27.2.16

French toast roll ups


Ingredients: bread, cream cheese, peanut butter, egg, fresh milk, butter, cinnamon sugar

Method: 
1. Take regular bread and cut the crusts off. 
2. Using a rolling pin, flatten the pieces out.
3. Place whatever filling you like inside towards the end of the pieces of bread. I had two fillings, cream cheese and peanut butter. You can put cream cheese topped with diced strawberries or nutella with strawberries. 
4. Roll the breads up. 
5. Dip them in egg mixture (one egg + one tablespoon fresh milk).
6. Grease the pan with butter. As soon as you've browned them in a skillet roll them in some cinnamon/sugar. Serve!

Eggs in clouds


Ingredients: egg, bread

Method:
- separate egg white from the yolk.
- beat egg yolk until stiff.
- spread egg white on toast.
- leave a hole in the middle, add the yolk.
- bake for 5 minutes. Serve.

Spinach dumpling


Ingredients: flour 400g, minced meat 500g, chopped cabbage 600g, spinach, small bowl of water, chopped spring onion, grated ginger, salt, light soy sauce, sesame oil

Method:

[Prepare filling]
- put chopped cabbage in a bowl
- sprinkle some salt over it and leave for 10-15 minutes
- squeeze and drain the water, set aside

- marinate minced meat with grated ginger, 4-5 tbs of light soy sauce, 5 tbs of sesame oil
- mix in chopped spring onion
- mix in cabbage that was previously set aside.
- mix well, add a little bit of water if it is too dry
- mix it well and put in fridge 


[Prepare dumpling skin]
- puree spinach and set aside
- add water to flour
- mix well, add spinach puree
- mix to become dough 
- cover with wet cloth and set aside for 45 minutes 

- wrap dumpling filling with dumpling skin
- boil in water until cooked. Serve 

Rainbow smoothie


Ingredients: Orange, banana, strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, spinach, mango, yogurt


Salmon conchiglie


Ingredients: salmon, conchiglie, chopped garlic, chopped onion, fresh milk, cream cheese, olive oil, Parmesan cheese

Method:
- boil conchiglie until soft and set a side (can add drops of oil to boil together to prevent it from sticking together)
- heat the olive oil in a skillet
- sauté garlic and onion 
- add salmon and cook for a few minutes until salmon is cooked 
- stir in fresh milk and cream cheese and take the pan off the heat
- toss in conchiglie with the sauce 
- return the pan to the heat and cook it for 2 minutes
- sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve right away


First food : Bean sprout


Ingredients: bean sprout, sliced carrot, minced pork, sliced cabbage, mee suah, chopped garlic, cooking oil, light soy sauce

First time trying : Bean sprout

Method:
- marinate minced pork with light soy sauce for an hour
- boil mee suah until soft and set aside
- heat up pan with cooking oil
- add in garlic and sauté until fragrant 
- add in minced pork and fry until meat is cook
- add in carrot, bean sprout and cabbage, fry for a few minutes 
- add in mee suah and continue to stir fry
- season to taste (optional). Ready to serve

Stir-fried pork with ginger and black fungus


Ingredients: sliced black fungus, minced pork, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, cooking oil

First time trying : Black fungus

Method: 
- marinate minced pork with light soy sauce for one hour
- heat up a bit of oil in pan
- add ginger, sauté until lightly browned, add garlic, sauté until fragrant 
- add black fungus, stir-fry for a few minutes 
- mix in minced pork, stir-fry until meat is cooked
- add a bit of water if too dry, continue to fry for a while. Serve 

Passion fruit honey lemon juice


Ingredients: passion fruit, honey, half lemon, water 

Method: 
- halve passion fruit and scoop out the pulp, add into glass
- squeeze lemon juice to the glass
- add water and mix 
- add a teaspoon of honey. Serve. 

Remark:
This "tadpole eggs drink" is 
  • packed with great source of antioxidants
  • can reduce symptoms of respiratory track inflammations and treat cough
  • has a calming effect
  • contains high fiber that cleans the colon and improves digestion

26.2.16

Cream cheese scramble egg


Ingredients: hard boiled egg, cream cheese, bread 

Method:
- boil egg for 8 minutes and peel shell
- mash egg with fork
- add one teaspoon of cream cheese and mix 
- wrap content with bread

25.2.16

Broccoli + pepper fried pasta


Ingredients: broccoli (chopped), red and green pepper (diced), Parmesan cheese, unsalted butter, baby pasta, , olive oil, water

Method: 
- boil pasta in a bowl, add few drops of olive oil to prevent it from sticking, once cooked, set aside.
- steam broccoli and pepper until soft
- heat up frying pan with unsalted butter
- put in broccoli, pepper and pasta and fry
- sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top after turn off the heat and serve


Prune oat


Ingredients: prune, 2 spoons of organic rolled oat (blend to powder form), 400ml water 

First time trying : Prune

Method:
- wash prune clean, peel the skin and cut half or dice to small chunks 
- in a bowl, add water and oat and bring to boil
- add fruit and continue to cook (or you may add fruit after oat is cooked, before serve)
- total cooking time around 10-15 minutes. Serve.

Remark: 
Prunes, like plum, is known to help maintain bowel regularity and alleviate constipation. 


Pumpkin pancake


Ingredients: butternut squash, white flour, unsalted butter, egg

Method:
- puree butternut squash 
- mix butternut squash puree with egg and about one cup of flour 
- heat up frying pan with unsalted butter
- pour mixture in frying pan 
- cook until small bubbles form and then flip
- ready to serve 

Grapefruit strawberry juice


Ingredients: Grapefruit, strawberry, honey

First time trying : Grapefruit 

Method: 
- wash the fruits
- peel grapefruit, remove strawberry stem 
- chop the fruits
- put the ingredients in blender and process until smooth
- add a teaspoon of honey (optional), serve immediately

First food : Edamame


First time trying : Frozen edamame

Method:
- boiled frozen edamame in hot water until soft 

Remark:
Edamame is a good source of protein and also provides iron, manganese, riboflavin, fatty acids and fiber. Cook edamame by boiling, microwaving or steaming it. Because small foods like edamame can pose a choking hazard, be sure to cook the edamame fully and cut up any large beans into smaller bite-sized portions before giving the edamame to children.

Pomegranate yogurt popsicle


Ingredients: pomegranate, yogurt, fresh milk, honey

Method: 
- deseed pomegranate
- put a cup of fresh milk in a bowl
- add in two spoons of yogurt, a teaspoon of honey, and whisk
- add in pomegranate seeds
- divide mixture evenly in popsicle mould and freeze for four hours
- to serve, briefly run the mould over tap water to loosen the popsicle 


First food : Pomegranate


Ingredients: Pomegranate, bluberry, yogurt 

First time trying: Pomegranate

Method: 
- wash the fruits clean 
- deseed pomegranate
- mix and eat with yogurt 

Pomegranate facts for kids: 

  • Satisfy the sweet tooth without fat and excess calories 
  • Delicious way to get fiber 
  • Potassium replacer 
  • Back to school immune booster 

Cheesy potato veggie bites


Ingredients: potato, broccoli, cauliflower, button mushroom, egg, parmesan cheese, olive oil

Method: 
- wash broccoli, cauliflower, button mushroom, and peel potato
- steam all the ingredients to soften it up
- blend all the ingredient and Parmesan cheese in food processor
- add in egg and mix it up
- scoop up small balls of the mixture and pan fry till crispy