Seaweed salad

  • 1 bag of seaweed
  • some dry chili
  • some sesame oil
  • some white sesame
  • some chopped cilantro
  • some white vinegar
  1. Wash seaweed in cold water.
  2. Boil a pot of water, cook seaweed for 5 minutes.
  3. Drain seaweed and cut it into bite sized pieces.
  4. Mix dry chili, sesame oil, white sesame, cilantro and white vinegar with seaweed.
  5. Refrigerate until chill.
December 1, 2009 | No Comments »

Seaweed Jelly salad

  • 1 bag of seaweed jelly
  • some thin sliced seedless cucumber
  • some thin sliced carrot
  • some chopped cilantro
  •  1-2 tbsp of mayo
  • some salt
  1. Mix everything together.
  2. Refrigerate until chilled.
November 11, 2009 | No Comments »

Fennel salad

  • 1 Fennel
  • Some red onion slices
  • 1 tbsp of fennel seed
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp of vinegar
  • some salt
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  1. Slice Fennel into thin slices.
  2. Mix with lemon juice, vinegar. fennel seed, salt and olive oil.

Enjoy!

October 11, 2009 | No Comments »

花生甜包 Peanut Sugar Bun

I made this peanut sugar bun a while ago. This is a great breakfast item.

Dough

  • 2 cups of  whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp of yeast
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
  • Hot water

Filling

  • 1 cup of peanut powder
  • 1 cup of black and white sesame power
  • 1 cup of sugar powder
  • Raisins
  1. Mix dough – dry ingredients together, and slowly add hot water into the flour.
  2. First use mixer to blend the flour together. When the dough is not as hot anymore, mix the dough by hand until it does not stick on the hand. Make sure the dough does not have lumps and the surface is smooth.
  3. Cover with cloth and place the dough in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
  4. Cut the dough into golf ball sizes. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
  5. Mix all filing ingredients and place the filling in the middle of the dough.
  6. Fold the edge of the dough to the center.
  7. Place couple of raisins on top of the bun as desired.
  8. Allow the buns to rise for additional 1 hour.
  9. Steam the buns for 30 minutes.
September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Radish Tofu

  • 1 package of dried radish
  • 1 package of  five spice tofu
  • some chopped cilantro
  • some chopped garlic
  • oil
  • 1tsp sesame oil
  1. Cut tofu into small cubes.
  2. Fry the garlic in oil until fragrant.
  3. Add radish and tofu. When cooked sprinkle with cilantro.
  4. Add sesame oil to taste.
August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Sweetened Soy Bean Paste Tofu

  • Ground Pork
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • oil
  • Tofu
  • 3 tbsp Sweetened soy bean paste
  • 1 cup of mushroom
  • 1 tbsp sesame paste
  • 1/2 cup of water
  1. Fry the garlic in oil until fragrant. Cut tofu into cubes
  2. Add ground pork, when cooked, add tofu
  3. Slice mushrooms and add into pot
  4. When all ingredients are cooked add soy bean paste and sesame paste
  5. Add 1/2 cup of water. Cover with lid.
  6. Cook until all ingredients are fully cooked.
  7. Serve with rice or noodle
July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Thai Curry

Delicious curry from 2 different cans. Easy, simple and fast.

  • 1 can of Thai curry paste (There are lots of different types – I like masaman)
  • 1 can of coconut milk
  • Any vegetables and/or meat you want, such as chicken breast, beef slices, eggplant, green pepper, baby corn, zucchini…etc.

See cooking instruction:

June 14, 2009 | No Comments »

Soysauce stewed Pork Hock

  • 2-3 cups of soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
  • 5 cups of cooking wine
  • 1 star anise
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 6-8 pork hocks
  • 3-5 cloves of garlic
  • 2-3 slice of ginger
  • 1 tbsp of oil
  1. Place pork hocks in boiling water, boil for 15 minutes  or until the water becomes cloudy.
  2. Rinse pork hocks in cold water until cooled.
  3. In the pot, fry ginger and garlic until fragrant.
  4. Add pork hocks, soy sauce, sugar, star anise, bay leafs. Cover with lid, cook for 15 minutes.
  5. When all pork hock have darkened, add cooking wine.
  6. Turn to low heat, cover with lid, cook for additional 1 hour.
June 3, 2009 | No Comments »

Ruben Sandwich

  • Sliced Corned beef ($1.5)
  • Sauerkraut crout ($0.10)
  • Ketchup ($0.10)
  • Mayonnaise ($0.30)
  • Yellow mustard ($0.10)
  • Slice of Rye bread ($0.50)

Total $ 2.60 for one serving.

  1. Spread butter on both sides of rye bread. Grill them in a iron skillet.
  2. Place corned beef and sauerkraut on top of one slice of the bread. Fold another on top.
  3. Grill the sandwich until warm.
  4. Mix Ketchup, Mayonnaise, and yellow mustard.
  5. Spread the the sauce in the sandwich.

Enjoy your tasty homemade Ruben.

May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pudding Pie

This Strawberry cream pie only takes 2 minutes to make, but is as delicious as a pie you spend 2 hours on.

  • 1 box of 16 oz. cream cheese ($1.29)
  • 1 box of vanilla pudding mix ($1.29)
  • some strawberries (sliced) ($3)
  • 1 graham cracker pie crust ($2.19)
  • some chocolate chips ($0.50)

Total $ 8.27 dollars. 8 servings with zero effort.

  1. Mix cream cheese with pudding in a food processor.
  2. Add chocolate chips and half of the strawberries slices into the mixture.
  3. Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
  4. Place the rest of the strawberrie slices on top of the mixture as decoration.
  5. Refrigerate until chilled.
May 1, 2009 | No Comments »
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