Carrot

SHIRATAKI CHICKEN NOODLES 

if you are in a low carb diet, you should give this recipe a try.. you can substitute the chicken with tofu too.

ingredients for this recipe:

• 1 chicken breast / sliced thinly
• 1 pack shirataki tofu noodles / 8oz 227g
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tomato
• 1/2 onion
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp vinegar 
• 3 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 stalks carrots 
• some bell peppers 
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup mixed frozen vegetables 
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp spicy oil 
• salt and pepper to taste

directions:

1. add water into the pot and bring to boil / to cook the shirataki noodles
2. drain and wash the shirataki noodles well
3. add the noodles into the boiling water and boil for 2 minutes / drain and set aside
4. add 1 tbsp olive oil into the pot
5. sauté the onion, tomato and garlic 
6. add the chicken breast and stir
7. add the 1/2 cup water and stir
8. add the soy sauce and vinegar / stir and cover until the chicken is fully cooked
9. add salt and pepper and stir
10. add all the vegetables and stir. cover for 5 minutes on low heat
11. add the oyster sauce and stir
12. add the shirataki noodles and mix all together
13. add more salt and pepper if needed
14. enjoy!

this recipe is super yummy! me and my husband enjoyed it so much! i hope you do too!

please stay safe!

xo, s

MUNG BEANS WAY OF COOKING

love mung beans but don't know how to enjoy it? or you need an ideas on how to cook this beans? mostly, you see this beans as a stuffing to a delicious dessert, or bread. some are sautéed with shrimp and top over rice. many are mix with crunchy deep fry pork belly. i like to enjoy mung beans with some vegetables and coconut milk. occasionally, i like to add some tofu as well but since i don't have tofu i will just make this with the vegetables that i have in hand.

ingredients:

• 1/2 cup mung beans (i am using split beans but doesn't really matter)
• 1/4 sliced onions (you can add more if you like)
• 1 potatoes
• 1/2 slice green tomatoes
• 1/2 slice red tomatoes
• some broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots
• 2 cups water + more
• 1 tbsp olive oil (vegetable oil is okay too)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 can coconut milk (small)

directions:

1. soak the beans in water for 30 minutes
2. then prepare all the ingredients
3. heat the pan
4. add the oil
5. saute the onions and tomatoes
6. once the onions turns translucent add the beans and mix
7. add 2 cups water stir and cook for 12 minutes in low medium heat
8. add the potatoes and carrots, mix, cover and cook for another 5 minutes
9. add the coconut milk and stir
10. add the rest of the vegetables mix
11. add the fish sauce and garlic powder and stir
12. add the ground black pepper and the sesame oil
13. cover, turn the heat off and let it cook for another 5 minutes
14. and you are done!

make sure your rice is ready because 5 cups of cooked rice will not be enough! just kidding! i hope you enjoy this recipe and let me know if you end up making this, tag me on all of my social media accounts! :)

until next time!

xo, s

DUBLIN CODDLE [ VEGETARIAN ]

i have to make this meal for st. patrick's day, i have quite a few irish people (well, my husband which is half irish and that will make my daughter a 1/4 irish 🤣) in my household, and the last year where i didn't even care about making any irish meal in celebration for st. patrick's day i got in trouble! haha! so, i've been looking for some traditional irish meal recipe that doesn't require a lot of my time in the kitchen, (although, cabbage and corned beef are so easy to prepare), i wanted to make something vegetarian. dublin coddle is an irish stew, you can easily substitute the ingredients to make the stew vegetarian-- it consists bacon, sausage, onions, carrots, and potatoes. :) but below, are the ingredients you need to make a vegetarian dublin coddle stew.

ingredients:

• 1 tbsp oil (i used olive oil)
• 1 small onion chopped
• 3 vegetarian sausages (or more)
• garlic powder seasoning
• carrots
• potatoes
• 1 vegetable bouillon + 2 cups water (you can also use beef stock) 

direction:

1. heat the pan
2. add oil into the pan
3. sauté the onions
4. add and cook the sausage
5. season with garlic powder (you can also add some of your favorite seasonings)
6. transfer the sausage into the baking pan
7. then add the carrots, potatoes and vegetable bouillon and water or beef stock
8. cover and bake to 425F for 45 minutes
9. and enjoy!

this dish is super delicious! my daughter loved it! and i can't wait to make this dish again and again! :)

hope you like this recipe, please don't forget to share and follow us in all of our social media accounts! #happycooking!

xo,

sai

ONE POT MEAL

many people think that rice cooker can only be use for making a rice. rice cooker steam and boil rice so therefore, it can also make some other dishes. so, today, i am showing you one way i enjoy my dish using only the rice cooker. :)

ingredients : for this meal

• 2 cups rice + water to soak the rice
• 1/2 medium size carrots
• 1 medium size potatoes
• 1/4 of a whole onion
• ginger | optional
• 1/2 chayote
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• t tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• garlic powder
• furikake seasoning
• water
• cilantro or scallions for toppings

you can absolutely replace all the ingredients with what you prefer except green leafy- although, you can add the green leafy vegetables as a topping. it will get mushy if you add them with the rest of the ingredients in the rice cooker.

instructions :

1. soak the rice with water for 30 minutes 
2. wash / clean the vegetables and cut them into small cubes
3. disregard the water from the soaked rice
4. add the rice into the rice cooker followed by the vegetables 
5. add the seasoning
6. place the rice cooker pot into the rice cooker base and cook just like how you cook your regular rice 
7. enjoy! 

new crave from instagram! so of course i had to give it a try, and it turns out pretty good!

i chose to add spam to mine, other recipes contains some eggs and cheese, you can also add some different variation of vegetables, totally your call. :)

ingredients:

• 3 cups warm rice
• 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp mirin
• 1 packet of any rice seasoning (optional)
• 1 tsp salt
• lettuce
• carrots (sliced lengthwise)
• spam (sliced lengthwise)
• nori
• kewpie japanese mayonnaise
• furikake (japanese rice seasoning)

directions:

1. into a bowl of rice, add the rice vinegar, mirin, rice seasoning, and salt. then combine. set aside
2. cut the lettuce, carrots and spam lengthwise. set aside
3. place the nori in a flat surface, cut the nori halfway through. then add the rice on the first quarter part of nori, add the carrots and spam on the second quarter part, the lettuce on the third and the mayonnaise on the last part. or you can also do any order.
4. you can eat the sushi wrap right away or wrap the sushi with plastic and enjoy the sushi during lunch or at picnic

#happycooking

xo, s

hey riders!

i hope everyone is doing great! today, i will show you how to make the delicious crunch wrap supreme from taco bell. honestly, i have never had crunch wrap from taco bell, but one time we visited my sister in-law and they made it for us, and that's when i fell in love with the meal. so, we've been creating many different fillings, we used chicken, beef steak, ground beef and my friends picked beef steak over other ones. but! you can absolutely make crunch wrap vegetarian and that is what i am going to show you in today's recipe. ENJOY!

ingredients:

• flour tortilla
• cheese of your choice ( i used cheddar cheese)
• lettuce
• red cabbage
• carrots
• sour cream
• salsa
• salad dressing (optional)
• fritos chips
• butter or olive oil for frying

directions:

1. have your ingredients ready
2. prepare the salad first. make sure you washed all your vegetables. chop the vegetables and mix all together in a bowl
3. layer all the ingredients, start with the cheese, followed with the salad, salsa, salad dressing (optional) and fritos
4. fold the edge of the tortilla to the center of the fillings, fold tightly, but not so tight that the tortilla might tear
5. spray the skillet with oil or butter
6. place the crunch wrap supreme seam side down onto the skillet
7. cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown
8. flip over and cook the other side until golden brown
9. best to eat immediately!

let me know if you give this recipe a try! i would love to hear from you!

love,

sai

hey guys!

i have a new video up on youtube! i made a vegetarian glass noodles! :) i hope everyone is staying safe!

ingredients:

• 1 pack glass noodles (12 oz)
• 1 pack shiitake mushroom
• 1 pack tofu extra firm some
• chinese cabbage
• 2 stalks green onions 9scallions) or more
• some carrots
• 1/2 onion
• 3 gloves
• garlic fried eggs (optional)
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• some water
• sesame oil for taste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• salt and pepper to taste

love you bunches!

sai

hey guys!

today, i will make a carrot cake! this recipe actually i got from the joy of cooking! i didn't expect how sweet this cake is, until i made it. good thing my husband has a sweet tooth, so he ate the whole cake! :D

ingredients:

• 1 cup flour (sifted)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups grated carrots

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 325F
2. into a bowl. add the flour, baking soda,baking powder,cinnamon and combine
3. in a separate bowl, add the vegetable oil, the sugar and egg. mix all together until thickened
4. add the flour mixture and the egg mixture together and mix well
5. lastly, add the grated carrots and combine well
6. brush the baking pan with oil
7. dust with flour
8. pour the batter into the dusted prepared pan
9. bake for 30 minutes or until the toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean
10. cool down the cake before cutting

good luck!

love you bunches,

sai

for someone who is super busy and don't have much time to prepare lunch? this salad wrap is perfect for you! below are the ingredients: :)

ingredients:

• tortillas
• hummus (you can add as much as you like)
• lettuce (chopped)
• carrots (grind)
• celery (chopped)
• onion (chopped)
• balsamic vinegar (a teaspoon)

directions:

1. prepare the tortillas
2. spread the hummus in the middle of the tortillas
3. add the lettuce, carrots, celery, onion and balsamic vinegar
4. fold like a burrito wrap
5. and you're done!

hope this helps for you guys! easy and fast yet delicious! until next time!

xo,

sai borg

hey riders,

as of now, you are probably familiar with spam musubi. it is a rice and spam wrapped in nori. i never had it until 3 to 4 years ago when one of my friend came to visit and brought us a musubi, it was surprisingly super delicious and so simple to make. so today, i decided to make it and film it for your reference. i think when it comes to cooking, i like to explore a bit more.. that being said, i will show how i made my own recipe of this dish. now, i am not sure if i am the only one who ever made this version of musubi, i haven't been researching about it, so keep on watching! below are what you need to make this amazing dish.

ingredients:

• 1 can spam (i'm using the tocino flavor, but use any flavor you like)
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 cup of sliced lengthwise carrots
• nori

you will also need:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin (sweetened rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cooking oil or cooking spray

for directions:

please refer to the video.

thank you again for coming over and joining me with this cool adventure. please feel free to like my facebook page, share and spread the love. i hope you guys love this recipe and let me know what you think? until next time!

xo,

sai borg