the great orange cookout

"the world of cooking has immeasurable depths" - yakitate! japan ep62

the date was set, the menu prepared, chefs ( and kitchenhands) appointed, invitations sent, the shopping and venue bookings done.... all for the biggest cooking event i've ever organised.

Venue: Bruce Hall South Kitchen
Time: 1300 - 2000 (cooking), 2000 - 2130(dinner)
Theme: Orange! and anything else that reminds you of home

-Chef list-
Entree:
Eugene - baked orange-egg

Main course :
1.Ernest - "te ka"(hokkien for vinegared pork trotters)
2.Kelly Lee - curry chicken, 'fu-yong' egg, fried chicken with curry leaves, fried kangkung with belacan, crispy fried squid rings, steamed tofu with black soy sauce
3. Hong Yin - Ginger Chicken (cooked with a generous helping of cooking wine)
4. Aaron Ng - Asam Curry Fish

Dessert:
1. Veng Hoong - Dark Chocolate Mousse, Orange Biscotti
2. Ai Lin & Elizabeth - Kaya dip
3. Huda - Khir(Pakistani dessert...with an added twist using lots of coconut!)

-Invite List-
Kenny Chew, Adrian Wong, Net, SengBeng, Hazel, Phoebe, Felix, Will, Xinyi, LiChen, RachelLau, XinYi, XiaoJing, JonathanOh, ChiYao, AidanMorrison

i've actually had the idea of organising this event sometime back during the semester1 winter break, but then after discussion with eugene my co-organiser, we thought it'd be better to do it once, do it good, and especially when everyone's back from their holidays. originally, the idea was to have an orange-themed cookout where everything from starters to mains will have something to do from orange. why orange? well, i had the idea from Boys' Brigade Malaysia Pesta2003's Orange Bash Night, where everyone came dressed in orange. we relaxed the idea such that it only applies to myself and eugene, and so we got a few others to cook whatever they'd like to cook... and poof! comes all the delicious homestyle delicacies.

these are pictures from our menu..both ingredients and the actual dishes themselves. quite fun to try to guess the name of each dish =)
the event was such a GREAT success thanks to everyone who came to cook, help, and most importantly EAT all the food! i felt really happy watching others just enjoying their food with the company of good friends.....the good ol' merry experience at the dining table! and i love the part where we dine like what asian families do...share the food on the table, as compared to the more western approach of having your own food on your own plate.

GREAT FOOD + GREAT COMPANY + GREAT MUSIC = pure bliss