Healthy Warm Mixed Salad with Tahini dressing

Have you ever mixed the Tahini with Balsami Vinegar as your salad dressing? Quite amazing outcome.

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Perfect Raisin Bread Pudding

So far, I can say that this is the best bread pudding I ever made. The flavor is so right, the texture is smooth and comfort, and the looks was delicious.

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Seared Bread Lasagna

I have lots of leftover bread in my fridge and freezer. Of cos, people will automatically think of making bread pudding or croutons. But I am making lasagna! I have tomato sauce made last time in my freezer and I remembered watching a food channel, I think is Chef Lydia, she used bread instead of pasta to make it. It is so easy and taste quite good, compare to the traditional pasta lasagna. Also using Mozarella cheese is no brainer too. Of cos, parmesan taste better but since you have leftover, why not using it.

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Squash time

I got a big banana squash and a big round squash which has a very thick skin from a dear friend. First I cut the banana squash, it looks like butternut squash. So easy to prepare, peeled and took the seeds out and cut them into chunks. Lay them onto sheet pan, mixed with olive oil. Then the other round squash, size like a bowling ball, has very thick skin. Well, to let your imagination goes wild, the skin is hard and thick like an ostrich egg. I could not peel them, so I used a cliver to crack it open and then chopped into big pieces as you seen in this picture. Also mix those pieces with olive oil. Put into the oven at 400 F until soft and brown little, say about 35-45 min. For these cooked squash, I put them into few small ziploc bags, place them in the freezer for future used. See, I dont put salt, because I can use them in future either for savory or dessert. Enjoy the squash time and if you want to make a nice roasted squash with your steak, just pull out the squash from the freezer, reheat them either in the microwave or oven, add salt and pepper and served. Better with thyme if you can add that.

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Own Crouton Salad

Have you ever made your own crouton before? This is what I made. I had ciabata bread in the freezer for months. I decided to use it before it had frost bite like ice aged dinosaur years. I cut the ciabata into cube size, put it on a sheet pan, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lastly, add some fresh or ground thyme. Toss it around before putting them in the oven at 350 Celcius for about 15 min. Of cos, you have to check it at the 8th min, before its get too brown. Up to your taste.

About the salad, I love to add carmelised red onions in it. I add white zinfandel to the red onion while sauteeing. Let it simmer until the onions turned into bright pinkish red. Add salt and pepper a little. Lastly, add to your lettuce or any other mixed greens, add in your favourite balsamic vinegar and then salt and pepper to taste. Gosh, it is so good..... add some oranges and citrus section if you want.

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Steamed Arugula with Sole tomato sauce

This is another Anniversary dish I made today. It is very soothing dish with cherry tomatoes and buttery sole fillet, put on top of steamed arugula. Yes, I think you never heard of steamed arugula, and this is a new way of eating it. Surprisingly, the arugula did not taste bitter once cooked in the hot boiling water. The texture was soft and greeny, just like bok choy or chinese green. Love it with just soy sauce, but I was laying the sole tomato sauce on top of it in addition to the soy sauce. So good and comforting.

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Anniversary Pork Chop

Gregg and I are celebrating our 3rd year Anniversary tomorrow, so I made our Anniversary dinner today. I decided to make pork chop because of it has been sitting in the fridge for awhile. I learnt from Chef Neda roasting the meat by using butter, garlic and thyme and sprinkle of salt. The end result was really good, with red wine sauce. Hope this will give you an idea to celebrate love.

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