12/Aug/2015 Wednesday

Yesterday I was not posting any meals for my 2 yo lo as she was not feeling well and I looked after her at home. I cooked her the following foods without taking any photos:

1) mee sua with miso seaweed soup - breakfast

2) udon with winter melon soup - lunch and dinner

Today, I never prepared any baked or fried foods for my lo as she just recovered from fever. 

Breakfast: Steam apple cream cheese cake

Lunch: Minced Pork and Mushroom Stew with MeeSua

Dinner: Minced Pork and Mushroom Stew with Rice

Teatime: Barley Pumpkin Dessert 

Steam Apple Cream Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 organic red apple

30g cream cheese

15g icing sugar

1 tbsp milk 

1 tbsp olive oil

1 egg

45g organic self-raising flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

Steps:

1) roughly blend the apple with milk (pause blend for few seconds only) set aside.

2)  In a mixing bowl, Cream the cream cheese with sugar by using spatula to press &mix till well combined

3)  add in egg and beat till well combined. Then add in the apple and oil. stir well.

4)  Sieve in flour mixture (flour & baking powder) and fold gently

5)  scoop the batter into cupcake moulds and Steam at medium heat for 10-12 mins

Minced Pork and Mushroom Stew with MeeSua and Rice

Ingredients:

80g minced meat tenderloin

1 big dried mushroom

some diced red capsicum

some diced cucumber

2 shallots (chopped finely)

1 tsp liquid amino

1/2 tsp natural rock sugar

dash of pepper powder

1/2 cup water/ soup stock

1 tsp corn flour + 2 tbsp water

Steps:

1) heat pan， add some oil, add in shallot and sauteed till fragrant

2) add in minced meat and stir fry for a while

3) add in mushroom, capsicum and cucumber

4) add in liquid amino, rock sugar and dash of pepper 

5) add in water and boil for a while, add in corn flour mixture,

6) off fire and ready to serve with noodle or rice

Barley Pumpkin Dessert

Ingredients:

1 tbsp barley (soaked overnight)

50g pre-cooked mung bean

20g butternut / pumpkin

2-3 cups water

2 tsp natural rock sugar / brown sugar

Steps:

1) Cook barley with water for 30mins

2) add in pumpkin and cook till tender 

3) add in pre-cooked mung bean and cook for 5 mins

4) add in rock sugar and off fire