Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Dressing) is another popular Indonesian meal that you cannot miss when you visit the country. You can think of it as an Indonesian version of salad with peanut sauce dressing. “Gado” itself means “to mix”. So, the proper way to eat gado-gado is to have all the vegetables mixed and
This past week, flu virus decided to ‘drop by’ to our household. So for about two weeks straight, we are just taking turn on getting sick. Not fun. Not only we are coughing, cleaning our nose constantly, and me, losing my voice, but also we barely have any appetite to chew on anything. So, to
Hm… so I had the “left-over” boiled salted egg white from the previous Salted Egg Butter Shrimp (牛油黃金虾) that I made the other day and I had one bunch of Red Swiss Chard waiting for me to unveil its charm. So, why not put the two together to create a unique dish, Red Swiss Chard
Salted Egg Butter Shrimp (牛油黃金虾), another seafood recipe… Yup, it’s time for shrimp to shine! I bought quite a bit of seafood the other day to stuff it to my fridge. Golden pompano, salmon, shrimp, you name it… The best grocery store for me to get seafood in my area is either in Seafood City
After my previous post about the super green recipe, Stir-fry Kale with Chicken, now it’s about Salmon recipe (Pan-fried Salmon Lemon Garlic), another super high protein food. Salmon contains very high protein with its high Omega-3 fatty acid and high Vitamin D content. With that, I think it is a very good idea to have
This Stir-fry Kale with Chicken is another great nutrient-pack dish. It’s because Kale is a super green that is considered as one of the power-packed nutrients vegetables. You cannot go wrong with Kale if you want to boost up your nutrient intake. For the non-vegetable lover, unlike yu choy, Kale might be a bit ‘tough’
Wow, what a hectic busy day! Oh well, I’m glad the day is over and I survived the day. Yay, me!!! The good thing is that I powered up myself with a hearty farmer’s breakfast loaded potato in the morning. This is one of my go-to breakfast meals if I know I will have a
Yu choy (菜心) literally means “vegetable heart” in Chinese. Yu choy is a green leafy vegetable that still belongs the same family as bok choy (青菜) or gai lan (芥蓝). The stalk is crunchy with a tad bit of sweet flavor. You can easily find this type of vegetable in Chinese or South-East Asian cooking.
How I craved for BBQ now… who wouldn’t – with all those advertisements on TV or grocery store inserts on the mail, marketing their food items for the upcoming Memorial Day. Well, I am usually not easy to be ‘swayed’ by marketing ads, BUT still, it is tempting to see all those images emphasizing mostly
It’s been quite a hectic day today. I decided to cook something super simple, quick, and easy, yet, still delicious for the family. Today, I made Angel Hair Pasta with Sausage. I chose angel hair because of its delicate texture and it is a perfect choice if you want to pair it with simple light