Archive for December, 2008

Mandarin Palace

Friday, December 5th, 2008

After living in Fredericton for more than five years now, there’s a Chinese restaurant in town that I’ve yet to visit. The Mandarin Palace Restaurant on Lincoln Road! It’s accessible via the bus route, which is rather convenient for those who don’t own a car (a.k.a. myself).

Four of us went there for supper and ordered four different dishes to share.

The Cantonese stir-fry noodles.

Steamed sea bass fillet with ginger and green onions.

The famous spicy Szechuan dish, Ma Po Tofu.

Stir-fry Yu Choy (green choy sum) with beef.

We enjoyed our meal, but found it a bit pricey (ranging from $12 to $17 per dish). The final bill turned out to be $20 each person. I started missing those dishes that I could get from home, again. A seafood meal will be awesome! Lobsters, crabs, giant shrimps, and my ultimate favourite, taro pot with sauteed mixed vegetables. Yummm….

Having said that, these Chinese dishes are well prepared and I’d certainly recommend Mandarin Palace to those who appreciate authentic Chinese cuisine!

Quick & Easy Pizza II

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

This is my second time preparing homemade pizza, using the same recipe as before. This time, I baked the pizza for 20 minutes at 400 F instead (rather than at 450 F) in the preheated oven . It turned out great, no burning at all :) It was more cheesy too!

Topping ingredients:
1 cup pasta sauce
2 round slices of bologne
1/2 lb ground beef (seasoned with ground pepper and light soya sauce)
1 medium onion (diced)
5 pieces medium whole mushrooms (sliced)
1 1/2 cup mozarella & marble cheese (in cubes or shredded)
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp rosemary leaves
1/2 tsp oregano leaves
Directions:
1. Preheat oven at 400F.
2. Place the ingredients in order, from the list above, on the pizza crust.
3. Bake pizza for 20 minutes.
4. Serve while hot!

NEW Appearance

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Presenting my blog with a brand new appearance! I’ve been working for the past few days on combining three blogs into one; this site, certainly has much to offer. Ranging from adventures, festivities, food, lifestyle, recipes, traveling, and Chinese writing (文艺部落).

This is a site about my life experiences that are worth remembered and cherished. I’m looking forward to sharing them with you.

By the way, comments are always welcome ^v*

冬雨

Monday, December 1st, 2008

十二月一日的天空,无情地下起雨来了。雨,洒在雪堆上。冬季里的雨天,让我不禁怀念雪花纷飞的日子。我心想:到底雨点在哭泣,抑或微笑?

没有默契的水滴
无缘凝聚在一起
是老天爷不作美
还是雨点在伤悲

零上天气很沮丧
失去雪花的芳香
水珠终究得舍弃
相聚一起的缘机

是自由
抑或颓废
雨滴始终保持缄默
不停地奔驰
企图忘掉悲伤
灌溉着大地
想要磨灭雪的痕迹

雪花
是曾在一起的印证
绮丽且珍贵
冰霜为盟
寒风为誓

如今
没了冰天雪地的感动
雪人
溶化不再给温暖

稀薄的空气
让人想放弃
呼吸的权利
是雪的美丽 让生活有意义

潮湿的雨天
让人很惦念
阳光的妖艳
是雨的思念 带来一丝爱恋

难道落泪就是悲哀?
难道欢笑就是喜悦?
洒落的雨滴
或许在释怀
而不是叹息

哀伤
还是快乐
唯有天晓得