Summer Green Tea Pudding 夏日綠茶軟糕

Ingredients:

1/3 cup Uncooked Red Beans

6 tablespoons Corn Starch

400 ml Coconut Milk

1 cup Water

2 teaspoons Green Tea Powder

1 cup Red Bean Water (you will obtain it after you cook the red bean)

1/3 cup Maple Syrup (for serving)

材料：

1/3 杯   紅豆(未煮熟)

6 湯匙   粟粉

400 毫升   椰奶

1 杯   水

2 茶匙   綠茶粉

1 杯 紅豆湯 (煮過紅豆後的水)

1/3 杯   楓糖漿 (伴食)

Instruction:

Knead-less Peach Glazed Bread (Father's Day recipe) 免揉蜜桃麵包

Ingredients: (4 peach bread, 6" each)

(dough):

4 cups Flour (2 cups Whole Wheat + 2 cups White Flour)

2 cups Whole Milk

1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

8 gram Instant Bread Yeast

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

(Raisin mixture):

1/3 cup Raisins

1/4 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

(Peach Glaze topping):

3 Peaches, pitted and thinly sliced

90 gram Brown Sugar

70 gram Unsalted Butter, room temperature

1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

材料：

（麵糰）：

4 杯   麵粉 (2 杯白麵粉 + 2 杯全麥麵粉)

2 杯   全脂奶

1/2 杯   菜油

8 克   快速麵包功酵母

1 湯匙   泡打粉

(提子乾餡料):

1/3 杯   黑提子乾

1/4 杯   糖

1 茶匙   雲呢拿香油

1/2 茶匙   肉桂粉

1/8 茶匙   荳寇粉

(蜜桃層)：

3 個   桃，去核，切薄片

90 克   黑糖

70 克   無鹽牛油，室溫

1/2 茶匙   肉桂粉

Instruction:

Easy Coffee Jelly 簡易咖啡啫喱

Ingredients: (yield 1 serving)

1.5 tablespoons Instant Coffee Powder (no sugar and milk powder)

1.5 tablespoons Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Gelatine Powder

3 tablespoons 5 % Cream (for serving)

材料：(一人份)

1.5 湯匙   即溶咖啡粉 (無糖和奶粉)

1.5 湯匙   黑糖

1 茶匙   魚膠粉

3 湯匙   5﹪忌廉 (伴食用)

Instruction:

How to keep strawberries fresh and sweet

Ingredients:

2 cups Strawberries

2 tablespoon Sugar

1/2 Lime of Juice

材料：

2 杯   士多啤梨

2 湯匙   糖

1/2 個   青檸汁

Instruction:

How to make Earl Grey Flower Cookies

Ingredients: (2-3 cookies)

60 gram Unsalted Butter, room temperature

2 tablespoons Icing Sugar

100 gram plain flour / All Purpose Flour

2 tablespoons Corn Starch

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

25 ml Whole Milk

1 Early Grey Tea Bag

材料： (2-3曲奇)

60 克   無鹽牛油，室溫

2 湯匙   糖霜

100 克   麵粉

2 湯匙   粟粉

2 茶匙   泡打粉

25 毫升   牛奶

1 Early Grey 茶包

Instruction:

Orange Chocolate Chips Yogurt Ice Cream 香橙粒粒朱古力乳酪雪糕

It's another real food my son happily embraces when the warmer weather sets in.  He was quite amazed by the fact that he could actually make his own ice cream at home manually (and of course, is delighted to discover those chocolate chips in the ice cream).

Ingredients:

2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt

1 Orange of zest (about 1 tablespoon)

1 Orange of juice (about 1/3 cup)

1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips

3 tablespoons Agave Syrup

材料：

2 杯   原味希臘乳酪

1 橙皮 (約1湯匙)

1 橙汁 (約1/3杯)

1/3 杯   黑朱古力粒

3 湯匙   龍舌蘭蜜

Instruction:

Dark Chocolate Tofu Mousse 黑朱古力豆腐霧絲

This mousse is a new indulgence in our family.  It doesn't contain any cream or sugar, but gives us the rich chocolaty flavour without any empty calories.  The texture and the flavour changes according to the chilling time.  If you fancy the soy flavour or a softer texture, enjoy this mousse right away or after several hours of chilling time.  If you look for purely chocolatey mousse or a firmer texture, you can leave the mousse to sit in the fridge over night and enjoy it the next day. 

Ingredients:

160 gram Silken Tofu

90 gram Dark Chocolate Chips

1.5 tablespoons Almond Butter

2 tablespoons Agave Syrup

材料：

160 克   滑豆腐

90 克   黑朱古力

1.5 湯匙   杏仁牛油

2 湯匙   龍舌蘭蜜

Instruction:

Fruity Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients: (yield 12-16 cookies)

1.5 cups (about 2 bananas) Mashed Banana

120 gram Firm Tofu

1 cup Old fashioned Rolled Oats

4 tablespoons Maple Syrup

1/4 cup Almond, coarsely chopped

1 cup Dried Fruit (apricot, cherries, buleberries, green raisins, or any of your choice)

1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

Instruction:

1. Mash the bananas with a fork until smooth.

2. Add tofu.  Mash it together with the banana until well combined and has no big lumps of tofu.

3. Add the rest of the ingredients.  Mix well.

4. Take a spoonful of mixture.  Form it into a round ball on parchment paper, and then gently press it down into about 1/2-inch thick circle.  Repeat this process until use up all the mixture.

5. Bake the cookies for 30 minutes at 350F/180C.  Allow them cool for at least 10 minutes before moving them. 

Baked Black Bean Tofu

Ingredients: (yield about 16 pieces)

350 gram Extra Firm Tofu

Sauce:

2 tablespoons Fermented Black Beans

1/4 cup Soy Sauce

1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar

1 tablespoon Sesame Oil

2 teaspoons Shaoxing Rice Wine

4 tablespoons Brown Sugar

3 Galric Clove, minced

Instruction:

1. Cut the tofu into 0.5 cm thick slices.

2. Place the slices on a big towel.  Use another towel to cover them. 

3. Place a heavy object on top of the tofu for about an hour to squeeze out the water.  Set aside.

4. In a bowl, mash the fermented black beans into paste with a fork.

5. Add the rest of the ingredients.  Stir until well combined and the brown sugar is dissolved.

6. Dip the tofu in the sauce each by each.  Place them on a foiled baking tray.  Bake for about 10 minutes at 350F/180C.

7. Remove the tofu from the oven.  Gently flip it onto the other side.  Brush a generous amount of sauce on each piece.  Return it to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.  Serve with rice or as an appetizer.

Lemon Blueberry Flat Cake (Vegan Recipe) 藍莓檸檬素蛋糕

The lemony smell of this cake from the oven was a kind of celebration for the beautiful sunshine today.  It's been months during which we could only stay indoor and keep our windows shut day to night, but today I sat in the sun outside without the heavy winter coat.  What a luxury to have sun shine right on you and warm up every inch of your body.   I sat quietly on the doorstep for the whole 20 minutes baking time.

You can try to make this cake in muffin cups (so they become muffins), or bake it in a small spring form as a round cake.  I just find that this flat cake method can achieve the texture I want - flaky on top, and moist and soft inside.  The essential point is simple.

I hope you will also like it.

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Lemon Blueberry Cake (Vegan Recipe) 藍莓檸檬素蛋糕

Ingredients:

(Dry Ingredients)

1.5 cups All Purpose Flour

1/4 cup Walnuts, finely chopped

1 cup Blueberries

3 tablespoons  Brown Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt

(Wet Ingredients)

100 ml Canola Oil (or any kind of light taste vegetable oil)

1 Lemon of zest

1/2 Lemon of juice

4 tablespoons Maple Syrup

170ml Unsweetened Soy Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste (or Vanilla Extract) 

Sunshine Lemon Tea:

2 White Tea Bags (any kind of your flavour)

1/2 Lemon of juice (apparently it is the leftover lemon you have from this cake)

1 tablespoon Maple Syrup

1.5 cups Luke Warm Water (put the tea under the sun and let the sun does the work for you)

材料：

(乾材料)

1.5 杯   麵粉

1/4 杯   合核，切幼粒

1 杯   新鮮藍莓

3 湯匙   黑糖

1/2 茶匙   泡打粉

1/8 茶匙   海鹽

(濕材料)

100 毫升   芥花籽油 (或其他無味菜油)

1/2 個  檸檬汁

1 個   檸檬皮

4 湯匙   楓糖

170 毫升   無糖豆奶

1 茶匙   雲呢拿籽醬 (或雲呢拿香油)

陽光檸檬茶：

2 個   白茶包 (任何口味也可)

1/2 個 檸檬汁 (很明顯這半個檸檬是做這個蛋糕剩下的)

1 湯匙   楓糖漿

1.5 杯   溫水 (把茶放到陽光底下，利用太陽的熱力把茶味滲出)

Instruction:

Baked Egg in Avocado 焗牛油果雞蛋

Ingredients: (yield 2 portions)

1 Avocado

2 Eggs

Paprika

Ground Black Pepper

Sea Salt

材料：(2人份)

1 牛油果

2 雞蛋

紅甜椒粉

黑椒碎

海鹽

Instruction:

Candied Orange Peels 黑朱古力橙條

I once heard of a saying, "the fewer ingredients a recipe calls for, the more the time and effort it requires".  It shows in this recipe.  After Ethan and I enjoyed those big two oranges, I played with the peels with some sugar and syrup for two days straight (Ethan may have thought I was playing some new orange sticks game),  It was totally worth it though.  While boiling the orange peels, the whole house was filled with the refreshing citrus scent.  The orange peels also tasted great with dark chocolate or without.  They became my best snacks for this start of spring.

Ingredients:

2 Oranges

2 cups Sugar

1 cup Water

60 gram Dark Chocolate

材料：

2 個   橙

2 杯   糖

1 杯   水

60 克   黑朱古力

Instruction:

Beet Pickled Eggs 紅菜頭糖醋蛋

Lately I like to experiment on using different natural food or herbs to tint eggs.  Last week, I cooked the unshelled boiled egg in a cup of water plus two teaspoons of paprika for 5 minutes.  The strong smell of the boiling paprika wasn't very pleasant to me, but the eggs successfully turned florescent orange and they tasted fine.  My son ate the whole egg.

This week, Ethan wanted me to make some purple eggs (the new colour he just learned at preschool).  Purple eggs?  The only purple vegetables came to mind were eggplant and purple cabbage, but eggplant doesn't tint and purple cabbage will only make blue eggs.  

The beetroot pickled eggs I saw on TV suddenly popped in my head.  Yes, they are purple.  So, I made them as you can see.  The story behind the scene was that Ethan was amazed by the beautiful purple red colour, but he thought these cold and slightly tangy flavour eggs were not his taste.  After he finished all the raisins, he returned the whole plate of eggs to me.  Funny was that my husband and I fell in love with these new pickled treats, and decided immediately they have to be the must bring food for a picnic this summer.

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Beet Pickled Eggs 紅菜頭糖醋蛋

Ingredients:

5 Eggs

1 cup Beet Root, peeled and sliced

100 ml White Vinegar / Rice Vinegar
1 cup Water

2 tablespoons Sugar

1/4 teaspoon Salt

材料：

5 隻   雞蛋

1 杯   紅菜頭，切厚片

100 毫升   白醋 / 米醋
1 杯   水

2 湯匙   糖

1/4 茶匙   鹽

Instruction:

Vegan Apple Muffins 素食蘋果小蛋糕

Telling our son "we are going to buy apples" is the compromise to get him to a grocery store on a fussy day of his, so there are always one or two apples sitting around on our kitchen table.   Since my son started going to a preschool and people there offer him apple for snack almost everyday, he doesn't really ask for the apples at home.  Those two apples on the ingredients list below were obviously the "orphans", and I am glad they turned into some uplifting sweet to highlight our vegan diet in this cold week.  These muffins taste better after stored overnight.

Ingredients: (yield about 12-15 muffins)

(Dry Ingredients):

2 cups All Purpose Flour / Plain Flour

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 tablespoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

(Wet Ingredients):

* 1.5 cups Apples (I used delicious here), peeled, cored, and cubed

* 1/2 cup Soy Milk

1/3 cup Odourless Coconut Oil

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1/3 cup Soy Milk (it's added depends on the dryness of the dough)

*  These two ingredients should produce approximately 400 ml apple Puree.

材料：(約12-15個)

(乾材料):

2 杯   麵粉

3/4 杯   黑糖

1 湯匙   泡打粉

1 茶匙   肉桂粉

1/4 茶匙   荳蔻粉

1/4 茶匙   海鹽

(濕材料):

＊ 1.5 杯   蘋果，去皮和芯，切粒 (我這兒選用蛇果)

＊ 1/2 杯   豆奶

1/3 杯   椰油 (無味)

1 湯匙   雲呢拿香油

1/3 杯   豆奶 (視乎麵漿的乾度而加入)

＊這兩份材料應該做約400毫升蘋果蓉

Instruction:

Egg Wrap Mozzarella Cheese Sticks + Fresh Tomato Dipping Sauce 白乾酪芝士脆條 + 鮮茄沾汁

These cheese sticks are as good as the ones coated with breadcrumbs or panko, but we don't need to lay out three dishes for the flour, egg, and the seasoned crumbs.  All we need is just to lay out the sheets of egg wraps and roll out some "mozzarella mummies".  For the sauce, you can add some tabasco if you like heat.

Ingredients:

Cheese Sticks: (7 sticks)

7 (about 200 gram) Mozzarella Cheese

7 Egg Wraps

Water

2.5 tablespoons Light Cooking Olive Oil (for frying)

Tomato Sauce: (about 1/2 cup)

3 Tomatoes, diced

3 cloves Garlic Gloves, crushed

2.5 tablespoons Light Cooking Olive Oil

1/3 teaspoon Dried Rosemary

1 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar

1 teaspoon Paprika

1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

材料：

芝士條: (7條)

7 條 (共約200克)  白乾酪芝士

7 塊   蛋春卷皮

水

2.5 湯匙   淡味煎煮用橄欖油 (煎春卷用)

蕃茄沾汁: (約1/2 杯)

3 個   蕃茄， 切粒

3 瓣   蒜頭，壓扁

2.5 湯匙   淡味煎煮用橄欖油

1/3 茶匙   乾迷迭香

1 湯匙   紅酒醋

1 茶匙   紅甜椒粉

1 湯匙   黑糖
少許   海鹽

少許   黑胡椒碎

Instruction:

Cruchy Quinoa Yogurt Cup 香脆藜麥乳酪杯

I fell in love with quinoa and have been finding many different ways to enjoy it.  I know you may already be very familiar with the boiled quinoa, but how about baked quinoa?  It tastes like sesame seeds but less greasy.  I just love it.  You can load it with yogurt and any kind of fresh fruit, or simply pop it into your mouth as snack (I did).  Enjoy.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Quinoa, rinsed

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

1 tablespoon Maple Syrup

Fresh Blue Berries

Vanilla Greek Yogurt

材料：

1/2 杯   藜麥

1 湯匙   檻欖油

1 湯匙   楓糖漿

新鮮藍莓

乳酪 (雲呢拿味)

Instruction:

Fresh Cranberry White Chocolate Scones 紅越莓白朱古力鬆餅

The scones are flakey and moist, with a little tang.  I would say they are perfect to go with coffee.  My son loves to have them with a big glass of milk in the morning and show me his content smile with his little milky moustache. 

Ingredients: (yield about 6-8 scones)

2 cups All Purpose Flour

95 gram Cold Salted Butter, cut into small pieces

120 ml Whole Milk

3/4 cup Fresh Cranberries

3/4 cup White Chocolate

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1.5 tablespoons Baking powder

1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

材料：(做6-8件)

2 杯   多用途麵粉

95 克   凍牛油，切小粒

120 毫升   全脂牛奶

3/4 杯   新鮮紅越莓

3/4 杯   白朱古力粒

1 茶匙   雲呢拿香油

1.5 湯匙   泡打粉

1/4 茶匙   海鹽

Instruction:

How to make Healthy Date Candies 蜜棗糖

These are the candies we love to pop into our mouth one after another.  Perhaps we know there is loads of vitamins and minerals, or perhaps we just love the tangy and sweet flavour that comes from the totally natural dried dates and the apple juice. 

Ingredients:

2 cups Pitted Dates

3/4 cup Chopped Walnuts

4 tablespoons Apple Juice

1 tablespoon White Sesame

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1 cup Unsweet Coconut Flakes

材料：

2 杯   蜜棗，去核

3/4 杯   合桃，切碎

1 湯匙   白芝麻

1 茶匙   雲呢拿香油

4 湯匙   蘋果汁

1 杯   無糖椰絲

Instruction:

Fish Tank Breakfast

We bought a tank of fish the other day and Ethan loved it.  He enjoyed feeding these little babies and watching them happily swim around.  It was where I got this fish tank breakfast idea from.

Ingredients:

1 Ham

1 Sandwich Bread

Jam

Cheddar Cheese

Cheerios

Instruction:

Chestnut Duckling Snacks

These adorable ducklings carry a mild tangy flavour from the OJ.  If you prefer a conservative flavour, you may try cream or whole milk instead.

Ingredients:

15 Chestnuts

1-2 tablespoon Orange Juice

Carrot (for decoration)

Black Sesame Seeds (for decoration)

材料：

15 個   栗子

1-2 湯匙   橙汁

紅蘿蔔(裝飾用)

黑芝麻 (裝飾用)

Instruction: