Thursday, March 22, 2007
Breakfast of Champions
The wakeup breakfast of champions or those who must not fall asleep must contain three things: mozzarella, caffeine, and chili peppers.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
similar stuff, different taste
not a good picture at all, but i made some brisket simmered in soy. the liquid i used to cook it in was roughly (very, didn't measure anything) half a cup of soy sauce, a cup of water or more to cover the meat in a small pot, two stalks of green onions, a chunk of ginger, a large splash of rice wine, half a star anise, a spoonful of sugar. forgot if i added anything else.after it boiled, i put in the meat in one big chunk, let it go to a boil again, then simmered on low for half an hour. then let it cool and put it in the fridge overnight to soak up the flavor. then stored in a tupperware with the liquid and sliced some off that hunk of meat whenever. having a crappy electric stove that was either full boil or not at all really anooyed me. took maybe 10 mins before i could manage "simmer".
rigged up a steaming thing with small wire rack underneath a large bowl, which was set in a pot with some water on the bottom. steamed up some chicken tenders all cut up, rehydrated chinese mushrooms with some of the liquid, woodear fungi, rice wine, a spoonful of cornstarch to coat, green onions, little bit of soy. yeah, it sounds like what was above, but it was in different proportions, and tasted very very different from the lo shui beef stuff.
broiled tofu brushed with negi (green onion) miso. i made some of this miso a few days beforehand ala Washoku cooking mirin, green onions, and other stuff into it and stored in a jar in the fridge. i didn't had fried tofu, but did have extra firm tofu, so broiled that in the toaster oven until it was starting to get brown, then spread the miso on top with a spoon and sprinkled some sesame seeds on it. broiled some more until it was nice and toasty. *note* the first time i tried this, i didn't want to wait for broiled, so tried to do this in a frying pan. it ended up way too hot and the miso burned. flavor was a lot more subtle than you'd expect.
rigged up a steaming thing with small wire rack underneath a large bowl, which was set in a pot with some water on the bottom. steamed up some chicken tenders all cut up, rehydrated chinese mushrooms with some of the liquid, woodear fungi, rice wine, a spoonful of cornstarch to coat, green onions, little bit of soy. yeah, it sounds like what was above, but it was in different proportions, and tasted very very different from the lo shui beef stuff.
broiled tofu brushed with negi (green onion) miso. i made some of this miso a few days beforehand ala Washoku cooking mirin, green onions, and other stuff into it and stored in a jar in the fridge. i didn't had fried tofu, but did have extra firm tofu, so broiled that in the toaster oven until it was starting to get brown, then spread the miso on top with a spoon and sprinkled some sesame seeds on it. broiled some more until it was nice and toasty. *note* the first time i tried this, i didn't want to wait for broiled, so tried to do this in a frying pan. it ended up way too hot and the miso burned. flavor was a lot more subtle than you'd expect.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
turn, smile, shift--repeat
to prove that i really do eat the same thing over and over and over again simply b/c i eat by myself so there's surplus and it saves time to reheat something.. or just repeat a recipe when i'm not feeling very motivated. stats on this dish: repeated twice during the week
tuesday [see last post]
wednesday - fried chicken on the side version
thursday - [alas, took no picture]
friday - spicy version
sat - it's late at night and i'm hungry NOW! version
not seen are the other things i prepared too, notably mi goreng satay instant noodles, negi-miso pan-grilled tofu (it didn't work.. the miso burned too fast), and lo shui (鹵水) beef brisket. and tons of buttered toast and dry cereal (milk went bad).
oh, and phil's bbq is tasty. mm... pork ribs. the website lies. the new location is on sports arena drive off of the 8. and why oh why is there no on-ramp to the 8 W coming from the 5 N? am i missing something???
tuesday [see last post]
wednesday - fried chicken on the side version
thursday - [alas, took no picture]
friday - spicy version
sat - it's late at night and i'm hungry NOW! version
not seen are the other things i prepared too, notably mi goreng satay instant noodles, negi-miso pan-grilled tofu (it didn't work.. the miso burned too fast), and lo shui (鹵水) beef brisket. and tons of buttered toast and dry cereal (milk went bad).
oh, and phil's bbq is tasty. mm... pork ribs. the website lies. the new location is on sports arena drive off of the 8. and why oh why is there no on-ramp to the 8 W coming from the 5 N? am i missing something???
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
constructive time again (revised with "recipes"!)
wow, it's been a rather time since my last post, and a rather long time to post this one b/c i have so much catching up to do. i guess i got lazy.. but as always, i keep coming back for more punishment. also hadn't been cooking much during that period, somehow i lost motivation. but i managed. too bad i was too lazy to take pictures during those super blah days. it's surprising to see what i scrounged up. there were so many days where i was happy eating rice topped with fried shallots, soy, and fried garlic... anchovies... shrimp paste.. pickled radish... you get the picture.
reflecting on childcare whilst partaking of a grand meal in my car twixt studying one long rainy saturday night. remember, hugs = bad. canned sodium-filled foods = good. i've taken to carrying a can or two of something in the boot of my car for unforeseen pangs of hunger, no cash, or no time. recipe: none! pull top off can.
this.. was mediocre. generic garlic and basil flavored canned tomatoes and pasta. recipe: prepare pasta according to directions on package. open can o tomatoes. spoon contents of can o tomatoes over pasta.
lemon lime chicken. not nearly as good as it looks. i didn't really marinade the chicken for long so it didn't have enough flavor. recipe: too untasty to even list.
a prize to whoever can guess what this is. and no, it's not the moon or a white dwarf somewhere up in the cosmos.
so i bought some of that thick-cut bacon. it doesn't come in anything less than a lb. was really hungry that night, and literally had just bacon and leftover rice ready. so, a very ghetto thick soy sauce fried rice. and a mozzarella stick donated by my kind roommate. recipe: dump cold rice into a hot pan with some oil. cook until hot and a lil crispy. douse on some soy. stir some more. eat.
snacktime! these were the last cherries of the season. recipe: choose carefully when buying, rinse, and eat.
a very eggy death. the hummus could only look on in horror.
i'm amazed i didn't have a heart attack with all the bacon i ate that week. i cooked up some diced potatoes in bacon grease, cilantro, more bacon and smokey bbq sauce. i thought it'd be interesting. it was. quite good.. i mean.. you can't go wrong with bacon and bbq sauce..... even together. recipe: dice potatoes. toss in a frying pan. search through the fridge for some sort of vegetable or herb. chop and toss in with potatoes. search through the cabinets for something more interesting than salt and pepper (bonus points if you find bbq sauce. extra bonus points if you use fish sauce or peanut butter, or both). mix in with potatoes and cook until they're not raw anymore.
my aptmate made everyone a special brownie heart for valentine's day! aww.. someone's got a crush. recipe: be nice!
chinese new years dinner. i made it home for the end of year dinner with family, but i left the next morning. so here are some of the tasty take-homes in a completely unappetizing arrangement. radish cake, succulent roast pork, and pea leaves. recipe: wash leaves. boil water. put leaves in boiling water. remember to take them out if you want to eat them.
corned beef hash and a fried egg. recipe: canned corned beef. or fresh... but hold on there, that's kind of too high-class for the char. dice and cook potatoes in a skillet. then throw on the corned beef later, breaking up the really large chunks. cook until things aren't raw and the corned beef starts to get crispy.
Mexi-hattan clam chowder. so i was trying to make manhattan clam chowder from joy of cooking and ran short of a few ingredients. for one, i didn't have regular stewed tomatoes. but i thought i did. after i'd dumped the can into the soup, i realized that this was the green pepper and jalapeno flavor... what was i thinking when i bought it??? ick.. my soup smelled like enchiladas. and tasted a little bit like it too. recipe: follow joy of cooking's manhattan clam chowder recipe. but only use half the ingredients and make ethnic substitutions as appropriate.
hungry studying one night, i lumped some leftover rice together, slathered it with sweet soy and sesame seeds, then popped it in the toaster oven. kind of too crunchy on its own though. think i'll make ocha zuke next time. recipe: shape leftover rice in hands. get creative. you can make things in the shape of hearts or like the eiffel tower. set toaster to broil and well, broil until it's brown and crunchy. note* uneven/not flat shapes tend to burn easily.
fresh "guac" on toast. fork mashed avocado, pepper, salt, cumin, and lil bit of lemon juice. <--recipe
miso in a cup. don't remember what type of miso paste this is. it's very mild though. recipe: heat water in a mug and then stir in miso paste. cut in cubes of tofu if you need sustenance. garnish with sliced green onions.
pasta with canned tomatoes (muir glen brand... they're quite good, not tinny), fresh basil, garbanzo beans, and an olive or two. this was rather refreshing cold, especially when compared to that other canned tomato pasta stuff from a while ago. i ran outta vegetables this during the week, and being in busy study/project mode, didn't have time to go to the market. somehow i ended up with a large container of basil and i've been eating that as veggie... my breath was really herbally fresh for a few days.
celery and chicken stir fry in black bean garlic sauce. recipe: stirfry a few stalks of celery. set aside. stirfry ~2 diced up frozen chicken breasts from costco in a little (NON-OLIVE)oil, black beans, and garlic. when it's almost cooked, dump the celery back into the pan. and cook until you are no longer in danger of e.coli and listeria.
Elizabeth Andoh's temple vegetable stew from Washoku
CharSiuBao's turnstile vegetable stew ala Washoku. the recipe's in there with different veggies. it's a stock (kombu and bonito flakes) with carrots, daikon, nira, and fresh wood ear fungus. shouldn't have added the "gau choy" ish niri though. made it a bit bitter. recipe: you will have to read her book. (hint* throw things into a pot.)
reflecting on childcare whilst partaking of a grand meal in my car twixt studying one long rainy saturday night. remember, hugs = bad. canned sodium-filled foods = good. i've taken to carrying a can or two of something in the boot of my car for unforeseen pangs of hunger, no cash, or no time. recipe: none! pull top off can.
this.. was mediocre. generic garlic and basil flavored canned tomatoes and pasta. recipe: prepare pasta according to directions on package. open can o tomatoes. spoon contents of can o tomatoes over pasta.
lemon lime chicken. not nearly as good as it looks. i didn't really marinade the chicken for long so it didn't have enough flavor. recipe: too untasty to even list.
a prize to whoever can guess what this is. and no, it's not the moon or a white dwarf somewhere up in the cosmos.
so i bought some of that thick-cut bacon. it doesn't come in anything less than a lb. was really hungry that night, and literally had just bacon and leftover rice ready. so, a very ghetto thick soy sauce fried rice. and a mozzarella stick donated by my kind roommate. recipe: dump cold rice into a hot pan with some oil. cook until hot and a lil crispy. douse on some soy. stir some more. eat.
snacktime! these were the last cherries of the season. recipe: choose carefully when buying, rinse, and eat.
a very eggy death. the hummus could only look on in horror.
i'm amazed i didn't have a heart attack with all the bacon i ate that week. i cooked up some diced potatoes in bacon grease, cilantro, more bacon and smokey bbq sauce. i thought it'd be interesting. it was. quite good.. i mean.. you can't go wrong with bacon and bbq sauce..... even together. recipe: dice potatoes. toss in a frying pan. search through the fridge for some sort of vegetable or herb. chop and toss in with potatoes. search through the cabinets for something more interesting than salt and pepper (bonus points if you find bbq sauce. extra bonus points if you use fish sauce or peanut butter, or both). mix in with potatoes and cook until they're not raw anymore.
my aptmate made everyone a special brownie heart for valentine's day! aww.. someone's got a crush. recipe: be nice!
chinese new years dinner. i made it home for the end of year dinner with family, but i left the next morning. so here are some of the tasty take-homes in a completely unappetizing arrangement. radish cake, succulent roast pork, and pea leaves. recipe: wash leaves. boil water. put leaves in boiling water. remember to take them out if you want to eat them.
corned beef hash and a fried egg. recipe: canned corned beef. or fresh... but hold on there, that's kind of too high-class for the char. dice and cook potatoes in a skillet. then throw on the corned beef later, breaking up the really large chunks. cook until things aren't raw and the corned beef starts to get crispy.
Mexi-hattan clam chowder. so i was trying to make manhattan clam chowder from joy of cooking and ran short of a few ingredients. for one, i didn't have regular stewed tomatoes. but i thought i did. after i'd dumped the can into the soup, i realized that this was the green pepper and jalapeno flavor... what was i thinking when i bought it??? ick.. my soup smelled like enchiladas. and tasted a little bit like it too. recipe: follow joy of cooking's manhattan clam chowder recipe. but only use half the ingredients and make ethnic substitutions as appropriate.
hungry studying one night, i lumped some leftover rice together, slathered it with sweet soy and sesame seeds, then popped it in the toaster oven. kind of too crunchy on its own though. think i'll make ocha zuke next time. recipe: shape leftover rice in hands. get creative. you can make things in the shape of hearts or like the eiffel tower. set toaster to broil and well, broil until it's brown and crunchy. note* uneven/not flat shapes tend to burn easily.
fresh "guac" on toast. fork mashed avocado, pepper, salt, cumin, and lil bit of lemon juice. <--recipe
miso in a cup. don't remember what type of miso paste this is. it's very mild though. recipe: heat water in a mug and then stir in miso paste. cut in cubes of tofu if you need sustenance. garnish with sliced green onions.
pasta with canned tomatoes (muir glen brand... they're quite good, not tinny), fresh basil, garbanzo beans, and an olive or two. this was rather refreshing cold, especially when compared to that other canned tomato pasta stuff from a while ago. i ran outta vegetables this during the week, and being in busy study/project mode, didn't have time to go to the market. somehow i ended up with a large container of basil and i've been eating that as veggie... my breath was really herbally fresh for a few days.
celery and chicken stir fry in black bean garlic sauce. recipe: stirfry a few stalks of celery. set aside. stirfry ~2 diced up frozen chicken breasts from costco in a little (NON-OLIVE)oil, black beans, and garlic. when it's almost cooked, dump the celery back into the pan. and cook until you are no longer in danger of e.coli and listeria.
Elizabeth Andoh's temple vegetable stew from Washoku
CharSiuBao's turnstile vegetable stew ala Washoku. the recipe's in there with different veggies. it's a stock (kombu and bonito flakes) with carrots, daikon, nira, and fresh wood ear fungus. shouldn't have added the "gau choy" ish niri though. made it a bit bitter. recipe: you will have to read her book. (hint* throw things into a pot.)
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
a sad day
o tiny spoonful of havarti cheese
and half a subway sandwich shared,
the instant noodles (shrimp) did not please,
so bread and jam were thus paired.
such accursed meals to fill the day
when at school all day, i slave.
in lab, i cook, but not for delight
it does not stave my hunger's plight.
and half a subway sandwich shared,
the instant noodles (shrimp) did not please,
so bread and jam were thus paired.
such accursed meals to fill the day
when at school all day, i slave.
in lab, i cook, but not for delight
it does not stave my hunger's plight.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
avocado orange salad and kimchee spamwiches
after spending most of my break in HK (read about similar adventures at The ABC) eating out or having someone else cook for me, i became soo lazy that i still don't feel much like making my own food. but, i have no desire to starve, so here goes.
yeah, more veggie stew in a tomato base with Northern beans, eggplant, celery, onion
Lara (of veggie lasagna fame) came over for dinner and this was the salad she made with what was around.. orange/juice, tomatoes, avocado, and celery with some olive oil and salt. celery has been scientifically proven to taste better when cut "hotdog", rather than "hamburger" style.
very oily progresso chicken noodle soup mixed with leftover veggie bean stew. leftover steak from dinner with Lara cut and stirfried with blackbean, garlic, and pepper sauce.
roomie's toasted poorboy. bologna, other deli meats, swiss cheese.
thai red curry. chicken breast, onions, celery, carrots, eggplant. cooked it in a canned, but very tasty sauce.
fried kimchee spamwich - all the other PB&J kids will envy your sack lunch
yeah, more veggie stew in a tomato base with Northern beans, eggplant, celery, onion
Lara (of veggie lasagna fame) came over for dinner and this was the salad she made with what was around.. orange/juice, tomatoes, avocado, and celery with some olive oil and salt. celery has been scientifically proven to taste better when cut "hotdog", rather than "hamburger" style.
very oily progresso chicken noodle soup mixed with leftover veggie bean stew. leftover steak from dinner with Lara cut and stirfried with blackbean, garlic, and pepper sauce.
roomie's toasted poorboy. bologna, other deli meats, swiss cheese.
thai red curry. chicken breast, onions, celery, carrots, eggplant. cooked it in a canned, but very tasty sauce.
fried kimchee spamwich - all the other PB&J kids will envy your sack lunch
Thursday, January 04, 2007
tilapia curry???
I don' t know how to use curry powder. so of course, i try without finding a credible recipe out of what could be either a sense of adventure, or sheer laziness. i seasoned some tilapia fillets with salt and a bit of curry powder. a bit later, put some oil into a pan with smushed garlic and some more curry powder in the hopes that that'd bring out some of the aroma and flavor into the oil. then i tossed in my fishies, some onions, and half a bag of frozen peas that had last served as an icepack for my puffy cheeks when i got my teeth out. it didn't taste half bad. but it still seemed rather bland compared to the real stuff. i want to make the type of indian food my neighbors make--so strong and aromatic that you can smell it all the way down the hall and around the corner.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
the finals crunch
haven't really been cooking anything moderately time consuming or complicated (aka more than 1 ingredient) this quarter 'cause it's been super busy with school, work, extracurriculars, etc. don't think i've had a quarter with this much multitasking before. or been very motivated to cook. it's kind of boring cooking for myself at times, 'cause my usually primary goal is to just make something nutritious and filling FAST. sorry, racheal ray, your 30 minute meals aren't quick enough. can we cut it down to 5? therefore i've been eating a lot of cereal, bread, pasta, exploded hotdogs, frozen dumplings, and other boring yet filling repeats. plus coffee. i don't like drinking too much coffee, but i can't stand that acrid instant stuff anymore so i'm thinking of buying a coffeemaker. i was so against having bad bad caffiene close at hand that i actually turned down a coffeemaker one year. i doubt i will buy Luwak "processed" coffee though.anyhoo, i always try get in a good amount of nutrients at some point of the day and eat balanced food, even if it sucks. so here's some very unappealing pictures of food. forgive how i always post in a largish size rather than thumbs. until someone has a solution that takes less than 30 seconds, they're simply too much work for lazy me.
baked monterey jack quesadillas and a hardboiled egg. the black spots are ants. i like the protein on protein crunch.
some of that mutigrain hot cereal that i finally had the patience to stir every 5 mins on low for half an hour. with a large dollop of strawberry jam and butter. i should make a photo album of just porridges, gruels, and congees. it'd be exciting.
the promised frozen dumplings, wood ear and pork. some really delicious premade dumpling sauce. and some pork and beans. gotta get the fiber from somewhere...
look what happens when i invite a friend over to study and for dinner. they get the star treatment of eating canned/prepared food on the floor of my room on a pile of newspapers. some persian cucumbers, fried spam, kimchi, and hot fully baked par-baked bread from TJ. Are you thinking Tijuana?
surprise surprise. the rest of the loaf, some more persian cucumbers, and a turkey drumette i hoarded with me from thanksgiving. ok, so you've got 5 dollars in your pocket and you walk into your choice of an overpriced Ralph's or a slightly frou frou new age Trader Joe's. you get to choose one carb, and 1 veg/fruit. what do you choose? for me it was a pound and a half of persian cucumbers and a loaf of parbaked bread. that was some good bread and cucumbers. i could eat that for two days straight, literally.
a baked natural casing hot dog, more pork and beans (can you tell i bought the super large can size?), and some plain XO stirfried pasta (repeat with udon... rice... [carb]...). my roomate tried canned pork and beans for the first time... she hadn't tried them before b/c she told me they were considered hick where she was from.
BBQ baked chicken, greenbeans in a tomato garlic mush, and quesadillas x 5 were the most elaborate i got in a while and i didn't even take a picture.
snacktime! apples, blackberries, and sliced up radishes.
do you think this is a message?
Sunday, November 19, 2006
business time continues
i'm not really sure how i managed it, but i somehow haven't been to the market in 2 weeks. note all the instances of kimchee. just.. two more weeks to go.. gah! super-crunch time = more strange semi instant food concoctions.
on top of rice: some prepared marinated kelp bowties from 99, some kimchee, some ong choi (hollow heart vegetable) i stirfried with fermented shrimp paste and garlic.
yeah, so i don't really care about presentation, and i like all my foods to be separated, so uh, it always looks bad. i bought this chicken from costco who lasted me almost a week in several reincarnations. ah, the dear soul. this was her first appearance at the dinner table. that grey mass is eggplant sauteed in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, a pizza packet of red pepper flakes, and garlic. not much to look at, but it was tasty.
i got hungry.. so i decided to have a midnight "snack" of that poor rotisserie chicken, kimchee, stircooked lotus root, and yu xiang egglant.
a meal made with leftovers. a previously frozen peach bun from someone's wedding. and some more kimchee. i have a large jar of it, and must consume it so it stops stinking up the fridge for the roomies. also needed some more veggies. kimchee's a veg! kind of. see The ABC's post. that goopy vegetable stuff had gai lan in it. i was very disappointed though.. limp and overcooked. and in goopy sauce! i hate goopy sauces!
gai lan.. chinese broccoli.. is my favorite vegetable of all time. sliced into scallop egg white fried rice and just plain boiled/pan cooked with a dribble of oyster sauce on top is the best. regular broccoli stems taste a bit like it. it's almost never on sale though =(
i stayed up most the night studying for exams. bad, i know. anyhoo, i finally went home in the morning to eat breakfast which consisted of coffee, some multigrain hot cereal, and a tin of smoked herrings before leaving immediately for school again to take a test. that's right. herrings. don't think i drank much of the coffee, but it was nice to have around smelling good and warm even though those tiny little pull-out desks barely have room for a sheet of paper. a cup of coffee is like my security blanket during crunch-time in class.
udon, gai lan with oyster sauce, kimchee, and some frozen bourbon chicken my roomate didn't like. mmm.. free protein... this was actually my second dinner that night. i'd had a can of chef boyardee beef ravioli (mm.. reminds me of elementary school hot lunches) an hour earlier b/c i was HUUUNGGRRRRYYY at school. i keep all sorts of instant food in my locker just in case, along with a can opener. i think there's also half a dozen bagels in there right now...
it's the biscuit stick man! this guy, and his band of gun-slinging brothers, traveled all the way from Hong Kong to get eaten by me. the japanese says.. bisuketto! i cannot read the chinese, alas.
on top of rice: some prepared marinated kelp bowties from 99, some kimchee, some ong choi (hollow heart vegetable) i stirfried with fermented shrimp paste and garlic.
yeah, so i don't really care about presentation, and i like all my foods to be separated, so uh, it always looks bad. i bought this chicken from costco who lasted me almost a week in several reincarnations. ah, the dear soul. this was her first appearance at the dinner table. that grey mass is eggplant sauteed in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, a pizza packet of red pepper flakes, and garlic. not much to look at, but it was tasty.
i got hungry.. so i decided to have a midnight "snack" of that poor rotisserie chicken, kimchee, stircooked lotus root, and yu xiang egglant.
a meal made with leftovers. a previously frozen peach bun from someone's wedding. and some more kimchee. i have a large jar of it, and must consume it so it stops stinking up the fridge for the roomies. also needed some more veggies. kimchee's a veg! kind of. see The ABC's post. that goopy vegetable stuff had gai lan in it. i was very disappointed though.. limp and overcooked. and in goopy sauce! i hate goopy sauces!
gai lan.. chinese broccoli.. is my favorite vegetable of all time. sliced into scallop egg white fried rice and just plain boiled/pan cooked with a dribble of oyster sauce on top is the best. regular broccoli stems taste a bit like it. it's almost never on sale though =(
i stayed up most the night studying for exams. bad, i know. anyhoo, i finally went home in the morning to eat breakfast which consisted of coffee, some multigrain hot cereal, and a tin of smoked herrings before leaving immediately for school again to take a test. that's right. herrings. don't think i drank much of the coffee, but it was nice to have around smelling good and warm even though those tiny little pull-out desks barely have room for a sheet of paper. a cup of coffee is like my security blanket during crunch-time in class.
udon, gai lan with oyster sauce, kimchee, and some frozen bourbon chicken my roomate didn't like. mmm.. free protein... this was actually my second dinner that night. i'd had a can of chef boyardee beef ravioli (mm.. reminds me of elementary school hot lunches) an hour earlier b/c i was HUUUNGGRRRRYYY at school. i keep all sorts of instant food in my locker just in case, along with a can opener. i think there's also half a dozen bagels in there right now...
it's the biscuit stick man! this guy, and his band of gun-slinging brothers, traveled all the way from Hong Kong to get eaten by me. the japanese says.. bisuketto! i cannot read the chinese, alas.
my teeth (and dignity) hurt
i've always wondered what Grapenuts cereal was like. so i bought a box of generic Nutty Nuggets right next to it on the shelf. the name was a warning. it was health-packed, but it tasted like cardboard and reminded me of super extra hard bread crumbs. even BBQ sauce failed to make it better. i'm not quite sure what to do with them now. i wonder if it'll work in meatloaf? or perhaps i'll feed the birds..
fried rice with lap cheong, broccoli, eggs, green onions. it's brown 'cause i used lotsa that thick sweet soy sauce.
udon, cabbage, and a fried egg.
part of a dried preserved duck leg that i reconstituted in the rice pot.
more ong-choi (insert boring picture here)
egg flower soup. 2 eggs whisked into my boiling soup. my standard 1 can chicken stock, 1 can ceramed corn, 1 can water recipe with a bit of corn starch for the thickener. top with green onions (not shown).
i usually only eat it at home, 'cause i can't finish it fast enough, but i hadn't been home for months so i'd been craving roast duck for weeks. positively dreaming about it. ok, never ever ever ever go to sam woo in san diego for roast meats ever again. i went tehre to get my duck when i went grocery shopping b/c it was convenient. they have horrible service. first, the roast-mastah wouldn't let me get the duck i wanted, then he berated me for only ordering half of a duck, and as a final insult, he skimped and didn't give me the whole half a duck! i didn't notice the last insult until i went home and found that there were no parts above the shoulder. when i was there too, i wasn't watching carefully enough... he had another duck on his chopping board so i thought some of the pieces were someone else's. i'm pretty sure he did it was because i was young or thought i was some spoiled rich kid. b*****d. however, the quacker was tasty.
fried rice with lap cheong, broccoli, eggs, green onions. it's brown 'cause i used lotsa that thick sweet soy sauce.
udon, cabbage, and a fried egg.
part of a dried preserved duck leg that i reconstituted in the rice pot.
more ong-choi (insert boring picture here)
egg flower soup. 2 eggs whisked into my boiling soup. my standard 1 can chicken stock, 1 can ceramed corn, 1 can water recipe with a bit of corn starch for the thickener. top with green onions (not shown).
i usually only eat it at home, 'cause i can't finish it fast enough, but i hadn't been home for months so i'd been craving roast duck for weeks. positively dreaming about it. ok, never ever ever ever go to sam woo in san diego for roast meats ever again. i went tehre to get my duck when i went grocery shopping b/c it was convenient. they have horrible service. first, the roast-mastah wouldn't let me get the duck i wanted, then he berated me for only ordering half of a duck, and as a final insult, he skimped and didn't give me the whole half a duck! i didn't notice the last insult until i went home and found that there were no parts above the shoulder. when i was there too, i wasn't watching carefully enough... he had another duck on his chopping board so i thought some of the pieces were someone else's. i'm pretty sure he did it was because i was young or thought i was some spoiled rich kid. b*****d. however, the quacker was tasty.
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