Chives Pockets

 Fold dough over and pinch edges to seal.

2 cups chopped Chinese chives
1/2 cup chopped cooked vermicelli (mung bean noodles)
salt and white pepper
Store bought bread or pizza dough - left at room temp for an hour.

Fry chives in some oil till cooked. Stir in vermicelli.  Season with salt and white pepper.
Roll out half dough on floured surface.  Stretch out dough with hands till rectangle.
Put half filling on one side.  Fold dough over and pinch sides to seal.
Brush top with oil and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Roll out to form flat round shape.
Heat pan with oil. Place chive pocket in pan, press down lightly with spatula to flatten if nec.   Fry on medium-low heat on both sides till brown.

Korean Spicy Ribs

Korean sweet chilli paste is newly introduced to me and I'm starting to like it's versatility.

Click on photo to enlarge and read chilli paste ingredients. I can't read Korean so I read the ingredients to make sure it's the sweet chilli paste.

I usually don't measure ingredients when cooking, so recipe below is just a guesstimate. Please exercise judgment and adjust according to taste.

Korean Spicy Ribs:
2 lbs pork or beef ribs, cut up into individual ribs (can also use chicken wings or legs)
2 tablespoons Korean sweet chilli paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 cloves minced garlic
honey for brushing on top

Marinade overnight, bake 350 deg for 40 min (shorten time if they are short ribs).
Remove from oven, brush top with honey, return to oven and broil for 3 min  or till top is bubbly.

Bar Habor & Ogunquit, Maine

My favorite place to visit in Maine is Bar Habor/Acadia National Park.  It's a great place to camp also, with free bus rides from the camp area to the town.  The free bus service also loops around Acadia Nat'l Park, so you really don't need your car to get around, if you stay in one of the many hotels or inns near the town.  Lots of beaches, hiking, boat rides and lobster boat trips, light houses, shopping, lobsters and great ice cream.  Shops are open at night in summer.

 Porcupine Islands, viewed atop Cadillac Moutain.

 Lots of hiking available in Mt. Acadia National Park.

 Bed and breakfast inn.

Atlantic Ocean, just as beautiful as the Pacific Ocean on the west coast, but much colder water.

 Most of the restaurants in Maine serve lobsters. 

There are some really good ice cream shops in Bar Habor.  Here's a red lobster holding a triple cone.  (BTW, you have to try their blueberry ice cream. Maine is famous for lobsters and wild blueberries.)

 Lots of tiny fish in the shallow water, but alas, also some leeches!

 Beautiful Bar Harbor.

 OGUNQUIT, Maine

Photos below are at Ogunquit, a coastal town 4-5 hours south of Bar Harbor.

 At Perkin's Cove.

 On Marginal Way, a one-mile trail connecting Perkin's Cove to downtown, Ogunquit.

 Advertising on the stairs.

Shops on stilts, probably covered with water during high tide.

 Really good clam chowder and spicy haddock soup at Perkin's Cove.

 Dinner in Ogunquit at Mike's Clam Shack - it was super crowded despite being a large restaurant.

 Typical New England fried seafood, covered with fried onion rings.

Scallops, whole clams, shrimp and fish - in order of my taste preference.

Roasted Pork Belly 烧肉

Wash pork with water and dry with paper towel.
Scour skin side with a knife making criss cross light cuts, or poke with a meat tenderizer all over. 
Brush meat side with a marinade of salt, five-spice powder and Chinese wine.
Marinade overnight.

Preheated oven to 400 deg, then switch to broil and broil pork skin-side up until skin is crispy, about 30 min, and meat is cooked.