My mother-in-law buys hairy gourds back every once in a while. Today, she asked me what to do with it and i suggested we make hairy gourd soup with it. I’ve not had hairy gourd soup for a long time and both my kids love it too. It’s easy to prepare. Just need to remove the peel and scrape out the seeds.
I found some red dates and dried oysters inside the fridge and decided to add those in as hairy gourds can be a bit bland. Dried oysters adds flavor to almost any kind of soup. The red dates will add sweetness. Yes, remove the seed from the red dates. Mother-in-law says to add some spare-ribs to the soup too cos she’s too lazy too cook it, lol. You can read instructions on how to get rid of pork smell here.
And here you go. A nice clear bowl of Hairy gourd soup with spare ribs, dried oysters and red dates. A really cooling soup recipe for the whole family.Get your man to eat the oysters. Contains lots of zinc which is the main ingredient for sperm production. Strong man = strong babies…. you get the drift….
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March 31, 2008 - 11:44 pm
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We received a few bottles of red wine from friends and relatives over Chinese New Year. Kept them inside the cabinet and forgot all about them. My kid was rummaging for his cookies when i saw those bottles of red wine. Too bad there’s no corkscrew in sight. I looked everywhere and it seems that we dont have a corkscrew in this household, lol. No corkscrew = no red wine.
What to do, have to buy wine corkscrew or else, we can just stare at those bottles of red wine and get an imaginary high. And this is the Birambeau corkscrew which hubby bought from Parkson. I doubt if we’ll use it after we’ve finished up those few bottles of red wine. That’s why this Birambeau corkscrew isnt an expensive one to begin with though there were many more corkscrews with a higher price tag at the rack.
My sis has lots of red wine over at her place. She has those expensive wine corkscrews. I cant remember how much this Birambeau corkscrew costs, but i asked hubby just now and he says it’s less than ten bucks, lol. It did however did its job well and opened all the bottles of red wine that we have. Oh, if i want to drink red wine, the easiest and fastest way is to pop by her house. It’s definitely nearer to my house than going to the mall.
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March 23, 2008 - 4:31 pm
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I cooked Organic chasoba in Japanese miso soup a few days back. I still have a few packets of Japanese miso soup base left. I havent got a chance to cook the organic somen. So, i made some for lunch.
All the steps are the same. And here, you can see the cooked Organic somen being chilled in a bowl of filtered cold water. It’s an important step. You know, cooked noodles have that slimy feel to it. The organic somen has a wonderful texture. It’s smooth and has a perfect bite to it.
And this is the Organic somen in Japanese miso soup which i cooked for lunch yesterday. I added two crabsticks to it as i was really hungry. Oishi desu ne….
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March 19, 2008 - 9:36 pm
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What’s there to cook on a glorious Sunday afternoon. Ok, so there’s Japanese miso soup also the Organic Somen and Organic Chasoba which i bought earlier. I asked hubby which would he prefer and he said he wanted the organic chasoba. So, chasoba it is.
The Organic chasoba has a lovely green tinge and smells great.
Here’s the organic chasoba boiling in the pot. There are altogether three rows of organic chasoba inside the packaging and i cooked two of it. Enough for both hubby and i and also for both my kids too.
And here’s the packet of instant Japanese miso soup.
And here are the contents. There are four sets of miso soup inside. Took two out.
The slim packet contains the miso, and the squarish packet are the seaweed, spring onions and what-are-those-yellow-bits?? Dried tofu pieces? I love the smell of the miso….. mmmm.
Just add some hot water to it and give it a light stir. Dont put too much water or the miso soup will become bland and you’ll need to add soy sauce to it later on.
Here’s the cooked organic chasoba. Dumped them into the rice cooker’s steamer rack which happens to be nearby. Fits perfectly over the pot, lol. Ran cold filtered tap water over the organic chasoba to stop the cooking process and also to cool it. Or else, it’ll be too soft and lose it’s bite.
Separated them into their respective bowls and it’s a lovely weekend meal for my family of four. Simple isnt it. No skills needed.
Ahhhh…. up close and personal shot of the best bowl of Organic chasoba in Japanese miso soup that Samm cooked….. sluuuurrrrrppp. OISHIIIIIIII ne
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March 16, 2008 - 4:15 pm
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I bought these certified organic somen and greentea soba from Jaya Jusco supermarket’s organic section. It’s not very well stocked and is placed at the furthest end of the supermarket where they sell fish, if i’m not mistaken. A small miserable display rack is all they have. But i found these organic somen and greentea soba or chasoba right at the end of bottom shelf.
There are more varieties but i prefer buckwheat noodles. Let’s see how they taste like when i cook them later on. I just hope my kids will eat them. Hubby wont have a problem as he usually eats everything that i dish out, lol. That’s pretty encouraging since i seldom cook and not exactly a domestic goddesss. Have you tried organic greentea buckwheat noodles and organic somen before?
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March 11, 2008 - 3:09 pm
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