Monday 20 August 2018

From The Garden To The Dining Table: Dinner For 2.

The fig plants that were propagated by air layering are now growing well and are bearing fruits. Every morning when I water the plants, I will check on the fig fruits. One morning, I noticed one fruit that looked like its time to harvest. There were some white spots on the skin and probably attacked by some kind of pests.
 Can you see the white spots on the fig?
When I cut the fig into half, the inside looked good.
It would have been sweeter if I had waited for 2 to 3 more days.
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Dinner Day #1
I had a packet of stinky beans in my fridge.
 I opened up the beans to check for worms. Then I washed and soaked the beans in water and place them in the fridge until it was time to cook them.
I still had 1 white brinjal and 3 white bitter melons from the previous day's harvest.
 I will be using all the above for cooking a single dish. I planned to keep half of the dish for the next day's dinner.
 Sambal stinky beans - Stinky beans, minced pork, white bitter gourds, white brinjals cooked with spicy prawn paste. This plate was for 1st evening's dinner. 
Besides the stinky beans dish, I boiled corn soup with pork ribs, red dates, and wolf berries. Love the natural sweetness of this soup. Great for hot days.
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Dinner Day #2
I went outside to check on the papaya tree. Saw one green papaya with a tinge of yellow on the skin. I plucked it and use it to boil soup. Since the weather is hot plus the bad haze, it will be good to drink plenty of soup.
 The 2nd half portion of the previous day's stinky beans dish. 
 Soup of the day - papaya, carrot, dried cuttlefish, red dates, wolf berries and pork ribs. It was very delicious and love the natural sweetness of the soup.
 Just these 2 dishes for our dinner.
I steamed just enough rice for 2 people. It is very tempting to eat more rice especially when we have the appetizing spicy stinky beans dish.

Happy is the man who doesn't give in and do wrong when he is tempted,
for afterwards he will get as his reward the crown of life
that God has promised those who love him.
(James 1:12, The Living Bible-TLB)

38 comments:

  1. It takes a lot more effort to cook at home specially when there's just the two of you, but I guess it always taste much more delicious because it's made with much love. Your husband is a blessed man, Nancy:) Have a nice day.

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    1. That is the reason why I seldom cook. It is much easier to eat out when there are only 2 of us. But home cooked is most times tastier but I usually do simple recipe. Have a nice day too!

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  2. Love your soup. Papaya, carrot and cuttlefish with pork soup sounds delicious.

    Good harvest. With such weather nowadays, everything grows so well, it looks like it. Haha.

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    1. Yes, I am beginning to love the papaya soup. Humans are complaining about the hot weather but some of my plants are loving this weather.

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  3. Wow.. I miss homecooked food.. my turn will come next...

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    1. Wait until you have finished all your travelling first. Lol!

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  4. your meals are so wholesome! I like all the dishes. For myself since I am lazy to cook I would eat the organic bitter gourds raw just like that.

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    1. Actually, I am lazy too but suddenly I was bitten by the cooking bug! See how long it will last.

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  5. I like your homecooked dinner especially the stinky beans dish LOL!

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    1. That is our favourite dish! Thank you, Phong Hong!

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  6. I have not tasted papaya in soup before, would like to try it, must be sweet tasting

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    1. Yes, it is very sweet. I am sure you will love it.

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  7. Hello, your home cooked meal looks delicious. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and the new week ahead!

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  8. Oh my what a feast you prepared. It looks so very good.

    Have a fabulous day, Nancy. ♥

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  9. You sure know how to use ingredients in many different ways! The corn soup looks yummy!

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    1. Hubby and I love both the soup. Great for hot days.

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  10. Our figs are just starting to ripen now as well. Your home cooked meal looks good. Have a good week, Diane

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    1. Thank you, Diane! I am waiting for the rest to ripen and it won't be so soon.

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  11. This food is good for health but I hate this type of food . 😜

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  12. You certainly make it all look very attractive. We too only serve enough rice for two so that we don’t overdo it. It we take more rice we take more of everything else!

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    1. It is so easy to overeat when the food taste good!

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  13. All looks delicious and always a joy to know that you have grown all lot of the ingredients yourself.

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  14. Two beautiful suppers, you are a great cook.

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    1. Thank you, Mimi! These are very simple recipes.

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  15. Se ve muy buena tu comida. Besitos.

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  16. So nice to have all those edibles that you planted yourself.

    Is it possible to ripen the fig after harvesting? Using the usual 'trick' of wrapping it in newspaper.

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    1. I haven't tried. Now that you have mentioned, I think I should try.

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