I made another batch of Muchang (ranch) dressing today using Fage brand Greek yogurt. I really prefer that stuff. After trying all the different brands of Greek style yogurt around here I have settled on that one and I will not stray again. I attempted the cucumber ranch this time and was very pleased. Here's the changes/new recipe.

1 7oz/200g cup of Fage
3 inch section of cucumber, peeled and finely chopped (remove seeds too if there's a ton)
3 Tbl lemon juice
1 Tbl fresh chives
1-2 tsp minced onion
1/4-1/2 tsp salt (I used kosher, so use less if you're using table salt)
1 tsp coarse ground pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne

Blend it up and enjoy.

Yesterday we wanted tacos. We are sick of chicken. Trying to choose what kind of beef to buy is overwhelming. There's beef from China, USA, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, maybe Thailand... (I know Thailand ships in chicken and pork but beef I can't picture for sure.) Anyway you get my drift. Most of the time, I just have to choose with my gut instinct. It's a complex mathematical formula that uses factors like how it looks, the date, the price, the quality of the packaging, the amount of English on the label there to convince me that it is coming from a healthy and happy cow. Yesterday's answer led me to buy the organic Australian ground beef. Mostly because it looked the best out of all the varieties. When I got home and later did the other math I realized I had paid $15usd/ pound for this beef. Wowza. I don't mind paying that for a grass fed steak, but ground beef? Come on!

We got another letter from the Immigration Department yesterday telling us that our helper M's visa has been approved and is ready for collection. I had to fax a copy of this letter to the agency we are using and they will go pick up the visa hopefully tomorrow.

So now, the visa will be sent to M in The Philippines and she's almost ready to come back to Hong Kong. I saw on the agency's website that it takes 5-7 days from when the visa is collected here to the travel date from The Philippines. We could be just a week away from welcoming M back. (With wide open arms.) I can't wait!