Cucumber Salad

Cucumber Salad is one of the Chinese dishes enjoyed by the whole family. To make Cucumber Salad, first Mommy cuts baby cucumbers into shreds and puts the shreds into a big bowl. In a small bowl she puts sesame paste, soy sauce, vinegar and salt. She mixes the mixture in the small bowl until the sesame paste becomes mushy. Then she pours that mixture into the big bowl. She also puts sliced jelly fish and some sesame oil into the big bowl. Then she starts to mix. As soon as being mixed thoroughly, Cucumber Salad is ready to be served.

Cucumber Salad was first introduced by Grandma. She made it when she was visiting the family. Because Daddy, Rebecca and Gabby all like it, Mommy learned to make it after Grandma left. Grandma also put garlic in Cucumber Salad, but Mommy skips it because Rebecca and Gabby don’t like it.

One day Mommy made Cucumber Salad for dinner. The family enjoyed their dinner as usual.

“Could you put jelly fish next time?”After a while Rebecca said, pointing to her salad bowl.

Mommy knew Rebecca liked jelly fish in Cucumber Salad, but it happened that there wasn’t any in the house that day. Mommy was very pleased by Rebecca’s polite manner telling her that.

“Yes, I will.” Mommy said.

Daddy and Mommy wish they all use polite manners when expressing suggestions and objections, either at home or outside of the home. Rebecca did a great example.

[1 Corinthians 13:4-7] "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. "