are trying the tarts for the first time and quite like it. The chocolate cake turned out ok too and we sprinkled some coloured chocolate rice on top. The oven was heavily used during this day.

Pilsbury Chocolate Cake

Next time I need to read the recipe instructions better!