Spinach With Wolfberries

Healthy Snack

New Hay

I bought a new kind of hay for our rabbits recently. It was after I read about why hay should be provided all time round and is especially good for the digestion of our Angora rabbits; that I decided to try out different brand of hays to change my rabbit diet.

This packet contains crane grass which are from Japan. The smell is always so fresh each time the zip-lock is unzipped, even though it may be dried hay! And of course the rabbits enjoy it! ^^

my new rabbit food container which cost me only S$2

Kuromi enjoying her hays...

Mixed Mushrooms Rice

Mushrooms are my favorite! I love to try all sorts of mushrooms that are available in the supermarkets.

I searched through the website to look for the right recipe to cook mushrooms rice. In the end, I decided to try with my own method of cooking it with some existing Japanese ingredients which are left in the kitchen cabinets.

The verdict of my own 'trial and error' mushroom rice.... husband had two huge plate of the rice.

mixed brown button and Japanese Shimeji mushrooms

instant dashi stock powder

Dou Miao With Beansprouts

I have never try cooking Dou Miao at home. The time when we had this vegetable was mostly when we dine out. Few days ago, I bought a pack of very fresh looking dou miao from the supermarket to try my "skill" at home!

Before cooking, I realized that I've got a small pack of beansprouts laying in the fridge for a couple of days; so I decided to mix them for stir-frying....and the taste was pretty good!...yummy...fresh and healthy (^^)

My New Tea set

I was so tempted with this tea set when I first lay my eyes on it. I was particularly attracted to the two different colors leave-shape saucers. Though husband was initially grumbling about the many tea sets I already have at home... and finally insisted to get it as a "gift" for myself... ... the very first on the start of this year Great Singapore Sale! (^-^;)

Stir-Fried Somen

I bought these two packets of somen noodles last night. This afternoon, I tried stir-frying a packet with vegetables. Again, it's a purely vegetarian noodles.

The texture of the somen noodles were soft; it tasted a little like the Mee Suah.

My homemade chillies are ready ^^

Ingredients

a packet of Japanese somen, 80% cooked and drained

half carrot, cut into long fine strips

some beansprouts, blanched

some fresh shitake mushrooms, finely sliced

half cabbage, finely sliced

some olive oil

some mirin

some pepper

some light and dark soy sauce

side dish

some spinach (optional)

Homemade Green Chillies

Green chillies are one of my favorite, especially this kind which are soaked in the rice vinegar. This particular kind of green chillies are not hot after being soaked in vinegar..... they are appetising and goes well with Har Fun or Fried Vermicelli.

Last night, I came across big promotional pack of green chillies in the supermarket... suddenly there is this urge of trying to make my own bottle of green chillies (^_^;).... When I reached home, I called my mum to ask the procedures of making...and....

...here's the "work-in-progress"

... two huge packs, filled up two big bottles (^o^). Mum said they will be ready for consumption by tomorrow.

Another Vegetarian Dish

Here's another vegetarian dish which is simple to prepare. The ingredients which went into this dish are: Shitake mushrooms, baby corns and egg tofu.

Quick Fried Noodles

This is a quick fried noodles which I prepared for dinner tonight. A simple dinner which I managed to prepare from scratch having returning home early today.

Non-fried noodles which I bought from the provision store.... suitable to be fried and for soup ...

Ingredients
one packet of Hang's noodles
one can of straw mushrooms
a handful of Japanese Shimeji mushrooms
a handful of beansprouts
some Cai Xin
2 eggs

Pure Vegetarian Noodles

I fried this pure vegetarian noodles for our dinner today. This is the first time try frying without garlics. The texture of the noodles looked exactly like the instant noodles. Taste wise was good even without garlic added.... yummy!!



Ingredients
1 packet of vegetarian noodles, soaked with hot water and drain dry
1 small cabbage, shredded
1 carrot, shredded
some Chinese mushrooms, soaked and sliced
a handful of beansprouts
some light soy sauce
some pepper
Method
Heat up some oil and saute the carrot, cabbage and mushrooms Season with some pepper and light soy sauce.
Push the above aside of the work, add in the noodles and stir-fry together. Tossing constantly and add more sauce and pepper to taste.
Lastly add in the bean sprouts, toss to mix evenly.
Serve hot.

The Three Rabbits

Here's our three rabbits.... Miffy is beginning to accept Melody and Kuromi as company. We let the three out to play and Miffy will be the big 'bully' always pressing on top of the little ones. (@o@)

Kuromi on the left and Melody on the right.... resting after a hide and seek with Miffy.

Growing Up... ...

I mentioned on my earlier blog that my sis gave me an Angora rabbit which I named it Melody. In the end, I actully took two rabbits from her... the other is named Kuromi! Both rabbits grew rather fast, they have been eating non-stop (@o@)

Here's Melody ... ...

... and this is Kuromi.

Melody laying on top of Kuromi... ... Kuromi has this cute look that resemble little puppy than a rabbit.

I'm Back...

First of all...HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY to all the mothers out there!

I have not been blogging for a long time... since I started with my new job! Time passes quickly, and I have been at work for more than two months now. My office is a relocation and there have been so many transiting stuff to handle in the beginning. Now that most of the things are settled and I am getting familiar with my scope and environment, I thought I should gradually update my blog whenever I have the time!

Since my new job has occupied so much of my time, cooking has been an extremely difficult things that happens now. And of course, husband and I had been dinning out and I am feeling a little sick of the fact to dine out. So...I decided to pick up the pots and pans and start off with my simple dishes again ^^

For a start...here's the dish of Chayote (佛手瓜) - I simiply fried it with shitake mushrooms and shredded dried scallop!