Edibles Growing In My Garden

These days, I have not been out for foodie hunt so today, I will share about the edibles growing in my garden.

Bitter Lettuce.

I got the seeds from a friend.

From the first sowing of seeds, only 2 seedlings sprouted successfully.

I thought the success rate was low, so I sowed all the remaining seeds and these sprouted. These are now grown in the veggie patch in front of my house next to my neighbour's.

Corn plants in the front veggie patch.

I have 4 yam beans growing in black plastic bags in the front garden. Hope there is something for me to harvest in the near future.

Skinny cauliflower plants.

Green brinjals.

Chili plants are still fruiting.

Snake long beans seedlings newly transferred to these big pots.

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We found the following mural during our short trip to Penang in 2022.

Children flying kites.

This mural was painted on the side wall of a corner shop.

Linking to Monday Mural.

The rich man thinks of his wealth as an impregnable defense,

a high wall of safety. What a dreamer!

(Proverbs 18:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Sambal Prawn Noodle, Durian, ABC Soup With Corn

This was a Thursday.

Took this sunrise shot at 7am before we start our morning walk.

We pass by this abandoned house every time we use this route.

Chinese art mural on the wall of a Chinese school.

On our way home, we stopped to collect our breakfast.

Economy beehoon with sambal prawns and potato.

Chilled durians for lunch.

My Bugs Bunny Kitchen Timer.

Got this for free when we visited a Home Decor exhibition years ago. This timer is very useful in reminding me if I have something slow cooking in the kitchen. These days, I tend to be forgetful.

ABC Soup

Ingredients used: Potato, carrot, tomato, onions, corn, and soft bone pork.

Blanched green vegetable (choy fah), drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Thankful for this dinner and grateful for God's provision.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Oh, how grateful and thankful I am to the Lord because he is so good,

I will sing praise to the  to the name of the Lord who is above all lords.

(Psalm 7:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Buns & Bread And Sweet Sour Pig Trotter

There are mornings when the sky is just gray with no sign of sunrise in sight. Then I will be looking for some other interesting things to take snapshots. There is one newly renovated double storey corner house that we used to pass by.

The new owner has planted these decorative trees and grass on this raised up area.

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Breakfast

We had steamed buns (from neighbour) for breakfast.

2 buns with bbq pork filling and 2 with chicken curry filling.

These 2 baked buns with bbq pork filling were for mid morning snack.

For lunch, we had Campbell's chicken soup and bun with garlic butter spread.

These corn on cobs were for afternoon snack.

I bought some century eggs and I remember I have pickled ginger in the fridge. Century egg drizzled with a bit of sesame oil is best eaten with pickled ginger.

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Home cooked dinner.

Sweet, sour, and spicy pig trotter dish. 

Just this dish alone is enough to go with steamed rice.

Sunset at 7:15pm

This lovely sunset made up for the lack of sunrise.

There is one public pay phone booth still standing in front of the row of shop houses. On a closer look, one can see that it is no longer working because the receiver is missing. These days, hardly anyone would use a public pay phone. Almost everyone has a hand phone.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

So get rid of all that is wrong in your life, both inside and outside,

and humbly be glad for the wonderful message we have received,

for it is able to save our souls as it takes hold of our hearts.

(James 1:21, The Living Bible-TLB)

Entertainment & Activities During Lockdown

We all need some kind of entertainment or activities during lockdown. Stay with me and I will show you some of the ways I entertain myself or keep me active during the series of lockdown.

#1 - Taking sky shots.

Morning sky at 6:45am, no morning walk.

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#2 - Taking snapshots of our meals.

This was my breakfast.

No photo to show hubby's breakfast because he had his earlier.

2 pieces of toast with peanut jam.

Cucumber slices with sesame dressing, just to clear the unused cucumber slices from the fridge.

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#3 - Spending time in my garden.

This is how I protect the figs from the birds.

I punched holes in the used plastic bags and used them to protect the figs.

I placed the plastic bag over each fig and pulled the string to secure and tie it to the stem.

With this method, at least I get to taste and enjoy some of the figs. If I delay in harvesting the over ripe figs, the ants and fruit flies will get to them.

#4 - Getting to taste the produce of my garden.

Nice to eat it when freshly plucked from the plant.

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#5 - Keeping my mind active thinking of ways to prepare food.

My neighbour gave me 4 jagung or sweet corn. I removed the kernels from the cob. After steaming the kernels, I stirred in some butter and salt to taste. It makes a delicious snack or lunch.

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#6 - Diligent in jaws exercising by eating lots of delicious fruits.

#7 - Exciting my taste buds to do their job properly.

Sweet like honey.

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#8 - Sweating out in the kitchen (my personal gym or sauna)

No rice dinner.

For this evening, the cook was in overdrive mood and cooked 4 dishes for dinner.

I decided to steam the last 2 pieces of fish using chopped garlic and ginger strips.

Hubby not keen on the steamed fish, so I fried onion omelette.

Sauteed napa cabbage and carrot with garlic and salt to taste.

I had some thawed pork belly slices in the fridge, so I fried crispy pork slices. They are best eaten with sweet Thai chili sauce.

#9 - Feeding and giving my whole digestive system a good workout.

Okay, these should be enough for this post.

Rattan basket on a pulley system.

In the old days, this method was used by shop keepers to keep cash during the business hours. The basket can be pulled down and released. This method was also used for transferring of items between the upper floor where the stock was kept and the ground floor (shop) without the workmen having to go up and down the stairs.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

Work hard so God can say to you, "Well done."

Be a good workman, one who does not need to be ashamed

when God examines your work.

Know that his Word says and means.

(2 Timothy 2:15, The Living Bible-TLB)

Post Christmas Day: Lunch, Snack & Dinner

We didn't go for morning walk the day after Christmas. Instead, we drove out to town for breakfast.

Sunrise at 7:20am

Morning sky at 7:45am.

From the look of the sky, rain was expected later in the morning.

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We had leftover for lunch.

I steamed 4 baby corns (1 eaten by hubby before I took the snapshot), and I reheated the yam puffs (given by a friend) and 2 croissants (bought from Aeon Big Falim) for lunch. Happy to clear all the above items from my fridge.

I made Konnyaku jelly with cut orange because I couldn't find other fruits in my fridge.

My neighbour gave me a big papaya, cut half and kept the other half in the fridge. We had the above sweet treats for our afternoon snack.

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I had a packet of stinky beans and some remaining sambal dried prawns which I need to clear from my fridge.

I cooked a plate of stinky beans with sambal dried prawns (bought from Penang). This time I cut the big stinky beans into quarters which makes it easier for us to bite.

Dinner for 2 people: Stinky beans with steamed rice.

I reheated the leftover beef with ginger and spring onions which I almost forgot about it.

We used to pass by this corner house on our morning walk. We are attracted to these round shaped cockscomb flowers planted by the roadside. I had to stop to take a snapshot of the flowers before continuing our walk home.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

And when the green shoot comes up out of the seed,

it is very different from the seed you first planted.

For all you put into the ground is a dry little seed of wheat

or whatever it is you are planting,

then God gives it a beautiful new body-

just the kind he wants it to have;

a different kind of plant grows from each kind of seed.

(1 Corinthians 15:37-38, The Living Bible-TLB)