sweet & sour pork ribs (甜醋排骨)

My cousin sister taught me this dish.

[1]  Wash pork ribs (排骨) and marinate it with soya sauce, pepper, sugar and a bit of dark soya sauce.

[2]  Mix pork ribs with a little bit of corn flour.  Fry/deep fry the pork ribs.  Dish out.
[3]  Put a little bit of butter/oil into wok.
[4]  Add in vinegar (醋), for sauce, and let it boil.
[5]  Add in pork ribs - stir fry for a short while.
[6]  Arrange pineapple on plate, dish out pork ribs & sauce.  Serve.

apple celery juice

 

Ingredients

> 4 green apples
> 2 sticks of celery

> 2 basil leaves

> 2 mint leaves

For garnishing

> Apple slice

> Celery stick 

Method

Juice the apple and celery and finely crush in the basil and mint leaves.  Pour contents over ice into glass and garnish.

(Recipe courtesy of New Straits Times Newspaper)

chicken wine

spaghetti carbonara with Schwartz recipe mix

mint soup

 

Mint leaves fresh from the garden.  Daughters just love the aroma of the mint leaves as well as the soup!

standing eggs - myth busted

23rd June 2010, 11:51AM

No summer solstice, no winter solstice,

No spring equinox, no autumn equinox,
And no 'Duanwu Jie',

Just a typical Wednesday afternoon.

standing eggs - "duanwu jie"

16th June 2010 was Duanwu Jie - the fifth day of the fifth moon, or double fifth.  I tried this traditional activity... a game of making eggs stand at noon.

It is a widespread belief that eggs can stand on summer solstice, winter solstice, spring equinox and autumnal equinox.

Dr Chong (Universiti Sains Malaysia Astronomy Club academic adviser Assoc Prof Dr Chong Hon Yew) explained that an egg, just like a book, had a centre of gravity and when it passed through the object and made contact with the surface, it would stand.

It all boiled down to friction, stability and smoothness of the surface. It is a delicate experiment and has to be done with patience.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F6%2F17%2Fnation%2F6489122&sec=nation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duanwu_Festival

糖水 dessert - white fungus, lotus seed & dried lily bulbs

clay pot pork with salted fish

natural alternative for COUGH

Natural alternative for COUGH
~ honey & garlic & some sunlight

[1]  Peel a handful of garlic pips.

[2]  Crush lightly.

[3]  Add to a jar of honey.
[4]  Seal the jar tightly.

[5]  Leave by the window, where it can get sunned regularly.

[6]  Allow to stand for 2 weeks.

Note:
> This can then be kept in the refrigerator for better long-term preservation.
> The dosage for both dry and productive cough is 1-3 teaspoons, 2-3 times a day.
> After consuming this formula, do not drink or eat to allow the 'cough syrup' to remain in the throat area for a little longer.
> Honey has a powerful demulcent (soothing) effect on the throat.
> Garlic, especially when 'aged' and 'sunned' is activated and becomes one of Nature's most powerful antiseptic formulas.

(Courtesy of The Star Newspaper)

dessert - "guīlínggāo" (龜苓膏) a.k.a, tortoise/turtle jelly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilinggao

糖水 dessert - barley, candied winter melon & apple