mid-autumn festival

*Originally posted on Oct 4, 2009*



So I have come to the realization that I am terrible at updating.  I think this comes from the fact that I generally don’t bring my camera with me when I go out to eat (something that I have to change). No pictures = no update, because frankly, who would want to read a post about food or anything for that matter without a picture? But I have been on a picture taking spree, so wait for another post on a sushi place I tried out today and my very first fashion/beauty post!

Anyways, back onto the topic of this post, Mid-Autumn Festival, when eating moon cake is mandatory. For this meal, I did not go out to eat, but my parents made dinner at home (I helped with a salad) and grandparents and cousins were invited.

The feast!

My mom made two plates of Chinese zucchini with wood ear fungus and shrimp, a plate of a form of Chinese melon with chicken, honey ribs, baked Japanese squash and 2 lbs worth of fresh shrimp. She also bought a Chinese style free range chicken, BBQ pork and roasted pork. And of course, what you see in the green bowl is the salad that I made. =)

This was a simple tomato and yellow pepper salad with a dressing that P’s mom taught me. P is a good friend whose house we use all the time for our potluck feasts. To dress my salad, olive oil, sesame oil, white vinegar and salt was used. There were no particular measurements, but I made sure to add only one tablespoon of olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon of  sesame oil and 1/2 tablespoon of white vinegar to begin with and then added more of whatever I felt was necessary to satisfy my tastebuds (I prefer things to be on more of the of sour side, so I added a lot more vinegar). This dressing is aromatic and tangy but no heavy. It doesn’t smother the natural taste of the veggies, rather, it enhances their tastes. I imagine that this dressing can be used as a base and additional ingredients may be added to add more dimension to it.

I’m such in love with the above dressing that this morning, I made myself a quick salad bring to work!