Thursday, May 26, 2011

"KFC" Coleslaw

Ingredients...

- 8 cups finely diced cabbage (about 1 head)
- 1/4 cup diced carrots (finely)
- 2 tablespoons minced onions

Dressing:
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (can replace with plain yoghurt)
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice



How to...

1. Cabbage and carrots must be finely diced. Pour cabbage and carrot mixture into large bowl and stir in minced onions.

2. Prepare the dressing, mix until smooth and creamy. Pour over Slaw and mix thoroughly.

3. Cover bowl and refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Happy Soda!

Ingredients...

- 75ml rose syrup
- 75ml condensed milk
- 6 or 7 ice cubes
- 200ml soda water
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- some mint for garnishing


How to...

1. Prepare a tall glass. Pour in rose syrup, followed by condensed milk and ice cubes.

2. Fill up with soda water. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Garnish with mint leave and serve!



Yummy Yum!!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Special Guava Mix

Ingredients...

- 400g guavas
- 1 yellow lemon
- 10g dried mango slice
- 10g raisins
- 5g "nine-step" preserved tangerine peel, dice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar



How to...

1. Cut guava into small pieces. Grate lemon zest and set aside. Squeeze half the lemon for juice.

2. Mix all ingredients. Chill in fridge before serving. It can be stored for 1-2days.



Something different for a starter or side dish!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sweet and Sour Pork

Ingredients...

- 500g pork belly
- 1/2 green, red and yellow capsicum
- 1/2 onion
- 150g pineapples
- some cornstarch
- 10tbsp water

marinade:
- 1tsp light soy sauce
- some pepper
- 1 egg, beaten

seasoning:
- 5tbsp chilli sauce
- 8tbsp ketchup
- 2tbsp sugar
- 1tbsp Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce
- 2tbsp white vinegar



How to...

1. Cut pork into cubes, about 30g each. Mix well with marinade and chill for 1hour in fridge. Cut capsicums, onion and pineapple into cubes.

2. Coat pork with cornstarch evenly.

3. Heat oil in wok and deep fry pork until golden brown. Remove and drain.

4. Heat some oil in wok, stir fry capsicums, onion and pineapple. Add seasoning and water, and bring to a boil. Add pork and toss evenly.



Simplest sweet sour pork recipe!!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Daily Herbal Tea

Slimming Beauty Tea:

- 6g chuan bei
- 6g tangerine peel
- 6g yi ren (chinese pearl barley)
- 18g haw
- 11g dried rose
- 2 wu mei (black prune)
- 1.5L water

1. Put all herbs into a pot and add water.
2. Bring to boil over high heat and steep for about 15mins.

*serve warm
*degreases, helps excrete waste and relive water retention



Herbal Tea:
- 6g mulberry leaves
- 6g chrysanthemum
- 6g tangerine peel
- 6g zhi gan cao
- 1.5L water

1. Put all herbs into a pot and add water.
2. Bring to boil over high heat and steep for about 15mins.

*serve warm
*moistens the lungs and dissolves phlegm, relieves summer heat and promotes good complexion



Daily Health Care Tea:

- 18g Huang Qi
- 18g wolfberries
- 3 red dates
- 1.5L water

1. Put all herbs into a pot and add water.
2. Bring to boil over high heat and steep for about 15mins.

*serve warm
*boosts immune system, improves eyesight and invigorates vital energy



Wolfberries and Chrysanthemum Tea:

- 11g ginseng root
- 11g chrysanthemum
- 18g huang qi
- 3 red dates
- 1.5L water

1. Put all herbs into a pot and add water.
2. Bring to boil over high heat and steep for about 15mins.

*serve warm
*builds up resistance, improves eyesight and invigorates vital energy