Saturday, 26 February 2022

Home Grown Vegetables, Tai Pau Or Steamed Big Bun

On one morning last week, I harvested the following from my garden.

A cucumber and a tomato.
4 small white bitter gourds.
The last batch of long beans from the dwarf long bean plants. I have pulled up the aging plants to free the pot for some other plants.
Home grown from my garden.
Can you see the spots on the small tomato? When I cut the tomato, there will tiny worms inside the tomato. I hope that by wrapping the remaining tomatoes with recycled plastic bags will save the tomatoes from worms.
My neighbour gave us 2 big buns (tai bao) which I re-steamed to heat up for our lunch.
Inside the steamed big bun.
Update on the arrowhead shoots.
Sad to say that the arrowheads have turned yellow and it was a failed project.
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Simple home cooked dinner.
I added 2 white bitter gourds to the remaining portion of stewed duck.
1 dish dinner with steamed brown for hubby and I.
I forgot where I saw this cat. It was sunbathing on the tar road and not disturbed by my presence.


Your throne is founded on two strong pillars -
the one is Justice and the other Righteousness.
Mercy and Truth walk before you as your attendants.
Blessed are those who hear the joyful blast of the trumpet,
for they shall walk in the light of your presence.
(Psalm 89:14-15, The Living Bible-TLB)

52 comments:

  1. How I envy you (though the bible says we cannot envy LOL!) for all your homegrown bounty! Eeee.. so geli that there are worms in the tomato but can't be helped since homegrown veggies are pesticide free. I think the arrowroot project failed because they are mot suited to grow in water. But they do look very lovely before turning yellow. Ah! I like that cat! Such pretty design on its coat.

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    1. Now I have to really check for worms. Don't want to be munching on the worms. Lol! I agree with you on the cat's coat.

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  2. Ooooo...I used to enjoy those big paos at Bukit Bintang in KL so much in the mid-80's. They upgraded the place and got rid of all the nice coffee shops and stalls - dunno where they disappeared to so I never had any ever again. Never had any so nice since!

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    1. Since the pandemic started, many of our favourite stalls have closed and disappeared.

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  3. Your home grown veggies look good, sorry about those nasty worms! tHE FOOD LOOKS GREAT, I would lve to try those big buns. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  4. That recipe looks delicious and healthy. Thanks for sharing.
    I invite you to visit my last post. Have a nice week-end!

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  5. Hello Nancy, :=) I didn't know that tomatoes could get worms inside them. Good healthy meals with your home grown vegetables. You found a nice cat to share.
    Have a good weekend.:=)

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    1. Oh yes, and they are wriggling worms. Eeeek! Have a good new week.

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  6. I've never cooked white bitter gourds, It is interesting to see these in your post. I'll check in the market. It is nice to see these arrowhead shoots are growing. Lovely cat and delicious food too...
    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Thank you, Amila. Over here, white bitter gourds are not common. My arrowhead project failed and I have to discard them. Have a great new week.

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  7. Nice cat.

    Oh got worms one inside the tomato? That's why organic vegs cost so much more hor, it's so hard not to use chemicals for mass production.

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    1. That is why chemicals and pesticides is so important to the farmers.

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  8. Hello Nancy,
    Your meals all look delicious. I would love to try the steamed buns. Nice harvest, green beans are one of my favorite veggies. Love the sweet kitty. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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    1. Thank you, Eileen for hosting. Have a wonderful new week.

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  9. Your vegetable garden provides some amazing ingredients for your cooking, which is quite unfamiliar to me. Nice post!
    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  10. ...and the arrowheads seemed to doing so well!

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    1. Thank you, Tom. Too bad they didn't last and have all turned yellow.

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  11. Long beans are my favorite home grown vegetables. I would hate getting worms in my tomatoes! Last season many friends got them. I was lucky not to.
    The meal looks nice!

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    1. Thank you, Villrose. I hope after wrapping the tomatoes, there won't be any more worms in them.

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  12. So nice to harvest own crops. Really satisfying.

    Yummy big Pau. But need share as I definitely can't finish by myself.

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    1. Lol! I ate the whole big pau. It looks big but the filling was not as compact as in the old days.

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  13. That's a good haul from your garden.

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  14. What a nice harvest from your garden! Delicious food too. Of course I love the sweet kitty. Have a nice weekend Nancy. :)

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  15. The steamed buns look delicious. Sad you have worms in some of your tomatoes. Adorable cat you saw. One was by my neighbor's garage the other day sleeping in the sun. Good scripture you shared. Have a blessed day!..Becky

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  16. Your Home Grown Vegetables are the results of your diligence and green fingers and blessings from the Lord. 👍 Tai Pau looks very tasty! I wonder what sort of worms are in that tomato. Lucky you checked it before eating. Fingers crossed that wrapping the tomatoes will prevent worms from being in them. When is the harvest for those wrapped tomatoes?

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    1. Don't know what worms but can see them wriggling away. Will have to wait till the tomatoes are no longer green.

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  17. I really love those bitter gourds! The steamed bun looks awesome.

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  18. Some great looking veggies there.

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  19. What a beautiful cat and the plant by the window looks good. Love seeing those big buns and the yummy food!

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  20. The cat is gorgeous! Wonder why your project did not grow right? You are an expert gardener.

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    1. Thank you, Ginny. I think the project failed is because the plants won't do well in water. Most probably have to grow them in soil.

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  21. The arrowheads might not be good to eat, but they look pretty in the water bowl.

    Every creature likes tomatoes, or so it seems.

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    1. Thank you, Mimi. I forgot that the worms need to eat too. Lol!

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  22. Genial cosecha y bello gato. Te mando un beso.

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  23. Bitter Gourd sound interesting.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  24. arrowhead looks pretty as a house plant. Your food always looks so interesting :)

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    1. Thank you, Betty. Disappointed that the arrowhead couldn't make it into the list of house plant. The project failed.

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  25. Wonderful veggies (apart from the spots), but, ohhhh! That bun looks like an alien, LOL!
    Sorry about the arrowhead shoots.
    Cute cat!

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    1. Thank you, Iris. Lol! It did look like an alien spaceship.

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  26. Homegrown is healthy. The vegetables, except that tomato, appear to be clean and fresh enough to consume raw.

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    1. The fresh cucumber will be eaten raw or as juice.

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