Greens from Alice’s Garden, can you tell how many there are?

5 different greens (leek, Scallion, celery, leaf lettuce, Madeira vine).

broad bean!

When I saw them in the market, I truly have no idea what is this, and how do I cook or eat them, “then you shouldn’t buy it”, says my son.

I was so glad that in the end, I bought these fava beans and when I open the pods, I was shocked by how the inside looks like; it has a think cushion for the beans, that’s how tiny are those beans compare with the size of the whole pod, the proportion.

Seriously, if you try to touch the inside of the pod, it feels just like the softest cushion that you can ever get.

It also is the first time ever that I get to eat the broad beans fresh.

It tastes really good, especially, cook with some meat; it absorbs the juice from the meat.

arugula

Arugula, leek, celery, sweet potato leaves and orange bell pepper, a little bit of everything, all home grown.

Most of it are arugula and it’s from a friend of mine.

Seasoned with black pepper and curry.

Creativity

An idea comes from salsa, I have store bought garden salad (as base) + mangos + tomatoes + green seedless grapes (cut into halves) + dried pitted dates + pepper jack + homemade dressing.

Homemade dressing = olive oil + plain yogurt  + honey, put them all in a clean, dry glass bottle, cover it tightly, shake vigorously to mix them up smoothly.

Why creative? There's no fix ingredients, so, be creative, make it colorful, it's delicious, and nutritious.

Why dried dates? It's a healthy snack that my kids don't really like it, especially if you want them to eat it alone, therefore, I cut them into small pieces before throwing them into with the rest of the ingredients, not secretly this time, they all knew it and accept It.

Why pepper jack? Add proteins and some light spice to it. 

The same concept applies to smoothies, if you like it creamy, then banana and yogurt is a must; if you like it has beautiful color and good smells, don't forget the strawberries, the rest of the ingredients are in your hands, try to add different color of fruits, blueberries will add a blueish purple color to it, have an experimental fun.

Lastly, add some lemon juice for your salad or smoothie to preserve the color in a natural way and less the sweetness at the same time.

P.S.
No offense to anyone or anything, I often joke with my kids about the dried pitted dates, I say it is the yummy sweetened organic cockroach. Ha-ha!

Mango Salsa

Mango Salsa = mango + strawberry + tomato + red onion + lemon juice = more

Dressing = Olive oil + lemon juice + honey + plain yogurt + jalapeno = healthy

yum for the day

烤鴨骨湯燜飯 + 紅燒魚（芋）頭 with 豬小排。

Rice cook with leftover roasted duck bone soup + braised taro and rib

燙菠菜拌烤鴨油。Boiled spinach then mix with duck oil.

Power drink = bananas, cherries, blueberries, papaya, vanilla yogurt, milk

Do keep the secret for me again, I sneak in something that kids hate one more time. Can you guess which one? Papaya!

Eggplant Pizza Rounds

Directions:

1.    Slice eggplant and lay on top of a clean dish towel – sprinkle with salt and allow to sit on the counter for 20-30 minutes or until the liquid has been drawn out.

2.    Preheat oven to 425 º F

3.    Place a wire rack on top of a rimmed baking sheet and place eggplant on top. Lightly brush olive oil over the top of each eggplant and season with oregano, garlic powder and pepper.

4.    Bake slices for 15 minutes, then flip and bake for another 10-15 minutes on the opposite side or until tender.

5.    Top each eggplant with a dollop of tomato sauce, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, and some shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.  Enjoy

stew lamb leg

Before, Lamb is what my kids enjoy but not me.

And now I find a way to cook it so that the special smell of it won’t be so strong, I enjoy it also.

I have lots of different kinds of spices to add onto, cooking with the lamb; cumin, red pepper powder (spice it up), paprika (to add the color and the flavor), dry dill (try to use what I have in hand), garlic, ginger, green onion also some vegetable; onion, celery, potato and the like.

Lamb meat is so tender; lamb legs have the same tenderness, so I stop buying the rib to save the budget.
  

brownie, tomato eggs, onion eggs

Brownie, tomato eggs, onion eggs, those are the food that I’m so enjoy lately. They are all homemade by my kids. Yum! Yum!

Although the brownie, they use the ready to use brownie powders but with all the love and anticipation, it makes them a lot fonder.

Also for the brownie, they accidentally set the temperature too high at the first, 375°F instead of 325°F as the manual says. Surprisingly that makes the brownie, crispy outside and moist inside.

I just cannot wait to go home and eat more. Oh! Yes! Not too much!