Microwave Smore's Recipe + family movie

Video:

Answer audience questions about me 回答關於我答問

After uploaded 278 videos on Youtube, I think some audience start to grow interest in me.  I am a happy person who is lucky enough to have the opportunity to explore my interest in the kitchen.  Thanks to enter my small world and all the supports. 

Video:

Butter lemon shiitake 牛油香檸炒鮮菇

   

Ingredients:

300 gram Fresh Shittake Mushrooms

40 gram Unsaled Butter

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

2 tablespoons Light Soy Sauce

1/2 Lemon of juice

材料:

300 克   鮮菇

40 克   無鹽牛油

2 湯匙   菜油

2 湯匙   豉油

1/2 個   檸檬汁




Instruction:

Ramen Egg (Marinated soft boiled eggs) make easy 簡易溏心蛋

My little boy and I were cuddling in bed after a bedtime story.

I said, "do you know how much I love you?  I love you to the moon and back."

Ethan's sweet smile spread on his face.  "Mommy, I love you to jupiter and back."

He just learned not long ago jupiter is much farther from us than the moon does.  What a sweet boy!




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Ingredients:

2 Eggs

(Marinade):

2 tablespoons Light Soy Sauce

1/2 teaspoon  Chinese Rice Wine

1/2 teaspoon Sugar

1/3 cup Water



材料：
2 隻   雞蛋

(醃料):
2 湯匙   豉油
1/2 茶匙   米酒
1/2 茶匙   糖
1/3 杯   水



Instruction:

Lemony Parsley Salad 檸汁意大利芫茜沙津

  

  Are people considered to be unproductive when they are not employed?  If the people still engage in their lives and time to do things they love, but they just don't bring income, are they invalid?  I've been resting between jobs now.  While feeling happy that I can take a break doing something I enjoy, I can't help but feel guilty about using my time in this way.  A way that doesn't bring income, a way just about resting, a way just about forming a new routine I may like.  Fortunately, I do enjoy the life I am having and have been able to afford it.  Right now, I need just rest. 

  In order to adjust to the tighter budget routine, I made some changes.  No more extra money spent on clothing or cosmetics.  I used to do a lot of compulsive shopping and now it is actually a good time to alter myself.  For the grocery, I also budget carefully for each day and eliminate the food waste.  This part is actually a little tough since I am truly a foodie and think of eating all type of food constantly.  I've been manipulating "my rules" for a month; it isn't as difficult as I imagine.

One thing that makes me very uncomfortable is that I found myself having too much time and my social network is shrinking.  Not being able to work indeed limits the times I interact with people.  I miss the bustling sounds in the kitchen and all the laughers (even yelling) in the kitchen.  Now, I am a home cook.  Having to be in the kitchen with only my rules is fun of course, but it's very lonely.  There is no guidance, no comparison, no compliment.  Those four walls block me from the outside and no one actually knows what I am doing in my tiny little kitchen.  So I guess, making videos are the approach I take to connect with the world.  Funny is that I'm one of the ordinary people who feel crazily nervous in front of a camera.  Thanks for all the understanding for my stammers and mumbles.  They are the things I need to work on.  You see, I just find more things to do.  My life is actually very busy.

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            Lemony Parsley Salad 檸汁意大利芫茜沙津

Ingredients: 

1 bunch Italian Flat Leaf Parsley

1 pc Lemon of Juice

1 pc Lemon of Zest

Olive Oil

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Instruction:

How to kill a live crab humanely and clean it 如何處理活蟹

"I want to make some pancake for mommy and us, Daddy?" I heard Ethan said in the other room.

"I want to make one for myself, one for mommy, and one for you." Ethan added. "Come on, wake up!"  I could imagine Ethan was dragging his daddy's sleeve, trying to pull his daddy off bed now.  I giggled a little since it was the routine he'd been doing lately.

This smart little kiddo knew many process about making pancake (thanks for me, hehe).  He knew that the damp cloth placed under the mixing bowl is to stabilize the bowl while we whisking the batter.  He knew there have to be eggs, vanilla extract, flour, and butter in the recipe.  Ethan's eyes fixed on the whip, with one of his hand holding the bowl and the other whisking the batter.  He looked super grown up.  Sometimes I wonder if it was the imagine he had in his mind about me when I was working in the kitchen.

The pancake turned out not very puffy (because mommy didn't put enough baking powder...), but we were more than happy to shovel all of them into out tommies.  Ethan thought they were extra delicious because they were made by Mommy and him together.


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How to kill a live crab humanely and clean it 如何處理活蟹

Ingredients:

Meat crab ( it's the crab I used in his video, but it really doesn't matter)

Instruction:

Sichuan Peppercorn (Numb and Spicy) Chicken Wings 快炒麻辣花椒雞翼

  The Christmas tree at the lobby had already set up, and our christmas tree will be ready in a couple of weeks.  Things get busy and bustling, but I don't find much joy in it.  This Christmas perhaps would be the hardest one I experience.  I will be alone.  My son is going to celebrate this big festival with his daddy and his side of the family.  And me, who marital status just back to single, going to stay at home and watch the classic movie "Home alone".  It is the first festival I have no family around so I'm a little don't know how to prepare my emotions.  Is it very hard, or just hard?


Sichuan peppercorn is one of my favourite spices, and it can apply to almost all meat dish and even stew.  This chicken wings weren't as spicy as I thought (I eat very spicy), but you can always adjust the amount of the chilli flakes and peppercorn.




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(Main Ingredients):

1 pound Chicken Wings

3 teaspoons Vegetable Oil (for stir fry)

3 slices Ginger

(Marinade):

1 teaspoon Sichuan Peppercorn, crushed

2 teaspoons Chili Flakes

5 gram Ginger, grated

2 tablespoons Shaoxing Wine

1/8 teaspoon Ground White Pepper

2 teaspoons Sesame Oil

1/2 teaspoon Salt

(主要材料):

1 磅   雞翼

3 湯匙   菜油 (煮菜用)

3 片   薑片

(醃料):

1 茶匙   花椒

2 湯匙   辣椒粉

5 克   薑蓉

2 湯匙   紹興酒

1/8 茶匙   白胡椒粉

2 茶匙   麻油

1/2 茶匙   鹽

Instruction:

Braised Pig Tails with Oyster Sauce 蠔油炆豬尾

  The weather is so cold and wet these day.  A pot of braised meat, with a bowl of fragrant white rice bring me lot of comfort.  I was planning to go buy some chicken wing tips; I didn't found them, but got these.  Nowadays, pig tails are really not easy to be found in the market so I bought them home right away.

  These day I thought of my family in Hong Kong a lot.  I know my loving parents are doing great, and my sister and brother are also enjoying their lives with their behalf.  I ask myself how about me now.  Am I doing well in Canada here?  My health is deteriorating.  When the bad days hit, I almost lose. Cooking is the thing that saves me.  I can spend half of the day just to study recipes or make videos.  The process is very healing, and the food comes out always nice and yummy.  I hope you also enjoy my videos.

(Main Ingredients):

1 kg Pig tails

1 head Garlic

60 gram Ginger, sliced

1 bunch Green onion or Garlic Shoots (optional)

2 tablespoons Vegetbale Oil (for cooking)

(For blanching):

3 slices Ginger

Water

(Seasoning):

2 tablespoons Oyster sauce

5 tablespoons Sugar

1/4 cup Chinese Rice Wine

1/2 teaspoon Salt

(主要材料):

豬尾骨

一顆  蒜頭

60 克   薑未

一 束   青蔥 (可省略)

2 湯匙   菜油 (煮菜用)

(去水用材料):

三 塊  薑片

水

(調味料):

2 湯匙   蠔油

5 湯匙   糖

1/4 杯   米酒

1/2 茶匙   鹽

Instruction:

Avocado Salsa

Ingredients: (2 servings)

1 Red Bell pepper

1 Yellow Bell Pepper

1 Jalapeño

1 Avocado

1 bunch Parsley

Salt to taste

Black Pepper to taste

材料：(2 人份)

1 個   紅燈籠椒

1 個   黃燈籠椒

1 條   墨西哥辣椒

1 知   牛油果

1 束   莞荽

鹽   調味

黑胡椒   調味

Instruction:

Easy Buddhist Feast 簡易羅漢齊

Ingredients:

1 cup Baby Corns

1 cup Black Fungus, rehydrated in water

2 pcs Chinese Yam

1 cup Shimeji Mushroom

4 pcs Bean Curds

2 tablespoons Garlic, finely chopped

1 slice Ginger

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Seasoning:

1/4 cup Vegetarian Oyster Sauce

2 tablespoons Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

1/4 cup Water

2 tablespoons Cornstarch Water (2 tablespoons Water + 1 teaspoon Cornstarch)

Salt to taste

材料：

1 杯   粟米仔

1 杯   黑木耳，用水浸軟

2 條   山藥

1 杯   秀珍菇

4 條   支竹

2 湯匙   蒜頭

1 片   薑

2 湯匙   橄欖油

調味料：

1/4 杯   素蠔油

2 湯匙   黑糖

1 湯匙   鼔油

1/4 杯   水

2 湯匙   粟粉水 (2湯匙水 ＋ 1茶匙粟粉)

鹽   調味

Instruction:

Hong Kong cuisine Ep1 - Slow Cooked Cow Tongue in Chinese Marinade 香港煮篇 Ep1 - 鹵水牛脷

Ingredients:

1 pc Cow Tongue

1 pc Ginger Root

1.5 cups Chinese Marinade

750 ml Water

2 pcs Star Anise

20 pcs Sichuan Peppercorn

3 tablespoons Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine

材料：

1 條   牛脷

1 塊   薑

1.5 杯   鹵水汁

750 毫升 水

2 粒   八角

20 粒   花椒

3 湯匙   黑糖

1 湯匙   紹興酒

Steps:

Garlic Shoot Pork Rolls and Cranberry Aioli 蒜芯豬肉卷配蔓越莓蛋黃醬

 

Ingredients:

(Aioli)

1 Egg Yolk

1 Garlic Clove

1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
50 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
50 ml Canola Oil

1/2 Lemon of Juice
1/4 cup Dried Cranberries
30 gram Goat Cheese

To taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper

To taste Kosher Salt

(Rolls):

3-5 pieces Egg Roll Wraps

100 gram Ground Pork

3-4 stalks Garlic Shoots

1 Egg White

15 gram Butter (to brush)

Black Pepper to taste

Salt to taste

材料：

(蔓越莓蛋黃醬)

1 個   雞蛋黃

1 粒   蒜頭

1 茶匙   芥茉醬
50 毫升   初榨橄欖油
50 毫升   芥花籽油

1/2 個   檸檬，榨汁
1/4 杯   蔓越莓乾
30 克   羊酪

黑胡椒碎   調味

鹽   調味

(蒜芯豬肉卷)

100 克   碎豬肉

3-4 棵   蒜芯

1 個   雞蛋白

15 克   牛油

黑胡椒碎   調味

鹽   調味

Instruction:

How to make Yogurt at home 如何在家做乳酪

Ingredients:

1 litre Homogenized Milk

1/3 cup Goat Yogurt *it has to be really good quality and high in probiotic.*

材料：

1 公升   全脂奶

1/3 杯   羊酪 ＊要選用優質和含高活性生菌的乳酪＊

Instruction:

Lemon and lavender Chicken Wings 檸檬薰衣草雞翼

Ingredients:

2 pounds Whole Chicken Wings

1/2 pc Lemon of Juice, freshly squeezed

2 tablespoons Honey

Marinade:

1 tablespoon Dried Lavender

2 tablespoons Dark Soy Sauce

3 tablespoons Shaoxing Wine

To taste Ground Black Pepper

To taste Kosher Salt

材料：

2 磅   雞全翼

1/2 個   檸檬, 榨汁

2 湯匙   蜜糖

醃料：

1 湯匙   乾薰衣草

2 湯匙   老抽

3 湯匙   紹興酒

調味   黑胡椒碎

調味   鹽

Instruction:

https://youtu.be/BN0WmgnqQpM

Red Wine & Farm Beet Marmalade 紅酒菜頭甜醬

Marmalade is a type of sweet preserve similar to jam or jelly.  Other than the traditional marmalades that are made of citrus, vegetables that have sweet notes, like onion, tomato, or beet, are also getting popular in the marmalade world.  Spread it on your toast or cracker as a change for the jam and I am sure you will love it.

Ingredients:

2 cups Red Farm Beets, grated

2 cups Yellow Farm Beets, grated

1.5 cups Brown Sugar

80 gram Unsalted Butter

1 cup Red Wine

1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar

1 cup Water

材料：

2 杯   紅菜頭，切碎

2 杯   黃菜頭，切碎

1.5 杯   黑糖

80 克   無鹽牛油

1 杯   紅酒

1/4 杯   紅酒醋

1 杯   水

Instruction:

https://youtu.be/ClYoT3d6VLQ

How to make carrot flowers 如何做蘿蔔花

Ingredients:

Carrots

Balsamic reduction

Instruction:

Stewed Beef in Red Wine 紅酒煮牛肉

Ingredients:

2 pounds Beef

3 pcs Carrot

3 pcs Parsnip

4 stalks Celery

1 pcs Yellow Onion, large size

2 pcs Red Potatoes, cut it in big chunks with skin on

2 packs Stock Bouillon

2 cups Cooking Red Wine

Kosher Salt to taste

Ground Black Pepper to taste

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil (for frying)

材料：

2 磅   牛肉

3 條   蘿蔔

3 條   歐洲白蘿蔔 (又名叫防風草根)

4 條   西芹

1 個   大黃洋蔥

2 個   紅薯仔, 切成大塊

2 盒   濃縮牛肉湯

鹽   調味

黑胡椒碎   調味

2 湯匙   菜油 (炒菜用)

Instruction:

Honey Candied Ginger 蜜糖薑糖

Ingredients:

2 pcs Young Ginger Roots, organic

1/3 cup Honey

2 cups White Sugar

Icing sugar (optional)

材料：

2 塊   有機嫩薑

1/3 杯   蜜糖

2 杯   白糖

糖霜 (隨意)

Instruction:

Walnut Sweet Soup 合桃糊 (Popular dessert in Hong Kong)

Ingredients: (4 servings)

1.5 cups Walnuts

1/2 cup White Rice, short grain

5-8 cups Water

1 cup Brown Sugar

材料: (4 人份)

1.5 杯   合桃

1/2 杯   白米, 圓米

5-8 杯   水

1 杯   黑糖

Instruction:

Beet and Chocolate Chips Chocolate (Cooking with a kid) 紅菜頭巧克力曲奇

Ingredients: (yields about 28 cookies, 70 gram each)

3.5 cups All Purpose Flour

1 cup Unsalted Butter, melted

1 cup Brown Sugar

1 cup dark Chocolate Chips

3 Eggs

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

3 tablespoons Red Beet Juice (grate the beets and squeeze out the juice)

1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt

材料: (做約28 塊曲奇, 每塊 70 克)

3.5 杯   麵粉

1 杯   無鹽牛油，熱溶

1 杯   黑糖

1 杯   黑巧克力

3 隻   雞蛋

2 茶匙   泡打粉

3 湯匙   紅菜頭汁 (磨碎後搾汁)

1/8 茶匙   海鹽

Instruction:

Basil Flavoured Oil 九層塔油

Ingredients:

2 cups Basil Leaves

1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 cup Grape Seed Oil

材料：

2 杯   九層塔葉

1 杯   初榨橄欖油

1 杯   葡萄籽油

Instruction:

Coated Brazil Nut 糖裹巴西堅果 (Valentine's Recipe)

Ingredients:

1 cup Brazil Nuts

1 cup Fine Sugar

1-2 teaspoons Honey

Pink Food Colorant

材料：

1 杯   巴西堅果

1 杯   幼砂糖

1-2 茶匙   蜜糖

粉紅食用色素

Instruction:

Poached Quinces

Ingredients:

2 Quinces

1/3 cup Sugar

2 Star Anises

1 Vanilla Bean, split and scraped

1/3 cup Water

Instruction:

My mom's popular Lo Bak Gou Recipe (Chinese Turnip Cake) Oven Version 蘿蔔糕

Ingredients:

3 pcs / 6 cups Turnip, shredded

4 pcs / 2 cups Chinese Red Lap Chun, cubed

2 pcs / 1 cup Chinese Black Lap Chun, cubed

1 pc / 2 cups Chinese lap yao, cubed (cured pork)

1 cup Dried Shrimps

4 stalks/ 1/3 cup Green Onion, sliced (White part only)

Flour Mixture:

1.5 cups Rice Flour

3/4 cup Cornstarch

1 cup Water

Seasoning:

1/4 cup Soy Sauce

4 tablespoons Chinese Cooking Wine

1 teaspoon White Pepper, ground

4 tablespoons Sugar

2 teaspoons Salt

材料：

3 條   白蘿蔔

4 條   臘腸

2 條   潤腸

1 條   臘肉

1 杯   乾蝦米

4 棵   蔥

麵糊：

1.5 杯   粘米粉

3/4 杯   栗粉

1 杯 水

調味料：

1/4 杯   鼓油

4 湯匙   米酒

1 茶匙   白胡椒粉

4 湯匙   糖

3 茶匙   鹽

Instruction:

 http://youtu.be/DaMVUHt7fh4

Coconut Sticky Rice Koi Cake (CNY FOOD in Hong Kong) 椰汁錦鯉年糕

INGREDIENTS:

300 gram Coconut Milk

3 cups Glutinous Rice Flour

1 cup Wheat Starch

1/2 cup Young Coconut Flesh

1 cup Sugar

Food Colorant (Red and Black)

材料：

300 克   椰奶

3 杯   糯米粉

1 杯   澄麵

1/2 杯   椰青肉

1 杯   白糖

食用色素 (紅色, 黑色)

INSTRUCTION:

Blackberry Crumble (the easy and impressive dessert) 黑草莓奶酥

Ingredients:

1 cup Blackberries, fresh

4 tablespoons Brown Sugar

(Topping):

1/3 cup All Purpose Flour

1/3 cup Brown Sugar

20 gram Melted Butter, unsalted

材料：

1 杯   黑草梅

4 湯匙   黑糖

(奶酥層)：

1/3 杯   麵粉

1/3 杯   黑糖

20 克   溶牛油, 無鹽

Instruction:

How to make Soft Boiled Egg

Instruction:

http://youtu.be/wpvwOatnzEc

Lightning McQueen Cake (for my son's third birthday!)

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cake Base:

3/4 cup All Purpose Flour

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1/2 cup Sugar

3 Eggs

40 gram Dark Cocoa Powder

2 tablespoons Milk

30 gram Butter, unsalted

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

Cream:

800 gram Whipping Cream, 35%

Red Food Colorant

Garnish:

Strawberries, blueberries, canned pineapple, raspberries, blackberries

材料：

(蛋糕)：

3/4 杯   麵粉

1 湯匙   泡打粉

1/2 杯   糖

3 隻   雞蛋

40 克   黑可可粉

2 湯匙   牛奶

30 克   牛油，無鹽

1 湯匙   雲呢拿香油

(忌廉)：

800 克   忌廉, 35%

紅色食用色素

(裝飾)：

士多啤喱，藍莓，紅越莓，黑草莓，罐裝菠蘿

Instruction:

  http://youtu.be/OEM1uE-PF7M

Homemade Cranberry Sauce 自製蔓越莓醬

Ingredients: (yields about 2 cups)

340 gram Cranberries, fresh, rinsed

1.5 cups Water

1/2 cup Apple Juice

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup White Sugar

1/4 cup Raisins (optional)

1 small pinch of sea salt

材料：(做約2 杯)

340 克   蔓越莓，洗淨

1.5 杯   水

半杯   蘋果汁

半杯   黑糖

半杯   白糖

1/4 杯   提子乾 (可省略)

少許   海鹽

Instructions: