Archive For The “Food” Category

Weekend’s breakfast/lunch

By | September 9, 2007

I was cooking this bowl of noodles this morning at 9:30 for my breakfast.  Usually when I cook this big bowl of noodles, it will be lunch, too.  Db shouted from his office, “What smells so good from the kitchen?”  “Tom yum noodles, you want some?” He came out from his office and saw this [...]

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Yau Mei Fan – Savoury Rice

By | August 30, 2007

Tonight I made this one-pot-cook all rice, Yau Mei Fan.  I think translated to English is Savoury Rice.  I saw my sister and Pearly cooked it for her family, I thought I will make it, too.  I added Chinese sausages, Thai chilies, garlic, chicken breast, and dried shrimp.  Obviously, when I was cooking it, DB said [...]

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Kerabu Timun(Spicy Cucumber and Dried Prawn Salad

By | August 23, 2007

I made this dish after reading my sister’s cooking/food blog.   I think folks who read my blog now knows who my sister is   Yeah, she is super nice, put up all these simple dishes on her blog to make me cook!  It worked, so her hard work paid off. Below is my version of the [...]

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What a surprise!

By | July 31, 2007

The boys scared the crap outta me yesterday afternoon.  They saw the mailman parked his truck across the street.  I was making coffee for the next day and I literary jumped when they barked at the mailman.  When I turned around, I saw the hair on their backs all standing up and so was their [...]

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That’s what I’ve been eating

By | July 10, 2007

The whole weekend I have been eating cherries and ribs.  I can eat these two things every day.   Unfortunately, ribs is not the best type of meat for every day consumption.   Cherries, yes, I can eat them 24/7.  If only they are in season all year round.

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Buckwheat Pancakes

By | May 7, 2007

I bought this pancake mix couple of weeks ago. We had a craving for pancakes and didn’t want to go to IHOP (International House of Pancakes) down in Apple Valley. I drove to the organic store by our home and bought this mix. (The picture is not the best.) We have not had anything with [...]

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Gwai Ling Koh (Herbal Jelly)

By | May 7, 2007

I made this herbal jelly yesterday. Mom sent several packets to me from the last care package I received. I could not remember when was the last time I had this. This herbal jelly was manufactured in Hong Kong by the famous Eu Yan Sang Chinese herbal store. The herbal jelly in this powdered form [...]

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Mysore Cafe

By | March 26, 2007

I met up with Wombie’s Burrow on Sunday for some shopping and then headed to this restaurant, Mysore Cafe located on Hennepin Avenue, for our lunch. It’s an all vegan restaurant that serves South Indian cuisines. The complimentary dosai that came with the buffet were so good, I could have eaten more of them if [...]

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Claypot Tofu

By | March 26, 2007

I took up this challenge from my sis. She sent me this recipe which I actually asked her for it. Told DB I will make it for our dinner on Monday. Looked through the refrigerator, and low and behold, I was out of so many ingredients for this dish – oyster sauce, soy bean paste, [...]

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Comfort Food

By | January 5, 2007

Usually we eat because we are hungry or need energy, right? What about eating certain foods that make you feel good and sometimes remind us of happy memories? I call the latter comfort food. How does a food become comfort food? I know ice-cream and cakes are also a comfort food for other people. This [...]

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