For the project 1 of sensing class

19:42 Go home

Boiled the chicken

People only yawn when their eyes are open.

06:36 Noodles and Pastry Are Quite Tricky to Make

I tried steaming buns once before and failed. Yesterday, I attempted making pancakes and nearly failed again. Mastering the properties of ingredients and controlling the heat really requires a lot of experience.

Huanhuan has had diarrhea since Friday, so I haven’t made anything particularly tasty these past couple of days.

This morning, I tried making pancakes, and they turned out quite delicious. Huanhuan ate a little and felt better during the day. In the afternoon, we had some golden fried potatoes, but unfortunately, she had a relapse by evening.

Huanhuan and I played *Split fiction all day long, skipping breakfast. Suddenly, hot dogs appeared in the game, making us crave them so badly that Huanhuan quickly steamed two zongzi for us to eat.

As it got dark, we went out for a walk, thinking about buying some delicious grilled sausages. But we couldn’t find any. There was a single dried-out one at a Meiyijia convenience store, but we didn’t buy it.

We walked really, really far. Later, we suddenly felt like eating oysters and drinking Coke. We found a barbecue shop that said they had them, so we went in and ordered four while we waited.

After half an hour, the food ended up being served to another table, which made us a little upset. We walked around some more and found another place that was even cheaper. We ordered a dozen right away, but they weren’t very tasty. Maybe next time we should just make them ourselves.

Last night, the rain was heavy, and I was awakened by the sound of it at 2 a.m. My mind conjured images of floods raging outside, the building I was in swaying precariously in the deluge, and before I knew it, I fell back asleep.

This morning, I took a shower and started studying. I’ve come to appreciate the phrase “Stillness begets wisdom” even more—only in stillness can one observe and reflect, complete the learning process, and gain wisdom.

Yesterday, I sliced the ham I brought home and searched on Bilibili for recipes like “ham stir-fried with XX.” I came across a dish of ham and spare ribs stewed with bamboo shoots. Inspired, I decided to buy some spare ribs and bamboo shoots to make it. However, I ended up buying too much—two ribs along with the chunk of meat attached, totaling 3 jin (1.5 kg), priced at 23 yuan per jin.

Here’s where I really disliked the butcher. I kept emphasizing that I was cooking for myself and asked him to give me one less rib or leave out the attached meat. He kept mumbling that he’d lose money if he didn’t sell it to me and quickly stuffed it all into a bag.

At noon, my mom brought me a watermelon and mentioned that spare ribs cost 20 yuan per jin where she bought them. That made me even more dissatisfied with the butcher. I thought he seemed honest, even making small talk, but upon reflection, he wasn’t a good person at all. If I were a butcher and someone came to buy 3 jin of meat, I’d definitely ask if they could finish it alone, rather than forcing it on them or wishing they’d buy 30 jin.

Warning

This shop is blacklisted—I’m never going back there again.

After blanching the spare ribs, I divided them into two portions. One portion was pan-fried and stewed with corn, carrots, and lotus root, while the other was used to make sweet and sour ribs. As for the chunk of meat attached to the ribs—I’m not even sure what it’s called—it felt like it weighed about a jin (500g), which was way too much. I sliced it, fried it until dry, and preserved it in oil. Both rib dishes turned out delicious, and I’m increasingly pleased with my cooking skills.

By the way, the stir-fried ham with green peppers I had at noon was incredibly tasty. After blanching the ham, I stir-fried the peppers until just cooked and tossed them together. No additional seasoning was needed since the ham was already salty. It reinforced my belief that cooking is about subtraction. Next time, I’ll save some for Xiaohuanhuan.

Tonight, Xiaohuanhuan shared Chronicle of a Blood Merchant with me, and we had a long chat. Though I might have rambled a bit, and Huanhuan was also feeling down due to some minor family issues.

I saw Dapeng sharing this song on social media—hope it brings you a good mood too.

Ingredients: One tomato, two eggs.
Additional ingredients: Ginger, garlic leaves, small chili peppers, water.

Steps as follows:

1. After heating the pan, add slightly more oil than usual for stir-frying.
2. Beat the eggs, and once the oil is hot, pour them in. When most of the eggs have set, start stirring to help the uncooked parts come into contact with the hot oil.
3. Remove the eggs just before they start to turn golden brown.
4. There should still be a small amount of oil left in the pan. Once the oil is hot again, add minced ginger.
5. Dice the tomato and add it to the pan, stir-frying over low heat. Occasionally press the tomato with a spatula to release its juices, adding a pinch of salt to speed up the process and a splash of soy sauce for extra moisture.
6. Once the tomato in the pan has turned into a paste but still retains some diced pieces, add about 1.5 eggshells’ worth of water. Continue stir-frying over low heat for about 2 minutes, then add the small chili peppers.
7. Turn the heat up to high, add the scrambled eggs back in, and stir-fry until evenly mixed.
8. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with garlic leaves, and stir-fry to combine.
9. Serve.

The result is melt-in-your-mouth, fragrant, and tender scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

22:13 Eye Discomfort

If only there were a little split personality in my head to supervise me in doing positive things regularly every day. I always feel like I’m tired and need a break, but when I do rest, I don’t rest properly—I unconsciously end up opening various apps on my phone. As a result, I don’t get enough rest, and the things I actually want to do don’t get done well either.