b's kitchen (feat. feifei) - cauliflower soup & zucchini farfalle

b doesn't cook much. esp in hk. so when her pal feifei invited her over for a girlie day of bumming around & cooking, b was v excited! here's what they made (courtesy of http://thepioneerwoman.com):

cauliflower soup
ok, so it wasn't as good as the BEST EVER cauliflower soup b has ever had (at pink salt, manly), but this was pretty good considering b & f had less than a third of some of the ingredients required... hehehe ... b learnt that f is good at improvising. and f is definitely less anal than b is about many things ... : )
recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/01/cauliflower-soup/

farfalle with zucchini
more improvisation required. b & f didn't have white wine on hand (that could be trusted anyway ... unrefrigerated shiraz rosé sitting in 30+ degree heat anyone?) nor the suggested substitute chicken broth/stock. so what did b & f use? good ol' 紹興酒 (shaoxing wine) of course! ah, authentic italian cooking is what they do! heehee. anyway, it was fine!! in fact, b & f's guinea piggies (f's lovely flatmates) even went so far as to say it was delicious. and b & f couldn't agree more! yummmy! zucchini (which b was a bit suspicious about because they didn't quite look like the ones you find in australia) were super yum. farfalle was al dente, as pasta always should be. basil and chives were a nice touch. only criticism was that the sauce was a teensy bit "shaoxing" at the end, but definitely, definitely very good. mmmmm. : )
recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/07/farfalle-with-zucchini-a-yummy-summer-meal/