【韩式炸酱面】Jjajangmyeon (Noodles in black bean sauce)

Jjajangmyeon is actually a phonetic translation of Chinese words 炸酱面, this tells a lot about the origin of this dish. It is a popular Chinese dish with Korean touch, created by Chinese immigrants many decades ago in Korea. 

Those who watched K-drama should know what it is since it is a very common take out delivery dish in Korea, thus eating Jjajangmyeon is almost a sure scene in most of the K-Dramas! 

韩式炸酱面实际上是中式炸酱面的变种，是一道在韩国颇受欢迎的“中国菜”，是多年前由中国移民在韩国创造的一道美食。

看过韩剧的人应该对它很熟悉，它可是韩剧的常客，是很常见的外卖，吃炸酱面的镜头也几乎是每个韩剧中比会出现的场景！

前不久去韩国超市买菜的时候顺便在超市里的食阁点了一碗韩式炸酱面，味道不怎么样不说，材料也少得可怜，只有一堆洋葱和几块肉，真让人大失所望。想想还是自己买材料做了吃吧！

Cornflakes Chiwada 【印式花生玉米片小零食】

When I was living in India years back, I liked bringing some spicy snacks from the supermarket, one of them was similar to this peanut cornflakes snack that I make today.

Trader Joe's organic cornflakes is very suitable to make this snack, since it is low in sugar. I bought a box of it when I last shopped for my grocery and asked for some fresh curry leaves from my neighbor to make this delicious snack, it is such a good treat.

在印度居住的时候非常喜欢到超市买一些香辣小零嘴吃，其中就有这款花生玉米片小零食。

前几天在Trader Joe's 看见低糖版的有机玉米片，很适合拿来做这款零食，买一盒回家，再向隔壁邻居要来一点新鲜的咖喱叶，几分钟就做出好吃的小零食，真是太棒了。

【印度路边摊咖喱鸡】Dhaba Style Chicken Curry

这款路边摊咖喱是印度北方邦，尤其是邦遮邦那里常见的美食。我每次到印度北方探亲或游玩时，一定会在出游的时候，停在路边的小摊稍作休息时点来吃。

这款路边摊咖喱鸡是北印度比较有名的美食，各个摊子都有自己的做法，材料一般都很简单，做法也不复杂，味道却是出奇的好，是我很愿意吃的一款印度美食。自己在家做也不难哦！

This roadside stall (Dhaba) curry is a common delicacy all over the northern part of India, it is believed to have its origin from the state of Punjab, India. Eating this dish at some local Dhaba (roadside stalls) is a big part of our road trip whenever we visited India.

Each of these stalls has its own method and secret ingredients making this dish, making the eating experience a unique adventure on its own. The ingredients for this dish are generally simple and whatever is available during the season, the preparation method is  also normally very simple. Which gives the dish a very simple, rustic flair. Making it all the more attractive.

【九层塔煎蛋】Thai Basil Omelette

I sprinkled some Thai basil seeds sometimes around spring and a bunch of the seedlings came out! 

I have been pulling some out to make dishes and still, I have plenty. So today, basil omelette it is. 

年初撒了一把泰式罗勒种子到门口，结果长了一堆好密集。 间了好几次苗，也吃了好几茬了，还有那么多。 今天就做个九层塔煎蛋吧!

【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.