Saturday, May 21, 2011

Maple fudge cookies

250 ml (1 cup) all-purpose flour
1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) baking soda
1 pinch salt
125 ml (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
90 ml (3/8 cup) brown sugar
1 egg
1/8 cup chocolate chips
16 cubes (1.5-cm/1/2-inch) Maple Cream Fudge


With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and beat until the mixture is smooth.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips.
For each cookie, with floured hands, shape 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of dough into a ball.
Push a cube of maple fudge into the centre and cover completely with dough.
Place 8 cookies on each sheet.
Bake 1 sheet at a time until the cookies begin turning gold at the edges, about 7 minutes.
The cookies will remain very soft in the centre.
On removing the cookies from the oven, use tongs to carefully slide the parchment paper from the baking sheet onto a cool surface.
Let the cookies cool to room temperature.
Repeat with the remaining dough.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Royalty Chocolate Scone

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons soymilk
8 tablespoons orange juice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Mix in the orange juice to form a dough.
Turn out the dough on a floured surface. Pat or roll into a 9 inch circle about 1/2 inch thick. With a 2 1/2 inch fluted biscuit cutter, cut out 10 scones, pushing the dough scraps together for the last few, if necessary. Transfer the scones to the baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Move to wire racks to cool.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

蒜蓉虾


虾 1磅
粉丝 50g
蒜蓉 2大匙
香葱碎1大碎
生抽1大匙
黄酒1大匙
白糖1茶匙
白胡椒粉1/4茶匙
精盐1/3茶匙


鲜虾挑去虾线,在背部开一刀备用,蒜蓉,香葱碎,粉丝50克(提前用凉水泡发)
在盘内放上泡发并沥干水的粉丝。
再摆上沥干水的虾。

生抽1大匙,黄酒1大匙,白糖1茶匙,白胡椒粉1/4茶匙,精盐1/3茶匙放入碗内调好酱汁。
锅内2大匙热油,放入蒜头略爆香,再倒入事先调好的调味料烧开。
将烧开的调味料全部淋在虾身上。
锅内放蒸架,大火烧开水,上气以后,把虾摆上,盖上锅盖,大火蒸4分钟。
另起一小锅,热1大匙油。
4分钟后,打开锅盖,放上香葱碎,再淋上1大匙热油,即可出锅。

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Chocolate Swiss Roll with Cream Cheese filling


Chocolate Roll Ingredients :
5 eggs
1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
1/4 cup all-purpose flour


Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line one 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease and flour lightly.
Separate the eggs. Beat the whites (or with 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar) until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
Sift the remaining sugar, cocoa, and flour together.
Beat the egg yolks until thick and fold the flour mixture into them. Stir in vanilla. (The egg yolk mixture will be very stiff).
Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the beaten egg whites. Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 minutes. Let cake cool for 5 minutes.
Turn cake onto a parchment paper sprinkled with confectioner's sugar, peel off parchment paper and roll cake up with the parchment paper. Let cake cool completely.
Unroll cake and spread with the filling. Roll again. Refrigerate for one hour before serving.

Filling ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Blend cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric mixer

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Peanut butter blossoms

48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Milk Chocolates
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup crunchy Peanut Butter
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt


Beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended.
Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy.
Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
Put 1 inch balls on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake 8-10 min or until lightly browned, in the mean time, unwrap kisses
While cookie's hot, press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges.
Cool completely till chocolate hardens

48 cookies

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

皮蛋豆腐


1 盒嫰豆腐
2 颗皮蛋




酱青
麻油


Drain tofu. Invert tofu on plate.
Slice tofu into thin strips
Peel century eggs. Dice century eggs
Put century egg on top of tofu
Chop spring onion and sprinkle on top of century egg

Mix sauce
Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon of salt + 1/2 teaspoon of sugar in 2 tablespoons vinegar
Add 1 teaspoon soy sauce and a drizzle of sesame oil
Taste and add stuff to your liking
Pour sauce over century egg and tofu

Serve chilled

$2

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Ketchup Cola Ribs


2 lbs ribs
0.5 cup ketchup
1 cup coke
0.5 head garlic

Brown ribs by frying in oil
Prepare marinate/ sauce by mixing chopped garlic, ketchup and coke in a giant bowl
Transfer ribs to baking tray, pour sauce over ribs, leave and marinate if you like
Cover with aluminium foil
Bake at 350F for 2h, open foil for last 30min (be careful, sauce will splatter)

Serves 2