【胖大海炖梨】Malva Nut and Asian Pear Drink

 

朋友送来两箱子疏果时摘的亚洲梨，体积不大，但是很清甜。取几个煮这个胖大海炖梨，冷藏了喝，是这个夏天里喝了很舒服的一款饮料。

A friend sent two boxes of Asian pears she picked during fruit thinning in her garden. They are small in size but very sweet nontheless. 

I used a few of them to make this refreshing drink, a good way to stay cool during this heatwave.

【芒果西米露】Mango & Sago Dessert

 

今年夏天买过两箱的芒果，都非常甜，就拿来做一次这个全家都特别喜欢的甜点。真是夏日炎炎特别合适的一款美味甜点。

I bought two boxes of mangoes this summer, both are very sweet, I made this Mango and Sago dessert with it and it turned out well. The whole family likes very much. 

It is really a delicious dessert especially for hot summer like today.

Braised Pork Ribs with Potatoes 【土豆烧排骨】

好久没吃排骨了，去Costco买了一大盒猪小排，能吃好几次，非常实惠。今天炖了这个想吃很久的土豆烧排骨，里边的土豆比肉都好吃。

I haven’t eaten pork ribs for a very long time, so I bought a box of of pork ribs from Costco and made this braised ribs today, a dish that I have been craving for a long time.The potatoes taste better than the ribs! :)

【野苋菜马铃薯】Amaranth Potato Sabji

 

屋子前院好多年前长出一堆野苋菜，因为我们不打农药，所以我都会拔了做板面吃。后来不知道为什么，野苋菜就越长越多，盛夏期间至少能吃好几茬。

今天拔了一把特别嫩的野苋菜来做这道菜，配杂粮面饼非常美味好吃。

A bunch of wild amaranth has been growing in our front yard for years. I will pull some out to cook noodle soup each year. 

For some reason, the wild amaranth grew more each year, and I could eat at least several times each year during the summer season.

Today I harvested a handful of very tender wild amaranth to make this potato dish. It is very delicious with multigrain rotis. So thankful for this gift from our mother earth.

【手撕口水鸡】Sichuan Mouth Watering Chicken

 

很多超市的烤鸡是人尽皆知的价廉物美，可惜我们家几乎从来没办法完整地吃完一只烤鸡，所以很少会买超市的烤鸡吃。

前几天逛开市客想着很久没吃烤鸡了，就买了一只他家的烤鸡。吃了一顿后还剩下大半只待在冰箱里放着没人要吃了。

刚好记起之前看见过朋友圈好友把剩下的烤鸡用红油加工了吃，灵机一触，就把冰箱里剩下的烤鸡拿来做了口水鸡，结果当然就是被吃得干干净净了，就连不太会吃辣的俊宝都吃了不少。

Costco's rotisserie chicken is known to be priced reasonably, thus is one item most members purchase while shopping at Costco. Unfortunately, in our family, we can never finish a whole chicken at a time, so we rarely buy this rotisserie chicken. 

I went shopping at Costco last week and brought one rotisserie chicken since we have not eaten one for a long time. As usual, we were left with more than half of chicken and no one wanted it again.

I suddenly remembered a saliva chicken dish made by a friend on FB before, so I used the leftover chicken to make this dish, it is so tasty, that I think next time when I shop at Costco, rotisserie chicken will be in order!

【辣炒卤鸡胗】Stir Fry Chicken Gizzard With Pepper

买菜的时候如果发现鸡胗特价我经常会买两盒做卤鸡胗放冰箱慢慢吃。卤好的鸡胗除了直接吃，拿来这样炒辣椒/青椒也很下饭。

Whenever I find chicken gizzards on sale at the supermarket, I will often buy two boxes to make braised chicken gizzards and keep them in the refrigerator. 

The braised chicken gizzards can be eaten directly, it can also be easily converted into quick stir fry dishes like this stir fry chicken gizzard with chili/green peppers.

【炒合菜】Stir Fry Mixed Vegetables and Egg

 

几年前阿姨送我一盆她自己种的韭菜，结果每年都会自己长出来，所以每年春天开始就每几周就有一批韭菜可以吃。今天又收了一批韭菜，刚好家里有豆芽，就做了这个炒合菜，真是好吃呀！

My aunt gave me a pot of Chinese Chive that she grew, the chives have been coming back every year. So every few weeks from the beginning of every spring, I will have a batch of Chinese Chive ready for cooking. 

Today I harvested a batch of the Chinese Chive, and happened to have some bean sprouts at home, so I made this stir-fried vegetables with eggs. It is used as filling for spring rolls in the Northern part of China, I liked it with rice too.