Did everyone have a great weekend? We did quite a bit of Spring cleaning, and I’ve decided instead of hiring the cleaning crew once a month, I will clean a part of the house each day, and just have the professionals work their magic on a quarterly basis. This way we should save some money…
Category: Vegetable Related
Stuffed Fried Tofu
I remember eating pork stuffed tofu back at Taiwan, my Mama would braise them in soy sauce, though tasty, they were always a bit on the salty side. I bought some large fried tofu and decided they would work well as an ingredient for this recipe, the bean sprouts made things much lighter, which meant…
Fried Gluten (烤麩)
Every other Sunday I take my little girl to visit my parents and hang out with her cousins. Now the kids are a little older, instead of having to watch over them to make sure no one gets in trouble, the adults actually have some time to catch up and relax. My Mama is a…
Tofu Seaweed Miso Soup
Here I am with an empty fridge again! Planned on heading to HEB right after picking little girl up from school, but the Texas heat helped change my mind, so this evening was time for some creative cooking. Good thing is there was a box of Chinese Spaghetti in the freezer, also frozen green onion…
Peppered Pork
Peppered Beef or Pork has always been kind of a mystery to me, are we talking about the bell pepper or are we talking about the black pepper? Since I’ve not figured this out yet, tonight’s dinner included BOTH! This is a very simple dish that requires less than 30 minutes from start to finish….
Marinated Tofu (side dish)
Tofu is a very big part of my life, being lactose sensitive, I do try to use soy products and dark green vegi into my dishes so the family can get enough calcium. Marinated tofu is a very simple side dish to prepare, it literally takes no more than 5 minutes and we all enjoy…
Asparagus & Tofu
I know there are not that many good vegetarian recipes on my blog, because most of the time I just toss vegi with some simple seasoning (fish sauce, soy sauce, or chicken flavored seasoning) and call it a day. I believe Chinese people like to let the natural flavor of the vegetable shin through instead…
Steamed tofu with topping
Yum Yum Yum! What an easy, healthy and delicious recipe! Being Chinese and grew up eating tofu, I understand how versatile soy products can be. After moving to the U.S. over 20 years ago, it always puzzled me how most Americans have a hard time stomach the idea of eating tofu for pleasure. Well whether…
Orange Beef
Hubby and I took the little girl to temple last weekend for Chinese New Year, this has become a tradition of ours, to pay respect to the Gods and wish for a year of health, peace and happiness. Afterward we normally would pick out 3 oranges from the temple to take home, by ingesting them…
Spicy Cauliflower
Picked up a couple heads of cauliflowers from my Mama yesterday, normally I cook them with a little bit of oil, some salty preserved vegi and salt/pepper. Today I decided to be a little more adventurous and cook it Indian style, good thing is hubby has a big box of spices with the necessary ingredients,…
Black Pepper Pork
Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Rabbit started off on a real cold note, we are awaiting for some snow, though so far the weatherman hasn’t been accurate (What else is new right?). I decided to cook something hearty for tonight, the black pepper really gave this dish a kick, though my little…
Mushroom Meat Sauce (香菇肉燥)
This recipe is courtesy of my new cousin in law, she’s a fabulous gal and a great addition to the family! A few days ago she mentioned making her Mom’s famous ground pork Taiwanese dish, my Mama and I got real curious and begged for the recipe, which she graciously complied! The following is a…
Weeknite Meals 