Spicy Fried Noodle, Stewed Tai Sai Keok & Confinement Noodle

This was a Saturday morning. The morning was nice and cool, very quiet and peaceful. I opened the gate and went out to take some sunrise shots.

Sunrise at 6:50am.

6:58am - getting ready to start our morning walk.

When we passed by this house, the dog was as usual sitting on top of the car, guarding the front of the house.

On the way back home, we stopped to buy a packet of economy spicy fried noodle (Indian style). That morning, I don't feel like eating spicy fried noodle. I ate 4 cream crackers with peanut jam and apricot jam.

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Lunch

Our neighbour bought for us stewed pork leg and chicken feet aka "big small leg" (tai sai keok in Cantonese).

It was still hot and smelled nice.

I cooked dried noodle. No need to toss with oil or soy sauce. Just toss the noodle with the stewed gravy. Thanks to our neighbour for this delicious lunch.

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Home cooked dinner.

Cauliflower harvested from my garden. This cauliflower started off looking like the normal white cauliflower. Then as it grows bigger, purple tinge started to appear. I googled and found that it is edible as long as there is no strange smell or any infestation.

I washed and cut the cauliflower into small pieces. Then I blanched the cauliflower in hot boiling water. Drizzled with some roasted sesame dressing.

That evening I cooked "confinement noodle soup" with my home made glutinous rice wine. It is called confinement noodle because this is good for women who have just given birth. This confinement soup helps to warm up their body post delivery during the confinement month.

Ingredients used for the soup: Sesame oil, ginger strips, minced meat, wood fungus cut into strips, red dates, goji berries, rice wine, water and salt to taste. The amount of wine and water depends on your personal preference.

I added 2 fried eggs and for noodle, I used Sitiawan meesua (thick version). It is about the size of the rice vermicelli. I personally prefer the thinner version. This confinement soup also goes well with rice. It is best eaten during the monsoon seasons to help keep us warm.

He sends the snow in all its lovely whiteness,

scatters the frost upon the ground,

and hurls the hail upon the earth.

Who can stand before his freezing cold?

But then he calls for warmer weather,

and the spring winds blow and all the river ice is broken.

(Psalm 147:16-18, The Living Bible-TLB)