My kind of breakfast

The best part of waking up, for me, is my dressed up instant noodles.


I find that this brand of instant noodle goes well with beef or pork.


I added hot sauce and napa along with the noodles. After a few minutes, added the egg and leftover fatty pork.


With cilantro

Sometimes with the addition of extra ingredients, the flavor gets diluted and so, I like to add some extra sauce to balance it out. The following are a few items from my sauce collection:


Ay-Chung is a present from my brother on his vacation in Taiwan. It is one of the most spicy, intense and flavorful sauces that I've encountered. I add about 1/4 teaspoon to my noodles. I dare not add more!


This hot soybean paste is good for dumplings and stir fries. It's not as spicy as Ay-Chung, but it's easier to obtain and I'm not as worried about killing my taste buds.


This chili garlice sauce you can get just about everywhere. It adds a lot of color, but isn't very spicy and nearly as flavorful as the hot soybean paste.


Satay sauce, good for hot pots and beef stir fries

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Beehive Restaurant

700 La Salle Street, Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: 815.4335640
Fax: 815.4335659

"The Bee Hive family-style restaurant specializes in breakfast all day long and home and country style cooking. Breakfast contains an array of omlet options, as well as crepes, pancakes, skillet choices all day."

This is our favorite breakfast spot of all time. Every time we visit Starved Rock National Park, we eat all breakfasts here. J and I love the Greek skillet especially.






Greek skillet with gyro, green peppers, onion, potato and feta cheese


Blueberry crepes with whipped cream