(Chicago) – Wandering inside a grocery store has been therapeutic for me. I enjoy traversing every aisle and browsing interesting food stuffs neatly arranged in high shelf or colorful fresh produce misted every 10 minutes. I have been to as many Mexican carnitas, butcher shops, farmer’s markets, local specialty food shops and mainstream groceries, as I can. But my latest obsession is this Korean grocery, H-mart, in the Chicago suburb of Niles. I know I published a few posts about H-mart already. I can’t get enough of it. Last Sunday, I found myself roaming leisurely in this Asian food mecca again and letting myself get fascinated by the food that…
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Burger Steak, Almost Like Jollibee
(Chicago) – One of my favorites in Jollibee is their burger steak. The mushroom gravy is just soooo good with rice. Since there is no Jollibee in Chicago, I’m stuck to making my own version. This is an easy, quick and inexpensive dish to make. It surely brought back memories of coutnless moments when I crammed for my statistics exams in college while lunching on 2 orders of burger steak in one meal— just for myself, no sharing. Ingredients: 8 burger patties 1 tablespoon EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) 1 tablespoon butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon Worcesteshire ½ cup water 1 small can (10 ½ oz) condensed mushroom…
