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Easy Bread 

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Actually, the orinigal recipe is for hotdog:

http://m.xiachufang.com/recipe/100550638/

Ingredients:

Bread flour 300g

Warm water 100g (original recipe said 37 – 40 degree C.)

Yeast 2 tsp (original recipe said yeast powder)

Sugar 10 g

Egg 1

Melted butter 25g

Salt 1/2 tsp

1. Add yeast into warm water till foam shows up. ( I followed it, but I didn’t see any foam. Maybe the temperature of my warm water was not high enough. But I still moved on).

2. Add melted butter and egg mixture into yeast water and stir well.

3. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt.

4. Add yeast water into flour. Fold flour into a big dough. (Original recipe said kneading for 10-15 mins) I kneaded it for around 15 mins.

5. Put dough in a large bowl, cover it with lid or plastic wrap till it becomes 2 times big.

6. Divide it into several small pieces and make it into shapes you like. (Original recipe said let them relax for 10 mins. But I forgot, so I skipped it).

7. Put them in the oven with a large bowl of hot water under the baking pan till they become 2 times big.

8. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Bake for 20-25 mins.

They are perfect match for soup.

Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Stir Fry Vermicelli With Vegetables

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Ingredients:

Vermecelli ( cooked in boiling water till almost done, not completely done. Then rinse and drain)

Onion shreds 

Carrot shreds

Spinach ( cooked in boiling water for several seconds. Then squeese the water out and drain)

A little chopped ginger

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

A little salt

1 tsp white sesame 

1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put in ginger. Stir fry a bit.

2. Add in onion and carrot. Stir fry till they turn softened.

3. Add in vermicelli, stir fry evenly with carrot and onion. 

4. Add in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Then stir fry evenly for around 2-3 mins.

5. Add in salt and spinach. Stir fry evenly.

6. Last add in sprinkle white sesame.

baking, Fruits, pie, Uncategorized

Lemon Pie

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Crust:

Flour 140g

Sugar 40g

Butter 120g

Mix butter into flour & sugar till it clings together. Press into pan. Use a fork poke several times on it. Bake in the oven with 180 degree C for 20 mins till lightly brown.

Filling:

Egg 2 

White sugar 150g

Lemon juice 40ml

Flour 20g

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

1/4 lemon zest

Beat together eggs with sugar and lemon juice. Add in flour, baking powder and lemon zest. Mix well. Then pour filling over cooled crust.

Bake for 25mins with 180 degree C.

After it is done and cooled, sprinkle icing sugar.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

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Ingredient:

Butter 120g

Peanut butter 120g

Sugar 100g

Brown sugar 100g

Egg 1

Vanilla 1/2 tsp

Flour 180g

Baking soda 3/4 tsp

Salt 1/4 tsp

1. Cream butter, peanut butter with sugar & brown sugar.

2. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix well.

3. In a bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt. Then add flour mixture into butter mixture. Mix well.

4. Preheat oven to 190 degree C. Scoop dough and press into baking pan. Bake for 12 mins. 



Crunch outside but very soft inside. Even my husband doesn’t like peanut butter, he loves this cookie.

Chinese, tofu, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Stir Fry Bok Choy With Beancurd

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It’s a vegetarian recipe. Quick and easy.

First, fry bean curd slices in the pan with a little oil till both sides turn golden brown. Take bean curd out. Stir fry chopped garlic a bit, then put in bok choy. Stir fry till leaves shrink and color turns dark. Put bean curd back in the pan. Spread some salt, stir fry evenly and quickly for another minute or two. Then dish out.

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Crispy Pork Chop By Oven

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My husband and I love crispy pork chop. However, deep fried crispy chop pork needs too much oil. So it’s not a good option for me when I prepare daily meals. This recipe is very easy. No oil is needed.

1. Pound pork chop several times on each side. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper for a while.

2. Coat pork chop with a layer of flour, then egg and bread crumbs at last. (Bread crumbs need to be stir fried in the pan till golden brown).

3. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Put pork chop in the oven for 20 mins. 

4. Out in the plate, cool and cut into small pieces.

Beef, Chinese, mushroom, Uncategorized

Braised Beef Slices With Golden Needle Mushroom &  Vermicelli

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Here beef slices are the kind for hot pot.

1. Stir fry beef slices in the pan till color turns light and no blood. Take them out.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put in chopped ginger, 1 tsp Pixian Bean Sauce and 1 tsp sweet bean sauce. Stir fry a bit.

3. Add in golden needle mushroom. Stir evenly with sauce.

4. Put in fried beef. Stir fry evenly with golden needle mushrooms. 

5. Spread vermicelli ( soaked in the water for several minutes) on the beef and mushrooms. Sprinkle some sugar. Add in a little water. Cover the pan with lid.

6. Braise for several minutes till vermicelli done. Sprinkle chopped spring onion and green chili. Stir fry for another minute.

Chinese, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Pan Fried Eggplant

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1. Cut eggplants into thick pieces. Cut several times on each side.

2. Heat some oil in the pan. Fry eggplants till each side gets golden brown. Then take out.

3. Put some chopped ginger and spring onion in the pan. Stir fry a little.

4. Put fried eggplants back in the pan. Add in 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce and 1 tsp sugar. Stir fry evenly.

5. Sprinkle some chopped garlic granules and salt. Stir fry evenly for another minute. Dish out.

Chinese, Uncategorized

Red Bean & Barley —A Recipe for People Who Suffers Edema Like Me

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Recently, I am suffering serious edema. My figures are swollen. I can not even clench my fist. 

So I started this recipe 2 days ago. Every morning, I grab some red beans and barley and soak them in a bowl. In the afternoon, I pour them in the pot. Add in many many water, and cook till red beans get softened and cooked. It works well for me. At least, my figures are not as swollen as before.


Actually, you can soak red bean and barley for overnight, because red beans need to be soaked for hours. Then the next morning, you can cook them. If you don’t like the taste, you can add a little sugar, which will help make it taste better.

According to Chinese medicine, barley belongs to cold food by its property. So pregnant women shouldn’t eat it. And better not eat it a week before period or during period. And if you suffer constipation, please don’t eat it.


Even without barley, red beans are also helpful to ease edema.