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• Garlic Bittermelon Stir-Fry 蒜炒苦瓜
  on Aug 30, 2016 in bitter melon Vegetarian
  If dicing small makes it easier (and quicker) to cook, slicing thin also achieves the same. A lot of bittermelon dishes uses rich or heavy seasoning (e.g. fermented soy- or black beans), or flavoring (e.g. salted egg, tomatoes, spices) in order to ma...
• Moringa or Malunggay Vegetable/ Plant 辣木
  on Aug 24, 2016 in Malunggay moringa vegetables and mushrooms
  I first heard about this wonder plant in a not-so-pleasant encounter, and it happened to someone. My parents' helper fell, inflicted a deep cut on her leg, and bled profusely. Instead of off-the-counter medication on the wound, she applied a natural...
• Apple, Blueberry, Bean, Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese 苹果蓝莓黄瓜杂豆沙拉
  on Aug 16, 2016 in beans/peas fruits and desserts salads Vegetarian
  This summer, I made more salads than any other last summer(s). Not because it was unusually hot (it is always hot in summer); but because I was unusually "lazy" - looking for ways to make quick and easy meals out of salads.  The type of salad wh...
• Pesto Salmon 青酱三文鱼/鲑鱼
  on Aug 2, 2016 in herbs pesto salmon seafood
  With salmon in season, I have been making roasted salmon quite regularly. It is an easy and healthy meal to put together - roast the salmon and steam some vegetables.I usually marinate the salmon with spices - curry powder, ground turmeric, ground co...
• Gochujang-Sesame Edible Chrysanthemum Salad 芝麻辣酱拌茼蒿
  on Jul 20, 2016 in Chrysanthemum salads vegetables and mushrooms Vegetarian
  With Edible Chrysanthemum (Shungiku in Japan, 茼蒿 Tong-Ho in Mandarin) , I usually think of making soup (yes, this is the vegetable that is popularly used in hotpots) or salad.Today, this salad has a hint of spice imparted from Korean gochujang sa...
• Homemade Egg Mcmuffin, Mcdonald's-style 鸡蛋满福堡
  on Jul 14, 2016 in breakfast eggs and tofu
  Most of you should have known by now that I seldom cook breakfast. By cooking, I meant over the stove, "stirring" something over the stove-top burner, at minimum. But breakfast can't always be homemade oat-granola with milk or toast with peanut butte...
• Martha Stewart One-Pot Pasta
  on Jul 7, 2016 in one-dish pasta vegetables and mushrooms Vegetarian
  Have you heard of the one-pot pasta dish, in which you actually cook the pasta AND the ingredients altogether from time-zero to finish, in the same pot?I came across it a long time ago actually, but only managed to have it tried-and-tested recently.
• Luffa (Loofah) Salad 麻油拌丝瓜
  on Jun 29, 2016 in loofah/luffa salads Vegetarian
  In-season Luffa (loofah) (which happens to be now!) is fresh, young and tender. Quite typically, I like to make a quick "stew-like" stir-fry in my kitchen, with eggs e.g. Luffa with Eggs; or tomatoes e.g. Luffa with Tomatoes. Occasionally I also...
• Zucchini, Bell Peppers, Mushrooms Stir-Fry 西葫芦灯笼椒香菇小炒
  on Jun 21, 2016 in bell peppers mushrooms salads vegetables and mushrooms Vegetarian zucchini
  Ever since I successfully made zucchini noodles, I wanted to have a similar dish again but with more colors (which means more nutrition!), layered flavors and versatility. So here today, I made zucchini noodles with mushrooms, plus multi-colored bell...
• Pan-Fried Japanese Sardines 煎沙丁鱼
  on Jun 16, 2016 in fish sardines seafood
  The problem about shopping in the Asian supermarket be it Indian, Japanese, Korean is the possibility of not being able to decipher (or read) what is on the package unless you are proficient in multi-languages, meaning able to read Japanese or Korean...

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