Not sure whether any of you recognize this vegetable (sorry for the blurriness). My parents have an organic garden and Mama gave me a huge bag of the “Threat Vegetable”. I assume it got it’s name due to the stalk being very threadlike after cooking. 2T olive oil Thread Vegetable pickled Chinese lettuce heart juice…
Category: Vegetable Related
Spiced Napa Cabbage
With the BP oil spill, do you find yourself cooking less seafood? I never realized how much we all love seafood dishes until now. The next few months will be interesting since I’ll need to get creative with only eating vegi and meat. 😦 1 lb. Chinese cabbage (napa) 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. white…
Stir fry Gai Lan & Vegetarian Duck
Sorry I’ve disappeared for a week, the Memorial Day weekend and little girl’s last week of Kindergarten meant lots of celebrations. Well today everything’s back to normal! This is a semi-homemade dish, the vegetarian duck is store bought, so I just modified Hong Kong style Gai Lan and stir fried it instead. 1 bunch of…
Black Bean Hollow Heart Vegi
Normally I stir fry hollow heart vegetable with garlic and fish sauce, today I wanted to try it more Taiwanese style, with black bean sauce. The stems were chopped into small pieces, just like how my Mama used to cook back at Taiwan! 1 big bunch of hollow heart vegetable, slice the stem into small…
Spicy Tofu
Tofu is one of my favorite food to eat, my family enjoys it tremendously as well. This dish is a bit spicy and heavy on saltiness, so please adjust according to your taste buds. I skipped the last step (the sauce), the end result was good anyway, so if you would like to save time,…
Cauliflower in black bean sauce
Since I do not waste my weekends by going to the grocery store, almost ran out of food in the fridge again on Monday. Thank goodness cauliflowers keep well in the correct temperature, so this dish was born. 1 tb olive oil 1 md Cauliflower head, cut into floweret 2 tb Black Bean Sauce 2…
Modified Pepper Beef
Bought some fresh thin beef steak last night, decided to modify my Mom’s stir fried beef / onion recipe and make it my own. A little corn starch goes a long way on keeping the beef slices tender, don’t use too much because it can turn the dish into a gooey mess. Beef Marinate: 2…
Shrimp and Bamboo Shoots
It’s important to keep some ingredients in the freezer/fridge/pantry for days when you just don’t have fresh vegetable, prepackaged bamboo shoots comes in handy and saves the day! 15-20 large shrimp (peeled) 1 prepackaged bamboo shoot 1 T ginger (minced) 1 T garlic (minced) 1 T rice wine 1 t sesame oil a dash of…
Taiwanese Cabbage & Sausage
Another vegitable dish that little girl can not get enough of, I had to monitor her closely so there was enough left over for lunch tomorrow! 1 head of Taiwanese Cabbage 3 sticks of Taiwanese Sausage 2 cloves of garlic 1 tablespoon of olive oil 2 tablespoons of chicken flavored seasoning dash of black pepper…
Thai Beef Salad
My sister brought over her famous beef tenderloin, which brought back some fond memories of the delicious Thai beef salad I used to order years ago. The warm tender beef and the cold crisp vegetable were a perfect combination with tangy spicy dressing.. (I do not have the beef tenderloin recipe, but the dressing is…
Stir Fry Hollow Heart Vegi
It’s been more than a week since I cooked, so I was really craving something healthy and easy to make. Bought a big bag of hallow heart vegi, this prove to be a family favorite, little girl even requested for “A LOT” of this in her lunch box… Ingredients 1 T Olive Oil 1 bunch…
Stir Fry Scallops
Bought a bag of pre-washed stir fry vegi and defrosted the left over frozen scallops for this easy to make dish, the sauce was the real star. Little girl has been enjoy broccoli due to the way I’ve been cooking them, every Mother’s dream! 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons…
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