Baked pumpkin with rosemary and onions

This is one of my own creations and I feel happy that it tasted good even though there is really nothing unique about this dish. It must have been its simplicity that made the dish taste yummy. As I just had pumpkin left in the fridge, I thought I would try out something fun with the things that I would have at home. As the dish turned out quite nice, I know I will be making this more often.

I do think I need to learn the art of food photography. I've taken a close up shot here and perhaps for another blog entry, I should learn to take some mouth watering shots.

Prep Time : 10 minutes
Bake time: 10 minutes

Ingredients
500 grams of Pumpkin
1 large onion peeled and cut in rings
Rosemary (dried) 1/2 tsp
Garlic : one clove diced into small pieces
Olive oil  1tbsp
pepper and salt to taste

Peel, chop and dice the pumpkin into one inch pieces. Put the pumpkin into a baking pan. Add oil, rosemary, garlic, pepper and salt. Mix and set to bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes at 180 celsius.

Serve hot with steamed rice

Terriyaki Fish

I haven't posted for a long time though I am been cooking dinners all the while. I have held off from baking pastries and cakes as I am my biggest consumer and I simply cannot indulge in more carbs or sugar. 

Dinner today was Terriyaki pan fried fish, baked pumpkin with rosemary and onions along with steamed rice. It was simple to prepare and everyone enjoyed dinner too! The pumpkin recipe was my innovation and I am glad it came out well. I have been watching a few cooking shows, one of them being, Giada at home and felt inspired to try something new and different. Besides, pumpkin was the only vegetable felt in my fridge.

Terriyaki Fish

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time : 6-8 minutes

Serves : 4 people

Ingredients for Terriyaki Fish

Salmon or Pangasius Fish Fillet : 4 medium sized pieces

Terriyaki sauce  : 4 tsp

Pepper : 1/2 tsp

Cooking oil: 1 tsp

Marinate the fish fillet in the terriyaki sauce and pepper for 15 minutes. Heat a pan and drizzle the oil onto it. Fry each side of the fish for around three minutes till both the sides turn golden brown. Pour a few drops of the fried Terriyaki fish to lock in the moisture.

Seve with steamed rice and vegetables.