無椰漿密瓜西米露honeydew sago dessert without coconut milk

哇! 熱天, 鮮少做冰甜點的我也忍不住要弄個冰點, 打開冰箱就有的吃, 涼快些 ......

做了無椰漿密瓜西米露, 用純鮮奶取代了椰漿, 雖然少了椰漿的香氣, 但也是很好喝 :)

Hot, hot weather!! Although, I seldom make cold desserts but I wish I can have something cold when I open the fridge, cool....

I made honeydew sago dessert without coconut milk. I replaced coconut milk with fresh milk. It has no rich coconut milk fragrance but still a very nice dessert. All fresh ....

黃梨餅Pineapple Cookies, 南瓜子餅Pumpkin seed cookies

黃梨餅Pineapple Cookies

過年必備年餅~ 黃梨餅. 南洋媳婦都要會做...哈,也沒有那麼嚴格啦, 可以買現成的 :) 不過我很少買現成的, 好吃的黃梨餅還是homemade得比較好吃. 黃梨餅最重要的的是黃梨餡, 不過, 準備起來真得很花時間,現在很多人都買現成的黃梨餡. 我還是喜歡自己煮的黃梨餡, 再麻煩也沒辦法 :)

過完年才做黃梨餅, 還是一樣旺啦! 剩下的餅皮, 動動手腳, 做成了瓜子餅, 好香好脆...好好吃 :)

Pineapple cookies is a must on Chinese New year. I guess every married woman in Asean countries must know how to make it.... Ha, I'm just kidding. You can buy the ready made in new year time. However, I seldom buy those on shelves. The better pineapple cookies are homemade.

The main role of the cookies is pineapple paste but it's very troublesome to cook. Nowaday, lots of people just buy it from bakery ingredient shops. No matter how time consuming for cooking the paste, I still insist to cook it by myself :)

I used the left of the dough, after adding some more ingredients, to make pumpkin seed cookies. Smell good and fragile ... delicious!!

南瓜子餅Pumpkin seed cookies

瓜子餅, 好香好脆...好好吃Smell good and fragile ... delicious!!YumYum

紅糖香蕉層層蛋糕Red/Brown Sugar Banana Layer Cake

紅糖香蕉層層蛋糕Red/Brown Sugar Banana Layer Cake

想做個蛋糕, 在構思什麼口味好呢? 通常是有什麼材料, 就用什麼. 在冰箱找到了香蕉, 又剛買了紅糖. 就這個吧! 香蕉真的是很好的天然香料, 加上紅糖得味道, 蛋糕的味道很濃郁, 口感又軟又綿, 能不扣入人心嗎?... :) 成功!!

Tried to make a cake but what flavor for this time? Normally, I'll get it from what I have. I found banana in the fridge and I just bought some dark brown sugar, locally called red sugar. Banana is indeed a very nice natural fragrance. With the taste of red sugar, the taste of cake is rich and soft. Again, one more recipe for mycook notes :)

干貝炒鮮菇Dried Scallops with fresh Abalone Mushroom

第一次用從菜園, 養菇場買回來的新鮮材料, 真的迫不及待要馬上炒來吃, 從姊姊的雪櫃裡找到了干貝, 先斬後奏, 炒了一盤干貝炒鮮菇, 鮮度和鮮度都有了, 新鮮的食材, 果然是棒極了! :)

It's my first time to get fresh ingredients from vegetable farm and mushroom farm during my holiday trip. I just couldn't wait to cook those vegetables even after an exhausted travelling. Too good to find some dried scallops in my sister's fridge. I cooked them with the ingredients I brought back without asking my sister. I hoped she won't mind :)

Yes, the taste is just excellent with those fresh ingredients :D

Fresh Abalone Mushroom

五香滷雞Chinese 5 herbs braised Chicken

原本是滷鴨的煮法我把它用雞取代. 老實說我還真不知道上哪去買鴨子. 沒關係啦, 好吃就行 :)

I used braised duck method to cook chicken. Frankly, I really have no idea where to buy a duck. The taste is nice, so I think it's OK to replace with chicken:)

2014年年菜New Year Eve Dinner

芹菜炒雞肉 (Celery Chicken)

富貴榮華 (Toufu Mixes )

黃瓜雞湯~ 頂呱呱  (Cucumber Soup)

今年是有什麼材料就煮什麼, 沒有固定菜單, 家裡人口也不多, 簡單的年菜, 也吃得飽飽的, 最後還來個"年年有餘", 樂也:)

I made the dishes according to the ingredients I could get on New Year for New Year Eve. It's simple and not many family members. We still could have fulled up our stomach and left some for tomorrow. It's good to have more to left in our tradition :)

年初一晚餐也簡單吃, 就弄了一碗靓湯有機糙米米粉, 菜..

A bowl of nice soup organic brown rice noodle and vegetable at New Year Dinner 

廚房筆記 Cook Notes ~ 調味四君子

【蔥、薑、蒜、椒--調味四君子】

蔥、薑、蒜、椒，人稱調味“四君子”，它們不僅能調味，而且能殺菌去黴，對人體健康(健康食品)大有裨益。但在烹調中如何投放才能更提味、更有效，卻是一門學問。

~ 肉食重點多放椒 燒肉時宜多放花椒，牛肉、羊肉更應多放。花椒有助暖作用，還能去毒。 

~ 魚類重點多放薑 魚腥氣大，性寒，食之不當會產生嘔吐。生薑既可緩和魚的寒性，又可解腥味。做時多放薑，可以幫助消化(消化食品)。 

~ 貝類重點多放蔥 大蔥不僅能緩解貝類(如螺、蚌、蟹等)的寒性，而且還能抗過敏。不少人食用貝類後會產生過敏性咳嗽、腹痛等症，烹調時就應多放大蔥，避免過敏反應。 

~ 禽肉重點多放蒜 蒜能提味，烹調雞、鴨、鵝肉時宜多放蒜，使肉更香更好吃，也不會因為消化不良而瀉肚子。

 (參閱: 國際道家學術總會)

自家肉骨茶Homemade Chinese Herbals Ribs Soup

好久好久都沒煮肉骨茶, 有人提議要吃, 想想也好, 當補補身子吧! 大部份人都用現成的肉骨茶材料包, 可我就覺得味道不夠濃, 自己配了些中藥材, 這樣煮出來才有古早味, 也才有自家的特色.
盛入阿婆留下來的碗, 真的好有古早的特色. 吃著一碗肉骨茶總會讓人想起, 辛勤工作的先輩們...也總會聊起那個故事...

It has been long time not cooking the ribs soup. Someone suggested and I thought it's not too bad to have some for improving my health. Nowaday,  most of the people use "bak kut teh" packet to cook the soup but I feel the taste is not strong enough. Thus, I used some Chinese medicine herbs as the main ingredients.It'll have taste like the old day and it's my own recipe :)

Putting it into a bowl left by granny, it looked like as if in the old day. Having a bowl of ribs soup always reminds you the hardworking of the ancestors who had traveled far away from China and their story.....

香橙起司蛋糕Orange Cheese Cake with cream cheese frosting

It's my birthday

做粥口诀表

做粥口诀表

若要皮肤好，粥里放红枣。
若要不失眠，粥里添白莲。
腰酸肾气虚，煮粥放板栗。
心虚气不足，粥加桂圆肉。
头昏多汗症，粥里加薏仁。
润肺又止咳，粥里加百合。
消暑解热毒，常饮绿豆粥。
乌发又补肾，粥加核桃仁。
若要降血压，煮粥加荷叶。
滋阴润肺好，煮粥加银耳。
春季防流脑，荠菜煮粥好。
健脾助消化，煮粥添山楂。
梦多又健忘，粥里加蛋黄。
利尿消肿治脚气，赤豆粥里胜补剂。
消热生津又和胃，甘蔗做粥来补胃。
伤风感冒又腹痛，生姜上场来做粥。
滋肾补肝又明目，枸杞加上粥里香。

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海帶蔬菜炒飯Seaweed Vegetable Fried Rice

下午有人肚子餓吵著要吃飯, 我說:"那我煮個炒飯" 剛好有一晚隔夜飯. 想不到這樣炒也很好吃, 又給我添了多一個食譜. 吃完了, 還想要, 沒了. 下次吧!

This afternoon, someone was asking for rice. I said :" Is that OK I cook you fried rice". It's good to have one bowl of rice was left yesterday. I never thought that vegetable fried  rice can be so tasteful. Happy for me to have one more secret recipe.
Some more? no more. Have to wait for next time :) 

牙菇(慈菇)片 Arrowroot Chips

看到網路上很多人說牙菇, 還真的不知道是什麼? 怎麼這個菇這麼像馬蹄, 為什麼會叫"菇"呢?

今天去霸市, 好多哦! 不知道味道如何, 買了一些些試試. 忘了買刨刀就是自找麻煩, 一片一片的切, 還真花時間, 既然開始了就要堅持..:)

搞定! 嚐味後, 明白了為甚麼那麼多人推崇, 真的好吃 :)

All I can say is it tastes better than potato chips

做法很簡單:
1. 牙菇洗乾淨, 去皮
2. 刨成薄片, 不一定要薄到半透明, 有點厚度也很好吃
3. 瀝乾水份
4. 炸至有脆度

金瓜饅頭Pumpkin Mantou

買了金瓜, 當然要做饅頭. 這個饅頭晚餐, 也得來個湯配一配. 想說小朋有不喜歡饅頭, 所以只準備了一份, 那知道湯被搶光了, 哦! 我的晚餐...

A simple meal for dinner, pumpkin Mantou and soup. I thought the kids don't like mantou, so I just prepared one set of the meal. They liked the soup a lot. Save some for me, dear, it's my dinner!!

迷你優格吐司Mini Yogurt Toast

迷你優格吐司Mini Yogurt Toast

沒有吐司模, 小烤箱, 只能做這種迷你小吐司, 這次做的是優格吐司, 發得很好, 也很柔軟, 成功!

I have no toast mold. I only have small oven. Mini toast is just for me. I made mini yogurt toast. It raised well and it's soft. I think I have done a good job :)

給小朋友做便當, 帶去學校

Special bento for kid to bring to school

蛋餅Chinese Egg Rolls

【蛋餅Chinese Egg Rolls】

想起以前, 就這麼一份早餐, 加個豆漿, 好Add caption飽的早餐. 離開了, 再也沒有這樣的早餐. 這個親手做的蛋餅當早餐, 有種思念, 但不懷念, 現在對我而言是高油份的早餐. 可偶爾吃一吃, 感覺還是不錯. 想不到, 家人還是挺喜歡, 都說好吃 :)

Remembered of the old days, I used to have egg roll and hot soybean milk as breakfast. Since I left that place, no such stomach full breakfast anymore. I myself made the egg roll for breakfast brought up the feeling of missing of the past. However, I won't have much because it is a oily breakfast to me now. Feeling great to have it occasionally and never thought of my family like it too. They said "yummy" :)

麥香優格再生麵包Wholewheat yogurt bread(reused)

有機全麥麵包硬了, 丟了可惜, 想想.....哈哈, 讓她復活吧! 來點鹹味的, 後院得蔥, 好, 香蔥味也不錯 :) 用自製的優格做基本的麵包體, 再加入有機全麥麵包屑, 塗上奶油加上蔥花, 香噴噴得再生麵包出爐啦!.....

Oh, no ...the organic whole wheat bread is turning hard. I won't want to throw it away. I guess I just made it alive again. How about a little bit salty taste? Spring onion in back yard is nice. Basic bread made from homemade yogurt added with the organic whole wheat bread crumbs, spread some butter and some chopped spring onion. Here came the tasty new breads :) ....

ShortBread

Merry Christmas!!

大家聖誕節快樂

濃濃的奶油味, 大家都愛, 可我還是酌量著吃.  Shortbread 是個材料簡單食譜易記的餅乾

1 糖 : 2 牛油 : 3 普通麵粉  (份量比例)

不過我還是在食譜上動了手腳, 糖肯定要減!

Most of you love the taste of butter but I ate as less as I can :) As we know, ingredients of shortbread is simple and the recipe is easy to remember. However, I still made some changes on the recipe, especially the quantity of sugar.

 

湯圓tangyuan (Glutinous rice dumplings)

冬至快樂!
Happy Dong Zhi (The winter solstice) to all

我幾乎每年都錯過冬至, 記得某人說冬至都在12月20日, 在20號那天就趕緊做了湯圓, 沒想到提前了. 忙了一天, 做了4種, 7種口味的湯圓, 真得快累壞了.
I  almost forget dongzhi every  year. I remember somebody told  me dongzhi is on 20th December every year, so I made some tangyuan on that day. Now I know I had made it earlier. Spending whole day to make 4 types and 7 favors tangyuan is a very tired job.......

新鮮原料, 內餡自己做
Fresh ingredients, all filling made by myself

 

團團圓圓, 紅豆湯湯圓出路啦!
Round and round means reunion. TangYuan in redbean soup is ready

蔓越莓牛油餅Cranberry Butter Cookies

蔓越莓牛油餅Cranberry Butter Cookies

好久都沒弄這種重油的餅乾了, 心血來潮弄一些解解饞,  反正家人一定會喜歡.

果然, 沒兩下就完了 :)

It has been long time not making the oily butter cookies but sometimes, you know, you just like to have a bite. Thus, I made some and  my family should love it. Yes, indeed. All finished in such a short time. :)

辮子優格麵包 Braid Yogurt Bread

是時候上自家做的原料做麵包. 這個優格麵包, 是越嚼越香, 口感很好. 幫他綁個辮子, 可愛吧!
有人想吃甜甜圈, 我把部分的麵團做成了甜甜圈, 淋上自製的橙汁糖衣, 居然被嫌棄太甜, 有可能是橙本來就甜, 下次改進 :P 我一向都是少甜, 或許他們也習慣了, 突然來個"正常"版的, 就覺得膩了.....

Homemade yogurt
It's time to use homemade ingredient to made bread. It tastes good and have special aroma when you chew. I made the bread in braid shape. Does it look cute ?
Someone was asking for doughnut, so I left some dough for the doughnuts. I used orange sugarcoat as the topping but I had been complained for it's too sweet. I guess maybe the orange is sweet, so the sweetness is a bit over. I'll improve the recipe next time :P
I use to make less sweet cooking. I think they are used to it. When I tried the "normal" standard, no surprise, they won't like it .....

香橙甜甜圈 Orange Flavor Doughnuts

自磨黃糖粉 Homemade brown sugar powder