大腸麵線 Intestine Vermicelli

I drooled over Bubble Republic's 大腸麵線. I wrote about it here. I had the chance to make it at home. It was such a good lunch.

 

Thanks, Mom, for getting me this.

It was the perfect thing to go with this, from T&T.

 

However, my blood pressure shot to the moon when I saw 1135mg of Sodium per serving on the packaging, and that was before I started thinking - what about Uric Acid?   Multiplied by the number of bowls I had... *Gulp!*

 

 

 

 

 

Tempura Ramen

Yes, I'm a bad mom.  I serve instant ramen... but once in a blue moon.  The kids I love it!

Quinoa

Been reading about its health benefits, and how it is a better alternative to rice, which [sadly] is a staple part of our diet. So, upon the recommendation of an equally health-conscious colleague, I went to try Quinoa.
 

I bought the quinoa and mini bell peppers from Costco. Chopped up all my ingredients - portabello mushroom, chicken bologna, and onions. Cooked the quinoa as per package instruction. Saute all ingredients before mixing into the cooked quinoa.

And that's dinner!

100% Korean

We go to our accountant in North York three times a year. It’s not a short drive and we do this on weekends. It’s customary we book the meetings around noon or dinner so we eat in the area as well. We don’t have a lot of Korean 小吃 hole-in-the-wall, where we live so we frequent this small Korean restaurant in Leslie/Finch – 100% Korean.

They have 8 banchan, which Sushi attacked plate after plate, omitting only the spicy Kimchi.

We ordered our favourite Gamjatang (Pork bone soup). No picture. Nothing special. And Stone-pot Bibimbop.

Made the mistake of ordering this Seafood Rice Cake.

My mind was thinking Seafood Pancake. Though I'm not a huge fan of sticky rice cakes, I love the sauce. It was so flavourful. However, too full we didn't exhaust this dish. The leftover I cooked at home with shrimps and enoki mushroom - tada!

Miso Clam Soup

I am always alternating the Live Clam in Mixed Mushroom Soup or the Spicy Seafood Soup on my visits to Tako Sushi.  I blogged about the Spicy Seafood here.  It doesn't seem hard to replicate at home, so I tried.

The intention was miso clam soup. Squirt miso paste onto boiling water. Throw in clams (cleaned), crabsticks, enoki, black mushroom (soaked overnight), and blanched Japanese udon. Quick and easy. I served mixed fish balls on the side. That's dinner.

And this is comfort food soup during the cold months.