Kabocha fall soup

The weather in Santa Monica has been a bit chilly lately, so I decided to make this fall soup with lots of warm spices with Kabocha squash.

For garnish, I drizzle olive oil and some cream.


Spices I used are
*Curry powder
*Cumin
*Nutmeg
*Bay leaf
*Thyme
*salt and pepper.

Tilapia with tomato basil salsa

I've always seen Tilapia fillet at Costco but never bought one.
For the first time, I cooked Tilapia and it was so flaky and soft! Raw tilapia is firm texture and I never knew it became this soft after cooked.

I made simple salsa with cherry tomatoes, basil from my garden with garlic and olive oil and some onion.

So light but filling.

I want to make fish taco with Tilapis next time!

Chinese Dinner

I often make this lettuce wrap at home. It's easy and very tasty.
I always make some extra because this mixture makes great filling for spring roll or pork bun. or just simply on top of rice or mixed with noodles.




last night I served it with store bought steamed sweet red bean bun.

Yogrt cake with homemade pech rose water jam

I saw a recipe by using pancake mix in Japanese cooking website I gave a try.


I decorated with my homemade Peach jam with rosewater and pansy from my garden.




It's too dense for my taste, but the taste was ok.

2nd annual Pie contest

I entered my 2nd Pie Contest by KCRW at Taste of Beverly Hills.



I have entered Zesty Key Lime Pie for cream category, and Bourbon Pecan Pie for nut category.






at Entrance of the Taste Of Beverly Hills



I didn't win any of the prize but I had a lots of fun and tasted some of the contestant's pies that was pretty amazing.
there were lots and lots of pies