My attempt to make one of my favorite dishes. Used to have it a lot back home in Malaysia; don't know if it's a Malaysian or Chinese thing. The recipe is from here.

Verdict: Pretty good. But next time, will try to sear the noodles a bit more for an extra sticky texture, and perhaps add more broth for a more watery gravy.

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I made a fresh couscous salad with pickled radishes and Greek feta - yum! foodforfel.com/2010/02/couscous-salad-with-pickled-radish...

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Playing with raw couscous and the manual focus on my new camera!

On a recent visit to Sacramento we ate at a Vietnamese vegetarian restaurant and had a dish similar to this. There was nothing obviously Vietnamese about it. The Vietnamese lady who owned the restaurant had spent some time in Tibet and it was there that she was inspired to make her restaurant vegetarian. In my opinion, the food was much like Chinese vegetarian food. It was better than what we had at the restaurant! Here is what the cook says:

I made a filling of tofu, cellophane noodles, chopped dried mushroom, ginger and green onion, half an egg white, and a spoonful of powdered dried shrimp. (not pure vegetarian here)

Cut 2 sheets of nori into the shape of the fish, brush lightly with egg, pile on the stuffing, and fry lightly in oil.

The photo was taken before I put on a sweet, hot sauce and garnished with cilantro.

Homecooked

This was my home-cooked meal for getting ready for the fast

Strawberry Risotto

for the hangover

I had wanted to make an asparagus risotto but then I found these white asparagus in the supermarket and it seemed a pity if the asparagus got lost in the rice. So I decided to make this light salad instead.

Recipe

1. Gently peel the ends of the asparagus (1 packet) to rem

ove the tougher fibres. Cut into shorter bite-sized pieces. Boil the asparagus for about 10 minutes or so, till tender.

2. Combine: baby romaine lettuce (2 small heads), one packet of cherry honey tomatoes (halved), 2 shallots (diced) and coriander (one handful).

3. Make the dressing: I used 1 tsp wholegrain mustard, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tbsp honey, salt and pepper to taste.

4. When the asparagus has cooled, place in with the leaves and dressing and toss.

This is across the street from the Creek County Courthouse in Sapulpa on Business Route 66

I've recently put both my girls on a homecooked diet as I was getting worried about Jess (she will go days refusing to eat dog food and after changing brands so many times with her still not eating them and still having to sit on the floor feeding her with my hands just to encourage her to eat something had got just too much!)

Three weeks in and dinner time has completely changed! I actually can't believe I didn't do it sooner! Jess now sits in the beg position just whilst I'm preparing it (that's without me asking her) and whines as she's so excited - definitely no more problems with her eating anymore :-)

Recipe from smittenkitchen.com

For dinner tonight I cooked up some (boneless, skinlees, breast) chicken, onions, garlic, green peppers, red peppers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, black pepper, and a lot of hot Hungarian paprika. I served it with long grain white rice.

(Barbara - I think Dan would like this.)

For the last 3 weekends I've been making crêpes for breakfast. We've been trying them with different fillings, both sweet and savory. Sweet: lemon & sugar, peanut butter & jelly, apples & raisins. Savory: sausage, mushrooms, onions and cheese.

Saffron Rice, skinless and boneless chicken thighs and breast (cubed), red peppers, Hungarian paprika (hot), salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic and cilantro.

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November 21, 2010. Mini-Muffin shaped Canneles.

My 3rd try - finally not overbaking them.

Recipe: www.foodnetwork.ca/Recipes/Dessert/Eggs/Dairy/recipe.html...

- braised chiken and lotus root

- pumpkin and dried whitebait salad

- sweetened red kidney beans

- welsh onion saute with dried bonito flakes

- tofu and kelp flakes miso soup

One of favourite home entertaining dishes. Cooked this a few times for charity food fairs too.

Oyster sauce, green pea, and a bit of crushed peanuts.

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thought it was 'interesting' but my daughter loved it ,,,will try again and it change is somewhat to improve texture

A bit too mushy for me. And I would use only half the amount of onions in the recipe. However, the taste of thyme and Worcestershire sauce makes it tasty.

Recipe: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/meat-loaf-recipe/i...

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March in LA. Time to open the grill again. All grill dinner: sockeye salmon, asparagus, garnet yams. A little teriyaki on the salmon, shaved Parmesan on the asparagus, and some butter for the yam. Simple and good.

Heuer left me at home with the simple request to cook the birds and not kill him in the process.

I am happy to say, while I started off not knowing WTF I was going to do, I pulled it together and put together a damn tasty meal.

Documenting this feat as it rarely happens.

Jen spent over a day in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner at home. Cornish game hens, fresh green bean casserole (with onions and mushrooms), creamed corn, rolls, and mixed greens (with mandarin oranges and walnuts). Not pictured, homemade pumpkin pie (with homemade crust).

Nicholas makes sure his dad gets enough steak.

Here's the broth after the chicken was cooked for an hour. After the chicken was cut up, it was added back and brought to a boil to add the dumplings

Homecooking

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ok, so I have been trying to stick to the Paleo train of thought for about 3 months now, or maybe more I lost track. I do miss baking though. I was getting so good at it too! So this is what prompted me to try and make these muffins.

I do indulge in grains and sugary things sometimes, but of course the less naughty one can be, the better hey. :) This is pretty important to me because I am trying to control a stomach condition I have with diet rather than prescribed meds. It's a shame wheat flour has such a bloody high inflammation factor - which is something I really need to avoid consuming on a daily basis.

nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5828/2

So here's my recipe for berry and dark chocolate muffins with 57% of the flour replaced for almond flour and coconut flour. :)

Makes 12 muffins:

Heat the oven to 180 while you measure out the following:

-155g plain wheat flour

-120g almond flour (blanched)

-85g coconut flour (total flours are 360g - you can try changing the ratios of these three flours and see how you go!)

-2 eggs

-120g butter - melted

-120g sugar (you can out up to 180g/1 part sugar. But I wanted to keep this low)

-2 level teaspoons baking powder

-Pinch of salt

-120g mixed berries

-50g chocolate of your choosing. roughly chopped.

-360ml-400ml buttermilk (start with 360ml and if the batter feels a little think add some more buttermilk)

In one bowl:

Put all the dry ingredients

In another bowl:

The buttermilk, eggs and melted butter together and mixed until combined.

Pour the wet bowl contents into the dry and mix until combined.

Spoon half of the batter into the muffin cases.

Add berries and chocolate.

Spoon over more batter.

Bake for 30 mins.

Cool on wire rack and enjoy!

Tip for changes - these muffins were yummy, but because I reduced the sugar, some may prefer to use milk chocolate or add more sugar or honey. But personally, I really liked them and could eat them for breakfast every day!