Creamy Macaroni

Last night, we had a very odd combo for dinner . We had creamy macaroni and ABC soup (including Sophie).




- Macaroni
- parmesan cheese
- mixed dried herbs (those use for pizza)
- cream cheese
- butter





Sophie's one with added stuff, she get potato and carrot from the ABC soup + some fresh milk, blend to small pieces.
She loves it and was busy biting while playing with her teething biscuit.

Steam Prawn

I prepared steam prawn on Sunday with egg and dong guai... taste nice.
Served with blanched kai lan and oyster sauce

Bake Herbal Chicken with Glutinious Rice

• 1 cup of glutinous rice - soaked for at least 4hrs (best if over 8hrs to reduce cooking time)


• 4 pieces of chinese red dates


• a bunch of ginseng root


• 1 tablespoon of wolfberries


• 2 cups of water (if soaked overnight, only need 1/2 cup)


• 1 whole chicken thigh + drumstick


• 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce - marinate


• one pinch of salt & pepper - marinate


• 1 tablespoon of Benedict Dom (its a alcohol) - marinate


• 1 tablepoon of Hoi Sin Sauce - marinate


• 1 tablespoon of pomfret fish sauce - marinate

1. Soaked the rice for at least 4hrs. Marinate the chicken for the same time.


2. Prepare a piece of big size heavy duty aluminium foil.


3. Place the rice on the middle aluminium foil. Place all the herbal ingredients on top of the rice. Place the chicken on top and pour all the sauce over the chicken.


4. Fold the aluminium foil side up. Pour the water to soak the rice.


5. Cover up everything and bake at 190 degree celcius for 1 hr, or till the water dry up.

Bake Herbal Chicken With Glutinious Rice @ Group Recipes

Sat Simple East meet West Dinner

Pork chop

Home made Mixed Herbs Bread

Taufu Mushroom Miso Soup

Bread toast with cheddar cheese and pork chop

Creamy Potato Stew

• 1.5 cups of cranberries bean



• 1 cup of water



• 1 pinch of salt



• 1 big size potato, chopped to small cubes



• 1 small carrot, cut to medium size chunk



• 1 cube of butter



• 1 cup of evaporated milk



• 2 teaspoon of mixed herbs



• 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese (shaved with peeler)



• 1.5 cups of chopped scallion



• 1 pinch of pepper

1. Boil the beans and potato, with salt and water.



2. Add in butter once the water boil and stir till butter melts evenly.



3. Lower the fire. Add in mixed herbs and carrot once the water almost finish evaporating.



4. Add in evaporated milk, scallion and parmesan cheese.



5. Dish and serve. Sprinkle some pepper on the top before serving.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/15347/creamy-potato-stew.html

Our Bread Making Experience

Steam Herbal Pork

• 150g of sliced pork rib meat


• 8 slices Angelica Sinensis aka 当归


• 1/2 handful Wolfberries aka 枸杞子


• 100ml water


• A pinch of salt


• Pinch of pepper

1. Lay everything on some aluminium foil.


2. Steam on boiling water for 10mins.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/12449/steam-pork-with-herbs.html

Steam Spring Roll

• 1.5 pieces of beancurd skin (I DID NOT rinse it water)


• 200g of pork (fat plus lean, the chinese call it the 3 layer meat)


• 2 pieces of garlic


• 1 piece of shallot


• 1/4 piece of onion


• 1 by 1inch size of salted fish


• about 3 inch length carrot (chopped)


• 2 pieces of dried chinese mushroom (soaked)


• 50g chicken fillet


• 30g of dried seaweed (soaked and drained)

1. Blend all ingredients (minus the beancurd skin).


2. Cut beancurd skin to your desired size.


3. Place some mixture and seaweed on the beancurd.


4. Roll one round and fold in both sides of the skin.


5. Roll it till the beancurd skin is used up.


6. Dab some water on the edge of the skin to seal.


7. Boil a pot of water.


8. Place the meat roll in a dish and steam it till it's cook.


9. Remove and cut into pieces.


10. You may serve it just like that or cut it to small pieces, dust with cornflour and deep fried in hot oil briefly.


11. Dish, drain and serve with chilli sauce!

http://www.grouprecipes.com/9711/steam-spring-roll.html

Herbal Chicken

• 2 pieces of medium size chicken (I uses chicken thigh)


• 6 pieces of tong kuai


• 1 teaspoon of kei chi


• Salt and pepper


• 1 teaspoon of Ginger wine

1. Marinate all items with chicken for at least one hour. Wrapped in aluminium foil.


2. Steam with boiling water for 15mins.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/5465/herbal-chicken.html

Beggar Chicken

• 1 whole chicken (washed)



• 2 bunch of Chinese mushroom (cut to smaller pieces)



• 1 small piece of cinnamon stick



• 1 piece of star anise



• 2 tablespoon of kie chi



• 1 table spoon of tong kuai



• 1 tablespoon of sugar



• 2 teaspoon of salt



• 1/4 teaspoon of pepper



• 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce



• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce

1. Filled up all ingredients in the chicken, wrapped it with aluminium foil.



2. Baked in oven for 65mins.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/4738/beggars-chicken.html

Pork Rib Soup

• 500g of pork ribs
• 1 pc of 10cm ginseng
• 1 tablespoon of kei chi
• 1 tablespoon of red dates
• 1 pc of dried shellfish (cut to small pieces and soaked in water for 5 mins)
• 1 tablespoon of dried scallops
• 700ml water

1. Add everything together and boil it before leaving it in the slow cooker and boil for about 4hrs.

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Porkballs Soup

• Ingredients for Pork Ball:



• 50g of pork (cut to small pieces)



• 1 small bunch of parsley (about 1 tablespoon)



• 1 big piece of fresh mushroom (cut to small pieces)



• 2 pieces of chestnut (skin peeled)



• 2 teaspoon of anchovies



• 2 tablespoon of carrots (cut to small pieces)



• 1/4 teaspoon of ginger (cut to small pieces)



• 3 teaspoon of garlic (cut to small pieces)



• 2 teaspoon of shallot (cut to small pieces)



• 1/2 teaspoon of corn starch



• Pepper and salt to taste



• Ingredients for the Soup:



• 200ml of water



• 5 pieces of red dates



• 1 tablespoon of kei chi



• 1 tablespoon of miso paste

1. Blend all items together except for corn starch.



2. Add in corn starch at the end after all items are well mixed.



3. Form it into as many numbers of pork balls possible.



4. Boil the water with all the ingredients



5. Add in the pork balls and leave it to boil.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/2124/meat-balls-soup.html

Spicy Fried Fish

• 2 pieces of fish (average of 400g per piece) - dont know the name, I uses the one with hard layer of skin


• 5 pieces of chili padi (for the paste)


• 4 cloves of medium size shallot (for the paste)


• 1 bulb of garlic (for the paste)


• 2 pieces of red chilli (for the paste)


• 1 piece of star anise (for the paste)


• 1 inch of cinammon stick (for the paste)


• Salt and pepper to taste (for the paste)


• 4 tablespoon of water


• 2 tablespoon of santan (thick coconut juice)


• 1 tablespoon of oil

1. Clean all the items for the paste.


2. Blend it with the blender.


3. Use a small portion of the paste to marinate the fish for about 20 mins.


4. Lightly saute the paste with oil.


5. Add in the fish. Fry each side of the fish for about 5-7 mins at low fire.


6. Dish out the fish when it is cooked, but leave the paste on the pan.


7. Add in water.


8. Add in santan when the water boils, and stir for a minute.


9. Pour the sauce over the fish.


10. Serve with some parsley.

Spicy Fried Fish @ Group Recipes