MOTHER'S DAY & Hainanese Chicken

Ok, I think I’ve already ended my search for the best Hainanese Chicken and Rice.  I’ve gone to a few suggested places that some friends have personally taken me to.  One’s in Wan Chai, Central, Mong Kok, and Ho Man Tin.  Many of them were pretty good and they were cheap and efficient.  And I’m VERY thankful for my friends for taking the time to eat the same thing over and over with me ☺…sometimes 2 places in one go….and the company, of course!

But….nothing can compare to home cooked Hainanese Chicken!  And the Rice is the BEST part!  I realized that there are 2 types of rice for this dish.  One is more of a yellow colored rice…..which is stickier and softer but not as flavorful.  The other type, which I personally like better, is a browner rice that has this chewy texture to it and it’s amazing!!!  Thank goodness  I have such a great friend  (FYI, Berry Good Tracie)  who is Singaporean and she handed me this recipe.  I had it for the first time at her place….

And now for the true test…..Thursday, I decided to celebrate Mother’s Day with my Godmother (also, my mother’s sister, my aunt, and manager).  Usually, I love to make things for people as their gift because I feel that it’s more personal….I have always loved baking for people…..and now I have a new found love for cooking.  And it’s always more fun to cook for someone you care about.   It might be because I love food so much that I feel that preparing it is such a personal and intimate experience….I mean, it is you who cooked it….so, they HAVE to say it’s good!  I topped off her Mother’s Day with flowers (not the usual boring roses…which my sisters and I have grown to despise because of certain childhood experiences) and a personal card…which I love to give to my Godmother because she always cries when she reads my cards.  Hahaha…

Unfortunately, this year, my mother is in Beijing judging that Jackie Chan Kung Fu game show thing.  So, I won’t be able to celebrate with her…But, my mom was never really into lavish gifts.  Her favorite gifts are the ones that I make…well…guess, I can only send a card.  But, somehow, I feel that my celebration with my Godmother  will make my mom feel like she celebrated with me as well….Happy Mother’s Day Mommies!!!

現在我想我已經結束考察“海南雞飯”了，

我的朋友們陪我去了好幾個別人建議的餐館，有在灣仔的，中環的 ，旺角的，跟何文田，都是又快又好又便宜的，我非常感謝我的這些 朋友花那麼多的時間，一次又一次陪我去吃同樣的東西

☺…為了比較….有時會同時去兩家餐館。

但是….怎麼說都無法和自己家裡煮的比，尤其是“飯” ，我發現可以用兩種不同的米來煮“海南雞飯”，一種是日本米 ，比較軟比較黏，但是並不是那麼入味，我個人比較喜歡另一種米 ，那就是紅米，比較有嚼頭，那種感覺特別好

。這裡我要特別感謝我的好朋友 (FYI, Berry Good Tracie)

,她是星加坡人，是她給我“海南雞飯”的食譜的，第一次我是在她 的那兒試做的….

那是在星期二，我幫我的乾媽，她也是我媽媽的妹妹，我的阿姨 ，同時也是我的經理人慶祝“母情節”。通常我喜歡親手做禮物送給 親友，….

我常常會烤點什麼送人…..現在我有新花樣了，我可以煮東西了 。能為你關心的人煮東西是件很愉快的事。或許是因為我自己很愛吃 ，覺得當你準備材料煮的時候，那種感覺特別好….事因為我親手下 廚的….

他們不得不說“好吃”。我另外還送了乾媽鮮花

(通常我不會送玫瑰…在童年我和我姊姊，對玫瑰花有過很不愉快的 經歷)

還有一張母親節卡片…我特別喜歡看我乾媽讀我寫的卡片感動流淚的 樣子，哈哈哈

…

很遺憾，我母親在北京擔任成龍［龍的傳人］的評委 ，所以今年我無法跟她在一塊過母親節

…但是，我母親她從來不在意我們送她什麼禮物，她最喜歡的禮物是 我們親手做的…或許我只能寄一張卡片給她，但是我覺得我跟我乾媽 過母親節就像是跟她慶祝一樣

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母親節快樂，媽媽！

Starting the lunch with some flowers and a card. 

close up shot of the yummy organic/free range chicken...very different from the normal yellow chicken you get at restaurants.  And the homemade organic Thai Jasmine rice....Harry would be proud...:)

The complete meal with homemade ginger sauce!

My Godmother, Shrileen, taking her first bite. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!