Sesame Chickpea Candy 芝麻鷹咀豆糖

Chickpeas have a taste between neutral and sweet.  It has a great potential to take an important role in dessert or snacks, other than just hummus or salads.  In this recipe, the candies actually don't quite taste like chickpeas, but the favourable dates.  You can say they are another version of the date balls.  To store, simply keep them in an air-tight container in the fridge and keep up to a week.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup Canned Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans), drained

1/4 cup Roasted Walnuts

8 Dates, pitted

2 tablespoons Almond Butter

1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/3 cup White Sesame Seeds (for coating)

材料：

2/3 杯   煮鷹咀豆

1/4 杯   焗合桃

8 粒   蜜棗

2 湯匙   杏仁牛油

1/2 茶匙   肉桂粉

1/3 杯   白芝麻

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How to make cute eggs in egg moulds

I ordered these two cute egg moulds from amazon a month ago for Ethan's valentine gift.  I didn't use them until today.  Ethan was amazed by the special shape the egg could turn into, and his broad smiles made my day.

Ingredients:

2 Eggs

材料：

2 隻   雞蛋

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A wonderful appetizer - Bacon Wrapped Bananas 煙肉焗香蕉

Bacon with banana? Yup.  It may sound weird to many people, it did to me too the first time I heard of it from my housemate, who was from Malaysia.  She told me that it was a popular food people would grill on a barbecue or bake in the oven.  Lady finger banana is the perfect kind of banana you should use in this dish because it has a relatively firmer body that can go under a high heat of baking without breaking down to mush.  Also, this banana is much sweeter than the big ones.  My husband and my son certainly like this exotic flavour and they both are looking forward to the next time when I make it.  

Ingredients:

6 Lady finger bananas

6 pieces of Bacon

1 extra Lady finger banana (for garnish)

材料：

6 條 皇帝蕉

6 片   煙肉

1 條   皇帝蕉 (裝飾用)

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(Vegan Recipe) Baked Polenta Fries + Vegan Mayo 香焗玉米糕條 ＋素食美乃滋

This vegan mayo is absolutely healthy and simple enough to make at home often.  The silken tofu does a good job to provide lots of protein while forming a substantial texture.  It is the mayo I don't worry about my son having so much of.  The polenta fries have a slightly chewy texture and are as good as the traditional fries.  If you are looking for the substitute for the yam fries, polenta fries will not disappoint you.

Ingredients:

Polenta Fries: (yield about 1 portion)

100 gram Polenta

1/2 teaspoon Paprika

2 tablespoon Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Ground Black Pepper

Mayonnaise Ingredients: (yield about 2 cups)

250 gram Silken Tofu

3/4 cup Canola Oil

1/4 cup Olive Oil

2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice

2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard

Sea Salt to taste

材料：

焗玉米糕條: (1人份)

100 克   玉米糕

1/2 茶匙   甜紅椒粉

2 湯匙   橄欖油

海鹽

黑胡椒碎

素食美乃滋: (約2杯)

250 克   滑豆腐

3/4 杯   芥花籽油

1/4 杯   初榨橄欖油

2 湯匙   鮮榨檸檬汁

2 湯匙   芥辣醬

少許   海鹽

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Chia Seeds Scrambled Egg + Flaxseed Nutella Sandwich (5 minutes recipe) 藜麥雞蛋 ＋ 榛子三文治亞麻籽

It seems that I make lots of different food all the time, but behind the camera, I actually make this recipe the most often.  It is almost everyday.  Ethan really loves the smooth and cheesy scrambled egg and the soft and sweet nutella sandwich.  For me, using only five minutes to make some nutritious lunch for my boy is amazing.  It's a win-win dish.

Ingredients:

Chia Seeds Scramble Egg:

2 tablespoons Chia Seeds, soaked

15 gram Mozzarella Cheese

1 Egg

Flaxseed Nutella Sandwich:

1 piece  Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

1 teaspoon Nutella

1/2 teaspoon Flaxseed Meal

材料：

蘭香籽雞蛋：

2 湯匙   亞麻籽，浸過晚

15 克   白乾酪

1 隻   雞蛋

亞麻籽榛子醬三文治：

1 片   全麥麵包

1 茶匙   榛子醬

1/2 茶匙   亞麻籽粉

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Roasted Garlic Tomatoes Mostaccioli (Vegan recipe) 香蒜蕃茄通心粉

 Our family practices a vegan diet three times a week, and this savoury dish is on our favourite list.  You can add any kinds of favourite herbs or seasoning in this recipe.

Ingredients: (yield about 3 portions)

4 cup Cherry Tomatoes

1 head Garlic, minced

2 sprigs Basil Leaves

1/3 cup Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Ground Black Pepper

2.5 cups Whole Wheat Mostaccioli

材料：(約3人份)

4 杯   車厘茄

1 頭   蒜頭

2 束   九層塔

1/3 杯   橄欖油

海鹽

黑胡椒碎

2.5 杯   意大利通心粉

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Onion Soup my way 自家洋蔥湯

It is not the fancy style onion soup that's typically served in a restaurant.  It is Mei's onion soup, that calls for only a few basic ingredients (well, at least in my pantry) and is substantial enough to be the main meal.  The essential flavour of this soup is from the wine, so please don't omit it, or it will totally taste like something else. 

Ingredients:

3 Big White Onions, sliced

4 cups Beef Stock

1 cup White Wine

90 gram Butter

2 teaspoons   Brown Sugar

Sea Salt to taste

2-4 pieces Bread Crusts

Shredded Cheese (Mozzarella and Cheddar)

材料：

3 個   白洋蔥，切幼條

4 杯   牛肉湯

1 杯   白酒

90 克   牛油

2 茶匙   黑糖

少許   海鹽

2-4 片   麵包邊

白乾酪芝士碎

車打芝士碎

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