[Cookbook] Flavours of Home Cooking

About “Flavours of Home Cooking” Cookbook

Whether you are food-loving or health conscious, you can’t possibly resist some fresh, healthy home-made dishes which also look and taste great. Following the successful publishing of “A Taste of Home Cooking” cookbook, the all-new “Flavours of Home Cooking” cookbook continues to bring you endless cooking ideas.

The 200-page cookbook is written by German Pool Happy Kitchen Team to share with readers their best recipes. The book’s co-author - French Master Chef, Robert Fontana - demonstrates how to create delicious dishes like a professional using all-round kitchen appliances such as Halogen Cooking Pot, Professional High-Speed Food Processor, Korean Barbeque Grill, Ultimate Rice Cooker, Automatic Dough and Noodle Maker, 2-in-1 Free Standing Steam Oven and Auto Power Switch Multifunctional Heath Cooker.

With this cookbook, we are so keen to give our readers a feast to the eyes. All recipes come with beautiful step-by-step pictures and text is written in Chinese, English and Indonesian. We hope you will enjoy the beauty and flavours of home cooking.

German Pool Happy Kitchen Team and French Master Chef, Robert Fontana, created nearly 50 dishes together based on 3 sets of culinary topics…

The Showdown

Menu 1 - “Ingredient”:

Taking one of the 7 common ingredients - eggs, poultry, beef, seafood, fruits, vegetables and rice/pasta - as the main component in each dish, we prepare fabulous appetizers, snacks and entrees in our very own ways.

• [Eggs] "Poached Eggs with Eggplant Purée, Truffles & Iberico Ham" VS "Oyster Omlette"
• [Chicken] "Braised Chicken Roll Served with Morel Cream Sauce" VS "Chicken in Milk"
• [Beef] "Beef Rib in Red Wine & Mushrooms" VS "Roast Beef Salad"
• [Seafood] "Pan-seared Scallops with" VS "Sichuan Red Hot Fish Fillet"
• [Fruits & Meat] "Grilled Chicken Mango Salsa in Charcoal Bun" VS "Fried Spareribs in Strawberry Sauce"
• [Greens & Veggies] "BLT Salad" VS "Stir-fried Shredded Potato"
• [Rice/Pasta] "Saffron Risotto with King Prawn & Chorizo" VS "Fried Sticky Rice with Eel"

Menu 2 - “Occasion”:

In each culture, there are special dishes made for different occasions. We explore and celebrate the delightful variety of European and Asian cuisines in the form of breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea, party food, late night snacks… etc.

• [Breakfast] "Eggs Benedict" VS "Soy Milk Soup with Salted Mustard"
• [Lunch] "Stuffed Veal Tenderloin with Young Vegetables in Chives Sauce" VS "Taiwanese Red Braised Beef with Gua Bao"
• [Afternoon Tea] "Spanish Tortilla with Bell Pepper" VS "Grilled Glutinous Rice Balls Served in Pumpkin Sauce"
• [Brunch] "Pork Loin Stuffed with Plum in Gravy Sauce" VS "Seafood Congee with Chow Mien"
• [Solo Dinner] "Beef in Pepper Sauce Vietnamese Style" VS "Spaghetti in Mentaiko Cream Sauce"
• [Midnight Delight] "Deep Fried Camembert Ball" VS "Korean Oven-Fried Chicken Wings"
• [For Kids] "Chicken Wings in Cola Sauce" VS "Honey & Mixed Berry Fro-yo"
• [Soup] "Watercress Soup Served with Tofu Tempura & Toasted Baguette Strip" VS "Thai Style Coconut Chicken"
• [Party Snacks] "Goat Cheese Stuffed Vine Tomato" VS "Walnut Butter (Gluten-free) Chocolate Chips Cookies"
• [House Party 1] "Ossobucco alla Milanese" VS "German Beer Pork Knuckle with Sauerkraut & Potato Wedges"
• [House Party 2] "Lamb Shank in Guinness" VS "Baked Stuffed Crab Shell"

Menu 3 - “Theme”:

Everyone has his/her own interpretation for ideas such as “Mama’s Recipe”, “Comfort Food”, “Vegetarian”, “Classic Meal & Dessert” as well as “Indulgence”. We will show you both the professional and home-style approaches to each theme.

• [Mama's Recipe] "Potato Gratin" VS "Hand-chopped Pork Patties with Salted Fish"
• [Comfort Food] "French Onion Soup" VS "Char Siu & Sunny Egg Over Rice"
• [Vegetarian] "Vegan Lasanga" VS "Cold Noodles in 4 Colours Served with Half-Boild Egg"
• [Classic 1] "Slow-cooked Salmon with Rainbow Salad" VS "Stuffed Winter Melon"
• [Classic 2] "Vanilla Napoleon" VS "8 Grain Sweet Congee"
• [Indulgence] "Warm Fruit Gratin with Ice Cream" VS "Fresh Berry Tartlets"

Open your heart (and mouth) to some extraordinary food!