栗子炆雞

材料 Ingredients：

• 雞鎚仔 Chicken drumsticks 2 lb
  


• 栗子 Chestnuts 1 lb


• 柱侯醬 Chu sou sauce 2 tbsp
  


• 水 Water 2 cups
  

做法 Procedure：

1. 略煎雞。 Pan fry the chicken until the outside is brown.
   


2. 加入栗子、柱侯醬、水和少許糖，試味。Add the chestnuts, sauce, water, and sugar and taste.
   


3. 慢火炆至熟。On low heat, cook until done.
   

蜜糖芥辣汁Honey mustard sauce

材料 Ingredients ：

• 蜜糖 honey 4 tablespoon

• Dijon mustard 2 tablespoon

• 米酒醋 rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoon

做法 Steps：

1. 混合全部材料 Just mix everything together.

白糖糕 White Sugar Cake

Found this on internet, it taste good.

材料 Ingredients:

粘米粉 Rice flour 100g
糖 white sugar 80g
水 water 200ml
酵母粉 dry yeast 1／2 teaspoon
發粉 baking power 1/4 teaspoon

做法 Steps:

1. 篩匀粘米粉sift the rice flour
   
2. 粘米粉,糖,水拌勻 Mix the rice flour, sugar and water.
3. 用細火煮,煮時要不停攪拌以免結硬塊,煮成稀糊狀，cook the mixture in low heat, stir constantly, until it becomes thicker, kind of like baby food.
4. 然後用篩過濾,待冷卻後加入酵母水(用1湯匙的水開匀)及發粉拌勻。 Put the mixture through a sieve, when it cools down, add the yeast (mixed with 1 tbsp water) and baking powder, stir well.
5. 發酵6-10小時,倒入蒸盤內(先掃油),用大火蒸25分鐘,待涼切塊即可 Let it rest at room temperature for 6 - 10 hours, grease the bottom of the pan, pour the mixture inside and use high heat to steam for 25 mins. serve cool or warm.
   

Perfect Puff

I got a new toy, it's called perfect puff, you can see the photo on the left hand side. I brought one box of pancake mix to test my latest toy. The bottom of the pan is not flat, managing to make seven of perfect ones is quite a challenge.

For the first experiment, found out that the bottom of the pan is not flat, managing to make seven of perfect ones is quite challenge, I have to move around the pan to let it cook more evenly on fire.

The second experiment, I put jelly filling inside. The way I got the best results is to put one tbsp inside each of the holes then when it starts bubbling put the filling and another tbsp pancake mix in, finally got some almost perfect ones.

The kids have more fun eating it, even if they are not perfect looking.

叉燒 Cha Siu (BBQ pork)

Found this recipe from Nigella Lawson cookbook，taste like Hong Kong style Cha Siu。

材料 Ingredients：

• 肋骨 Pork spare rib 12 pcs
• 蘋果汁 Apple juice 1 cup
• 楓樹糖漿 Maple syrup 1/4 cup
• 油 Oil 2 tablespoons
• 生 抽 Soy sauce 2 tablespoon
• 八角 Star anise 2 pcs
  
• 桂皮 Cinnamon 1 stick
• 蒜 頭 Garlic 6 cloves
  

烹 調 步 驟 Steps:

1. 材 料跟 排 骨 醃一晚 Marinat all ingredients together over night.
2. 放入400F 焗爐內焗60分鐘 Bake them at 400F for about 60 mins.
   

Mom's Chinese New Year Cake

材料 Ingredients：

• 糯米粉1包 Glutinous rice flour 1 bag
  
• 占米粉半包 Rice flour 1/2 bag
  
• 黃糖半包 Blown sugar 1/2 bag
  

做法 Steps：

1. 用2碗熱水來攪均粉。 Use 2 rice bowls of hot water to mix the flour.
2. 半碗水慢下，搓15分鐘左右，變成粉團 Add another 1/2 bowl of water slowly, until it can form a dough. then knead the dough for about 15 mins.
3. 再加2碗水成漿可慢慢流下。 Add another 2 bowls of water until the dough can slowly run.
4. 倒進盤中蒸熟大約半小時。 Spray the oil onto the mold, and steam for half an hour or until done.
   

**蒸的時間看模子大小決定。 Steam time depends on the size of the mold.

菠蘿洋蔥炒牛肉 Stir Fry Beef with Pineapple and Onion

材料： Ingredients:

牛肉1/4 lb Beef 1/4 lb
洋蔥3個 Onions x3
菠蘿1/4個 「新鮮或罐裝都可」 Pineapples 1/4 (fresh or canned)
生抽1/4 茶匙 Light soy sauce 1/4 tsp
生粉1/4 茶匙 Corn starch 1/4 tsp
油少許 A little oil


做法 Procedure

1. 牛薄片，用生抽、生粉和油醃一會備用 Slice the beef into thin slices, and marinate with the light soy sauce and corn starch for a while.
2. 洋蔥切片後下鍋略炒，聞到香味後備用 Slice the onions and stir fry in a wok. When you can smell the onions' fragrance, set aside.
3. 同鍋下油用大火炒牛肉，再下洋蔥和菠蘿略炒即可 Add a little oil into the wok and stir fry the beef in high heat. Add the onions and pineapples, and stir fry until done or the pineapples are warm, but not hot.