27/02/2015 Meals of the Day

Good Morning & Happy Friday...^.^

Long time I did not steam cake for my 19mo lo as she was not so interested to have it...anyway I am trying again today and hope she will accept it.

I believe many people might not able to sleep early last night due to the fire crackers noise. I am lucky that I sleep through from 10.30pm till 4am..I totally did not hear any sounds. ... ;p

Breakfast : Steam sweet potato cream cheese cake, raisin, 2 slices of King mandarin and honey drinks.

Lunch & Dinner: braised rice with mix vegetables and chicken

Teatime : red bean dessert and blueberry yogurt cookies

Steam sweet potato cream cheese cake 

Ingredients :

35g cream cheese 

1 tbsp muscovado sugar or any sugar or honey

2 tbsp sweet potato puree or replace by any fruit puree

3 tbsp milk or yogurt

1 egg

75g all purpose flour or cake flour

1 tsp Aluminum free baking powder

Steps:

1) beat cream cheese and sugar till flufy, add in egg and beat till combined

2) add in sweet potato and milk, mix well

3) sieve in flour and baking powder

4) fold gently till combined

5) add in sweet corn or raisin (optional)

6) steam at high heat for 12mins

Braised rice with mix vegetables and chicken 

Ingredients :

1.5 tbsp mix grains or white rice (soak overnight)

3 asparagus 

1 brown button mushroom

1 shallot

1 chunk of chicken breast

2 tbsp sweet corn

3 tbsp cubed pumpkin

Steps:

1) steam rice for 20mins

2) cut all other ingredients into small tiny bite size

3) sautéed shallot with graoe seed oil or any vege oil till fragrance

4) add in chicken and stir fry for 1 min

5) add in all other ingredients and stir fry for 1 min

6) pour in 1/2 cup water and close lid, shimmer for 5 mins

7) add in dash of pepper and 1/2 tsp liquid Amino.

8) off fire, pour the cooked mix vegetables onto the steam rice

9) steam for 5 mins prior serving if not consume immediately

Red Bean Dessert

70g pre-cooked red bean 

1/2 cup water

2 tbsp full cream milk / fresh milk

1 tsp muscovado sugar

Steps:

1) pour all ingredients in a small pot

2) cook under small fire till boiling 

3) boil for 5 mins and ready to serve warm

Blueberry yogurt cookies

Ingredients:

Fresh blueberries 35g

Plain yogurt 15g

Muscovado sugar 20g

Melted unsalted butter 30g

Aluminum free baking powder 1/4 tsp

Low protein flour 100g ( i use all purpose flour today) 

Steps:

1) preheat oven at 170°c

2) Blend blueberries, yogurt, sugar & melted butter till smooth ( i do with this way today and its okay)

3) add in flour and baking powder and FOLD gently till combined, remember very gentle and not to over mix and knead it.

4) roll it flat to 3-4mm thick

5) cut out with small cookie cutter

5) bake for 20-25 mins or lightly golden brown