2012 New Year’s Resolution
New Year’s resolution
- Go home to visit once this year.
- Visit one new country.
- Write more music and have more concerts.
- Have a wonderful job.
Brubeck’s resolution
- Continue to being a lazy cute pup.
- Walk more.
- Maybe learn how to roll over.
Naan Sandwich
This is a fun version of my sandwich. Easy, fast, delicious and fun.
- 1 piece of frozen naan
- 2 tbsp of hummus
- 1 tbsp of chopped green scallion
- some roast beef
- Bake naan at 375 degree oven for 5 minutes or until the bread softened.
- Spread hummus on naan.
- Sprinkle scallion.
- Finally place roast beef on top.
- Bake the sandwich for additional 10 minutes.
Brubeck’s update
Brubeck is two years old officially.
He is cute most of the time. However, when he made mistakes…
Comfort Food Dinner
Pot Pie always a great easy comfort food.
I thought Beef Pot Pie is even better.
I bought this pie from the farm down the street.
Very delicious. I like the pie maker even put a cow shaped cutting on top.
Fall 2011-Lake and leaf
Fall is coming. I am always busy during Fall and never had the chance to spend the time to drive out of city.
Now, since I don’t live in the city anymore, good view is everywhere.
Click “more” for pictures of lake.
Lake is so beautiful year round.
Roast Artichoke
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
- Wash the artichoke.
- In a baking dish, mix pepper, stock and oil together.
- Place artichoke in the baking dish. Rotate the artichoke in the mixture for 360 degree.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.
- Peel each leaf off and enjoy the bottom tip of the artichoke until reaching the heart.
- When reach the heart, cut heart in half. Cut off the hair in the center.
- Dip the heart in broth. And Enjoy!
healthy meal
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
- Wash all vegetables carefully. Slice leeks, onions and tomatoes.
- Steam the corn if it is still on the cob.
- If desired, sprinkle seasoning and oil on chicken. Bake in 400 degree oven for 40 minutes.
- In a pan, saute leeks and onions in oil until fragrant.
- Add chicken stock or vegetable stock, and kale.
- Cover with lid, cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
- In a serving plate, place lettuce, spinach on the bottom.
- Add tomatoes, corn on top.
- Pure chicken stock, leek mixture on top.
- Serve with rice and chicken.
Black Star Farm
Black Star Farm winery, inn and cafe.
If you decided to go visit the farm, I would suggest to get there around 11:30 ish, so it is less crowded in a summer weekend.
Go for the wine tasting first. It is five dollars, if you want you can buy some cheese sampler to go with your wine.
Right after the tasting, cross the path is their cafe.
Cafe serves some of the best food I have ever had. The first picture is their wild mushroom pizza.
The mushroom and the cheese are both local.
Below is the sampler.
It is really a delightful plate of food. Everything goes perfectly well together.
I would recommend everyone to go for the fresh food and the wine tasting.
The farm offers good wine, good food and good view.
It is also children friendly. When it is a good day, the padding zoo is open.
Thai Salad
Salad ingredients:
- 1 cup of shrimp
- some lettuce
- some carrots
- some cucumbers
- some rice vermicelli noodle
- some tofu
- some scallion
Sauce ingredients:
- 2 tbsp of sugarless peanut butter
- 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp of lemon grass sauce
- 1/4 tbsp of sesame oil
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- Wash all vegetables.
- Chop lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, scallion and tofu into bite size.
- Boil vermicelli and shrimp until cooked. Rinse the noodle in cold water.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together.
- Serve sauce on salad.