10/9/2012

In the bento: dried scallop and taro porridge, sauted green bean, broccoli, miso egg, pan-fried pork shoulder.

10/2/2012

In the bento: black sticky rice+brown rice, pan-fried salmon, sauteed cabbage, yellow pepper, and green bean.

10/1/2012

In the bento: steamed rice, sauteed green bean, pan-fried salmon, sauteed okra, sauted cabbage, sauted red pepper.

9/27/2012

In the bento: steamed brown rice, pork belly with rice powder, steamed taro, sauteed cabbage, carrots sauteed with bacon.

Pork Belly Steamed with Rice Powder

It's a very traditional dish which uses the most humble ingredient but produces the most delicious flavor. And it is also one of the family staple dish always reminds me of home. Nowadays, I don't have to make the rice powder, or more correctly, the crushed rice. In most of the Asian grocery store, the pre-made powder is easy to get. All I did is to marinate the pork overnight with soy sauce, cooking wine and some spice, and steamed the meat the next day.

9/26/2012

In the bento: rice powder steamed pork belly, sauteed cabbage, sauteed onion with egg, sauteed red pepper, steamed brown rice.

9/25/2012

In the bento: sauteed bitte melon, sauteed red pepper, dumpling with shrimp and pork.

9/24/2012

In the bento: sauteed shrimp, onion stir fried with egg, sauteed okra, braised pig feet, shiitake mushroom, sauteed green pepper, steamed brown rice.

Homemade Bread w/ Cream Cheese, Avocado and Smoked Salmon

I also made some fresh soy milk to drink together with the sandwich.

9/21/2012

In the bento: steamed brown rice, tamagoyaki, sauteed okra, lamb steak, sauteed cabbage with shiitake mushroom.

9/20/2012

In the bento: steamed brown rice, sauteed pepper, sauteed cabbage with shiitake mushroom, pan-fried lamb steak, eggplant.

9/17/2012

In the bento: leftover pasta from restaurant, sauteed cabbage, bitter melon, okra, potato with seaweed, braised shiitake mushroom, pan-fried miso salmon.

9/14/2012

In the bento: orecchiette with carrot and fungus, sauteed potato with seaweed, pan-fried miso salmon, caramel onion with mushroom.

9/13/2012

In the bento: stir-fried rice noodle, panfried salmon, sauteed cabbage, mushroom sauteed with shiitake mushroom, carrot sauteed with pepper, potato sauteed with seaweed.

9/12/2012

In the bento: leftover carrot and shiitake mushroom rice, basil sauteed with eggplant, sauteed cabbage, steamed fish, braised pork belly, tempeh sauteed with bitter melon.

Braised Pork Belly

A staple dish from Shanghai, my sweetest memory of home. I have been craving this dish since I came to the States years ago. But I never manged to cook once like what sits in the memory. However, I was inspired by the blog "Anthropologist in the Kitchen" which has a video showing how to make another staple dish called sweet and sour rib. The principle is the same. So I tried again during the weekend of this mighty meat dish...And I nailed it. It was exactly what I have been craving for. I was so excited and bought more pork belly hope to make more.

9/10/2012

In the bento: steamed rice with carrot and shiitake mushroom, sauteed bitter melon, steamed white fish, braised pork belly, sauteed cabbage.

8/21/2012

In the bento: pan fried spot, sauteed zucchini and broccoli, pan fried pork, cherry tomato, rice (under)

Milk Bread with Aged Montegrappa

I haven't baked bread for a while. This week, I took the wild yeast out from the fridge days ahead and baked this bread with a lot of white sesame, flex seeds, and aged montegrappa cheese. The cheese made a great difference by the fruity smell and salty taste. The wild yeast has been growing very well in the summer. The warm temperature seems to be greatly liked by the yeast. Hopefully, before the weather cools down, I can make some more bread.

8/20/2012

In the bento: brown rice cooked with carrot and mushroom, sauteed cabbage, pan-fried pork, stir fried broccoli, tomato.

8/2/2012

In the bento: millet with rice, stir-fried onion with green pepper, sauteed carrot, tamagoyaki, wine marinated pork belly.

8/1/2012

In the bento: Angel hair with green onion flavored oil, sauteed daikon, sauteed green pepper, steamed fish.

7/31//2012

In the bento: instant noodle, roasted green pepper, sauteed mushroom, scrambled egg with green onion, sauteed carrot.

Cavatappi n Cheese

Last Friday when in whole food, I discovered that there were cheese nuggets sold. These nuggets are those small pieces that cut from the big piece. So this is nice for people to try different cheese without having to buy a big chunk. I got the apple wood smoked Gouda and reserve Gruyere to make my mac-n-cheese using cavatappi. It was the best mac-n-cheese I ever ate. The flavor of reserve Gruyere and smoked Gouda really stood out and I also used some sharp cheddar. The most important thing was to use a good cheese so even a little will go a long way! Definitely a keeper.

7/2/2012

In the bento: carrot mushroom rice, sauted okra, shiitake mushroom sauteed with bottom mushroom, tomato sauteed with egg.