7/Aug/2015 Happy Friday

Happy Friday Dear All~

rushing to go off now.... ^.* Happy Weekend~

Breakfast: Soft White Bread, banana & fresh milk

Lunch & Dinner: Pasta with Mushroom cheese sauce and corn soup

Teatime: Muesli Bar and Apple barley drink

Bread Machine White Bread Loaf

Ingredients:

1 egg 

200ml fresh milk

1/2 tsp salt (I use 1/4 tsp)

90g castor sugar

30g unsalted butter (soften)

450g all purpose flour (yes... ALL PURPOSE FLOUR)

10g instant yeast

Method:

Add the ingredients to the bread pan according to you bread machine instruction.

For my bread machine, first I add all liquids (egg and milk), follow by sugar and salt (at different corner), and flour . Then make an indentation at the centre of the flour and add in nstant yeast. 

Select “Dough” program and start. stop after 20mins, add in butter.

Then select “Basic” program for 2lbs, Light crust.

Remove loaf from pan once done and leave to cool completely on wire rack before cutting. Keep in airtight container or sealed plastic bag.

P/s: the original recipe creator claimed that the bread is still soft even on Day 3. will update you all about the result.

Pasta with mushrooms cheese sauce

Ingredients: 

Pasta or any types of desired pasta, cook as per instructions 

My way of cooking to avoid mushy and soggy pasta:~

1) I cook pasta as per instruction on packaging, 

2) drain away the hot water

3) soak pasta in a big bowl of ICE cold water for 30 seconds

4) drain away the cold water

5) add 1-2 tsp grapeseed oil or olive oil to the pasta and mix well

for reheating:~

1) Just scoop out the pasta portion, steam for 5 mins.

2) Pour in the heated pasta sauce

3) Ready to serve~ 

Mushroom cheese sauce 

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic

1 shallot

3 brown button mushroom (blended)

2 brown button mushroom (diced)

some butternut (blended)

1" japanese cucumber

15g bega cheddar cheese

1 cup water

some pepper powder and Italian herbs

Steps:

1) dice the mushrooms, shallot, garlic and carrot into small size

2) blend mushroom, butter and 1/2 cup water till smooth

3) heat pan, add some olive oil, sauteed the garlic and shallot till fragrant

4) add in the diced mushroom and cucumber, stir fry for a while

5) add in blended mushroom, 1/2 cup water and cheddar cheese. Cook till boiling and cheese melted.

6) Off fire and ready to serve warm.

Homemade muesli bars

Ingredients

2 cup muesli 

1/2 cup instant oat

2/3 cup desiccated coconut

1 tbsp chia seed 

 30g butter

 3 tbsp honey/maple syrup

Method:

1) Grease a 6" square pan.

2) Cook butter and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, without stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until mixture forms a soft ball when a little is dropped into ice-cold water. Add to dry ingredients. Stir until combined.

3) Spoon mixture into pan. Use a large flat smoother to press down firmly. Allow to cool. 

4) Cut into 10 pieces. Store in a airtight container / zip lock bag for up to 7 days.

Apple Barley Drinks

Ingredients

1 organic red apple

1/3 cups barley (soak overnight)

1 honey date

12 pcs dried fig

some white fungus

3-4 cups hot water

Cook in slow cooker with auto mode for about 2 hours. ready to serve warm or cold

蘋果薏仁甜湯

材料：

1粒 有機紅蘋果

1/3杯薏仁（浸泡一夜）

1粒 蜜棗

12粒 幹無花果

一小朵 雪耳

3-4杯熱水

做法：

全部材料放進褒裡，用小火熬煮大約45-60分鐘。

如果用電子砂褒的話，自動模式2個小時。

8 Jul 2015 Raining Wednesday morning

This morning was having a quick rain pour and my 23mo lo woke up with good mood. She sat on the bed and sang the song "Rain Rain Go Away" after she noticed it was raining. We were surprised that we first time heard she sings that song which previously she watched the song video in Ipad.

There are several amazing acts that my lo can do. She can count from 1-10 by her own. She can memorize A-Z by her own. She can tell some of the ingredients in the soup (though we didn't tell her yet). She can tell the words which she only heard once before. She can make correct sentences by her own in English and Mandarin which we never purposely teach her. She is food observation that any changes in the house, in the room, etc. We feel that her memorisation is very good and we really proud of her. 

Since born till now, she is taking breast milk and cow milk (after 1 year old) and so far she still yet to have any formula milk which claim that there have DHA, vitamins, calcium, etc. Therefore, I still believe breast milk is the best for baby~

Breakfast : Muesli in milk & yoghurt, cucumber & waffle & 1 cup fresh milk

Lunch & Dinner: Mix grains rice with BBQ chicken sticks and Corn beetroot soup

Teatime: Spinach Waffle and Apple Barley drinks

Simple easy healthy Breakfast Muesli

Ingredients:

50g Yogood Cran&Berries Muesli

1/3 cup fresh milk

2-3 tbsp plain yoghurt

1 tsp honey

some fresh fruits

Steps:

1) pour the muesli into a bowl, add in fresh milk. Cover by cling wrap, keep in refrigerator overnight.

2) mix honey with yoghurt, then add on top of the soaked muesli

3) top with some fresh fruits and ready to serve

BBQ Chicken sticks

Ingredients :

90g Chicken Breast 

1 tsp liquid amino

1 tsp honey

2 tbsp crushed garlic

1 tbsp crushed strawberry

Dash of ground black pepper 

Steps: 

1) cut chicken breast into smaller pieces 

2) mix in all ingredients and marinate overnight in the fridge 

Next day:

1) prepare some cherry tomatoes, baby corns or bell pepper

2) 6 satay sticks or wooden disposable  chopsticks 

3) insert baby corn, meat and tomato into the sticks

4) bake at pre-heated oven of 200'C for 10mins

5) take out and brush some honey and turn over the surfaces,  bake for another 10mins

Spinach Waffle

Ingredients

Spinach Granville

2 egg yolks / 1 egg

1/2 cup Spinach puree ( i blend 1/2 bowl baby spinach with 1/3 cup water)

2/3 cup self-raising flour

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

1. Add sugar into egg then stir until sugar dissolves.

2. Add spinach puree and self-raising flour, mix well. ( mix gently to avoid over mix)

3. Finally, add olive oil and mix well , rest batter for 30 minutes.

4. Preheat waffle machine and brush with some oil/butter, pour the right amount of batter into the waffle mold.

5. Bake for 3-4 minutes or till light golden brown (can open lid to check)

菠菜威化餅

材料：

蛋黄 2顆  （9個月以上） / 雞蛋 1粒 （一歲以上）

菠菜汁 1/2杯 （我用半碗菠菜苗+1/3杯水打成汁）

自發麵粉 2/3 杯

糖 1 茶匙

橄欖油 1 湯匙

做法：

1.先把蛋黄 / 雞蛋和糖攪拌勻至糖溶化。

2.加入菠菜汁和自發麵粉 拌勻（輕輕拌勻即可，不要用力以免麵糊起筋）

3.最後加入橄欖油拌勻，休麵糊30分鐘。

4.預熱waffle模並塗上一層油/牛油，倒入適量的麵糊合上模後，烘3-4分鐘後或烘至上色即可。 

Apple Barley Drinks

Ingredients

1 Organic Apple (diced)

2 cups chinese barley （生熟薏米）

3 dried melon strips

1 tsp natural rock sugar

3 cups hot water

Cook in slow cooker with auto mode for at least 2 hours. ready to serve warm

Cooked the soup on 6/Jul/2015 then keep in freezer

Super Soup Stock

Ingredients: 1 corn, 1 beetroot, 1/2 carrot, 1 organic apple, 6 shitake fresh mushroom, 7 cherry tomatoes, 2 chicken tights, 2 chicken breast.

Steps:

1) blanch the chicken tights

2) cut all ingredients into small pieces

3) Cook in a big pot of water in high fire for 10 mins, then 2 hours in small fire.