Hi everyone! Hope you had a relaxing weekend. Houston has had a lot of rain, which means the temperature hasn’t been in the 100’s (Yay!). Even though the dampness can get a bit inconvenient, but we have been enjoying the “cool” weather in general. Hubby told me the average Houston household uses around $300 of…
Category: Vegetable Related
Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad
It’s such a treat when we head to H Mart to grocery shop! I know I know, you must think I don’t get out much, but the truth is there’s just something special about that particular Asian market, is it the smell of delicious Korean deli as soon as we step in the entrance? Or…
Tonkatsu & Japanese Cucumber Salad
Hi friends! It’s panning out to be a busy week, lots of fun projects, meetings/phone calls are lined up. After a sluggish month, I definitely welcome back the fast paced schedule! Taking a breather and just finished eating the leftover Tonkatsu and cucumber salad from last night’s dinner, you know they are great recipes when…
Lemongrass Chicken
Hi friends! I wanted to take a moment to say hi to my old and new visitors… HI!!! Weeknite Meals is approaching it’s 200th posting, still can’t believe it’s only been a little over 2 years. My pet project of keeping up with recipes, and practice cooking techniques has turned into a place of friendship….
Roll Your Own Spring Rolls
Hello friends! How are you doing on this fine Monday? I have been taking it easy the last few weeks, work is normally slow around tax time, so I took advantage of this and did a few small home projects. The front door has been re-stained, I added some decorations to brighten things up a…
Golden Tofu
Happy Lunar New Year everyone! I always told myself due to us observing both Western and Lunar calendars, we have twice as many opportunities to start the year off right! Ever since we moved from Taiwan to Texas, the Lunar New Year celebration has not been the same, I remember the school children normally take…
Mongolian Hot Pot
As I am sitting here typing this post, my skinny jeans are about to burst, and I wanted to share with you all the reason why I am in this predicament… Mongolian Hot Pot! You see my Dad used to tell us that our Grandmother’s family was related with the Chinese emperor, for some reason…
Fried Lotus Root with Pork
Hi everyone! It’s been quite a week and it’s only Wednesday! My husband’s twin cousins from France came to Houston to visit 2 weeks ago, this is their last week here so they’ve decided to stay with us for a couple of nights. We were very excited to host the young ladies, my little girl…
Stir Fry Gai Lan
Another vegetable dish you asked? Yes! I have always been the type of daughter who listens to her Mama, especially when it comes to easy and sound advice. It’s only been a few days but just by eating less rice and more vegetable, I already feel better. Maybe it’s all in my head, but my…
Easy Sweet and Sour Napa Cabbage
So it’s Summer time, which means it’s swimsuit season. I hadn’t been feeling self-conscious about being in one since I haven’t had to get in one for so long, when I did put on a tankini recently, the reality sets in “OMG I am not as fit as I think I am!” Thinking about how…
Agedashi Tofu
Hi everyone, hope you are having a great week so far! For those of us in the US, this has been a short week due to Independence Day, since I’ve been trying hard to catch up on work after our long San Francisco trip, the long weekend was a welcoming relief. I got to hang…
Chinese Broccoli Pork Rolls
My dear readers, apologies for not posting for one whole month, thank you all for tirelessly visiting the blog even when I’ve been away, I really appreciate it! Other than being busy with work, my family and I actually went on a 10 day vacation to North California, we saw many beautiful sights and ate…
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