An open year dinner…

Our welcoming the Year of the Tiger meal which we often refer to as “Open Year” (開年飯). I usually like to beef it up and make it a little festive. This year of course, we got the Tiger theme going with bok choy, braised pork belly (to go with the buns), a pot of goodies (mushrooms, dried scallops, sea cucumbers, fish maw over radish and dried bean curd). Unfortunately, my picky eater didn’t appreciate the pot of goodies. More for us! (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡

Wish the Year of the Tiger bring health, prosper and peace to all of us. Happy Lunar New Year!

A reunion dinner…

Our reunion dinner this year is missing Dai Bee, but definitely not missing the good stuff! I purposely went to the office today so I can stop by Chinatown to buy the fresh fish and roast pork!

A new recipe…

My sister gave us some endives. I had these long time ago and didn’t really like the bitter taste. I’m willing to give a try again (can’t turn away from free food!) Thanks to YouTube for recipes, I found an easy and delicious one by Gordon Ramsey – cook with orange juice! I didn’t add the wine like he proposed but used fresh orange juice. The bitterness is still there, but the citrus helps balance the vegetable. I paired it with cod and it was delicious. What a healthy and simple meal.

An ebi burger…

Had the ebi burger in Japan years ago and attempted to replicate it once years ago. This is my second time trying it again. It didn’t do it for me. Perhaps I’m missing the sauce? Or that I tried adding too much into it? I don’t know, maybe I should go back to Japan and try again. (o^ ^o) (yeah right).

A crab season…

‘Tis the season for crabs. My sister helped me picked up some fresh crabs. They were going for $8.99/lb and we all thought that was cheap. Can you believe it? $8.99/lb and that’s cheap?!! Yes, that’s the world we live in. Everything is on the rise, crabs are no exception. Since Dai Bee is home, we thought it’ll be a good treat for him.

A home cooked meal…

Now that the Holidays are over and I have more time to prep for meals, I can focus more on our daily meals! Especially that Dai Bee is home for the holidays, I want to make sure he gets to enjoy the home cooked meals like this one.

A pre mid-autumn festival meal…

Here’s our Mid-Autumn Festival meal. The actual holiday is tomorrow, and we’re going to my in-laws for a big feast. Back home, I made something for us today to welcome this big holiday. I was worried we didn’t have enough food because I didn’t do any grocery shopping this week. I just put together what we had in the fridge. Phew! Glad it turned out nicely.

A homemade meal….

Smart and Final has these jumbo prawns on sale this week! I think this it the first time I’ve seen it. Prawns are so versatile that you can do anything with it and still tastes good.

A birthday meal…

Our friend treated us with this special meal for Mr. Piggy’s birthday! The portions were perfect and we were all happily stuffed! Super grateful for this meal! Everyday should Mr. Piggy’s birthday! (⁀ᗢ⁀)

A one pan meal…

Here’s copy cat recipe I found in New York Times: Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish with Sweet Peppers. You can use any type of fish. I bought tilapia just since it’s the cheapest. Kudos to my boss who are not big fans of bell peppers but ate the entire thing.