Moist Chocolate Banana Bread 巧克力香蕉麵包

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup Butter, unsalted and room temperature

1 cup Sugar

2 Large Eggs

2 Bananas, ripen

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1.5 cups All Purpose Flour

1/2 cup Cocoa Powder, unsweet

1/2 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

2 tablespoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Salt

材料：

1/2 杯   無鹽牛油，室溫

1 杯   糖

2 隻   大雞蛋

2 條   香蕉，全熟

1/2 杯   希臘乳酪

2 茶匙   雲呢拿香油

1· 杯   麵粉

1/2 杯   巧克力粉，無糖

1/2 杯   少甜巧克力粒

2 湯匙   泡打粉

1/2 茶匙   鹽

INSTRUCTION:

Chinese New Year Turnip Savory Cake 媽媽蘿蔔糕 (新年食譜)

MAIN INGREDIENTS:

800 gram Rice Flour

20 gram Corn Starch

1200 gram Turnip

6 pcs Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, soaked

5 pcs Chinese Style Susages (I used 4 Red and the 1 Black)

70 gram Chinese Preserved Pork Belly

1/4 cups Vegetable Oil

1L Mixed liquid (it is the combination of soaked-mushroom water and water)

SEASONING:
1 teaspoon White Pepper

3 teaspoons Salt

4 teaspoons Sugar






主要材料：
800 克   粘米粉
20 克   粟粉
1200 克   白蘿蔔
6 隻  乾冬菇，浸軟
5 條   中式臘腸 (我用4條紅腸，1 條黑潤腸)
70 克   臘肉
1/4 杯   菜油
1 公升  浸冬菇水＋水





調味料：
1 茶匙   白胡椒
3 茶匙   鹽
4 茶匙   糖

INSTRUCTION:

1. Soak dried mushrooms and dried shrimps in water till rehydrated and totally tender; strain well and reserve the water. Cut the mushrooms and shrimps into small pieces; set them aside.

2. Rinse the Chinese sausages and preserved pork with hot water to wash out the fat on the surface. Cut them into small pieces. Set aside.

3. Shred the turnip into thicker pieces and keep the juice that products.

4. In a large bowl, combine mushroom-soaked water and turnip juice together. Add the rice flour; mix well and set aside. Oil the bowl for steaming.

5. Heat up two teaspoons of vegetable oil over a high heat. Add garlic and fry it until fragrant. Then, add all of the MAIN INGREDIENTS except the rice flour liquid. Continuously fry until the meat releases oil or 80% cooked; about 3-4 minutes. Add seasoning. Remove it from the heat.

6. In the same wok, add the rest of the oil. Add the turnip; sauté until it turns transparent or tender; about 8-10 minutes. *It's normal for the turnip to release water*

7. Reduce the heat to low. Add the meat ingredients back to the wok to mix with the turnip. Season it to taste again with salt and white pepper again.

8. Next, pour in the rice flour water; stirring consistently to prevent scotching. When the liquid is absorbed, quickly remove the mixture to the container for steaming.

9. Steam the mixture for about 45 minutes over a high heat. Slice it after it's totally cooled down to avoid it from sticking together.

Spicied Crunchy Chickpea Snacks 健康脆口鷹咀豆

INGREDIENTS:

2 Canned Chickpea

1.5 teaspoons Vegetable Oil

Paprika

SeaSalt

材料：

2 罐   鷹咀豆

1.5 茶匙   菜油

甜椒粉

海鹽

INSTRUCTION:

Steamed Halibut with Black Bean and Garlic Sauce 蒜蓉豆豉蒸銀鱈魚

INGREDIENTS:

3 pcs  Halibut Fish

5-6 pcs Garlic Cloves

15 gram Fermented Black Bean

2 teaspoons Vegetable Oil

材料：

3 塊   銀鱈魚

5-6 粒   蒜頭

15 克   豆豉

2 茶匙   菜油

INSTRUCTIION:

White Fungus Sweet and Bitter Apricot Kernel Milk (Vegan) 雪耳南北杏糖水

INGREDIENTS: (4 portions)

220 gram Sweet and Bitter Apricot Kernels

1-2 pcs White Fungus

4 cups Water

70 gram Rock Sugar

材料：(4人份)

220 克   南北杏

1-2 個   白雪耳

4 杯   水

70 克   冰糖

INSTRUCTION:

Grilled Corn Warm Salad 燒粟米暖沙律

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cucumber

1 Carrot

5  Corns

1 Zucchini

1/2 Radicchio

DRESSING:

40 gram White Miso

15 gram Honey

3 tablespoons White Vinegar

材料：

1 條   青瓜

1 條   甘筍

1 條   胡瓜

1/2 個   紫葉菊苣

沙律汁：

40 克   白味噌

15 克   蜜糖

3 湯匙   白醋

INSTRUCTION:

Mixed Nuts and Honey Granola 雜果仁蜜糖麥片

Ingredients:

180 gram Coconut Oil, melted

2 cups of Any nuts of your choices (Almond, Hazelnut, Flaxseed, White sesames, Black sesames)

2 cups Cut Oat or Whole Oat (I used cut oat here since I had it in my pantry)

90 gram Honey

A pinch of sea salt

材料：

180 克   椰子油，熱溶

2 杯   果仁或籽 (果仁、榛子、亞麻籽、白芝麻、黑芝麻)

2 杯   麥皮

90 克   蜜糖

一少撮   海鹽

Instruction:

Kabocha Squash (winter squash) Buttery Rice 日本南瓜牛油香飯

Ingredients: (yield 4 portions)

1/4 Kabocha Squash

45 gram Almond

60 gram Butter, unsalted

1/4 cup Vegetable Oil

1 twig Sage, fresh

1/3 teaspoon Sea Salt

材料：(四人份)

1/4 日本南瓜

45 克   果仁

60 克   牛油，無鹽

1/4 杯   菜油

1 支   鼠尾草，新鮮

1/3 茶匙   海鹽

Instruction:

Homemade Labneh Cheese

Labneh cheese is also called strained Greek yogurt cheese, and the creation process is just what it describes - strain the yogurt.  It is important that the yogurt be stored in the fridge during the straining process.  A cheesecloth is usually considered essential equipment, but If you have a clean and thin tablecloth it will also work.  You can add fresh herbs and olives in the cheese to create a savoury taste as the video shows here, but you can also add dried fruit and nuts to make a sweet flavour.  Create your own cheese and have some kitchen fun at home.  Enjoy.

Main Ingredients:

Greek Yogurt

Additional ingredients to flavour:

Black Olive

Lemon

Thyme, fresh

Olive Oil

Salt

Instruction:

Mac n Cheese on a Portabella Mushroom

Ingredients:

5 pcs Portabella Mushrooms

1.5 cups Elbows Codes

60 gram Butter, unsalted

120 gram Cheddar Cheese

60 gram Parmesan Cheese, grated

3 twigs  Thyme, fresh

Instruction:

Shrimp on the Roll 蝦沙律潛艇

Ingredients: (3 portions)

400 gram White Shrimp, frozen

1/2 head Lettuce

1/4 apples

3 Buns

70 gram Butter, unsalted

3 tablespoons Japanese Mayonnaise

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

材料：(3人份)

400 克   白蝦，急凍

1/2 棵   生菜

1/4 個   蘋果

3 個   麵包

70 克   無鹽牛油

3 湯匙   日本美乃滋

鹽   調味

黑胡椒   調味

Instruction:

Simple Pine Syrup 松樹糖漿

Around this time in winter there is usually not much we can forage, but there are plenty of pine trees in the woods that's needles we can bring to a good use.  Making pine syrup is one of them, and the method is super easy - boil the sugar, water, and the pine needles together.  Though, the pine needles need to be very fresh and young since they contain a better quality of pine oil.  Some people use this syrup in cocktails.  Since I don't drink, I use it in my tea or morning coffee.   But most often I use this syrup on my pork dishes, and they match really well.  Pine syrup has a very clean after taste rather than the pungent scent you smell when you rub the pine needles.  I hope you will enjoy exploring this new recipe. 

Ingrediens:

4-6 twigs Pine Needles

5 cups Sugar

1 cup Water

材料：

4-6 枝   松葉

5 杯   糖

1 杯   水

Instruction:

Black Tea Smoked Pork Belly (Indoor recipe) 茶薰豬腩肉

Any tea and sugar works fine in this recipes.  You can also add citrus peels.

Ingredients:

600 gram Pork Belly

Salt Brine

Black Pepper, ground

30 gram Pine Sugar (can substitute for honey)

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Smoke Set:

1/2 cup Uncooked Rice

3 Black Tea Bags

4 tablespoons White Sugar

Instruction:

Fried Sweet Sauce Eggplant on Rice (10 minutes recipe) 燒茄子飯 (10分鐘食譜)

Ingredients: 

1 Eggplant

1 bowl of cooked rice

White Sesame Seeds

Marinade:

2 tablespoons Light Soy sauce

1.5 teaspoons Sugar

1 tablespoon Marin

1/4 cup Water

材料：

1 條   長茄子

1碗   煮熟白飯

汁料：

2 湯匙   豉油

1.5 茶匙   糖

1 湯匙   日本煮用白酒

1/4 杯   水

Instruction:

Homemade Salted Eggs (Chicken Eggs)

To me, it is no exact measument to make salted eggs because everyone is using different container for his or her eggs.  Howerver, there are some useful guidelines:

1. The water must be sterilized and cool off before used.

2. Salt should fill 1/4 of the container.

3. Leave the eggs at the room temperature for the full 30 days before enjoy it.

Ingredients:

2 Eggs

120 gram Table Salt

2 cups Water

4-5 Star Anise

10 gram Sichuan Peppercorn

5 gram Mixed Peppercorn (white, black, pink)

Instruction: