“Make the perfection to even more perfect.” You don’t want meals with just meat, meat and meat throughout the CNY. Vegetables are essential to our diets, too, even during the festive, of course! And there are many greens can still be symbolical, for instances, the asparagus I’ve cooked here. I named this dish as 锦上添花…
Category: Vegetables & Fruits
Vegetables & Fruits
Stir-Fried Okra (Ladyfingers) with Chili (辣炒羊角豆)
“Spice up your meal with this spicy ladyfingers dish” Not many people like this vegetable, ladyfingers aka Okra, simply due to its slimey texture inside, when cooked. However, this vegetable has been one of my favourite, not just because it is low in saturated fat, and cholesterol, but high in fiber, vitamins and very rich…
Fried Mock Fish Fillet in Savoury Pineapple Sauce
“Eating vegetarian meal can be so interestingly delicious!” Yesterday, 19th of Lunar September, the day of Guan Yin’s (in Sanskrit words: Avalokiteshvara; Chinese words: 观音) Renunciation, considered an auspicious day for Buddhist. For me, I prohibited myself from ‘killing’ lives, means meatless diets for the day. It became my another day of vegetarian cooking. It’s not difficult…
Tomato Fried Egg (番茄炒蛋)
“Simply tasty and healthy tomato fried egg!” Fried egg with fresh tomatoes was one of the dishes I always cooked at home. I learned the dish from many TVB shows. Not sure why but it seemed that Hong Kong people loved cooking this, and yes, even in the shows. :D Nope, those shows did not…
Kai-lan Vegetables with Oyster Sauce (蚝油芥兰)
“Famous Oyster Sauced Kai-lan vegetable dish now you can cook it at home, easily and deliciously, without any bitter taste!” Kailan, also named Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. Many people like the crunchy texture of this leavy vegetable with thick stem, but often complain its mild bitter taste, too. Some readers asked me if I…
Stir-Fried Romaine Lettuce with Preserve Beancurd
“Simple yet sumptious vegetable dish. Very easy to prepare!” Today, I would like to introduce this simple yet delicious vegetable dish to you. Romaine lettuce, especially baby romaine lettuce, can be eaten raw, and is usually used in salad making. However, I am going to cook it, this time. Just a few stirs with some…