My Kitchen

Pasta Salad IV

We had this dish sometimes back as requested by T. I always welcome such request, do not have to crack my mind thinking of what's for lunch and it is easy to prepare. Why not?

Pasta salad is quite popular in Australia, it is available at fast food outlets or salad bars. However, I liked the homemade version as store bought pasta can be soggy sometimes. Also, I made mine with less dressing and added Asian twist to it.

To make this, toss together cooked pasta, desired vegetables, some canned tuna (prawn, crab stick, chicken, etc), and mayonnaise. Season with salt, pepper and some herbs if desired.

Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables

I have not done marketing for 3 weeks now. T helped to get some vegetables from supermarket but running out of stock again. Cook this vegetarian dish (similar to 罗汉斋) with last bit of vegetables in the fridge. A simple dish but packed with natural sweetness from different type of vegetables.

There are cabbage, dried lily flower (aka Lilium), fresh shiitake mushroom, carrot, snap peas and fried bean curd sheet in this dish. Sometimes I would add some fried firm tofu too, to add protein to it since it is a vegetarian dish.

I was surprised to see John (21 months) eating it happily with rice for lunch. About an hour later, he ate it again as snack! He got himself up in his high-chair at the dining table and nibbling quietly when I was feeding Sean.

Please Welcome Sean

Our second boy, Sean has arrived safely! When the nurse brought me a baby in pink, I thought she got me a wrong baby! Well, HE had a tag with my name on it.