• 3 cups of Okras
• 2 cups of Tofu
• 1 tbsp of chopped Cilantro
• 2-3 tbsp of soy paste
• some sriracha chili sauce
• 2-3 tbsp of katsuobushi (dry fish flakes)

1. Clean and cut okras in half.
2. Boil okras in water for 5 minutes.
3. Rinse okras in cold water.
4. Cut tofu into bit size.
5. Place okra and tofu in plate.
6. Top with cilantro and katsuobushi.
7. Drizzle soy pasta and sriracha on top.

Roasted Artichoke. Easy, healthy and delicious choice.

• 1-2 Whole Artichoke
• 1/4 cup of chicken or vegetable stock
• pepper
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• foil

1. Wash the artichoke.
2. In a baking dish, mix pepper, stock and oil together.
3. Place artichoke in the baking dish. Rotate the artichoke in the mixture for 360 degree.
4. Cover with foil.
5. Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.
6. Peel each leaf off and enjoy the bottom tip of the artichoke until reaching the heart.
7. When reach the heart, cut heart in half. Cut off the hair in the center.
8. Dip the heart in broth. And Enjoy!

I love my recent discovery of new dish.
A friend of my made a variation of this dish for me when I was over at their house for dinner.
It is a quick and easy meal. Full with nutrition and extremely delicious.

• Some corn (can or on the cob)
• Some tomatoes
• Some lettuce, spinach, and/ or kale
• Leeks
• Onions
• Salt and pepper
• Chicken or Vegetable stock
• Cooked rice
• Some Chicken breast (if you want some meat)
• Oil

1. Wash all vegetables carefully. Slice leeks, onions and tomatoes.
2. Steam the corn if it is still on the cob.
3. If desired, sprinkle seasoning and oil on chicken. Bake in 400 degree oven for 40 minutes.
4. In a pan, saute leeks and onions in oil until fragrant.
5. Add chicken stock or vegetable stock, and kale.
6. Cover with lid, cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
7. In a serving plate, place lettuce, spinach on the bottom.
8. Add tomatoes, corn on top.
9. Pure chicken stock, leek mixture on top.
10. Serve with rice and chicken.

• 1 bag of store bought pizza dough
• some tofu
• some cooked shrimp
• some sliced mushroom
• some chopped green onion
• 2 tbsp of lemon grass sauce
• 2 tbsp of peanut butter
• 1 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tsp of sesame oil
• some olive oil

1. Flatten the dough in a baking sheet. Brush some olive oil on the dough than bake it by following the direction on the package.
2. 10 minutes before the dough is fully cooked. Take the dough out from oven.
3. Mix lemon grass sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce and sesame oil together.
4. Spread the mixture on top of pizza crust.
5. Add tofu, shrimp, mushroom and green onion. If there are extra sauce, also spread it on top of the topping at this time.
6. Bake for additional 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and all toppings are warm.

• 1-2 cups of fresh or frozen strawberries
• 2 shots of Bacardi rum
• some fresh mint leaves
• 3 tbsp of honey
• some ice cubes

1. Blend everything in a blender.
2. Serve and enjoy the refreshing drink on a hot summer day.

Salad ingredients:

• 1 package of thick egg noodles
• some fresh ginger
• some scallions
• some cilantro
• some soy bean sprouts or bean sprouts

Sauce ingredients:

• 1 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tbsp os sesame oil
• 1 tbsp of rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp of black vinegar
• 1 tsp of sriracha sauce
• olive oil
• pepper and salt

1. Boil noodles with some salt and olive oil.
2. When noodles are cooked, add sprouts. Cook until the water is boiling again.
3. Drain and rinse noodles and sprouts in cold water.
4. Finely chop ginger, scallions, cilantro.
5. Mix all sauce ingredients together with herbs.
6. Mix sauce and noodles together.
7. Add salt and pepper as needed.

• Tomato
• Mozzarella
• Basil
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

1. Slice the tomato and mozzarella cheese.
2. Chop up basil
3. Place tomato and mozzarella in a plate and sprinkle basil on top.
4. Drizzle olive oil on top. Add salt and pepper to taste.

• some mixed green salad
• some canned pear and canned pear juice
• some olive oil
• garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• dried cranberry

1. cut pear into bite sized pieces
2. mix salad, pear, olive oil, pear juice, garlic powder, cranberry and some salt and pepper
3. toss and serve

• 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.

• 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.