I had a bit of fun while cooking dinner last night. One for Jude for his Life in Colour and also Dr. B and his Challenge your Camera – Still Life

Here we have:
Bitter marrow – hubby’s favourite. Steamed and then stir fried with black bean sauce.
Zucchini – Chopped and coated with olive oil and oregano and roasted in the oven.
Suger Snap Peas – Peeled and stir fried with garlic, soy sauce, mirin and sesame seed oil.
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Alison that’s a lot of greens, hope you relished them in your way!
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Haha yes we’re very healthy
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That’s great Alison! 🙂
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Fun!
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Giggling! 🙂 🙂 I’ve not come across the bitter one. Looks a little weird.
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It’s not for everyone, such an awful smell as well, I don’t like it
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Yay! A fun post. I have not heard of bitter marrow, Asian? But I would happily eat the other two. BTW I am a Ms not a Mr. 😂
Jude xx
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Oops so sorry ..I’m not sure why I thought you were a Mr
Yes it’s an Asian vegetable
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That’s OK. Jude is a male name, mine’s just short for Judith,which only my parents and siblings used!
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I just read your very interesting about me post and saw then my mistake
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Wow!
Brilliant!
Are you an artist?
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Haha just a bit of fun
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But you brought out the real artist👍👍👍
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Maybe
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No may be
Yes 100%
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Well aren’t you the healthy household with all your greens!! I love the fact that you got 2 challenges in for the price of one!! I never came across bitter marrow either – I’m sure its nicer than it looks!!!
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It really isn’t Marie and the smell is awful
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😅 😂
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How artistic! I’ve not heard of bitter marrow or mirin but I do use courgettes (zucchini) frequently.
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Thanks Marion ..hubby has it at least once a week
Mirin is a bit like sherry I think!
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What a clever idea for a green still life! I’ve not had bitter marrow either but reading your comments above I’m not in a hurry to try it. And I don’t like sugar snap peas so it’s zucchini for me please 🙂
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Thanks Sarah, zucchini is my favourite too
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I applaud your hubbie for liking bitter melon. I love it myself, but even I have to counter it’s bitterness with a savory meat filling or stir fry. It’s too much on its own. A very acquired taste. I keep telling my hubby, after you eat bitter melon everything else tastes sweet. An argument which hasn’t suaded him yet 🙂
Do you/he grow it at home? Do you know that you can use it and make a tea? Though, if you don’t like the fruit, you’ll abhor the tea 🙂
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No we don’t grow it here Sandy
He generally goes to a Vietnamese fruit and veg shop to buy it. He eats some strange things 😁
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On the basis of just that … I think he must be an excellent person to know 🙂
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He definitely is ..he’s Austrian Polish and English ..born in Japan and lived most of his life in Hong Kong ..thinks of himself as Asian mostly though!
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oh what a fun post! love those veggies! 🙂
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Thanks Lola ..I was smirking away by the time I had finished rearranging them 😅
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My mom loves bitter melon as she call it 😊
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That’s correct I just realised ..it is bitter melon
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😊
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Such a fun composition for both challenges, Ali!
And I can see some exciting stirfrys happening here. We love bitter marrow as well (we call it bittergourd in Singapore). Our favourite version is not very healthy but so delicious: it is cut into thin rings, battered and deepfried.
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I might like it like that !
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We also like it in curry!
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Reblogged this on sketchuniverse and commented:
🥒🥦 WELL DARLINGS, WHEN WE DON’T FIND ANY PEN, PENCIL OR PAINTBRUSH, WE CAN SKETCHING WITH SOME HEALTHY VEGETABLES LIKE THESE.
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Thanks 🙂
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You’re so welcome
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I love it! Beautiful idea and fun!
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Thanks 🙂
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