Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

Stir Fried Sambal Belacan Long Beans That's the Malaysian dish ordered by Billy, my husband, for lunch on our last day in Kuala Lumpur.  We both liked it so I tried to guess how it is made by giving the ingredients a good munch. I saw anchovies among the beans! Billy said he misses anchovies. I was certain I still had some in the ref at home. :) Challenged by what I tasted but too tired from the trip back to Manila, I had no time to search about how to make sambal belacan. I ended with this--- Stir Fried String Beans with Dried Anchovies and Shrimp Paste.  Yeah, I had to make do without the sambal belacan sauce. Afterall, I wasn't sure if any of us would have tolerated the real spicy flavor. Here's how I did my own modified version of the dish.  Ingredients: 1 cup dried anchovies oil 1 tbsp garlic 1 medium onion, sliced 2 tbsps shrimp paste 1 bunch string beans, cut 1 large tomato, cut  Steps: 1. Heat anchovies in pan until brown and crispy. Add just a very little oi...

This is not the first time I'm writing about making a Business Card Sleeve. In my previous post about crocheting this project (click here to view post), I shared about my experience from a spiritual standpoint. This sleeve can be used to keep business or loyalty cards. This time, the feature is about how to crochet on the opposite side of the chain. This tutorial  by Rachel Choi of Crochet Spot talks about how to do that. This is very easy and simple because all you have to do is repeat the rows round and round until you reach the desired size.  Enjoy making as many business card sleeves using different colors for your friends. 

Thinking of a dish to serve for breakfast? Or pack lunch for kids? Y ou might want to try this! For the past weeks, office work has seemed to drain my energy that when I get home I just prefer to prepare simple and easy-to-cook dishes.   Here's exactly one of those quick veggie and egg dishes that I cook for dinner or lunch the following day --- Corned beef-veggie omelette. Here's how. Ingredients: oil 1/2 large onion, sliced 1 can corned beef  1/2 carrot, sliced 1/2 green bell pepper, diced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced 1 small broccoli florets  1 large tomatoes, sliced pinch of salt, ground pepper and other spices of choice (allspice, thyme) 3 eggs, beaten 1 tbsp leeks Steps: Heat oil in pan.  Saute onion and corned beef.  Add carrots, bell peppers, broccoli and tomatoes. Simmer.  Transfer sauteed mixture to a platter. Set aside. Heat oil in pan. Add 3/4 of beaten egg mixture. Allow egg mixture to settle at bottom of...