Another green dish, stir fried with Vietnamese pork paste patties, which is a family favorite. My dog circles me around and tried to snatch whenever I am not looking! 1 tablespoon oil A bag of baby bean leaf Vietnamese Pork paste pattie, cubed 3-4 tablespoon chicken stock 2 teaspoon chicken flavored seasoning 3 garlic, minced…
Fried fish with blackbean sauce
I fried 2 fish on Monday, totally over estimated my family’s hunger. So today I decided to recycle the left over friend whole fish, instead of dipping it in fish sauce, decided black bean sauce on top would go well with the dish. 1 tablespoon of oil 1 onion 1.5 tablespoon of black bean garlic…
Crispy Salt & Pepper tofu
So we ordered some salt and pepper tofu yesterday from Chinatown, it was tasteless! I decided to make it better today with the left over, sort of doing my part in “recycling”. 1 chili pepper 1 small onion 1/2 tablespoon oil 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper…
Mama’s cooking
This is what my Mama cooked yesterday for my little niece’s birthday party. Chinese people usually serve noodles for birthday, since they are long which means longevity and long life!
Sweet and Sour Pork
Got two thumbs up from the family today! Bought some pork tenderloin at the market but didn’t know what to do with it, searched around online and stumbled upon “Sweet and Sour Pork”, but most recipes call for ketchup which I do not have, so I decided to make do with Korean hot sauce paste,…
Bok choy with mushroom
Found some old Chinese cook books while visiting my parents last weekend, this dish is actually something we order in restaurants or serve for special occasions, but the recipe didn’t look difficult, so I decided to give it a try tonight. Wow, the sauce is soo delicious, even little girl didn’t complain about having her…
Seared Scallops & Asian Sauce
Mmmmmm, this was a real good dish, note to self, have to buy the largest scallops from now on, since they shrink at least 50% in size while cooking. I added the Japanese fishcakes (the pink stuff) and fried rice squares underneath to absorb sauce dripping. Real good combination! 20 sea scallops (1 1/2 oz…
Chicken With Bamboo Shoots
Was able to use my Mama’s chicken breast secret tonight for this dish, add a bit of water and cornstarch, the chicken was nice and moist, although I wished there was more sauce overall to go with the rice. Ingredients: 1/4 pound Shabu chicken slices 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil 1 can (8 ounces)…
Stuffed Tofu
Wanted to try a new dish tonight, haven’t had the chance to go grocery shop for the week, but had soft tofu and frozen shrimps laying around, so this recipe seemed like a good idea. I felt like the sauce didn’t add to the dish, maybe because it turned out lumpy, also next time I…
Braised spareribs
Tried and true recipe, very simple to make and always comes out good. The recipe calls for lite soy sauce, I usually use dark soy sauce, plus 1tsb of chicken flavored seasoning (if you don’t have chicken stock around). Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil for stir-frying 2 lbs pork spareribs, cut into 1 or 2 rib…
Red Velvet Cupcakes
So my little girl’s school is having a cupcakes tasting contest, and we’ve decided to enter. Since this has to be a collaboration effort, I didn’t want to pick a difficult recipe. The cupcakes turned out real moist, in fact hubby said it might be a tad TOO Moist, so right now I have them…
Cauliflower & ground pork
Had client training that took a lot of time out of my day, so I made an old dish to save time (Vietnamese Pork & Eggs), also decided to try something new with the only usable vegetable left in the fridge, this is what I came up with. Ingredients 1 Cauliflower 5 Chinese Mushroom 1/2…
Weeknite Meals 