Soy Garlic You-Choy

Made some Soy Garlic You-Choy as an accompaniment for the noodles I made for dinner. Unfortunately, they turned out too salty. I shouldn't salt them and use so much soya sauce. The leafy part soaks up the soya sauce and it's way too salty. I had to drain the liquid and mix the You-Choy with the noodles to neutralize the salty taste. Hopefull I've learned my lesson. More importantly, the light soya sauce is deceiving. The colour may be light but it's quite salty. I need to use less.

Noodles

Solomon wanted noodles for dinner so I made Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein for dinner. It was good.

Ham Cheese Spinach Frent Toast

Made a ham, cheese, spinach french toast for Solomon's lunch tomorrow. We also shared one as a snack before dinner.

Apples & Grapes 20090128

Had some Chinese Fuji Apples and grapes from T&T. The Chinese Fuji's are not bad. It's not as solid as the regular Fuji's and has a hint of Gala in terms of outside appearance. The grapes were a disaster. I couldn't finish them because they were too sour. I should of tasted one before buying a whole bunch. Don't know what to do with the rest in the fridge. Can I use them to cook other dishes? Maybe some sugar might help. Yikes!

Soy Garlic You-Choy 20090128

I boiled You-Choy with stem down in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Then stir fried with olive oil, garlic and light soya sauce. Easy to cook and delicious with hot sauce and rice. Yummy!

Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry 20090128

Marinated chicken with kung pau stir fry sauce. Then stir fried chicken with olive oil. Then added sliced carrots, onions, red and green peppers, garlic and ginger. Added more kung pau, oyster and light soya sauce. Boiled broccoli and snow peas in hot water for about 5 minutes and then stir fried into chicken and vegetables. Onions and peppers were over cooked but the rest were ok. Chicken was tender and well cooked. Delicious with rice and hot sauce!

Green Beans 20090128

Cooked some green beans with kung pao stir fry, oyster and ligh soya sauce with garlic and ginger. Made the mistake of adding too much corn starch and it turned out too thick. However, the taste was still ok and I managed to eat most of it with a little leftover. I ate this one dish with rice and no other dishes. Not bad...

Toonie Tuesday at KFC

Celebrated my job offer with late lunch/early dinner from KFC. I ordered an extra piece of chicken and a pepsi. Greasy but delicious!

Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein

Made delicious tofu vegetable chow mein using a combination of kung pao, oyster and light soya sauce. I think the corn starch also made a difference. It was so delicious and yummy!

Harvey's 20090126

I was so happy after my job interview, I was smiling and saying hi to everyone. I decided to celebrate by having lunch at my favourite burger place. The girl behind the counter asked me if I was just getting off work, I told her that I was coming from a job interview and I was hopeful. I enjoyed my burger and fries meal. It was yummy!

Fried Rice 20090125

So hungry after getting back home from my walk at Westminster Quay. I was planning to make more noodles but settled for fried rice instead. It wasn't very good but at least it was quick. I made it with frozen veggies, fried eggs and rice. I ate it with kimchi and washed it down with some Pepsi.

Beef Vegetable Stir Fry 20090124

Tried making beef vegetable stir fry using soya sauce. It turned out too dark and watery. Taste was ok but nothing to brag about. I used some of the same ingredients as yesterday's Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry Noodles: onions, you-choy, snow pea leaves, green and red peppers, etc. It tasted ok with rice and hot sauce. Gave me a bit of stomach this morning though. Oh well, still want to keep trying and experimenting with my cooking. Hopefully I will get better.

Chicken Stir Fry Noodle 20090223

After a so-so experience trying out the Fat Burger combo, I decided to stop by T&T supermarket to pick up some Chinese Vegetables to cook this weekend. It was super crowded with Chinese people getting ready for the Chinese New Year. Crowded but orderly and I was able to take my time and pick out some good ingredients. First I want to congratulate these Chinese people to invent these rolling baskets. I'm not sure if you've seen one but they are great for individual shoppers who don't need a humungous cart. At first, I carried mine like a regular basket but realized it was much easier and fun to roll it behind me like everyone else.

I picked up: sliced chicken breast, snow pod leaves, you-choy, green and red peppers, ginger, kung pao stir fry sauce and some chow mein noodles. When I got home, I marinated the chicken with the kun pao sauce for about 15 minutes in the pot I was going to stir fry in the fridege. I sliced up some onions, green and red peppers. I washed the snow pod leaves and the you-choy to be blanched in hot water for a few minutes to kill the germs and to partially cook it. I then cooked the chicken with some olive oil. Just before the chicken was tender and done, I added my sliced ginger and crushed-sliced garlic. It smelled good! Then I added the vegetables. First th onions and then the peppers and finally the snow pod leaves and you-choy. I added more stir fry sauce. I warmed-up the chow mein noodles in the hot boiling water for a few minutes, drained and added it to the stir-fry chicken and vegetables. More sauce as needed and then it was all done. It had a bit of a kick but I liked it. I had 2 bowls of chicken chow mein noodles with vegetables. Yummy!

Fat Burger 20090123

I had my first Fat Burger combo with everything on it and a coke to drink. After ordering you can go ahead and poor yourself a fountain drink and sit at any of the empty booths. There were several people waiting ahead of me and everyone was served in order. The onion rings at the next table looked delicious. Fresh, clean and crisp. Not oily at all. I waited about 5 minutes and the same fellow who took my order brought my burger combo with ketchup. The fries were almost perfect. Perhaps slightly not fully cooked but almost undetectable. The burger was a disappointment because I was comparing it to my favourite Harvey's burger. It just didn't have the juiciness nor the right condiments. I ordered everything on it and that's not usually how I like my burger. My favourite toppings/condiments for my burger are: mustartd, relish, ketchup, onions, 2 tomatos and pickles on the side. This one had lettuce, mayonaisse, pickles, and some other stuff that just didn't taste right on a burger. The patty was big but dry. I probably won't go back again. They have 3 other locations in Vancouver.