Precious Moments

Do you collect any items? I remember my older and younger sisters used to collect stamps from all over the world. Some have great designs, some have funny designs and some are just regular looks. I remember enjoying my time looking at their collections. Then, my younger sister started collecting phone cards from all over the world and those are fun to look at too. My husband collects any kind of things that has Marvin one it. He has like a lot of Marvin collectible items.

Happy Birthday, Luke!

May is the month of almost everybody’s birthday that I know of. Early this month was Roy’s, my brother-in-law’s birthday. Yesterday was Arman’s, my husband’s birthday and today is my brother’s birthday. And then in just a few days gap, some good friends of mine are celebrating their birthdays too.

Chicken Noodle with Wonton (Mie Ayam Pangsit)

Every once in a while, my parents, especially my dad, likes to make the Chicken Noodle with Wonton. The noodle is also made from scratch. But here today, I will use ready fresh/dried noodle or rice stick, you can also use your favorite noodle (egg noodle, rice noodle, etc). See my recipe below:

Mama’s Beef Steak

When we were young, my mom used to make us beef steak with french fries, steam carrot and string bean. I remembered it as one of my and my siblings’ favorite. Of course, if it isn’t my favorite, I will not post it here. So I called my mom the other day and she told me briefly what the ingredients are. Now I am going to try making it with my own measurement and eliminate the string bean because I don’t have it in my fridge today.

Lotus Root Soup

This is one of many soups that my mom used to make. It’s been mine and my sibling’s favorite. My sister, Jq, likes to put in more of the Chinese herbs commonly used in the Chinese Chicken Herb Soup, but I make it different this time. All the ingredients can be find at an Asian market. I got them at 99 Ranch Market. I also took pictures of the ingredients - see picture above.

Phi Pha Tofu with Enoki Gravy

When I was in San Francisco, I often went with either my siblings or friends to one Chinese restaurant on Taraval street called 8 Immortal. It’s a medium size restaurant with 2 levels. The owner of the restaurant is an old man who just never seemed to look older. When I first went to this restaurant, it was back in 1997 and I can clearly remember how he looked back then which is exactly the same as how he look when I last visited the restaurant in 2007. We would go there for birthdays, graduation celebration or just having a lunch or dinner.

Anyway, I think everything that they serve are delicious. But most of all, I always order the Phi Pha Tofu. It is not on the menu, but somehow people just know that they have this dish. So today, I decided that I am going to try making my own Phi Pha Tofu. The result is really similar. Now I am glad that I can make it myself. I don’t have to wait for my next trip to San Francisco anymore.

Meatballs Soup

No…no…no, I am not going to tell you how to make a meatball, because I don’t know how yet. It is something that I have to learn the next time I see my mom. She is a great fish ball maker, Andrew loves it so much. Today, I am going to show you how to make a simple meatballs soup. You can eat it with egg noodle, flat noodle, glass noodle, thin noodle, rice or simply just the soup. My brother, Luke, loves beef meatballs so much that I think he can eat 20 pieces at once. Well, I think almost everybody loves meatballs, Arman, Andrew and myself love meatballs too.

Fried Flat Rice Noodle (Kwetiau Goreng)

Here is the one without the gravy. This recipe is good for 3 people.

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1.5 lb of sirloin beef - cut into thin slices then marinate with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 9 pieces of shrimp, 15 pieces of beef meatballs - cut each into 4, 1 stem of scallion - cut into thin slices or 3cm long, 1.5 lb of flat rice noodle, 1 piece of egg, 3 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce, pepper

Fried Flat Rice Noodle with Gravy (Kwetiau Sirem)

Everybody in our family loves Fried Flat Rice Noodle with or without Gravy. Today, I am going to share with you both recipes. Here is the one with the gravy first. This recipe is good for 3 people.

I love Clam Chowder & Salad

Hei guys, today, you wouldn’t be seeing new recipe from me. Not that I am lazy to cook, but because, yesterday night, I made the Tomato soup again for Arman and The Egg Drop soup for me and Andrew and I cooked a pot of each. So you can basically guess what we had today for lunch and dinner. Hehehehehe.

Anyway, I went to Trader Joe’s earlier today with Andrew and found that the store actually sell a can of clam chowder soup. When I was pregnant with Andrew, the one of many food that I craved for was the Boudin Clam Chowder Soup served on a Sourdough Bread Bowl. Since I had to stay bed resting during the first 7 months of my pregnancy, I couldn’t go out to find the similar clam chowder soup in Jakarta. Luckily, my sister, Jq, bought two cans for me and asked a friend who were back for holiday. But, of course, it wouldn’t taste the same without the bread. Arman tried looking around for the bread but didn’t have luck finding the same one. Anyway, it was good enough that I could semi satisfy my craving.