Post Race feast!

After the race, I rewarded myself a nice sport massage 😆 at this calming place

It felt great. The massage therapist used the deep pressure technique on some key big muscles. It felt a bit painful at first but definitely helped to relax the muscle. 🙂

I had a dinner to prepare, so not too much time to nap. but I was super excited because I haven’t cooked a chinese feast for a while.

I made 8 dishes and a soup for 7 people including me and Star. They’re new co-workers of Star. 5 hungry young guys to fed! 😆

蚂蚁上树 rice noodles with shredded pork in a spicy sauce

鱼香茄子煲： eggplant with pork in a sour spicy sauce

红烧肉: this the favorite dish of ALL time and for EVERYONE, made with pork. It was a big success again this time. In just 5 min after dinner started, it was gone! 😉

辣椒小抄: green and red peppers, chili and pork a la Sichuan

山药排骨汤: pork and chinese yam soup

凉拌海带： kelp salad with garlic and chili

蒜泥黄瓜: japanese cucumber salad with a lot of garlic

家乡鱼: fish cooked with chili, garlic and ginger.

I thought it was a lot of food but you know what? These guys finished them ALL!!! I was so happy to see all the empty plates! 😆 Second accomplishment of the day! 😀

I bet these dishes are new to you because they’re not usually served in restaurants. So if you’d like to know the recipe or how-to, let me know, I’d love to spread the word about real chinese food. 🙂

Fun Packages & Food

check out  TCM #7 about Mind cultivation

Ask me!

I got the Big G Whole Grain Awareness Challenge and a “Grains of Goodness” gift pack through MyBlogSpark

Look how fun are these: a big mug (which I’m planning to recreate some of Sarah‘s oatmeal combo); a cute tote; two coupons; a fiber intake check pad and an amazing fit & fresh container for yogurt, fruit and cereals.

isn’t it cool? pretty and functional. 😉

The second package was from Kaia foods

Stay tune for the review (I already tried some and like them a lot) 😉

Into food!

For lunch I had leftover spinach&black bean& tofu pudding. Few of you asked me how I made it. Really simple, I just combined frozen spinach, frozen corns, firm tofu, black bean, flax meal, nutritional yeast, eggs and S+P. Bake for 40 min at 350 F and ready to serve! It’s a nutritious, tasty and easy to make meal! 🙂

paired with some sauteed cauliflower

Dinner was random but yummy~ Yam & black sesame cake

curry baked tail fish

steamed broccoli with ketchup

sauerkraut

It took me 20 min to eat this because there were so many small fishbones 😦 Not fun and dangerous.

Q1: What’s your favorite kind of fish? Mine is salmon.

Q2: Is there any food that you enjoy more when you eat alone?

Announcement & living with paradoxes

Announcement!

Remember my semi-failed attempt making buns? Well…. this is going to change. I will be able to make perfect risen buns and more!!!  What about Mango Bagels?

and whole grains buns?

I’m getting something from barstools to help me on that! 😆 Stay tune! More exciting baking/steaming projects to come! 😀

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As I read this article, I realized that we all live with paradoxes and it’s OKAY!

Accept myself, but expect more of myself. This is a constant struggle for me. I want to improve in a lot of things but at same time don’t want to be perfectionist.

Strive to be emotionally self-sufficient so I can connect better with other people. This is something that I am currently working on. Not to expect others to solve my emotional problems.

Remember that control and mastery are key elements of happiness; and so are novelty and challenge. As we age, we tend to stay in our comfort zone and neglect to explore new territories.

The days are long, but the years are short. So true!

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Spreads for frozen homemade waffles: LC & Almond butter with flaxseed

coffee and FT. I like this morning ritual. It calms me and feel like a weekend morning everyday. 😉

A not so colorful dinner: sauteed romaine with black fungus and garlic

tofu spinach and corn pudding

YAM always 😉

Q: What’s your favorite bread?

oh… more exciting news: A friend from Chicago is coming to DC and will stay with me this weekend. Good to have visitors! 😉