Dejah

Did up a couple of Weight Watcher's recipes: Beef Taco Soup - made it thick = stew. Eaten with Paratha and corn chip for hubby Cioppino last night with toasted hot dog buns. Picked up the wrong mussels, but they worked out fine. Added clam meat shrimp, and pickerel. Loved the broth! Recipe is from a site called "Drizzle Me Skinny"

Took a drive out to our farm house and to enjoy the fall colours. Got home too late to bake the huge ham, so I did 2 thick slices on the pan, drizzled with maple syrup.

I use canned waterchestnuts, only kind available 11 months of the year. I pulse the waterchestnuts and shrimp in my mini processor then work them into the ground pork?> This is the recipe we used in my restaurant. Everyone else used just pork. There are different ways of folding the wontons. I usually just scrunch them up at home. Best to google for different shapes. We used one for soup and one for deep fried (appetizers)> Soo’s Wonton meat recipe: for 40 lbs 40 lbs. lean ground pork, one commercial size can of sliced waterchestnuts, 5 lb box of small shelled and deveined uncooked shrimp. Chop shrimp and waterchestnuts with cleavers until same as ground pork. Seasoning: Using a Chinese porcelain soup spoon: 7 spoons of sugar, 10 spoons of salt (same for MSG option), 2 spoons white ground pepper, 7 spoons EACH of oyster sauce, sesame oil, soya sauce for colour, 1/4 cup veg. oil, about 1/2 cup of cold water. Work the mixture for a few minutes with your hands. This produces a really nice texture and makes sure the seasonings are well distributed. These days I use my KitchenAid with the paddles to do the mixing. At Home recipe: 1 lb lean ground pork 6 oz shrimp chopped fine 3 oz waterchestnuts - chopped fine 1 tsp. soy sauce 2 tsp sesame oil 1/4 tsp pepper 1.2 tsp lemon juice 1.5 to 2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp MSG 4 tbso cold water 1 tsp cornstarch Mix above ingredients together vigorously until "thready" ( looks like strands of thread in the mixture. Makes filling fluffy - good mouth-feel texture - tender, juicy) Chill until ready to use Can be used for soup or deep-fried wontons.

It's soup weather! Made Hot & Sour for a friend who has a terrible cold. The vinegar and spice cleared up her sinuses! We had some for lunch: Took a bit of time this morning and made up a batch of wonton filling with ground pork shrimp, and waterchestnuts. We had some for lunch and I am delivering some to elderly friends

Easy meal for busy day! Black bean garlic beef & bell peppers. Tossed in remains of a zucchini too. Made my old restaurant's Sweet & Sour Spareribs (#13) for our garden club potluck. Many of the members are old enough to be former customers of our restaurant Soo's. They went over well! The ribs are dunked in egg wash then coated with cracker crumbs, Deep fried ribs are delicious fresh out of the oil. Simmered in water, vinegar, sugar, ketsup = Sweet & Sour. Hubby's plate at home, eaten with Beef & Shanghai Bok Choy and Jasmine rice

Thanksgiving! Had most of the kids home except for 4 due to distance and work. 2 friends joined us for supper. Had a 13 lb prime rib - good sale at our Co-Op! 2 slabs left and most of the smoked chicken I picked up at a local meat shop. Holiday Brussel sprouts, baby carrots and taters for veg. Yorkies and gravy were snatched and slurped up. Pumpkin pie completed the meal After the gang all left and the dust settled, we old folks had Shrimp and Chinese Cabbage and Fun See A little more indulgent last night with grilled lamb chops and leftover Thanksgiving vegetables. And the last 2 pieces of 2 pumpkin pies!

Moussaka, salad and Cavendish fries Fall-like weather, and this hit the spot after working at garden clean-up all day: Beef & Tomato with jasmine rice

The weather is amazing for October: temp today was 30Celcius! A/C is still on, so I cooked pork side ribs, slathered with hoisin sauce and wrapped in foil, in slow and low oven for 4 hours. Broiled for a few minutes at the end. Eaten with my Apple Canberry chutney. I I made a double batch of this chutney. It is perfect for pork, chicken, ham, and toast! Apple Cranberry Chutney A delicious cranberry chutney with apples, oranges, golden raisins, and spices, perfect alongside pork, turkey, and chicken main dishes. 1 orange, peeled, tough membrane removed, chopped 1/4 cup orange juice 1 package (12 ounces) fresh cranberries 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 large Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored, chopped 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 8 minutes, or until cranberries are bursting. Chill until serving time; freeze surplus in small containers. Makes about about 4 cups of chutney.

Found a bag of "Southern King Crab claws in the freezer. Not enough for a 2-person meal, and we are too lazy to eat them as claws. Dug out the meat and added to a can of cream of mushroom soup 'cos I am lazy. Eaten with garlic toast. Grocery store had lovely fresh daikon, so I made Lo Bak Goh with rehydrated shrimp and shitaki mushrooms, and lap cheung. Fried some up for lunch!

Char Siu ribs: Breaded Pork Chops with Cream of Mushroom Soup

Buttermilk Biscuits, scrambled eggs and conserve for brunch.

Grilled Lamb chops on reduced price. Eaten with wild rice leftovers, corn, and mint sauce.

Inspired by the comments about Picalilli, I made some this morning! But the recipe said wait for a month before consuming! I licked the spoon and it was good.

local meat packer has 2/pk pork tenderloins on sale for $5.00. The package I cooked last night was 36 oz: supper last night and lunches today. A friend has a cottage in northern Manitoba and they just picked up a container of new harvest of wild rice. So supper was rosemary marinated and grilled pork tenderloin, cranberry, wild rice, and barley pilaf, and a pile of mixed veg. Eaten with my cranberry apple orange chutney

Chicken and ginger conger with century eggs, Chinese cruellers, and a new ingredient for me: crispy ikan bilis. What a punch of umami! My friends who winter in Malaysia brought back a big bag as we loved the crispy chili ikan bilis when we stayed with them.

Chicken Francese for supper. It's an Italian dish. Wondering about the name Francese...named for a lady chef? It was quite nice, with just a hint of lemon in the sauce. A friend introduced us to Mustard Pickles. She had given us a couple of jars and we really like them. So I made my own batch last week. The pickle goes well with chicken pork, hot dogs. That's the yellow stuff on the lower left.

Gai Lan is my favourite vegetable. Paired with tofu and oyster sauce makes for a simple and quick supper with Jasmine rice.

I've been very lazy in posting, but not in cooking and taking pictures. Tho I have no debilitating after effects, energy and stamina is just not up to old standards since I had my stroke end of April. But nothing stops me from cooking and eating. @Smithy: I too made a peach pie. Haven't made one for years but this was for a friend. Need to learn how to do lattice topper but the pie was good. We had just enough pastry to make a regular size pie and for a topless small one for ourselves. Peaches have been terrible this year - o BC Freestones. When it was +30 outside, I did Chicken Souvlaki in the Ninja Toast Oven Air Fryer. Eaten with rice and black beans Have been watching a series on TV: Streets of Hong Kong, mainly about street food. Thought this looked good, so I tried it: Beef short ribs simmered with star anise, ginger, scallions, and white peppercorns for 5 hours. The meat very tender but rather flavourless as that went into the broth, which was amazing. Meat dipped in chili crisps and soy was fine. Eaten with bok choy and rice noodles. Pineapple Pork Meatballs was easy to put together and great with fresh pineapple. Sobey's had prime rib on sale, $2.00 off for Scene members ($13.99 - 11.99) plus 10% off for Scene day - firstr Tues of the month. Grilled up one steak for two of us.

Breaded Pork Chops. Corn OFF the cob for hubby and new taters. Tried out VH new flavour dipping sauce: Orange Ginger - can't beat the discontinued Mango Chili 🤥 A friend brought over Ho Fun with shrimp. I cooked up Shanghai Bok Choy with garlic scapes. Cleaning up when freezer and pulled out a bag of homemade apple pie filling. Made Canadian Cheddar Cheese Apple Crisp. No oatmeal was harmed in this crisp. Canadian Cheddar Cheese Apple Crisp - from E.D. Smith Pie Filling - Recipe on can Basic Recipe: 6 portions 1 - 19 oz. E.D. Smith apple pie filling 1 - cup all purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 1 ½ tsp. baking POWDER ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese ( I use old cheddar) 1/3 cup melted butter ¼ cup milk Combine and sift all dry ingredients Mix in cheese Mix together the melted butter and milk. Add to the above mixture Mix gently with a fork until all the flour is incorporated Spoon apple pie filling into a shallow 1 quart / 1 litre baking dish Drop flour/cheese mixture by forkful to evenly cover the entire dish. Don’t press down! Use the fork to spread the dough if lumpy Bake in pre-heated oven at 375F for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown The recipe calls for a shallow 1quart dish. I used an 8” x 11” Pyrex glass dish. I made 1.5 times the topping recipe but 2 cans filling Great with ice cream or by itself.

Some meals over the past week or so... .Mapo Tofu - added Japanese eggplant 'cos I wanted them! Had cooked these thin Pad Thai noodles and they were not right for this dish! Took them out and glad I had leftover rice in the fridge. Sauteed Shrimp, chips and Shanghai Bok Choy. Curry gravy is a favourite for chips! Beef & Bitter Melon with the Pad Thai Noodles I cooked a couple of nights ago. Shake 'n' Bake BBQ Glaze for chicken legs. I had kept the stock left from poaching a chicken. Cooked the rice and the Chinese cabbage with it. Delicious rice! Reminds me of Hainan Chicken & Rice. Grilled Ground Chicken Burgers with Thai Basil, pan fried potatoes, roasted cauliflower and salad (strips of carrot, cuke, diced red onion, and feta cheese. I used Japanese seasoned sushi seasoning (a vinegar) as dressing. Breaded Pork Chops, a few shrimp, corn OFF the cob, new taters. WE loved VH Mango Chili dipping sauce on pork, chicken, fish, but they have discontinued it !!! Booo

Thank you for all your helpful responses. I checked out Spiceology. All look interesting, except they all contained salt and orange peel (high in potassium) But I may order them for myself! I've made a file, so, looking forward to the challenge.

Wondering is any member on dialysis? My 88 year old brother just started last week. My 87 year old s-i-l is recovering from a heart attack. I am trying to take over some of the cooking for them. I have various pamphlets and notes from dietician, but any input would be appreciated.

My grands call this Brandon French Toast: It's grilled cheese, dipped in egg then fried. Served with maple syrup.

I had poached a chicken for my brother, who just started dialysis. He had the ginger, scallion, sesame oil dip but missed the salt..."=( The poaching broth was amazing, with just ginger and scallions. I used some to cook the rice that we had for supper. To make it a quick supper for us, I opened a can of fried dace, and stir-fried some Shanghai Bok Choy wit a few shrimp. Fish again last night: Blackened Manitoba pickerel, homemade perogies by a friend, peas, and Cavendish sweet potato fries (hubby's request) Picked up Guy Fieri's Chipotle sauce for the fries.

Baby backribs on sale at Safeway. I was short of time, so I didn't slow cooked them as long as I usually do. But they turned out well - in the oven and into our tummies! I had a few baby Shanghai Bok Choy languishing in the crisper while I was away. Trimmed off the yellowed leaves and simmered the stalks in the rib juice that I drained off from the ribs. Cooked 2 racks and sent one to the freezer for a day when I don't feel like cooking.