Papaya salad (Laos style)

If you like spicy food, this one is for you.

I went to the market today and picked up bunch of veggies and other asian food. Trying to stock up for the New Years. I wasn't planning on making some salad but I couldn't pass after seeing some fresh green papayas at the market

I prefer this over Thai papaya salad. It's not sweet but it's super spicy, just the way I like it.

spicy prawn curry with rice

I haven't been cooking a lot lately because of my busy schedule with work and school. Now, that I'm on break from school, I should have time to cook more. So, tonight I made some spicy prawn curry with rice. It's one of my favourites. Bon appetit!

pumpkin spice pancakes

One of my favourite things about Fall is anything with pumpkins. So, I made some pumpkin spice pancakes yesterday for Sunday brunch. It was delicious and the house smells wonderful!

spaghetti with lots and lots of tomato sauce

I love me some spaghetti. I use organic wheat pasta with my homemade sauce. This is probably one of my favourite all year long!

More spaghetti ma!

hearty cold-weather soup

CHICAGO - Today's weather is cold, chilly, rainy and windy. It's typical Chicago weather at this time of year. However, I've never heard of 25-foot waves hitting Lake Michigan...sounds pretty wild.

I came home from work and really wanted to make some hearty chicken soup, so I made some organic chicken noodle soup. It was easy and yummy, just like my mom's chicken soup. It was perfect!

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my ideal burger -- homemade wild salmon burger

I decided to make some homemade wild salmon burger and spinach miso soup for tonight's dinner. It was sooo yummy! These meal are packed with nutrients and vitamins. Also, I had some oranges on the side to enhance the absorption of iron.