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Bacon Potato Soup

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1. Cut potato and onion into small pieces. (Here I used two potatoes and one onion.)

2. Heat the oil in the pan. Put in the bacon bits. When the bacon bits get a little burnt, take them out.

3. Stir fry onion first. Then the potato pieces.

4. Add in enough water that covers potato pieces. Boil them till potato gets soft.

5. Use blender to smash potatoes.

6. Put smashed potato back into the pan. Add a little water or the soup will get burnt easily. Also add in light cream, salt and black pepper powder. Keep stirring till all the things mix well.

Ladle the soup out into bowl, and add in the bacon bits. 

Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Quick & Easy Fried Zucchini

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I like zucchini very much. I also like simply frying them with a pan.


Just spread some oil in the pan. Put zucchini slices in the pan. When the downside turn a little golden brown, flip them over and fry the other side. Spread some salt and black pepper. When both side are done, take them out in the plate.


You can stir fry zucchini with sausage slices, which also tastes good.

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Scrambled Egg With Beef

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I didn’t know beef can be cooked in this way until in college. Both egg and beef taste tender. It’s a dish I and my friends must order when we ate together outside.

It’s also an easy and quick dish.

Ingredients:

Beef ( cut into thin slices, marinate with a little salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, sesame oil and starch)

3 eggs ( beat in a bowl, add a little salt)

Spring onion ( chopped into small pieces)

1. Heat some oil in the pan. ( a little more oil than usual) 

2. Put beef slices in the pan. Stir fry till they get slightly golden brown and almost done.

3. Put fried beef slices in egg and mix well. 

4. Heat some oil in the pan. Pour egg and beef in the pan. Once the bottom turn solidify, stir fry. Sprinkle spring inion. Then take them all out in the palte.

Potato, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Mashed Potato

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Potatoes peeled off and steamed or boiled.

Mash them in a large bowl. Then add in some vegetables bits. ( I used carrot, sweet peas and corn. Boiled already). Mix them well. Add in a little salt and black pepper powder.

If you also fry steak as I did. Don’t throw away the butter left in the pan.

Heat the butter again. Put in onion and carrot slices. Keep stir frying till carrots get a little burnt. Then add in water covers all ingredients in the pan. Cook for around 5 minutes. Then take all the carrot and onion out. Just leave sauce in the pan. Add some flour and oil in a bowl, mix them well. Then add the batter into the pan. Keep stirring till the sauce gets condensed. If you think it’s a bit plain, you can add a little salt. Then pour the sauce onto mashed potato in the plate.

Potato, Quick recipe, Soup, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Tomato & Potato Soup

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It’s a very easy soup.

Ingredients:

A little garlic and ginger granules.

3 medium tomatoes ( peeled and chopped into small pieces)

5 small potatoes ( peeled and chopped into small pieces)

Salt, 1 tsp sugar, black pepper powder, 1 tsp cream (optional), water.

1. Heat a little oil in the pan, and put garlic and ginger in. Stir fry a bit.

2. Put all the tomato pieces and potato pieces in. Stir fry a little.

3. Add in water cover all ingredients. Then turn to low heat, and cover the pan with lid.

4. Simmer till potato softened and soup condensed. 

5. Add in cream and sugar. Stir evenly. Last put in salt and black pepper powder.


It goes well with homemade bread.

Chinese, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Sweet & Sour Lotus Root

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Lotus root is a very healthy vegetable. And there are many ways to cook it. Sweet & sour lotus root is an easy dish and it can bring you good appetite.

1. Chop lotus root into pieces. And put them into boiling water for around 3 minutes. Then drain them.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put the drained lotus root pieces in the pan. Stir fry a little.

3. Add in 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 2 tsp vinegar, 3 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 or 3 tsp water. Stir fry evenly for 2 minutes or so.

4. After each lotus piece coated with sauce, add in a little starchy water. Quick stir fry a little. You can sprinkle some chopped green onion if you like. 

Some people like the sweet and sour taste, but some don’t. I think it’s also a good appetizer. 

Chinese, egg, Quick recipe, tomato, Uncategorized

Scrambled Egg With Tomatoes

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If one dish should be chosen to represent China, I think it probably be this dish. It’s also the very first dish for most Chinese to learn how  to cook. And it also shows up very often on Chinese’s table. It’s a quick, easy and delicious dish as well.

Ingredients:

3 medium tomatoes ( peeled off, cut into even sized pieces. One tomato can be cut into 8 small pieces)

3 eggs

Oil, salt, sugar, chopped spring onion, starch, water.

1. Make omelet. Take omelet out once it solidify.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put the tomato pieces in. Stir fry a little.

3. Add in salt and sugar. Keep stir frying. Juice will come out from tomato.

4. Put the omelet in and mix well with tomatoes. Omelet will be coated with tomato sauce.

5. Add in a little starchy water. Quick stir fry a little.

6. Sprinkle chopped spring onion before taking out into the plate.



In many Chinese small restaurant, they have rice topped by scrambled egg with tomatoes or noodles topped by scrambled egg with tomatoes in their menu. And it’s true that the sauce of this dish is a very good match for rice.

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Quick Meal With Baguette

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When I get home from work tried and hungry, I really don’t feel like cooking. Yet I don’t like eating outside so I have to figure out some quick and easy ways to solve the problem about food.

One of my hobbies is searching recipes that I think worth trying. Of course, I also keep an eye on those that can help me handle a meal within several minutes.
The other day I tried the following recipes with baguette. They turned out not bad and my husband loved them.

Mix melted butter with minced garlic and mixed herbs. Spread the mixture on the surface of baguette slices. Bake for 5 mins with 220 degree C. Easy and simple.


Baguette can also be used for sandwich. Cut a medium slice open in the middle. Add in the meat and vegetables you like. Then it’s done. You can also put in salad, or whatever you like.

This is my husband’s favorite. Put the scrambled egg on the surface of sliced baguette, and top with cheese slice. Put into the microwave oven for 1 or 2 minutes till the cheese is melted.