This is another recipe from Rachel Ray’s Express Lane Meals. It’s called Wafflewiches. Instead of bread, Rachel Ray used waffles to make sandwiches.
Wafflewiches
The Wafflewiches were super easy to make. It was a twist on the traditional Monte Cristo sandwich, which is made with ham, turkey, cheese, and French toast. I love the combination of sweet and savory. Cranberry sauce plus honey mustard was super tasty. I tossed some salad, and made oven baked sweet potato fries. The finished plate looked like it came from a restaurant. Dr. P said he would pay $12 for this plate at a fancy cafe. haha….
We love Wafflewiches! I think kids would love this, too! You can find the recipe HERE.
March 1st, 2010 | Category: COOK | Comments (5)
Yongsusan
龍水山
950 S Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 388-3042
http://www.yongsusan.co.kr/default_en.asp
It was Dr. P’s mom’s birthday, and Dr. P was thinking about taking Mrs. P out for a nice dinner. I immediately thought of Yongsusan. Dr. P and I went there about two years ago. We really enjoyed the food at this high-end Korean restaurant. Dr. P thought it was a great idea. Last night we went with Mrs. P, Dr. P’s brother and his girlfriend to Yongsusan for a birthday dinner.
Soft Creamy Porridge
Last time Dr. P and I ordered the $45.99 Royal court Table D’Hote (The price has gone up to $48.99 now). It was way too much food. This time we ordered the Special Table D’Hote for $39.99/person. The dinner set has 16 courses! The meal started with soft creamy porridge. I think this was either made with pumpkin or squash. The creamy porridge was made with sticky rice, and it tasted like slightly sweet warm sticky mochi soup. I like it!
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February 28th, 2010 | Category: EAT | Comments (9)
Dr. P bought my birthday present from Amazon, and accidentally sent it to his mom’s house. We finally went up to LA yesterday, and I got my belated birthday present!
I am a big Lady Gaga fan. I’ve been wanting one of those Lady Gaga Heartbeats In-Ear Headphones ever since it came out.
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February 28th, 2010 | Category: GOODIES | Leave a comment
I have a lot of cookbooks. I mean… A LOT! I read cookbooks cover to cover… for fun. Then I put them on my bookshelves… for decoration. But what’s the point of buying cookbooks if I am not going to cook anything from them? So yesterday I picked one of the book from my bookshelf, and randomly turned to a page, and that was going to be dinner. The book I picked was Rachel Ray’s Express Lane Meals. Every recipe in the book can be done under 30 minutes. I like fast and easy recipes. The page I turned to was Chicken, Chorizo, and Hominy Stoup.
Chicken, Chorizo, and Hominy Stoup
A “stoup” is a dish between soup and stew. I used andouille sausage because I couldn’t find Chorizo at Sprouts Farmers Market. I was afraid that the sausage might make the stoup too greasy, but not Sprouts all natural andouille sausage. It was a very lean sausage and full of flavor. There were a lot of vegetables in the stoup, onion, celery, kale, and hominy. Hominy is this giant corn kernel. I found it at the Mexican aisle in the supermarket. This stoup was pretty spicy because of the chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. Dr. P loved the spicy stoup. I like the flavor of cumin and coriander a lot.
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February 27th, 2010 | Category: COOK | Comments (4)
We have about 6 months to prepare for the big day! @^_^@
We decided to have a Chinese wedding banquet because it’s easier, more budget friendly, and guests will have better + more food!
So does anyone have suggestion for Chinese wedding banquet location in San Gabriel Valley? Did you have experience with wedding banquet in a restaurant? Or you’ve been to a Chinese wedding banquet with really good food? Thank you guys in advance for suggestions and recommendations. ^^
February 26th, 2010 | Category: Wedding | Comments (18)
Souplantation
2825 Main St
Irvine, CA 92614-5901
(949) 474-8682
http://www.souplantation.com
On my way driving home after class, I was craving for salad. Guess I had too much all you can eat Korean BBQ meat during lunch. I thought about stopping by Corner Bakery Cafe to get a salad and a cup of coffee. That would cost about $10. Then I remember I had Souplantation coupons at home. All you can eat salad for 2 plus 2 drinks would be about $15 with the coupon. So I called up Dr. P and asked him out for a salad date.
Salad
I got a big plate of salad. I read in a book that when eating vegetables, always go for “colors”. So I tried to add all the vegetables with different colors. Green, red, white, yellow, orange, and black. I think I got all colors. Yum! Love the fresh veggies at Souplantation.
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February 25th, 2010 | Category: EAT | Comments (5)
Hwaro Korean BBQ & Tofu
火爐
227 W Valley Blvd #138-A
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 282-6632
Today is my dad’s birthday. During my break between classes yesterday, I went home and took him out for a birthday lunch. Dad wanted to have Korean BBQ, and he said he heard good things about Hwaro Korean BBQ & Tofu from my brother and he would like to try it.
They offered good priced lunch special, range from $6.99 to $12.99 (the more expensive ones are the BBQ + tofu combo). But dad had his mind set on all you can eat Korean BBQ. Lunch price is $12.99 per person with 5 choices of meat.
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February 25th, 2010 | Category: EAT | Comments (7)
Yama Bowl
1225 N Grand Ave
Walnut, CA 91789
(909) 595-3700
Spring semester started this week. I had my first day of school yesterday…. from 9am to 9pm! I thought the first day would be short. Wrong! My professors from both classes had full lecture. We even had lab for one of my classes. By the time I finished my morning class, it was already 2:30pm and I was super hungry.
Chicken Bowl + California Roll + Drink Combo ($5.99)
I went across the street to find a place to eat. Passed by this restaurant called Yama Bowl and saw the picture on their window for the daily combo special. I was so hungry. Chicken bowl + California roll sounded good to me. Plus they had free wi-fi.
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February 24th, 2010 | Category: EAT | Comments (4)
Last night Dr. P had to work late so it was dinner for one. I made “eight treasures” spicy sauce noodle for myself.
八寶辣醬麵 Eight Treasures Spicy Sauce Noodle
It was good, and only took 5 minutes to make.
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February 23rd, 2010 | Category: COOK, NEW | Comments (3)
Dr. P has been telling me that he’s been craving for Ay-Chung’s Oyster & Intestine thin noodle soup. I never thought I could make something like that at home. But I did it!
大腸麵線 Intestine Thin Noodle
I didn’t have any oyster, so just made it with intestine. I was also missing chopped cilantro, bamboo shoot slices, and Chinese black vinegar. But the flavor was there. Dr. P and I both still thought it tasted really close to the restaurant version. So how did I make it?
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February 22nd, 2010 | Category: COOK | Comments (4)
