糖水 dessert - barley, candied winter melon & apple

playdough

Made some play dough for my girls this evening and they just love them!

http://lpf-lzlm.blogspot.com/2010/06/play-dough.html

Ingredients

> 1 cup of plain flour
> 2 tbsp of cream of tartar
> 1 tbsp of cooking oil
> 1/2 cup of salt
> 1 cup of boiling water
> food colouring

Method
[1]  Put all ingredients into a mixing bowl.
[2]  Mix well and knead.

Note:  You may add peppermint oil for longer lasting play dough.

(Recipe courtesy of K-3 Teacher Resources)

steamed pandan cake

Ingredients
> 2 eggs
> 168ml fresh milk
> 250g sugar
> 2 tsp double action baking powder
> 2 tsp sponge quick (sponge stabilizer/ovalett)
> 300g low protein flour (sieved)
> 10 tsp pandan juice

Method
[1]  Mix ingredients into mixing bowl and beat until fluffy.

[2]  Put paper cups into cup mould.

[3]  Pour in batter.
[4]  Arrange cup moulds in wok and steam for 15 minutes.

honey ginger chicken

1st attempt on this dish was during Chinese New Year in 2009.  A friend found an easy to cook dish for me to cook for the reunion dinner.

Ingredients

> 3 chicken whole legs, cut into serving pieces

> 1 tbsp light soya sauce

> 1 tbsp corn flour

> 50g young ginger, sliced 

Marinade

> 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp white rice vinegar

Sauce

> 3 tbsp honey, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp light soya sauce, 1 tbsp marinated ginger juice

Method

[1]  Mix young ginger with marinade and season for 1 hour.

[2]  Mix chicken with light soya sauce, corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil until cooked and golden brown.  Dish & drain.

[3]  Pour sauce into a pan, add in  drained ginger pickles and cook at low heat until thick.
[4]  Add in fried chicken, mix well and dish up.

a gift from friends... a pot of red lady finger