I love guacamole but it has a lot of fat and calories. So on the MRT I was thinking of ways to reduce the calories in it. Here are some ideas ( Read more... )

In an attempt to eat more vegetables, soup, and possibly salad (I hate salads D: boo!) I decided to try cooking some cauliflower I found in the fridge.

Cauliflower is healthy and low in fat and carbohydrates. Wikipedia may not be the best place to find info, but I like to believe it.

Ingredients:1 head of cauliflower ( Read more... )

This snack is very common in Asia. I don't know how common it is in America since my mom would just make it so I don't know if it is sold in stores :P ( Read more... )

FYI, I suck at filming and editing

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For ingredients and instructions, check out my Lolita blog at ABC Lolita ^u^v

I'm excited to finally finish this!

A simple, light side dish that comes together in a matter of minutes. This is yummy and low-cal for how filling it is!

Ingredients:
Cabbage
Fresh mushroom
Tree Fungus

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One of the most popular Chinese dishes, mabo tofu is quick and delicious! The flavor and spiciness is all based on the sauce you buy, so be sure to try many kinds! Pre-mixed "mabo tofu" sauce is available in some places so you don't even need to do anything other than add it to tofu, but if you want to make mabo tofu with authentic do ban jiang ( ( Read more... )

This is a super-flexible, just make stuff up as you go recipe. I liked the way it turned out ^u^v

Ingredients:
shrimp, peeled, beheaded, de-veined, and lime juiced
diced veggies (I used celery and carrot)
diced onion
1 big can tomato sauce
1 small can tomato paste
black pepper
noodles

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My grandma bought a huge drum of Quaker Instant Whole Oats because I had finally almost finished my old one. Unfortunately, I was actually getting sick of oatmeal :P So naturally I had to make them into a dessert!

I went onto the Quaker website and used the recipe for Low Fat Chewy Fruit&Oatmeal Bars. Mostly because it did not require butter/ ( Read more... )

A while back a bought this Japanese waffle maker that makes waffles in the microwave. I do love waffles, but can't get a waffle iron right now. This waffle maker makes one small square waffle at a time. I used my sister's pancake batter recipe and tried it out this morning (yesterday morning?)

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My family has never been big on eating out. I remember Old Country Buffet being the "special treat" for birthdays and holidays, and looked forward to it every time! We ate out probably less than 10 times a year. Whenever we did go to a restaurant, my mom would analyze the food and figure out how to recreate it at home!


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