05 February, 2012

蜜菊枸杞子冻... Refreshing and healthy for a hot sunny day:)


Got this impressive from the facebook group :D gonna try one of these days. Thanks Angelin Goh


,tis is simple...use unsweetened konnyaku jelly powder.boil dried crysanthemum with honey rock sugar,strained out e flowers.continue to boil e crysanthemum water with jelly powder added.follow e amt of water on jelly packaging...then place into molds half,when has harden put in soaked wolfberries and petals of flowers for deco...add in remaining half of boiled jelly...cool in fridge:)

26 January, 2012

Noodle bowl salad


Ingredients:
    ½ x 250g pack medium rice noodles
    200g sugar snap peas , sliced lengthways
    2 tsp sesame oil
    4 spring onions , thinly sliced diagonally
    pack coriander , roughly torn
    150g pack hot smoked flaked salmon
    pretzel or bread roll, to serve

    FOR THE DRESSING
    3 tbsp soy sauce
    1 tbsp clear honey
    1 tbsp lemon juice
    1 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
    1 plump garlic clove , finely grated
    knob root ginger , coarsely grated
Directions:
  1. Drop the noodles into a large bowl, then pour over enough boiling water to cover. Tip in the sliced sugar snaps and leave for 4 minutes. Drain in a colander, put under cold running water to cool off, then drain again. Tip into a bowl and toss in the sesame oil.
  2. Mix the dressing ingredients. Pile spring onions, coriander and salmon onto the noodles, pour over the dressing and toss everything together.
To take to the picnic
Put salad into sealable containers and pack the dressing separately. Toss together before tucking in.

23 January, 2012

Hot pasta salad


Ingerdients:
    300g penne
    4 tbsp mayonnaise
    juice ½ lemon
    200g can tuna in olive oil
    2 red peppers , deseeded and thinly slices
    1 red onion halved and finely sliced
    large handful rocket leaves
Directions:
  1. Cook pasta according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, tip the mayonnaise, lemon juice and 1 tbsp of the tuna oil into a large bowl and mix. Drain the rest of the oil from the tuna, then flake the fish into the bowl and mix well.
  2. Drain the pasta and toss it with the mayonnaise mixture, peppers and onions. Scatter over the rocket just before serving.