Dragon Fruit Blooms

Enjoy these beautiful blooms. They are so beautiful. I hand pollinated the flowers at 3 am hoping they will turn to fruits.:)

Fishing at Cape Henlopen State Park

Went fishing on Saturday and caught a lot of spot croakers. It was our first time going to Cape Henlopen State Park for fishing. These fishes are pretty good. I used a knife to clean the scale and also removed the gut and gills. Washed them and then cut two lines on each side of the fish. Sprinkle some salt on each side of the fish. Then use a little oil to fry them. I also like to eat scallion with my fishes so I fried some of those to place on top of the fish. I made the asian fish sauce for dipping. It was so good I can eat two fishes all by myself. Will plan to go back again to catch some more for family and friends. These store well in the freeze if you just place them in zip-lock bags and freeze them with their scale on. Now I don't have to buy fish for a year....lol

Che Bap (Corn w/ Glutinous Rice)

This is a good time to make che bap because fresh corns are more available at the supermarkets. Che bap is a Vietnamese dessert and tastes very good with coconut milk. A lot of people make this dessert with tapioca but I find it better with glutinous rice. I find it best to use white corns.



Ingredients:

4 ears of corns
1/4 cup glutinous rice
4-5 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 liter water
3 tbsp tapioca starch + 1/4 cup water

Method:

1. Clean the corns and use a sharp knife to shave the fresh corn as thin as possible.
2. In a pot add in the water and bring to boil. Add in the shaved corns. Bring to boil and remove foam. Then turn heat to medium.
3. Rinse the glutinous rice and then pour in with the corn. Stir to prevent rice sticking to the bottom of pot. Cook until rice is tender and liquid almost dry and at the level of corn. Should take about 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking to bottom of pot.
4. The corn and rice should thicken up at this point. Add in the sugar and salt. Stir and taste. Mix the tapioca starch with water and slow stir into the corn. The corn should be thicken but not dry.
5. Remove from heat and let it cool.


Coconut Milk:

1 can coconut cream/milk 14oz
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp tapioca starch + 1/4 cup water

1. Bring coconut milk to a slow boil. Add in the sugar and salt. Then slowly pour in the starch. Do not need to pour all starch into the coconut milk. The coconut milk should be slightly thicken with a hint of sweet and slight salty.

To serve: Pour some corns into a bowl and add in coconut milk. Serve hot or cold.