Teczcape-An Escape to Food

Made similar Sausage and Peas Fried Rice (without peas this time) and freshen the fried rice with lots of shredded lettuce.

Similarly, this Salmon and Egg Pesto Fried Rice or Bell Peppers, Peas and Garlic Fried Rice can also enjoy some shredded lettuce in it. Our family never say "No" when more vegetables can be suitably included in any dish. 

Lettuce not only complements fried rice with refreshing moisture and tender vegetable crisp, it also balances the saltiness of sausage in the fried rice.



If you enjoy vegetables in fried rice, you can also try Vegetables and Egg Fried Rice made with broccoli stems and Brussel sprouts leaves (and add some shredded lettuce if you have them in the fridge)

These easy Peas and Corn Lettuce Wraps and Tuna Chickpea Lettuce Endive Wraps are perfect summer food. Fuss-free preparation to save you from time behind the stove and light, refreshing yet satisfying on warm summer days. These recipes already require minimum effort but what's quicker than 15-minute recipes? Less than 15-minute recipe! By depending on store-bought fillings to load up the lettuce and making a satisfying meal out of it.

The Korean supermarket over here got it all planned out for the busy cooks. Their store-bought package of cooked pork belly even comes with raw garlic, sliced jalapeno and spicy sauce. All I had to do was to prepare lettuce and this delicious Korean Pork Belly Lettuce Wraps is ready.

A variety of vegetables, raw and/or cooked, has become my blank canvas, and can easily build up to a healthy and delicious dish.


Today, it is a noodle salad made from assorted vegetables of lettuce and red cabbage, and soba noodles. This can jolly well be a meal when you are eating light.


Salmon or no salmon (for vegetarians), it is all up to you.

Leftover chicken does wonders to salad or grain bowls; not only it saves time during grain bowl preparation, it is also a quick and easy protein add-on to any meal.

Today, we have leftover (leftover from Indian take-out) tandoori chicken, shredded and topped over a salad base of cherry tomatoes, arugula, lettuce and cucumber.


For vegetarians, replace the chicken with Korean Spicy Chilled Tofu, Korean Spicy Baked Tofu or Soy-Roasted Tofu.

For some of you wondering what Tuna Floss is, do check it out on Wikipedia. Tuna Floss belongs to this group of dried and seasoned shredded meat snack (e.g. Pork Floss, Chicken Floss) with light and soft cottony texture. Most of the times, you can find this processed food item in Asia; and in some Chinese supermarkets in the United States.

Often salty, chicken/pork/fish floss is often used to complement bland foods/dishes, for example, as toppings on plain porridge/congee or to fill up a sandwich.


With the concept of "shredded", "seasoned" and "dried", you can jolly well make meat floss at home. I would not say it is complicated; but definitely it is a tedious process that requires patience. In fact, avid homecooks have it homemade so that they can make healthier meat floss versions. Store-bought meat floss is often over-seasoned (high sodium, high sugar) and contains added preservatives in order to make the "meat" tasty and give it a longer shelf-life. Only when it is DIY, made from scratch at home, that seasonings can be toned down with no added preservatives.

With frozen peas and corns, last-minute cooking can be hassle-free. A stir-fry of pea, corns and toasted pine nuts or a semi-homemade lavash flat-bread pizza in minutes; or throw in some pantry-friendly nuts or seeds to create this easy, light and tasty appetizer of organic romaine lettuce wraps.


This is the kind of warm salad that I enjoy, minimal dressing required. It also keeps well and can be prepared in advanced. All you have to do before serving is to warm up the salt and black pepper pea and corn combo, sprinkle with  toasted pumpkin seeds.


Pumpkin seed (or pepitas) is a good source of vitamins and minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, and copper. Its known nutritive content is known to improve various physical conditions including prostate and bladder problems (Source: Whole Foods, Livestrong.com).


Pumpkin seeds is also one of the best plant sources of zinc (other vegetarian sources include dried beans, garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas, lentils, peas, and whole soy products, whole grains and nuts) and contain healthy fats (essential fatty acids) that maintain optimum immune function.