Good Stuff

Tonight we had spinach (finally found some that weren't too covered in dirt), leftover ground beef n broc and scrambled eggs and rice.

To make it keto-friendly, he had pork belly, sunny side up eggs, both of which were covered in his beloved chipotle sauce and spinach covered in cheddar cheese.

Fondue!

Our fondue turned out to be a total fail bc we were just winging it. Fondue turned out to be so much more than just nuking cheeses in the microwave... Don't try this at home!

We nuked shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese in the microwave along with a bit of white wine, crushed garlic and some mustard. It looked good at first, but then ended up lumpy.

Shredded chicken and pork belly pieces (not salted since our fondue was already salted)

broccoli and cheese is a classic and therefore a must-have for fondue

costco meatballs

I'd say the meal looks legit, but in reality, it wasn't the best. If I could change out the cheese for rice, the meal would've been that much more enjoyable.

PS: After our failed attempt at fondue, we did some research and found out that nuked cheese is a major no-no among other wrong/missed things that we did. It's supposed to be melted slowly at a really low temperature. If you're interested, take a look at Alton Brown's vid: www.foodnetwork.com





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Pork belly n Eggs & Christmas Cookies

For dinner, we had pork belly and scrambled eggs. The dip is made with mayo and chipotle smoked hot sauce (super yum).

For dessert, we had some cookies, which were made exactly as the nestle tollhouse recipe instructed with the minor minor change of slightly decreased chocolate chips. I thought the cookies weren't that great (I prefer my cookies bready), but it's prolly just me as my fiance and my dad thinks it tasted normal and delicious. 

Pork Belly and Mapo Tofu

For an appetizer, we served pork belly with a trio of sauce: (L to R) chipotle aioli, dijon mustard, curry mayo. It was different, but still super delicious! Personally, I would always choose pork belly with kimchi and pickled daikon though... probably because I don't care much for mustard.

And for dinner, we made ground pork mapo tofu. We used the same box as last time for the sauce, but added more meat, less tofu, some baby corns and peas. Mm-mmm good with a serving a rice! Yummy in my tummy!!!

A lil bit of Everything

This is pretty much the same as last night's dinner with the kimchi pork bellies, lettuce and beef n eggs. Tonight we made rice though and added some kimchi. This kimchi was way more spicier than the first bottle we bought. If only we could read korean....

Beef n Eggs with Porkbelly and Lettuce

We made beef n eggs with ground beef and scrambled eggs. This time we ate kimchi marinated porkbelly (already bought pre-marinated) with lettuce. The beef and eggs were kinda bland despite a good dose of salt and pepper. It needed a kick to it so we added smoked chipotle hot sauce to it and it was much tastier. Omnomnomnomnom

Pork belly, Kimchi, n Daikon

all on a bed of lettuce. Totally yumsters!

Leftovers

Leftover pickled daikon and carrots with freshly cooked frozen pork belly, lightly salted.

A totally delicious way to whet an appetite.

The last of the stew! This time with pasta. Mmm-mmmmmm good!

KBBQ

Korean BBQ right in our own home! 

All you need is a portable gas burner, a pot and food! It also helps to have a splatter guard. 

There's sliced cabbage and long stemmed mushrooms on the top left corner with leftover Szechwan Shrimp on its right. The pot with the splatter guard on top is in the middle. We had sliced short plate and rib-eye for meats along with thick slices of pork belly to the far right. We also used galbi marinade (red capped bottle) to cook our food with for yummy flavor. On our plates, I premade rice noodles with a spicy sauce. There's also more daikon. The other side sauces in the three small metal bowls were: sesame oil with kosher salt, chili sauce and this lime soy sauce thing that we bought just to try. Twas delicious! Everything was just so scrumptious and even more so since we enjoyed this in the comfort of our own home :D

Pork belly n Daikon

Pork belly cooked to perfection and sprinkled with kosher salt for taste. A side dish of pickled carrots and daikon goes deliciously well with the pork belly. 

Pork pork pork

Pork bellies on a bed of leafy romaine lettuce. 

The lettuce balances out the oiliness of pork bellies making you want to eat more of this yummy goodness.

We never eat wet dumplings anymore because my bubby LOVES potstickers! I have to agree that potstickers are quite delicious and even more so when they're homemade! :D 

These were from the last batch I made. They're super delicious even after freezing for a month or two! Best comfort food ever!!!!!!

Pork belly and Poached eggs

For breakfast today, we're eating toast, two poached eggs, pork belly and roasted tomato slices.

Talk about a super hearty breakfast! Yum!

Asian BBQ

Apple martini mixed with clear rum and a maraschino cherry. Yum!

 

(Left picture) Pork belly on top with sliced pork on the left and sliced beef on the right.
(Right picture) Diced cabbage with long stemmed mushrooms, tofu, and fish balls.

So GOOD!!! Was really missing asian food. :) 

French Toast n Cupcake

Cupcakes made from a box with homemade frosting in a lavender color.

For breakfast, we ate a sweet cherry chip cupcake with orange flavored frosting, a couple of french toast with some pieces of bananas and some pork belly. 

Twas a pretty hearty breakfast! :D