Bittergourd with Tofu

Another vegetarian day for me, instead of the usual bittermelon with egg, bittermelon with shrimp, or ground meat... I simply added tofu with it. The white bittergourd or bittermelon isn't bitter at all. First I fried the tofu until golden brown, move at the side. I added additional virgin oil and sauteed the garlic and tomato. Followed by bittergourd. Sauteed them all, then add salt and pepper + chili powder! That's it!
Ingredients  for 2 servings
1 small bittergourd
1 big tomato
garlic, salt, pepper, chili powder, olive oil

Green Beans with Shrimp

What will I do with my green beans? I looked in the freezer and found shrimp... yeah why not green beans and shrimp sautee. Previously, I cook asparagus with shrimp and it's good! So  I prepared the ingredients:
-green beans
-shrimp
-onion
-garlic
-ginger
-salt and pepper
-chili powder
-lemon (instead of vinegar)

I sauteed the garlic, onion, and ginger, then added the shrimp. When it's ready, put in the green beans, salt, pepper, chili powder, and squeezed lemon. That's all, served it with rice...

Chicken with Peanut Sauce

I really like the mix taste of sweetness of peanut, lemon, and soysauce. Here's another trial and error, I thought of putting them together to make a sauce. First, I rub the chicken breast with lemon and salt (seasalt is not that salty, it's a little bit sweeter) before I grilled it.

Ingredients:
2 boneless chicken
1 tablespoon light soysauce (or any soysauce)
2 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter (or smooth)
3 tablespoon lemon juice (or more)
4 tablespoon water
Note: garnishing (optional) like cilantro or peanuts

Procedure:
Heat the pan and place the chicken, cooked for about 10 minutes on each side. In a saucepan, put the soysauce, peanut butter, lemon juice, water, and pepper. Simmer while mixing well. When the chicken is cooked, drizzled the peanut sauce on top. If desired, garnish it with fried peanut or fresh cilantro. Serve it with fresh salad or noodles!

I made it a little bit sour, since I already soak the chicken in lemon before I grilled it!

Cabbage and Potato Soup

As mentioned in previous blog (Cabbage Soup 1), i took out the beef Tuesday night to thaw, put it back again since I don't meat on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here's the story, last night I thaw it and today I cooked Beef Soup ( Nilagang Baka) today. When I'm about to finish cooking, whew! Today is Friday!!! :(

I've forgotten!!! Anyways, I just added lots of water, seasoning (salt + fish sauce and pepper), more vegetables-cabbage, green beans, and potato. The beef is just the flavor (sort of stock), that's the reason why my Beef Soup suddenly switched to Cabbage Soup 2!

Note: I'm not into cabbage soup diet, it so happen that I bought this big cabbage and the weather is cold. Thanks!

Cabbage and Tomato Soup

I bought 1 head of cabbage last night, deciding to saute it with beef. I took out the beef out of the freezer to thaw, then I realized today is Wednesday (no meat for me). I put it back in the freezer, just thought of making soup out of what I have. Here's the outcome, I used half of the cabbabe, 1 small carrot, 1 big tomato, celery, onion, garlic, fresh basil, dried dill, chili sauce, salt, and pepper to taste.

I have no broth ( I avoid using commercial broth), I boiled water, add few chopped shrimp just for flavoring. Put in the chopped onion, garlic, tomato, few drops of oil to boil. Followed by carrots and celery until soften. Add seasoning, then the cabbage and few fresh basil! Ready to serve...

Note: I'm not into cabbage soup diet!

Vege Salad in Kewpie Dressing

This is my favorite salad dressing from Japan. It's creamy sesame salad dressing made by Kewpie Co. and I always buy it in Costco. I was trying to search the real recipe, all I have is close to its taste. It's made from mayonnaise, soysauce, sugar, salt, vinegar, pepper, mirin, garlic powder, sesame oil, sesame seed, and sesame paste.It's also good in noodles alone.

Below are some of my favorite mix vege salad: romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and celery.

Munching Out of Taipei

Keelung
-Jiufen Old Street

Munching Around Taipei City

Northern Taipei
*Beitou District
*Shilin District

Eastern Taipei
*Nangang District
*Neihu District
*Songshan District
*Xinyi District
  MRT Blue Line - Taipei City Hall Station
   - Italian G Cafe
  MRT Blue Line - Sun Yet Sen Memorial Hall Station
    - 365 Days Pizza Hut (Eat All You Can)

Western Taipei
*Da'an District
   NTNU Campus
   - Chinese New Year's Party
   Shida Area
   - FW Bin Teipanyaki
   - Jamaican Restaurant
   - Orange Ice Shave
   - Out of India Restaurant
*Datong District
*Wanhua District
*Zhongshan District
  MRT Brown Line - Dazhi Station
     - Long Xian Ju (Chicken House)
  MRT Brown Line -
     - Thai Town Cuisine @ Miraramar Entertainment Park

*Zhongzheng District
  - Ximinting
     Modern Toilet Restaurant

Southern Taipei
*Wenshan District

Munching Around Taipei County

Banqiao City
Luzhou City
Sanching City
Shulin City
Tucheng City
Xizhi City
-Breakfast Store
-DongZhen Baba (Eat All You Can Yakiniku)
Xindian City
Xinzhuang City
Yonghe City
Zhonghe City

Danshui Township
Ruifang Township
Sanxia Township
Yingge Township
Bali Township
Gongliao Township
Jinshan Township
Linkou Township
Pinglin Township
Pingxi Township
Sanzhi Township
Shenkeng Township
- Shenkeng Tofu Street
Shiding Township
Shimen Township
Shuangxi Township
Taishan Township
Wanli Township
Wugu Township
Wulai Township