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Veggie Yuba Roll 蔬菜腐皮捲
Basically this is a spring roll, but instead of using rice flour spring roll sheets, I use yuba. yuba (wiki) is a paper-thin, yellow tofu sheet. Some call it “tofu skin.” I like to use yuba to make spring rolls because it is so low in carbs and adds some......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-29 22:34:58 | Rating:

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Meatless Lion’s Head (High Protein) 素獅子頭
This is a dish my mother used to make all the time even now. Lion’s Head is a giant meatball about the size of my fist. Each time my mother only made three of them and stewed them in Napa cabbage with soy sauce and a hint of sugar. It should be very soft and juicy without breaking......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-29 02:26:55 | Rating:

| Views: 409 | Comments: 2 | Tags: melody Recipes food meatless ball lion's head

Where did all the honeybees go?
Honeybee disappearances have hit the news since last year, bringing more awareness to this issue. There were no dead bees found, and they just abandoned their hive, never to return to their queen bee and their young. What could prompt this action by millions of bees? Colony collapse......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-25 23:52:14 | Rating:

| Views: 304 | Comments: 2 | Tags: melody honeybees bees

“Be the Change You Want to See in the World”
Once during a casual conversation, my friend Patricia and I found out that we both shared a passion about our planet Earth, but sometimes just felt so powerless in what we can do to make this world better. I received this book entitled “Be the Change You Want to See in the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-21 00:50:10 | Rating:

| Views: 342 | Comments: 3 | Tags: melody planet earth love

Daikon, Sweet Rice Cake 蘿蔔糕，紅豆年糕
Ever since I was a little girl, my mother would start to prepare Daikon and Sweet Rice cakes days before Chinese New Year. Friends, our family and our neighbors loved to receive these as gifts because they symbolized and brought good luck. She would buy short grain white rice and sweet......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-20 00:59:40 | Rating:

| Views: 516 | Comments: 4 | Tags: melody recipes food rice cake

Boddhi Cat Tigger 菩提喵
I can’t believe Tigger is almost 13 years old. David’s colleague needed to give away 4 kittens. We went to his home to play with the kittens. There were 3 boys and 1 girl. Almost instantly this little fur ball took our hearts. She was the smallest from her litter, and her......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-14 01:48:26 | Rating:

| Views: 234 | Comments: 4 | Tags: melody cat Tigger

Auspicious Food for Chinese New Year 年菜
I have been away for a while due to preparing a proper Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. Friends ask me why I bother since I live in US and it’s only me and my husband together for New Year’s Eve. It is the family tradition that I don’t want to forego. I still remember......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-09 00:10:57 | Rating:

| Views: 859 | Comments: 11 | Tags: melody food chinese new year auspicious

The Pearl Fishers
I have known three versions of the duet and own two of them. The duet (Au fond du temple saint) by Robert Merrill and Jussi Bjoerling is timeless and legendary. I was in tear when I listen to it. The new album by Amici the Opera Band surprises me. Needless to say......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-01 05:02:24 | Rating:

| Views: 303 | Comments: 0 | Tags: melody music opera duet the pearl fishers

Mocked Chicken Strip 素雞條
I vowed never to mock anything anymore, but I just can’t resist when I have an outrageous idea. My husband really likes this recipe from his mother which consists of baked chicken thighs or drumsticks breaded with Parmesan cheese and corn flake crumbs. Not only adults enjoy it, but......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-01 03:08:18 | Rating:

| Views: 362 | Comments: 5 | Tags: melody food recipes meatless mocked chicken strip tofu

Super kale 超級無頭甘藍
Last year my mother visited me for 2 months. It was a rare time because I was able to cook a wide range of western foods which my mother would consider exotic. Actually she was a pretty good sport and went along with my cooking even when there were some botched creations. The only thing she......Read More