Pomelo and Prawn salad

To turn in to a main course, just add a piece of steamed salmon!

Yesterday was my first cooking class, and it's amazing what flavors you can create from such simple ingredients..

With just a lime, some soya sauce, and a bit of honey you can have a great salad dressing that works very well with fruits in a salad..

For this recipe they use Pomelo, the cousin of the grapefruit.. break it apart, add some red onion, tomato, finely chopped lemongrass, spring onions, cooked prawn, and shallots.. top it off with roast grated coconut.. and you have a killer meal with only 98.7 Kcal!

Bil 3afya!

This is what 230 calories look like!

Can you believe this? You can get 230 calories from this beautiful plate of food, or have a Kit Kat bar! Ouch.. scary comparison!

Help your self to one of these Thia delights! Only 30 calories each! Beetle leave stuffed with nuts, lime piece, coconut and a honey dressing! Soooooo good!

The power of the Lime!

"Hot water with a squeeze of lime in the morning helps the body energise and aids in cleaning" and helps reduce the body's acidity level!

"Conditions are always good, never bad; we need to know how to make good use of them. The man who waits for conditions to improve may have to wait till eternity."

Chiken Satay

This looks as good as it tastes.. and it's actually already on the BBQ menu..the chicken satay with almond sauce and cucumber relish!

130 calories

Baked Samoosa's

They may look big on this plate, but you got to realize, this is a small plate! (and that's a main course)

Baked samboosek filled with mixed vegetables! Made with filo paper, makes it much lighter.. accompanied by a small portion of riata (Indian mixed yogurt).

170 Calories!

The power of Garlic!

It turns out, the best thing you can do for your cholesterol and blood pressure is garlic.. I know it may be harsh to have it raw.. But no worries, at the spa they have found a way to steam it, and make it turn in to butter! No oil, no seasoning, and it's not lacking anything.. I never thought I could be the kind of person to just spread garlic on a piece of (carrot bread), as of today I am a converter as long as it is steamed!

My main course was a mixed seafood curry... I asked them for no chillies... but the picture is worth a thousand words.. My mouthwas a FLAME! Please pour me some more lemon grass water to cool down this fire!


No more comments on my main dish, I'm still feeling it bubble in my tummy!

Lunch today

Strawberry Sorbet 80 calories!

Day one has passed, and so far it's not so bad.. Actually it's great to eat so light! You know that feeling of wanting to nap after Lunch?
Well it doesn't exists here... They have you eating food that is so raw and natural, your body is screaming for more! (I'm not joking)

Above is an average plate of a little bit of everything.. Basically you have a buffet.. and you can pick and choose as you like while figuring out your calorie count..

So my salad above is a mixed option of green leaves, tabbouleh, and beef salad.. about 390 calories..

The highlight of the lunch: Cucumber vinaigrette as a salad dressing.. unbelievable.. (Stay tuned till I find out how they make it)

Let's get started!

It's about 3pm, just finished my lunch, and fixed my schedule and went up to my room to discover these exotic fruits.

Trick number one: All snacks should be healthy (if you can't resist.. they have a mini bar hooked up with low calorie cookies and nutrient bars)

Load your self up with some fruits the next time the cravings kick in!!

If I can sneak my camera in to dinner, I'll show you what we will be having!

Attempting to blog from my new computer!

As I told you all earlier.. I'm on my way to Thailand...so I just had to do a quick system check on my new computer and camera and to make sure it all connects to Picasa then Blogger..
Makes life 10 times easier..

Anyway I'm set..this was a test post, and at the same time a new vegi pizza that is now offered on the menu.. The pesto goat cheese and char grilled peppers pizza... Enjoy!

Another one joins the group!

We just launched another pizza yesterday!
The sweet and Savory pizza!
Our secret sweet sauce with only the finest Buffalo Mozzarella, topped of with a balsamic glaze!
Enjoy

Get fit!

This is what I wake up 2!

Breakfast area!

Dear Readers... I'm on my way to a health spa this weekend! New years resolution 2010 Get Fit! (Finally)

After serious consideration about wether I should blog this or not, Jassim my partner said go for it.. since it is a food experience it self!

So I will be taking you along in my journey in Thailand, and what we eat and cook to get healthy.
This is my second trip to this piece of heaven in earth, and the last time I went, I ended up learning a lot about their life styles and form of cooking.

A few of the MUNCH salad roll recipes, and BBQ healthy dishes are inspired by them! And this is what I plan to do... learn a few more tricks to cooking healthy and applying in to our new restaurant menu that will be changed very soon. (Shhhh, we will launch a healthy section)

So assuming that I will be able to connect to the Internet.. for the next two weeks I will be sharing with you my day to day plan of food intake and cooking classes in Thailand.

And off course I will just be posting some of the beautiful sights that I see...

Count down: 5 days left!

Im on my way to a health spa!

This is your typical average meal that is recommended!
A tofu Avocado salad wrap with a small side salad and some exotic fruits!

I'm sure you are thinking.. Huh where is the rest?
But that's all you get!

Our staff in action

These are a few pictures I shot over the weekend of the Munch staff in action.

Thank god we were blessed with such beautiful weather this weekend! Is it me or did we just skip winter this year? I'm not complaining. This weather is heaven to me! And just perfect for the BBQ counter!

Enjoy it while it lasts!

Yes you heard it first!

Drum rolls please: Introducing the Peking duck roll on the BBQ.

Im sure your all a fan of peking duck!

Now you got to try it on the BBQ. So make sure to order it the next time we come to BBQ at your home:)

Something light!

Are you looking for some light and easy canapes?
Look no further!
Try our spiced crunchy Hummous on filo cups
Or our airy green peas and ricotta combination!

Got a gathering? Call us to cater them in the same tray you see above!

Yes we are growing!

Our new year resolution for 2010 is to be able to start small catering to groups of 50 and less!

And there is no better way to start it then on 31/12/2009.

Above are some pictures of one of our small caterings that we can now offer..we have a limited amount of main dishes, but they are growing, as we are growing with our catering end:)

Stay tuned for all our hot dishes and new items that you will be able to order soon from Munch!

Trying out the pasta again!

Pumpkin and sage filling

The mold to make the square shaped tortellini!

Spinach mixed with the flour to make the pasta green!


Dear Readers,

We are still in the testing phase of making the pasta.. so once we get it 100% up to my satisfaction, then only will we be launching our restaurant made new pastas to go along with our new menu!

What's your favorite item on our current menu?

Experementing!

I'm trying out new recipes on the BBQ... and this one was great.

Have you heard of a cheese called shavings of a monks head?
Well it's a very creamy light cheese, and I decided to try it out on the pizza instead, with just some mushrooms and a little bit of garlic and olive oil...

Oh my God it was good!

I'm not sure if it something we can add to the menu, because the cheese is a very expensive to use so freely.. But if your at home and in the mood to try new things... I highly recommend trying this!!

You can find this cheese at Dean and Deluca, it's a round long block!
Enjoy!