29/01/2015 星期四 Macaroni with cheese and ham

Happy Morning!

What a wonderful day and awaiting holidays coming soon... hahaha...

Yesterday's sweet potato bread sticks were not eaten by my 18mo lo as she slept from 2pm till 5pm...missed her teatime... orange juice drank during dinner and bread sticks will be served again today...

Breakfast: Creamy sweet corn soup + Baked Eggplant

Lunch and Dinner : Macaroni cheese and ham

Teatime: Sweet Potato Bread Sticks + Rock melon juice

Creamy Sweet Corn Soup
Ingredients:
1/3 cup sweet corn
1 tbsp rolled oat
1/4 cup cauliflower
10g cheddar cheese
1/3 cup water
1/3 full cream milk / fresh milk

steps:
1) Blend sweet corn and cauliflower with water
2) sieve the blended mixture by a coffee strainer to remove the corn skin.
3) pour the corn mixture with rolled oat, milk and cheese in a sauce pan
4) cook under small fire till boiling and cheese melted.

5) can add dash of pepper and ready to serve warm.

Baked Eggplant with egg yolk and homemade meat floss

Ingredients

1 organic egg plant

some VCO

some home made meat floss (if no, can use grated cheese)

1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk (mix well)

Steps:

1) slice the egg plant into 3-4 mm thickness

2) lay on non stick baking sheet and apply VCO on the surface

3) bake at preheated oven of 170'C for 10 mins

4) take out the tray and sprinkle the meat floss / cheese on each eggplant slices surface

5) carefully drip the egg yolk mixture on the meat floss (if cheese is used, can omit egg yolk)

6) continue baking for another 10 mins

Macaroni with cheese and ham

Ingredients

4 tbsp macaroni (cook as per instruction in the packaging)

1 slice of ham

15g cheddar cheese

1/2 cup of cream cheese

1/3 cup of cauliflower florets

1 clove of garlic (sliced)

dash of italian herbs

1/4 cup full cream milk

Steps:

1) sauteed garlic with some grape seed oil

2) add in ham and stir fry for a while

3) add in cauliflower to stir fry also.

4) add in some water to cover the cauliflower and close lid, shimmer for 5 mins

5) open lid, add in cream cheese, cheddar cheese, milk.

6) cook till cheese fully melted

7) add in dash of italian herbs and off fire

8) ready to serve with macaroni or other pasta or rice

Sweet Potato Bread Sticks

Ingredients:

1) 100g high protein flour

2) 75g mashed sweet potato ( blend 65g steamed sweet potato + 10g water)

3) 1 tsp muscovado sugar

4) 1 tsp grape seed oil

5) 1g instant dry yeast

some grated cheddar cheese for topping

Steps:

1) mix all ingredients and knead till well combined

2) place dough inside oven with a bowl of hot water to proof for 1 hour

3) roll the dough flat into 0.5cm and cut into strips

4) brush water on bread stick surface then dip and roll on the grated cheese.

5) lay the bread sticks on a non stick baking sheet

6) bake at preheat oven of 180'C for 12-15 mins