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Taco Night

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I love tacos, especially shrimp tacos! Hmm-hmm-hmm!!!

Do-it-yourself taco dinner is simple, fast and most of all, fun!

Everybody can help out and prepare their tacos the way they like it.

Ingredients: meat (beef / chicken / shrimps), lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, avocado, cheeses, lime juice, sour cream, refried beans, tortillas, cilantro

These are just some typical ingredients. You’re welcome to get creative and have your signature taco. 🙂

Getting hands dirty can be such a happy experience

Getting hands dirty can be such a happy experience


Sarah & Danielle

Sarah & Danielle


Steve helped out with the onions

Steve helped out with the onions


Danielle making tortilla

Danielle making tortilla


Devin & Ashton - making tacos

Devin & Ashton - making tacos


finger-lickin' good

finger-lickin' good


Hmmm! I love taco night

Hmmm! I love taco night

Hello Cucumbers

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Cucumber plants in my garden are going wild.

Cucumbers going vertical

Cucumbers going vertical

The ones in my garden are English cucumbers. They have little seeds and can grow up to two feet long.

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English cucumbers - ready to be harvested

I just harvested seven huge ones today!! I can hardly keep up with them.

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After harvesting, keep cucumbers cool or it will be soggy. Either keep it refrigerated or keep it away from direct sunlight.

Cucumbers have tons of health benefits (reduce heartburn or sooth acid stomach, reduce heat and inflammation on skin, helps control cases of eczema, rich in minerals, etc).

Let’s see what we can do with cucumbers.

1. Eyes, eyes, baby.

Placing a cucumber slice over the eyes not only soothes them, but also reduces swelling.

Placing a cucumber slice over the eyes not only soothes them, but also reduces swelling.

ultraman.... hahahaha

2. Thirst quencher

a glass of coolness

a glass of coolness

Juice the cucumbers, add some lime, mint, ice, sugar. Try it!

3. Salad that goes with everything
IMG_7389These cucumbers are so juicy and crunchy that can be eaten without adding anything. If you want to try something new, add some white vinegar (I use Spectrum white vinegar) and some sugar to the sliced cucumbers. This is a great side dish that goes well with any western/eastern dishes. I love it!

4. …

hmm... err...

hmm... err...

Err… use cucumbers to massage your shoulders? Well, you would have to check with Karan on this one. I have no idea what he was trying to do.

If you have more ideas on using cucumbers, let me know. Happy summer!

Friday Morning

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Jet lag kicked in last night unexpectedly and I passed out at 6pm. T_T

I am home alone with my retired mom and dad who are addicted to the stock market. It’s like their full time “job”.

Mom & dad glue their eyes to the screen at 9am sharp

Mom & dad glue their eyes to the screen at 9am sharp

As long as they are doing it for fun, not too much stress; I think it’s a good way of exercising their brains.

The worst thing is to let old people sit at home, watch tv or sleep whole day. Alzheimer’s might kick in sooner that way!

I am a little out of touch with the scenes in Kuching. So, I rely on Kuching’s FB page to give me some pointers. 🙂 Thank goodness for social media.

To not upset mom, I have been eating at home mostly, but managed to tapao (pack to go) some comfort food home. 🙂 I am in noodle heaven, what do you expect me to do? 😛  Tomato kueh teow and kampua noodles are on the top on my list.

Today, I had something that I haven’t had in a long time – otak-otak. YUM! RM1 (USD0.3) for one.

Otak-otak: sticky rice with sambal belachan wrapped in banana leaves. It's spicy!

Otak-otak: sticky rice with sambal belachan wrapped in banana leaves. They are spicy!

Update: Mom just told me these are not the traditional otak-otak (made from fish meat). 🙁 I am not sure what I bought…. but they were yummy. 🙂

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Fish Porridge

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Three of my favorite foods: noodles, soups & seafood.

So, it’s no surprise that I love fish porridge (congee) – thick rice soup with fish slices.  I have been craving for it for a while now. Finally, on a chilly rainy day, my wish came true.

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Fish porridge, so satisfying on a chilly rainy day. I like my soup steamy hot; burn my mouth kind of hot!!

Ingredients: fish (I used tilapia), seaweed, rice, water, ginger, onions, scallion, fish sauce, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, fried garlic

1 part rice: 8 part water

I didn’t follow a recipe. Most Chinese know how to make fish porridge by heart. The ingredients are totally flexible.

It would help if you have a pressure cooker. 🙂 It cuts the cooking time in half.

Put the fish last because it cooks fast.

SO SATISFYING! I over-ate as usual!