Thai-Style Noodles
I finally succeeded in making this at home…at least in my own world. It is somewhat Americanized with regular instead of Chinese broccoli. I also simplified the ingredients just enough so that I am satsified with the flavor. My trusty source Thai Table is the best!
Tips: Use a very hot good quality wok (carefully) and work quickly with all the ingredients ready when you start cooking. Of course, fresh noodles are a must as well as chilies. I used dried chili oil and it worked just fine.
Peanut or canola oil
1/2 lb ground chicken
Broccoli
1 lb fresh wide rice noodles
garlic
1 tbsp palm sugar
2 tbsp golden mountain sauce or light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
Thai chilies or chili oil
1. Mix the last four ingredients to make the sauce.
2. Slice noodles into 3/4″ strips and break up into thin pieces.
3. Heat wok, add oil, then saute garlic.
4. Add chicken, saute until golden brown.
5. Add noodles, stir fry.
6. Add sauce, stri fry.
7. Add broccoli.
If you want the noodles to be firm, add the broccoli first then the noodles. Enjoy!
Presenting my new hobby – Gardening! Last year was the first time I did any serious gardening and I had a blast with just tomatoes, peppers, melons, and a few herbs. This year, Marcel is joining me and we are going full blast – or at least as much as we can cram in our “suburban farm”. It is like building an empire and I am enjoying it very much. For the first time this year, we are starting with some seeds. How wonderful it is to see the sprouts growing into full grown plants!
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Growing Young Plants
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Blueberries, Strawberries, and Lingonberries
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Cilantro
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Oregano
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Raspberries
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Rosemary
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Peas, Carrots, Broccoli, Spinach, Lettuce, and Onions
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Chives
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Young Sprouts
Dear Company,
Most days I like you, some days I don’t - but today I very much like you. I thank you for the honor of being awarded “Employee of the Quarter” among the gazillion hardworking individuals in the company. What can I say? I will work just as hard as I always do but with an even bigger smile this time. I appreciate the check that might just allow me to see my family for the second time this year 
Sincerely, Your Hardworking Employee
Not the actual certificate, otherwise you would know where I work.
Manila mangoes are in season right now so I thought I’d make one of my favorite desserts – mango cake but in this case, mango cupcakes.
I made the cupcakes with Trader Joe’s vanilla cake mix then added mango slices in the batter before pouring into the muffin pan. For the frosting – heavy whipping cream, confectioners sugar and puree from half a mango. I did not measure the proportions – just by thickness and consistency.
- These bulbs just sprouted in our front yard.
I was going to post some spring flower pictures from our garden but for some reason they were not coming out right in wordpress. Oh well, here’s one anyway.
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