Garlic Stems with King Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry

 

My sister got some garlic stems from the Chinese grocery store along with some king oyster mushrooms.  She says her family loves them.  Here is her recipe.  The mushrooms give the dish a meaty taste, delicious!

2 bunches of garlic stems

1 pkg of king oyster mushrooms sliced on the diagonal (she told me after)

2 cloves of garlic minced

1 tbs shaoxing cooking wine

1 tbs oyster sauce

2-3 tbs canola oil

Stir fry the garlic stems for 2 minutes. Add the sliced mushrooms and stir fry for another 5 minutes until soft.  Add garlic for 1 minute, then add shaoxing wine and oyster sauce.  Enjoy.

Kale with red onions and balsamic vinegar

 

I sauteed some kale with red onions, balsamic vinegar and cranberries and was very happy with the outcome.

Kale leaves finely chopped

1 tsp sugar

a handful of dried cranberries

3 tbs olive oil

1 red onion sliced

2 cloves of garlic minced

1/2c water

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3 tbs balsamic vinegar.

saute onions, garlic in olive oil. Add cranberries, sugar, salt, pepper.  Mix kale leaves in.  Add balsamic vinegar and water.  When the leaves soften in about 4 minutes, it is done.

Sunday Smiles and SITAR - World Cup and on Costa Rica

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Enjoy the game!

Welcome to Sunday Smiles, I have an interesting fact on Costa Rica for you today.

For SITAR I drew a  Guanacaste Tree, the national tree of Costa Rica, an ACEO (2/1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil).  It is a huge tree, This tree can grow to heights of 25–35 meters (82–115 feet) with a trunk diameter of up to 3.5 meters (11 feet). 

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles and to Nicole's SITAR.

Pandan Leaf Green Tea

 

Husband M got some takeout Vietnamese food from a restaurant new to us. We quite enjoyed the food. They offered him a cup of tea while he was waiting on his order. M commented how refreshing it was despite the hot day that it was. The man gave him a bag of this loose leaf tea as pictured above, we were surprised. Google Lens told me it was a Pandan Leaf Green Tea. It says the leaf has a vanilla taste with hints of toasted coconut.

Friday Art - Tripod Fish

 

Welcome to Friday Art!  Showing my tripod fish ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in acrylic and watercolour pencil.

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and to Gillena's Art For Fun Friday.

A lovely visit

 

Some good friends dropped by to see how I was doing after my recent eye surgeries.  They brought me these beautiful orchids and some delicious butter tarts.  It was great to see them and have a nice chat as I have been housebound for so long.  

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