Home, sweet home

10.13.2010

Roasted Maltose Chestnut

Stir 4tbsp maltose & chestnut into boiling water,cook 15to20 min, drain the water off.  Oven roast 375 F 20 min.

Gigi's Metal Rose



Gigi made this metal rose in her metal work class, this1st. try out was also the magnificent masterpiece.  Keep up moving, Gigi!



10.12.2010

Glutinous Rice Steamed Buns


Glutinous rice flour 380g, rice flour 100g, lobok1200g, ground pork 200g,dried mushroom 7pcs,dried shrimp skin 4tbsp, hot water 400g, olive oil 2tbsp, 1/2 tsp each salt,white pepper,sugar, sesame oil. Steam for 15 min.

10.10.2010

Thanksgiving


Roasted Turkey


Boston Pizza



Mar.19, 2010, Alan got the 1st job in his life at Boston Pizza, White Rock.  He very much enjoyed the job and keeps working hard.  Oct.10, 2010 is a day worth to remember,too.   
 " Alan, you can cook." said Briton of BP manager.  Tip-Top Alan!

Marinate Turkey in Herb Bath


 water 1 gallon (3785c.c.), kosher salt 1 cup, honey 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp, bay leave 12 pcs, garlic 1/2 cup, black pepper 2 tbsp, rosemary  15g, thyme 15 g, parsley 60 g, 2 ea. lemon zest & juice 


Black Cane Sugar Steamed Buns



 

Sesame Oil Chicken in Rice Wine Soup


Chicken, sesame oil, rice wine & ginger

10.06.2010

Cherry Pie & Cheese Potato



Cherry pie-pie crust,1can pie filling,2tbsp cornstarch,2tbsp sugar,1/4 tsp cinnnamon
      
Cheese potato-2 potatoes cut into wedge, 2tbsp olive oil, 2tbsp sour cream,1/2cup milk,1/2cup mozzarella cheese,1/2cup chedda cheese, salt &pepper
 This photo attracts me a lot!  I'm gonna try the below pie crust recipe next time, cuz the package pie crust tasted not so good.
   Pie crust - Pastry flour 140g, sugar 70g, unsalted butter120g, egg yolk1pc, egg 1pc,almond meal 80g, paremsan 20g, salt1/4tsp.
   

Cozy Oven Roasted Dinner


Obviously oven really is a good helper nowadays.

Pan-Fried Chive Dumplings

Dough-All purpose flour 300 g,boiled milk168g, milk72g.
Filling - Ground pork,chive,vermicelli(green mung bean thread),shrimp bran,egg.
Alan loves any kind of dumplings, especially this pan-fried chive dumpling.  I used milk instead of water, it tasted much more Q.

10.05.2010

Red Bean Soup & Plum Vinegar Jello

Red Bean Soup - red bean,tremella,dried lotus seed,rock sugar.
Plum Vinegar Jello - Agar powder 6g,500cc water,sugar 75g,plum vinegar 125cc.

10.04.2010

Pizza Try Out

Szechuan - Szechun sauce,pizza mozzarella,green/red peppers,tender chicken breast,smoky bacon.

Pizza dough-1 cup warm water,3 cups all purpose flour,3 tbsp olive oil,2 tsp honey,1 tsp salt&1 tsp yeast.

10.02.2010

Red Bean Steamed Buns

I used canned red bean paste for the filling this time, but it came out not so good.  Anyway, trial and error.