tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291835015679564952024-03-13T23:42:18.603-07:00Cynthia Chen 香飘四溢Jia Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217470385607919429noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229183501567956495.post-70158164275566853982010-06-01T08:44:00.000-07:002010-06-01T08:45:27.603-07:00Banana cakes<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4659671813_eeb8661dc0_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4659671813_eeb8661dc0_b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a wonderful way to deal with leftover banana. I like this flavor of banana and walnut mixed with dark chocolate. This cake is not very sweet. Because I try to control the intake of sweet food these days, I didn't use much sugar. You can adjust the amount anyway. This recipe is from La tartingourmande. I changed the steps a little bit since I don't have a mixer yet. And I also mixed the eggs york and whites seperately to try to get more fluffy taste. However I really don't know what if I didn't do that seperately. I guess it would also be fine. You can try it anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> Banana cakes recipe</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Ingredient,</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> • 2 eggs</div> • 1/2 cup blond cane sugar<br />
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• 1+ 1/2 cup white rice flour (100 g)<br />
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• 2 oz coarsely chopped dark chocolate (70 % cocoa)<br />
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• 1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
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• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
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• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
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• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts<br />
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• 7 tablespoons butter melted and slightly cooled<br />
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• 2 ripe bananas, mashed with a fork<br />
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• Preheat the oven at 350 F and butter a loaf pan or muffin molds. Coat them with flour and tap the excess out; set aside.<br />
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• In a bowl, combine the flours with baking soda, baking powder,ground cinnamon, chocolate and nuts ;set aside. <br />
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• In another bowl, mix the egg whites and sugar until it's firm<br />
• Sift the flour into melted butter and combine; combine egg yorks; fold in egg whites carefully<br />
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•Pour the batter into the molds you choose and bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes (for a large loaf) or 20 to 25 minutes (for small muffins). <br />
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</div>Jia Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217470385607919429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229183501567956495.post-14561010701978868422010-05-13T07:55:00.000-07:002010-05-13T08:03:10.783-07:00Fried rice with vegetables<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JtItUpVCKww/S-wSmxaXxzI/AAAAAAAAAmA/ObdQzk7vaI4/s1600/%E8%9B%8B%E7%82%92%E9%A5%AD2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JtItUpVCKww/S-wSmxaXxzI/AAAAAAAAAmA/ObdQzk7vaI4/s640/%E8%9B%8B%E7%82%92%E9%A5%AD2.jpg" width="505" wt="true" /></a></div>Jia Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217470385607919429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229183501567956495.post-37890511471382694972010-05-13T07:40:00.000-07:002010-05-13T08:02:10.999-07:00Hot Fried Cabbage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4522544231_3df8bb37e3_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4522544231_3df8bb37e3_o.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>Jia Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217470385607919429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229183501567956495.post-36689956176985282652010-05-11T13:40:00.000-07:002010-05-13T08:02:43.773-07:00Chinese Steam Fish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/4603549983_2442657cda_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/4603549983_2442657cda_o.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hello! everyone. Today I finally launched my english blog. I have considered about it for a long time</span>. An</span>d just because I'm too lazy to do that. But I'm so happy that I finally got my fantasy done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm a real food fan. To say that, because I like almost all kinds of cuisine in this world. Although I haven't tried all of them till now, but I always like having a try on cooking them. But because I'm a Chinese, and now I live far far away from my home country( I live in the Netherlands now). I really want to write something more about my country here to heal my home sick. Of course, I will also write other cuisine I have tried and other topics not related to food though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Today I'm gonna show you my first work---steaming fish. Steaming technique is possibly the healthiest one in main Chinese cooking techniques. It's most applied in Southern China. And I guess that's the reason why people there normally have good shape. Although I come from Beijing, I still like steaming food. Because that's the best way to keep original taste of food.</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Steaming Fish Recipe<br />
(for 2 persons)</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Ingredients:</span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">one fish (any kind you like)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">cooking wine (Chineseyellow wine better, can also subsitute with white wine)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">seasoned soy sauce for seafood(brand of Lee kum kee)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">golden label superior light soy sauce</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">olive oil (or sunflower oil)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">black pepper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1 spring onion(or 1 onion)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">half ginger </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Steps:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Clean the fish. Slightly cut 3 slits on the fish abdomen using chopping knife. Don't overdo it or you will end with fish pieces.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Put the fish one a plate. Message the fish with some salt and black pepper both on the surface and inside of the fish. sprinkle 2 to 3 drops of cooking wine. Set aside and wait for 15 minutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Cut the ginger into 2 thick pieces and some thin pieces. Place the fish on another plate. put two thick ginger pieces under the fish to make the skin of the fish a bit away from the plate. Fill in other ginger pieces into fish abdomen.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Pour some water into the pot to prevent the pot from getting dry while cooking. Place the strainer in the pot. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">position the plate with fish on the strainer. Making sure that the water doesn't touch the strainer. Put the lid on the pot. Turn heat on and after the water getting boil wait for another 6 minutes. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Turn off the heat and then get the plate out. Chop the onion into pieces and cover them on the fish. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In a cook pan, pour some oil and turn on the heat. When the oil get hot, quickly pour it onto the body of the fish. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In a bowl evenly mix the golden label soy sauce with soy sauce for seafood in a portion of 1:2 table spoons. Add some water. Add a pinch of salt. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Pour the sauce in the pan. Heat it until warm and pour evenly on the body of the fish.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The picture below shows how steam cooker looks. You can possibly buy it in Chinese food store.</span> <br />
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