• 5 lbs beef shank
• 1 lbs beef neck bones
• 2 lbs beef tendon
• 3 inch fresh ginger, peeled and smashed
• 5 each garlic cloves , peeled
• 1 each yellow onion, peeled
• 3 tablespoons Sichuan hot bean paste; dou ban jiang; chili bean paste
• 8 each whole star anise
• 3 1 1/2 inch cubes Chinese yellow rock sugar, about 3 ounces; or 3 tablespoons sugar (white or Chinese packed light brown sugar)
• 1 bunch green onions (onion tops), trimmed and use the white parts, smash
• 1 bunch cilantro stems
• 8 inches daikon, peel and cut into 1/3
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup Chinese white wine
• ½ tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon dried tangerine skin
• tt freshly ground white pepper
• 2 lb eggless Chinese wheat noodles; Shandong la mien, Cook noodles according to package directions
• 3 each baby bok choy, each halved lengthwise and rinse

1. Bring large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add beef shank, neck bones, and beef tendons. Reduce heat. Simmer until beef is brown on outside. Drain and rinse beef under cold water. Wash pot.
2. Heat 1/4 cup oil in same pot over medium-high heat. Add ginger, garlic, onion, star anise, whole green onions, and chili bean paste. Saute for 1 minute.
3. Add 20 cups of water, 1/2 cup soy sauce, dried tangerine peels, 1 tablespoon salt, rock sugar, daikon, cilantro stems, Chinese white wine, Sichuan peppercorns, and beef.
4. Bring soup to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Gently simmer for 2.5 hours.
5. Remove meat and tendons and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
6. Strain broth and add beef and tendons back to the strained broth. Discard the beef bones, daikon, etc.
7. Cook noodles according to package and drain well.
8. Divide noodles among large soup bowls. Add blanched bok choy. Ladle soup and meat over. Garnish with a drop of sesame oil, bean sprouts, chopped green onions and cilantro. Sprinkle with white pepper if desired.

4 each chicken breasts
2 can chicken broth
1 can water
3 cups jasmine rice
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
Fish Sauce
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
Soy Ginger Dipping Sauce
4 tablespoons peanut oil/vegetable oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tablespoon ginger
2 each green onion, chopped
Ginger Salt Dipping Sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 each green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons ginger, minced
1 tsp salt

1. Poach chicken breasts in 2 cans of chicken broth diluted with 1 can water.
2. Set chicken breasts aside.
3. In a pan, add 2 T. oil. Add 1 T. minced garlic and 1 T. minced ginger. Add rice and saute until slightly golden.
4. Put rice grains in a rice cooker and add the proper amount of liquid using the liquid used to poach the chicken.
5. Make the dipping sauces.
6. For the fish sauce, mix together the ginger, garlic, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, and water.
7. For the ginger soy sauce, heat the oil. Turn off heat and then add the ginger, green onion, and soy sauce.
8. For a plain ginger green onion dipping sauce, heat up 3 T. vegetable oil. Turn off heat and add to 1 green onion chopped, 2 T. minced ginger, and 1 tsp. salt.
9. Serve the rice with the poached chicken breasts sliced with the dipping sauces.

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the noodles. it was interesting.

Scooby doo snacks grabbed lunch at buddha’s belly.  we both ordered the spicy peanut noodles cause we do EVERYTHING together.  it was okay.  nothing stellar.

my noodle dish also came with this tomato egg drop soup.

it tasted like tom yum soup but not at the same time. hmmm.

it wasn’t bad.  xoxo.

yes...i ate half of it already.

i ordered a whopper jr. and a small fries.

and yes...i ate most of these too.

it was good…not great, but good. xoox.

two words: SOOOOO good!

after picking up my husband from work last nite, we decided to check out mama lu’s dumpling house…and OMFG…sooo crazy happy that i did. i LOVE it!!!

i ordered the roast beef noodle soup, green onion fried pan cake, juicy pork dumplings, pan fried dumplings, and sauteed string beans.

Roast Beef Noodle Soup...we LOVE this stuff.

i LOVED everything except for the panfried dumplings.

my husband LOVES green onion pancakes!

i also got a lemonade iced tea which i also LOVED. i will definitely be going back. oh yeah…it’s cash only and i personally think it’s sooo much better than din tai fung, which quite honestly, i think is slightly overrated. xoxo.

i was craving buffalo wings so my husband and i decided to hit hooters. big mistake. like seriously, their food has basically been going downhill. luckily, we went during happy hour so it wasn’t too expensive but i will most likely NOT be coming back.

we got the lemon pepper chicken wings naked, breaded hot buffalo wings and teriyaki wings, and their tator tots.

oh yeah…and one of their wings was like seriously a joke. i mean, i know the economy sucks but check out the size of that drumstick.

i think i am getting ripped off!!!

like seriously??? xoxo.

for lunch yesterday, my best friend scooby doo snacks took me to hokusai. the first thing he says to me is, “u look like you just came out from an anorexic eating disorder clinic.” i’m like…”really? awesome!!!” honestly, i hadn’t been eating much the past two weeks cause i’ve been stressed over my bootylicious birthday party but now that the party is over, i can go back to resume eating.

rock shrimp tempura

at the restaurant, i ordered the crispy spicy tuna, the rock shrimp tempura, albacore sushi, and miso soup.

crispy spicy tuna. xoxo.

scooby doo snacks got the chirashi [i think that's what it's called] entree consisting of soups, salad, rice, and some raw fish stuff.

i also got an iced tea.

all in all, i was pretty happy with my meal. my rock shrimp tempura tasted like shrimp chicken mcnuggets so i liked it.

rock shrimp tempura

so if you’re ever in like beverly hills, i totally recommend this place. i don’t crazy LOVE it but i honestly wouldn’t mind coming back.

oh yeah…me and scooby doo snacks has also become one of those annoying people who sit next to each other and like text each other. why? cause we’re stupid. xoox.

for breakfast, i wanted dunkin’ donuts cause i don’t have it anywhere near where i live in LA…so i’ve like never had it before. and omFG…it was sooo good…i ordered some egg sausage breakfast thing with hash browns, an iced tea, and a fritter.

the hash browns were sooooooo good.

i love this thing a lot.

the fritter was seriously yummy too.

this was a HUGE disappointment.

my iced tea tasted like crap because i’m sure they brewed it in the same pot as their coffee so it had that nasty bitter coffee taste to my tea but i was pretty happy with my egg sausage breakfast thing.

i would definitely go back for the hash browns and fritter.

this was pretty good. xoxo.

i had hit noyes street cafe with my husband and siblings-in-law for brunch. i ordered the steak medium rare and had my eggs over easy. it came with a mimosa which i did not touch cause i had been drinking the night before so i was slightly hungover.

anyway, i liked my breakfast. xoxo.

my french martini

for my brother-in-law’s 30th bday bash, we hit HI-TOPS which is like this sports bar in chicago. people started playing beer pong which i think is gross cause like the ball gets on the floor and then u “sanitize” it with water and then hit it and then it lands in one of those cups filled with beer and then u drink that beer and i think it’s gross. i’d rather lick a toilet for like a dollar. Why? cause for one thing, if u play this game, you’re not winning anything and if i lick a toilet, i’d still get a dollar. i kid…i’d rather die than do those two things. actually, i’d rather be forced to eat like 2 hot dogs by myself.  anyway, so as people are playing this, i decide to have two French martinis which consisted of chambord, vodka, and pineapple. that was pretty delicious. my sister-in-laws and i also had some red headed sluts and kamikaze shots. that was a really bad idea.  oh yeah…my husband, sister-in-law, and i also ordered some bar food. we got nachos and buffalo wings and fries. that was really good.  i really like it when nachos have that ghetto liquidy melted cheese and not like real cheese that is melted.

i love nachos cause it's bad for u so that makes it really good.

all in all, i had a great time. it’s been awhile since i’ve had two martinis and four shots. the next day, i was dying so i will be back to quitting the bottle. xoxo.