MomKidsLove 亲子蜜蜜 ONE STOP STATION

Salted Egg Fried Fish & Crab咸蛋抄螃蟹与鱼

2010-12-17T14:50:00.004+08:00

Ingredients :-
Onion (2 big pieces), Curry leaf (10g) , ginger (1 whole piece), salted egg ( 2 pieces)
Butter & milk are optional
Crab 620g
Fish 700g

材料
葱 (两粒)，加里叶(10克 )，姜(一粒)，咸蛋(两粒)
牛油与牛奶 (选择性)
螃蟹650克
鱼700克

METHODS

1) Add oil, onion, ginger, spring onion and stir-fry

1) 加油，葱，姜，青葱拌抄

2) Add crabs and stir-fry until fragant

2) 加螃蟹拌抄香浓

3) Add salted eggs
3) 加咸蛋

4) Stir-fry till salted eggs are cooked

4) 拌抄至咸蛋熟

5) Add fish and stir-fry till fish is cooked and crabs turn orangy

5) 加鱼拌抄至熟及螃蟹成 “橙红” 色

6) Add curry leaf and stir-fry till fragant
6) 加“加里叶”拌抄香浓

7) Simmer for 15 minutes
7) 慢火焖煮 15 分钟

Salted Egg Fried Fish & Crab is now ready for serving !!

咸蛋抄螃蟹与鱼适以备用

Craft my day 手工日

2010-12-15T23:27:00.001+08:00

Lulu's craft of the day "Robot"

如如手工制作“机械人”

Lulu has been addicted to TV lately. She pointed me to the TV this morning and shouted "mom, you see, is robot!" Apparently is a Playhouse Disney Channel "craft my day". I found it very educating for the kids and pleased to share with everybody here:
http://www.disneychannel-asia.com/DisneyChannel/playhouse/friends/craftmyday/

如如近来迷电视，今早把我叫到电视前指着说：“妈你看，机械人！”原来是迪思尼手工制作频道。我觉得很不错小孩学习资源！愿以此与大家分享：http://www.disneychannel-asia.com/DisneyChannel/playhouse/friends/craftmyday/

Windows Movie Maker-Merry Christmas 2010

2010-11-29T21:23:00.016+08:00

I would like to share with you my experience of making movie with Windows Movie Maker tool.
I made movie by combining a few pictures and one video.
I trimmed the video and remove the unwanted portion and noise from the video.
I adjusted music to full level from imported music instead of from the sound of my own video.

Below is one of my work piece produced using "Windows Movie Maker" tool:-
Merry Christmas 2010 圣旦节快乐

Features in Window Movie Maker, namely:-

import pictures
import video
import audio/music
edit and write script (titles and credit)
adjust audio level
split and trim video
publish movie
share in YouTube

How do I start?

Windows Movie Maker allows movie making from

pictures
video
combine picture with video
with and without music

First, import picture, video and music
Then, drag and drop the imported picture, video and music onto the video and music boxes respectively (which is found at the bottom after the Timeline)
After that, click on Edit Titles and credit, you can edit title ( script and story etc) at the beginning, in between or at the end of the clip (picture/video)
Then, go to the movie display screen and click play to preview your movie
You can click on "split" to trim and fine tune your video (e.g. to remove unwanted part of the video)

look for "split"(which is found on the right hand side below the movie display screen)
when you play your clip and reach the unwanted part, click on "split"
then right click cursor for "remove" function

You can move your cursor to Tools (found on top) and click on "Audio Level" to adjust the music volume either from your own video or from the music imported.
Lastly, click "Publish Movie", you can publish your movie to

file in your computer
CD
email
digital video camera

You can also upload your movie to "YouTube" for sharing!

我在此想与大家分享我应用Windows Movie Maker工具制作的电影与体验。我做了一个结合相片与视频(录影)的电影。我也修剪视频和从视频中删除不需要的部分和噪声。

上面是我使用“Windows Movie Maker”工具制作的作品之一： -
Merry Christmas 2010 圣旦节快乐

Window Movie Maker有的功用如下： -

可导入图片
可导入视频(录影)
可导入音乐
编辑(编写故事)
音乐调整
修剪视频
发布电影
在YouTube分享

如何操作？

Windows Movie Maker允许电影制作

图片
视频(录影)
结合图像与视频
加入或不加入音乐

首先，导入图片，视频和音乐
然后，拖放导入的图片，视频和音乐到视频和音乐格
之后，点击“Edit Titles and credit”，你可以在此开始编辑故事于图片/视频前，之间或在图片/视频结束后
然后，去电影显示屏幕预览影片播放
你可以点击(按)"split" 修剪您的影片（例如，删除不必要的视频部分）,

可在影片显示屏幕右下侧找到 "split",
部分,
然后按右键找“删除”功能

去Tools（可在上方找到），点击(按)"Audio Level"可调整音乐(原自以您的的视频(录影)或导入的音乐 )
最后，点击"Publish Movie”，你就可以发布你的影片于

您的电脑
CD光盘
email电子邮件
digital video camera数码摄像机

你也可以上载你的电影于“YouTube”去分享！

Pancake 煎饼

2010-11-27T23:38:00.007+08:00

Below slides show demonstrates the process making of pancake:-

Ingredients:-
plain flour1/2 cup
low fat milk 3/4 cup
egg 1 piece
cooking oil 1 tablespoon
peeled oranges few slices
peeled apples few slices
vanilla ice cream few scoops

Methods:-

mix plain flour, low fat milk,egg and cooking oil in a bowl
stir to a smooth batter
leave to settle for 15 minutes
spray pan evenly with oil and heat
add enough batter for 1 crepe and spread in a circular motion till even
cook over low heat until the edges start to curl upwards then remove from pan
repeat until all batter is used
while serving place 1 or 2 piece of crepe with few scoops of ice cream and decorate with peeled oranges and apples. Serve immediately.

成份： -

面粉1 / 2杯
低脂奶3 / 4杯
鸡蛋1个
烹调油1汤匙
几片去皮的桔子
几片去皮苹果
几勺冰淇淋

方法： -

混合面粉，低脂肪牛奶，鸡蛋和食用油在碗里
面糊搅拌
放一边15分钟
放油入锅沸热
沿周加入足够的面糊
用小火煮，直到边缘开始壳起，就可从锅拿起
重复，直到所有的面糊用完
备用时加入1或2勺冰淇淋与去皮桔子和苹果装饰，即可食用

Custard Based Vanilla Ice Cream 蛋奶冰淇淋

2010-11-27T22:21:00.006+08:00

Below slides show demonstrates the process making of custard based vanilla ice cream:-

Ingredients
egg yolks 4 pieces
honey 100g
semi skimmed milk 300ml
double cream 300ml
vanilla essence 2.5ml

Tools:-
ice cream maker
electric mixer

Methods

in a saucepan slowly bring the semi skimmed milk to boiling point
place the egg yolks and honey in a bowl and beat together
then pour (1) onto the egg mixture beating together
return the mixture to the pan and stir constantly until the mixture thickens and forms a film over the back of the spoon, do not let it boil or the mixture will separate
remove from heat and leave until cold
prepare double cream 300ml
add 2.5ml vanilla essence
stir (5) in the double cream and vanilla essence
pour the mixture into the freezer bowl with the paddle running
allow to freeze until desired consistency is achieved

配料
蛋黄4件
蜂蜜100克
半脱脂牛奶300毫升
双奶油300毫升
香草精2.5毫升

工具： -
冰淇淋机
电动搅拌机

方法

在一个锅里慢慢把半脱脂牛奶煮沸
蛋黄和蜂蜜放在一个碗里一起搅拌
然后把(1）倒入到混合鸡蛋一起搅拌
返混合桨到锅再搅拌及煮，不要让它煮沸或混合桨将分离
离火，留到冷
准备双奶油300毫升
加2.5毫升香草精
加（5）在双奶油与香草精一起搅拌
把混合桨倒到碗里放到冰箱冷冻

Aloe Vera Dessert ( with Ginkgo Nuts) 芦荟甜点(加银杏果仁）

2010-11-08T17:21:00.009+08:00

Above slideshow demonstrates the process making of Aloe Vera Dessert with Ginkgo Nuts.

Ingredients
Aloe Vera 4 pieces
Water 4L (litre)
Honey (Organic) 250-300ml
Ginkgo Nuts 200g
Pandan leaf 3-4 pieces

Method:-
1) remove skin of ginkgo nuts
2) prepare 4 litre water in pot
3) add ginkgo nuts
4) add aloe vera (cut in cubes)
5) add "pandan" leaf
6) boil for 20-30 minutes
7) when is ready, add honey (organic honey is strongly suggested)
8) aloe vera dessert ( with ginkgo nuts) is ready for serving

Story Sharing
I prepared this dessert especially for a friend from India who has problem to source for white fungus being one of the ingredient in my earlier preparation of Aloe Vera dessert.
Well, Ginkgo Nuts can be an alternative ingredient to White Fungus.

Tips:
1) Do not over boil as to preserve the nutrients of aloe vera not being destroyed by over heating
2) Candied Dates can be an alternative to Honey
3) Pandan leaf serve as a flavour only thus can be done away with
4) Red Dates can be an optional "add on" ingredient

以上影片演示芦荟甜点制造过程
配料
芦荟4件
水4公升
蜂蜜（有机）250毫升
白果(银杏)200克
香兰叶3-4片

我为来自印度的朋友准备这道点心，因为她提出问题“如果没有白色银耳去准备甜点芦荟，怎办?” 那么，银杏可替代白色银耳为原料。

Tips: 提示：
1）不要过度煮沸，以维护芦荟不被过热破坏营养素
2) 蜜枣可替代蜂蜜
3) ）班兰叶只作为一种调味，可以省缺
4）红枣是一个可选的“添加” 原料

Scrapbook-Kids First Time 剪贴簿“孩子难忘第一次”

2010-11-03T03:12:00.008+08:00

I had created a scrapbook titled "Kids First Time" for Lulu & Enen on 3 Nov 2010!

Learning how to digital scrap is fun, frustrating....but, fun :)

How was it started?

I always wish to compile kids' collections of digital photos into an memorable album like their first time, special events, big day etc.

Last week, I passed by a shop named "scrapbug" and it reminded me of "scrapbook" stuff I came accross online during my search for ideas on layout design of Enen's baby album-important milestone.
I started to explore on the internet and finally, I found scrapbookflair.com which allow you to create your own scrapbook pages with ScrapbookFlair Software, a free program for designing and sharing of digital scrapbooks.

I had tried out and found that the number of pages for photos allowed to be uploaded per scrapbook are restricted (e.g only 3 pages were allowed to be uploaded per time versus my initial plan to put all 5 pages into a scrapbook resulting my uploads splited into 2 scrapbooks). Besides, The effect of text edited was not so clear too.

It may not be my ideal choice for storing and sharing of digital scrapbooks on line. Nonetherless, it still serves my goal to use it as a tool to create and design my own scrapbook pages.

剪贴簿“孩子难忘第一次”

我在2010年11月3日为如如和恩恩编译“孩子难忘第一次”剪贴簿！

学习如何编译剪贴簿很有趣，令人沮丧的。。。。但是，有趣的！

它是怎样开始的？

我一直想为孩子数码照片珍藏编译一个如“难忘第一次，特别活动，佳节”的专辑

上周，我经过一个名为“scrapbug”的商店，它提醒我当我在为恩恩“婴儿重要里程碑专辑”网上搜寻设计时，发现”剪贴簿”这东西，。

我开始探索互联网，最后，我发现scrapbookflair.com，它让您可以免费下载ScrapbookFlair软件，设计剪贴簿及共享自己的剪贴簿网页。

我试过了，发现每页剪贴簿有照片上载限制（例如只有3页被允许每次上载，这造成我最初计划上载5页剪贴簿分裂为2剪贴簿）。此外，照片编辑效果不那么清楚。

它可能不是我在互联网储存和共享剪贴簿的理想选择。

它仍然可达成我的目标。我用它作为一种创建和设计自己剪贴簿页面的工具。

Strawberry Kiwi Ice Cream 草莓奇异果冰淇淋

2010-11-02T15:38:00.012+08:00

Ingredients:-

fresh strawberries 250g

fresh kiwi 200g

honey 125g

double cream 150ml

juice 1/2 large lemon

for decoration:-

wafer sticks 2-4 pieces

M&M chocolate candies 50-100g

Tools:-
Ice Cream Maker

Method:-

1) puree the strawberry and kiwi until smooth

2) add honey

3) add double cream
4) add lemon juice

5) pour the mixture into the freezer bowl of the ice cream maker
6) allow the mixture to freeze until the desired consistensy is achieved, this may take up to 15-45minutes
7) the ice cream produced should be a soft spoonable type
8) it can be transferred to a separate container for storage in the freezer if you wish to firm the ice cream before eating
9) you may add wafer sticks and chocolate candies to decorate the ice cream

Tips:-

When you choose the fresh strawberry & kiwi, get the sweet instead of sour ones as it critically determine the sweetness taste of ice cream

草莓奇异果冰淇淋

成份： -
250克新鲜的草莓
200克新鲜奇异果
蜂蜜125克
双奶油150毫升
1 / 2个大柠檬量的果汁

装饰： -
2-4片巧克力棒
M＆M巧克力糖果50克

工具： -

冰淇淋机

提示： -

当您选择新鲜的草莓和奇异果时，记得挑选甜味，因为它是决定冰淇淋甜味的关键。

Lulu's Drawing 如如的绘图

2010-10-26T02:13:00.007+08:00

One of the day in April 2010, Lulu ran to me and showed me two of her drawing. I was surprised at first then overjoyed to find her drawing picture of a person with structure (head, hand and legs) though not in proper form for the first time.

On 9th October 2010, Lulu and her cousins played drawing competition at auntie's (eldest sister of Lulu's father) house. She is the youngest among all and she saw the better drawings of her elder cousins. The next day, she showed me her drawing and I saw sky, beach and picture of man with better structure. Few days later, she drew house, sky, field and there was "distance" effect on man inside, outside the house, near the door etc.
On 19th October 2010, she showed me her drawing of our happy family and this time, she clearly distinguished gender of man by girl in skirt and boy in pants.
One of the day in October 2010, Lulu's cousin brother Wang showed me his building block craft work. He built Malaysia Twin Tower. It was an impressive piece of craft and I praised him for that. Unexpectedly, Lulu was motivated and I saw her busy working on "building block" (a gift from my eldest sister beautifully stored in a wooden wagon) and she built house and school. Besides, she made a nice "I love you" from a IQ puzzle-Mix & Match play set gifted by Lulu's uncle (my youngest brother).
I am grateful to God for being able to be with the kids and see their development.

如如的绘图

在2010年4月某日，如如跑到我面前展示她的两个图画。我很惊讶，发现她画画有了结构（头部，手和腿)。

如如和她的堂表兄姐在阿姨的家比赛画画。她是年纪最轻的，她看到她的年长堂表兄姐更好的绘图。第二天，她给我看了她的画，我看到更好的结构(有天空，海滩和人的图片)。

几天后，她画了房子，天空，现场有人，并有“距离” 构思(有人在屋里面，外面，靠近门口等)。在2010年10月19日，她给我看了她的幸福家庭画，这次绘画，她清楚地分辨性别，女孩穿裙子和男孩穿裤子。

2010年10月某日，如如看到堂兄旺积木杰作。他建立了马来西亚双子塔。这是一个令人印象深刻的作品，我称赞他。不料，不久某日，我看到如如忙“积木”（我的大姐送的礼物)，她建房子，学校。

此外，她做了一个漂亮的“我爱你”

我感谢上帝恩赐我陪伴孩子的空间，能够倍他们一起成长。

Aloe Vera Dessert 芦荟甜点

2010-10-25T18:53:00.007+08:00

Ingredients
Aloe Vera 3-4 pieces
Honey (Organic) 250ml
White Fungus 3-4pieces
Red Dates 12-15 pieces
Water 4L(Litre)
Pandan Leaf 2-3 pieces

Method:-
1) prepare 4 litre water in slow cooker
2) add aloe vera (cut in cubes)
3) add white fungus (soaked soft)
4) add red dates
5) add "pandan" leaf
6) boil for 4 hours
7) add honey (organic honey is strongly suggested)
8) ready

Story Sharing

I learnt this recipes from my untie Ji Yi (mother's 2nd sister).

One of the day in 2007, when I was back at hometown, I saw a lots of aloe vera growing richly (big & juicy) in the backyard. Apparently they were planted by Ji Yi! She shared with me that aloe vera is easy to plant, just soil, pesticides free (organic!) and it will grow abundantly.

I know aloe vera by its richness in nutrients (especially good in wound healing and for beauty of skin) but have no idea of making it a food except juice. Then she offered to make me a dessert from aloe vera. This is how the "comeabout" of this aloe vera dessert! It was refreshing in taste.

Aloe vera is costly sold in the supermarket at RM3 to RM5 a piece! Thanks to Ah Siew, my 5th sister in law for her supply of home grown aloe vera in each of my preparation of aloe vera dessert.

芦荟甜点

配料
芦荟3-4件
蜂蜜（有机）250毫升
白色银耳3-4 件
红枣12-15件
水4公升
香兰叶2-3片

我从阿姨（母亲的第二妹妹）那得到这食谱。

在2007年，当我回到了家乡，我看到了很多芦荟肥沃的生长在后院。她告诉我，芦荟植物很容易生长，只要土壤，免农药（organic 有机!），它会丰盛传播生长。

我认识芦荟只有它丰富的营养（特别是在伤口愈合良好功效，美容皮肤)，却没有芦荟烹饪知识，除了做成果汁。

阿姨提出为我准备芦荟甜点。这是这个芦荟甜品食谱的来源！它口味清爽。

芦荟是昂贵的在超市出售(马币一块令吉至5令吉)！

万分感谢我五婶为我准备甜点时芦荟供应(她在家种植，有机！)。

Wheat Four Pasta (Mian Fen Guo) 面粉果(板面)

2010-10-25T15:31:00.014+08:00

Ingredients:-

Wheat Flour 300g

Egg 2 peices

Cooking Oil 1 tablespoon

Water 150ml

Fish (Ikan Bilis) stocks 4L (litre)

Vegetable (Bayam) 800g

FishBall 400g

Tools

Pasta Machine

Method:-

1) prepare fish (ikan bilis) stock

2) put wheat flour 300g into a medium size bowl

3) add 2 eggs

4) add 1 tablespoon cooking oil

5) mix & rub
6) add 150ml water little by little
7) knead the mixture until homogeneous
8) wrap in PE cling paper

9) put in freezer for 1/2 hour

10) while waiting 1/2 hour, prepare sup with vegetable and fish ball boiling in ikan bilis stock for 15minutes

11) fix the pasta machine on table

12) after 1/2 hour, remove dough from freezer

13) spread a little flour if moist

14) pull to ensure elastic texture

15) take a small piece

16) pull it

17) pass through smooth roller of pasta machine (add flour if too moist)

18)) repeat step (17), superpose until desired thickness is reached

19) peal small pieces by pieces with hand

20) put them into boiling water, boil till soft

21) wheat four pasta (mian fen guo) is now ready for serving in sup for 12 peoples

Story

Lulu, my eldest daughter loves to eat "mian fen guo" sold at the stall opposite my house. As the frequency of her request to buy and eat the "mian fen guo" outside increased, I determined to learn up the recipes and home cook for hygiene & healthy reasons. Nonetheless, mother and kids can work together is the great fun part of it. A big "thank you" goes to my 5th sister-in-law for her sharing of the recipes!

面粉果(板面)

成份： -

小麦面粉300克

鸡蛋2个

烹调油1汤匙

水一百五十毫升

鱼汤（江鱼仔）4公升

蔬菜（Bayam）800克

鸡蛋400克

Tools 工具
做面机
保鲜纸

我的大女儿喜欢吃在我家对面摊位出售的面粉果。随着她外食的请求次数增加，我决心学习面粉果食谱，原因是家庭烹饪卫生及健康。尽管如此，母亲和孩子们可以一起工作，正是它的巨大乐趣。

万分感谢我的五婶和我分享她的食谱！

Remember These Childhood Ice Cream Sticks?记得这些童年冰淇淋棒？

2010-10-16T19:41:00.009+08:00

14 Oct 2010, I found ice cream bag at mini market unexpectedly which I thought it has long been in the history !! My two little girls jumped with joy when I told them that they were going to do their own ice cream back home later. We found joy deep in our heart as the two girls were going to do ice cream for the first time and I was holding my old sweet childhood memory with the ice cream bag on hand.

When I was a little girl, my neighbour who stayed few doors away ran business in the house selling ice cream sticks with variety of flavour namely barley, ribena, lime, milo, coke, sarsi, longan laici etc. I could vividly remember the ice cream stick was sold initially with 5 cents, increased to 20 cents few years later then inflated to 50 cents down the years and apparently it is now sold at the price range of 80cents to RM1.20! Imagine, what a power of inflation!!

My childhood was spent solely in the kampong (countryside village) with big cycle of neighbourhood playmates. We played own DIY (do it yourself) toys with materials found in nature. We handmade kite from newspaper and bamboo sticks, mooncake festive Lantern with milo container, "lastic" with tree branches, gun with wood and bullet with seeds etc. We drank coconut juice plucked from the tree, ate sweet corn grown by grandpa, rice from paddy field, vegetable from farm, chicken duck grown by mother in the backyard and seafood caught from the sea by a relative fisherman.

Finally, we (my sisters brother, cousin sisters brothers and neighbour playmates) learnt to make our own ice cream sticks from the adults like mother when we were small. We would first prepare the ice cream syrup of our desired flavour then pour into ice cream bags and lastly freeze in the refrigerator. Ribena was my favourite syrup flavour. We boiled "Ribena" syrup from the seeds of a flower plant with name unknown. My first encounter to the flower plant was introduced by my cousin sister and it was planted outside the fence of the neighbour house. It tasted and coloured like Ribena. I started to plant my own "Ribena" flower plant eventually.

Now, I share this childhood story with my kids and teach them to make own ice cream stick like my mother did to me.

I felt the joy joy joy joy delt in my heart....as I played the slideshow with music, I heard my two daugthers singing along especially with great surprise to find the voice coming from my youngest daugther of 2 years old!

记得这些童年冰淇淋棒？

2010年10月14日，我意外在小型市场发现冰淇淋袋，我以为它已成历史！当我告诉我的两个小女孩，他们回家后可自己做冰淇淋，她们高兴得跳了起来。我们发现了内心深处的喜悦，这两个女孩将第一次做冰淇淋，俄我正抱着甜蜜的童年回忆。当我还是一个小女孩，我的邻居经营售卖冰淇淋，有各种口味如玉米，利宾纳,milo,sarsi,龙眼等.我清楚地记得冰淇淋棒最初卖马币五分，上升到后几年20分，然后膨胀到50分，显然现在售马币80cents 到马币1.20不此！想象一下，通货膨胀的力量！我的童年是在乡村长大。我们玩用然天材料自己动手做的玩具。我们用报纸和竹条手工制作风筝，“Milo”罐制作花灯，用树枝制作弹弓，用木头和种子制做枪弹，我们喝从树上摘下椰子果汁，吃由爷爷种植的甜玉米，乡村耕耘的稻米，从农地种植的蔬菜，养在后院的鸡鸭及渔民捕获的海鲜。最后，我们（我的兄弟姐妹，堂表兄弟姐妹和邻居玩伴）向妈妈学会自己做冰淇淋棒。我们会先准备喜欢的口味冰淇淋糖浆，再倒入冰淇淋袋，最后冷冻在冰箱。我是由我的表妹介绍，第一次接触到姓名不详但味道像极利宾纳的植物，它种植在邻居家围栏。我们用这花植物的种子煮“利宾纳”糖浆。我也开始亲手种下我自己的“利宾纳”植物。

现在，我和我的孩子分享这个故事，并教导他们自己做冰淇淋棒，像我母亲对我做的。

同时，我觉得极大的惊喜，.因为当我用音乐播放影片，我听到我的两个女儿跟随哼唱，特别是我最小2岁女儿！

Huai San Mushroom Steamed Egg 山药香菇蒸蛋

2010-10-14T01:06:00.006+08:00

Above slideshow demonstrates the cooking process

Ingredients

Huai San (Chinese Yam) “raw “- 200g

Eggs (preferably organic) – 4 pieces

Water - ratio to egg: 4:4

Mushroom (Oyster mushroom 100g , Shimeji mushroom 75g, canned mushroom 100g)

Soy Sauce - 1 tablespoon

Stock –fish (ikan bilis)/ chicken – 1 bowl (medium size)

Methods:-

prepare 4 eggs on a plate
grate huai san on it
stir & mix
steam for 15 minutes
mince mushrooms (Oyster mushroom 100g , Shimeji mushroom 75g, canned mushroom 100g)
fry minced mushrooms mix with rice bran cooking oil, add fish stock and light soy sauce
spread the fried mushrooms on steamed huai san eggs
ready for serving

Tips

Water ratio for steaming egg is 1:1 (i.e. 1 egg full filled of water to steam 1 egg)
Huai San is a good source of healthy food for improving appetite

Watch out

Huai San can cause itchiness thus handle it with glove is advisable

Especially dedicated to my dear hubby:-

特别是献给我亲爱的老公： -

山药香菇蒸蛋

以上影片演示烹饪过程

配料

山药 - 200克

鸡蛋（最好是有机的） - 4粒

水-蛋比率：4:4

蘑菇（鲍鱼菇100克，Shimeji蘑菇七五克，罐头蘑菇100克）

酱油- 1汤匙

鱼汤（江鱼仔）/鸡汤- 1碗（中型）

小贴士

蒸水蛋比率为1:1（即1个鸡蛋全装满水蒸鸡蛋1个）
山药是一种健康食品改善食欲好来源

当心
山药可导致发痒，用手套来处理为宜

Sweet Sour Beancurd/ Fish/ Capsicums Fish 甜酸豆腐/鱼/三文鱼

2010-10-14T00:00:00.004+08:00

Above slideshow demonstrates the cooking process
Ingredients
Beancurd ( Wet Tofu) - 6 pieces
Orange - 1 piece
Organic Honey- 2 tablespoon
Frying Flour - 50g
Water
Cooking Oil

Fish - 3 slices
Capsicums traffic light - 3 pieces
Tomato - 1 piece
Carrot - 1/2 piece

Tips

Orange skin can be retained and innovatively cut in pattern for presentation use. It can add spice to other simple cooked dishes making a nice meal of the day !
Fish can be an alternative to beancurd
Salmon Fish is a good choice for fish as of its good oil and nutrients
New Dish can be created with the same sweet sour sauce with just one simple "add-on" (stir fry capsicums, tomato and carrot) as follow:-

Above slideshow demonstrates the cooking process

甜酸豆腐/鱼/三文鱼

以上影片演示烹饪过程

配料
豆腐（湿豆腐） - 6件
橙 – 1粒
有机蜂蜜2汤匙
油炸面粉 - 50克
水
烹调油
鱼 - 3片
灯笼椒 – 3粒
番茄 – 1粒
胡萝卜 - 1 / 2条

小贴士

!橘子皮可予以保留，并创造性地削剪型状，作以点缀摆设用途，把一简单菜肴成为不平凡一餐！
鱼可替代豆腐
文鱼其良好的油和营养是理想选择的鱼
用相同的甜酸味酱，只简单的“附加”灯笼椒，番茄，胡萝卜”等，就可创新食谱，如上.

cooker lotus leaf chicken yam steamed rice 芋头鸡饭锅荷叶蒸饭

2010-10-11T21:48:00.007+08:00

Above slideshow demonstrates the cooking process
Ingredients:-
chicken 1/2 piece
yam (round shape Thailand yam better as soft after cooked) 1/2 piece
lotus leaf 2-4 pieces
capsicums traffic light 1 piece each
cauliflower 1/2 piece
red dates a few pieces
black fungus 2 pieces
mushroom 3-4 pieces
chinese wofberries 1 small bowl
ginger 2 slices
butter 10-100g ( less for less oily, more for better fragance)
star anises few pieces
cinammon stick 1
water 2-4 bowls
dark soy sauce 2 table spoon
light soy sauce 3-4 table spoon

Methods

In a wok, add buter
fry garlic
add rice and fry
remove fragance rice from wok
add rice bran cooking oil
fry garlic
add and fry with ginger, cinnamon sticks and star anises
add and fry with mushroom (soaked soft)
add and fry with black fungus (soaked soft)
add and fry with chicken
add and fry with red dates
add and fry with chinese wolfberries
add water
add and fry with yam (steamed soft)
add dark soy sauce
add light soy sauce
remove chicken yam from wok
place fragance rice into rice cooker
add 80% done fried chicken yam
add capsicums & cauliflower
mix & stir
to cook
cooker chicken yam rice is ready
option 2: place on lotus leaf instead of rice cooker
wrap and fix with tooth picks
to steam for 30-45 minutes
lotus leaf chicken yam steamed rice is ready

Tips

capsicums & caulilower can be stir fried on wok instead of cooking with the chicken yam rice in the cooker to maintain nutrition and colour, just place on top of the chicken yam rice after it is cooked
star anises & cinammon is not a must ingredients, its purpose is to add special fragance to the chicken. Liking to the unic fragance is individual.

Challenge
The biggest challenge of this dish is to maintain the softness and moisture of the rice as well as tenderness of chicken meat cooked. Thus, control the water level in the cooker is crucial as chicken yam added comes with sauce.

芋头鸡饭锅荷叶蒸饭

以上影片演示烹饪过程

成份： -

鸡1 / 2只
芋头（圆形泰国芋头易熟软）1 / 2粒

荷叶2-4片
灯笼椒3粒
菜花1 / 2粒

红枣几粒

黑木耳2件

蘑菇3-4件

红纪子一小碗

姜2片

牛油10 - 100克（增添饭香）

五角几粒
桂皮1 条

2-4碗水

老抽2汤匙

酱油3-4汤匙

小贴士

灯笼椒及菜花可以入锅轻炒，才放芋头鸡饭上，而不是与鸡饭一起烹饪，以维持营养和颜色。

五角 1 桂皮不是必须的材料，其目的是为了添加特殊香味。喜欢是很个人的。

挑战这个菜最大的挑战是保持鸡熟肉嫩和饭柔软。因此，控制电饭煲水位至关重要。

How do I find cooking inspiring and joyful? 如何找到烹饪启发和快乐？

2010-10-11T01:36:00.004+08:00

I hardly spent time in the kitchen when I was single except performing cleaning chores. I was neither interested in receipies nor cooking. After married before having kids, my husband and I would spent our meals outside to save the hastles of before cooking preparation and after cooking cleaning chores.

When I had my first kid, I always had hectic on what to cook for the day and cooking was always a frustration to me.

But now, I have found cooking inspiring and joyful!

What has actually transforemed me?

My two lovely kids! Their repond after tasting my food would drive me to improve better, check on receipies and along the way innovate new receipies. When they enjoy or compliment my cooking especially when looking at their expression and reaction, I would be ammused and derive great joy.

In the process of refining my cooking, I realised that when cooking with objective like take down pictures, write down methods and sharing with it turn cooking more interesting and challenging especially with expectation on peoples' comments on the work.

When cooking becomes a joy, I finally comes to another level that I appreciate cooking as an art.

如何找到烹饪启发和快乐？

单身时，我几乎不花时间在厨房里，除了进行清洁劳务。我既也不感兴趣做饭。

结婚未有孩子前，我丈夫和我都是到外膳食，省去烹饪前后准备工作和清洗。

当我有我的第一个孩子，我总是为煮甚么烦恼，做饭一直是我的沮丧。

但现在，我发现做饭激励和快乐！

实际上什么改变了我？

我的两个可爱的孩子！他们品尝我的烹饪后的反应，激发我去改善食谱，参考改善沿途中我创新。当他们赞美我的烹饪，尤其是在他们的表达和反应上，我从中获得巨大的喜悦。在烹饪过程中提炼了我，我意识到，像做饭时，以客观的取照片，写上和分享烹饪制作程序，烹饪变更有趣，并期待批评赞赏，烹饪更具挑战性了。当烹饪变成了喜悦，我终于来到另一个层次上，我欣赏烹饪为艺术。

Enen's 2 Years Old Chocolate Birthday Cake 恩恩的2岁生日巧克力蛋糕

2010-10-08T20:00:00.015+08:00

Ingredients
self-raising cake flour 1 cup+2 tablespoon
salt 1/4 teaspoon
honey 1/2 cup
cocoa (milo) 1/2 cup
butter 1/3 cup
milk 1/3 cup
vanila 1 teaspoon
lemon juice 1 tablespoon
egg 2 pieces

Decoration:-
raisin
candices
A4 paper
tooth picks

Tools:-
electric mixer
bread machine

Method (process making of chocolate birthday cake )
1) in a medium size bowl , using electrical mixer, mix butter to soften
2) add 2 eggs
3) add 1/5 cup milk
4) add 1 teaspoon vanila
5) add 1 tablespoon orange juice
6) mixing them well
7) in a small size bowl, combine self-raising cake flour, salt, honey and cocoa (milo)
8) pour (7) into the mixture (6) in the medium size bowl and mix them until dampened
9) beat 2 minutes at low speed
10) add remaining milk
11) beat 1 minutes longer, until light
12) pour batter into bread machine bowl
13) set bread machine on "cake cycle", push start
14) When chocolate cake is ready, remove from bread machine and place on a plate
15) decorate with raisins and candies
16) prepare birthday banner with A4 paper & tooth picks
17) now, birthday chocolate cake is ready

Enen's Baby Photo Album- Important Milestones 恩恩的重要婴儿里程碑专辑

2010-10-07T15:12:00.007+08:00

Enen,

Finally I have got your baby photo album done !
Thanks to advance technology like digital camera, blog spot, photosharing image hosting website:"slide" & "photobucket" that mama exposed to only recently. Mama felt deeply sorry for missing to prepare one for eldest sister Lulu as was not ready and prepared for in digital at her baby milestones. I promised to work on more for you and Lulu especially from now onwards.
I wrote down important milestones of yours since born till 2 years old as below:-
2008 12 noon- born in hospital with weight of 3.02kg
0-14 months- on breastfeeding
2nd week- jauntice--> traditioanl treatment on jauntice by bathing in morning sun (before 11am)
3 month old- manage to hold up head & push foward
6 month to 2+ years old- teething
6 month old- start spoon feeding on food
8 month old- sit
9 month old- crawl
10 month old- stand
1 year + -> walk
July 2009- papa took you for first swing in the playground
2009- 1 year old birthday
2010- Lulu sister & mama handmade choclate cake for you on your 2 years old birthday

Thank God for his blessing of you into our family.
We love you!!

恩恩的重要婴儿里程碑专辑

恩恩，
我终于完成你的宝宝相册！感谢先进科技，数码相机，部落格网站，照片分享图片存取网站如：“slideshow”和“PhotoBucket”。

妈妈感到深深的遗憾，未有在大姐如如宝宝时做好预备。承诺从现在起为如如和你，留下更多足趾。

-我写下你从出生至2岁的重要婴儿里程碑 ： -

2008年中午12时 -在医院出生体重三点二公斤

0-14个月，母乳喂养 第二周黄疸 –传统治疗，早晨阳光沐浴(上午11时前）
3个月 –能支撑头和向前推
六个月至2岁以上 –发牙
6月龄 -开始喂食物
8个月大 –会坐
9个月的老 –会爬
10个月大 –会站一岁-可步行
2009年7月-爸爸带你上操场荡秋千
2009年 - 1岁生日
2010年 –姐姐如如及妈妈为你手工制造2岁巧克力生日蛋糕

感谢主恩赐你成为我们家的一份子。我们爱你！

Lulu goes to school?如如上学校?

2010-10-05T01:12:00.006+08:00

Lulu,

4th Oct 2010, a big day in your life as today is your first day in a class in kindergarden!

You are starting a 3 months preparatory class for K1. The preparatory class is compulsory for all the children who has passed the placement test organised by the kindergarden in Sept 2010. It is to prepare children who did not join the nursery school of the kindergarden at age 4 for next year K1. Children were tested on writting own name, alphabert a to z in small letter, number 1 to 10, finger counting 1 to 10 and phonics sound for a to z in the placement test.

We are very proud of you for passing the test and been selected to this well known kindergarden especially papa who has been pestering me to put you into school at age 4!! Now you have proven to him that you learnt from home!

Mama has mix feeling here walking with you into kindergarden. You are no longer mama's baby breast feeded in arm. You are taking your first step out from home!

如如上学校?

如如，

2010年10月4号，今天是你的生命中重要的日子，因为今天你在幼儿园上课的第一天！

这是3个月的K1预备班。该预备班是为所有谁通过了2010年9月幼儿园举办的测试所安排的教育。测试孩子们写自己的名字，a到z的小写字母，数字1至10，手指计数1至10和测试a到z拼音。

我们非常自豪你通过测试和被这个众所周知的幼儿园录取，尤其是爸爸一直希望4岁把你送去学校！现在你已经证明：你在家也在学习！

当妈妈拉着你走进幼儿园时百感交结。你不再是妈妈抱在怀里喂奶的宝宝了！你踏出家的第一步了！

Yong To Fu 酿豆腐

2010-10-02T06:26:00.009+08:00

Yong To Fu is one of my favourite childhood food. It would always be one of the main dish in our Hakka ("Ho Poh" dialect) family reunion or festive celebration.

On 23 September 2010, I cooked Yong To Fu on the first time hands on. My lovely eldest daughter Lulu jumped excitedly over my invitation for help. I was amused looking at her so serious and passionate in rendering her hand. Her smiling face throughout the day expressed her joy & pride of her contribution. These bilateral feeling deep down from our heart bonded us even closer.

The feeling reminded me of someone dearest-my mother who had passed away in year 2000. My mother though came from a "Teochew dialect" family cooked very delicious Yong To Fu. She spoke superb fluent Hakka "Ho Poh" dialect. She cooked delicious "Ho Poh" traditional dishes like "Ho Poh Loi Cha", yellow wine chicken, "chi Pa", Trotter (pig's leg) in Ginger Vineger, braised pork slices with yam, Nam Yee (reddish cheese) braised pork, "shuan pan zhi" etc. After being a mum finally I realised how great she was a mother. Imagined she raised 5 children as full time housewife in those old days when technology was poor, everything basically was DIY (do it yourself)! I could not forget in the first time seeing her ever so happy in her life was when she ran the catering business but good time did not last long that she was dignosed with cancer and passed away within 2 years. I regretted and unforgave myself for not rendering adequate time, care, understanding, patience and needs during her difficult time especially when her fighting with cancer. Her love for me endures even after she died as she could not relieve her worry on me that she blessed me with a life partner finally whom I met few months after she was called by the Lord. She cares that she always appear smiling and in good health in my dream as I know that she wanted me to be happy and stopped worry and regret.

I love her and miss her so much.

酿豆腐

酿豆腐是我最喜欢的童年食物之一。它是我们客家（“何婆”方言）家庭团聚，或节日庆典主菜之一。

9月23日2010年，我邀请大女儿如如帮忙准备。她兴奋地献出帮忙。看着她那么认真和热情，我深觉有趣。她微笑的脸展露她的喜悦与自豪于她的贡献。这双方向内心深处的感觉，把我两母女的心紧紧蜜蜜的联系在一起。

这感觉认我不期然的忆起我亲爱的的母亲。她已在2000年去世了。

我母亲虽然出身于一个“潮州方言”家庭,却说着一口流利的“何婆”方言。她煮一手好吃“何婆”菜，如“何婆擂茶”，黄酒鸡，“奇扒”，猪腿醋，红烧芋头猪肉片，南乳猪肉等的传统菜肴。

当我做了一个妈妈后，我终以体会到她是一个多么伟大的母亲。想象一个身在旧时代并拥有5个孩子的全职家庭主妇，一切基本上是自己动手做！

我无法忘记第一次见到她这么快乐过，是在她经营饮食业时。良景总是短暂，她被疹断患有癌症，并在2年时间内过世。

我后悔和无法原谅自己，没有在她困难的时候提供足够的时间，关心，谅解，耐心和付出，尤其是当她与癌症战斗时期。

她对我的慈爱，甚至在她去世后，她在天堂上保佑我一个生活终身伴侣。她关心我，总是身体健康的面带微笑出现在我的梦中，因为我知道她想让我快乐，要我停止担忧和遗憾。

我爱她，好想念她。