2015年8月23日星期日

墨西哥牛油果蘸酱Guacamole


牛油果蘸酱配玉米片corn chip或者rice cracker,绝对排在最受宝妮宝丹喜爱的下午茶之首,只要一听到妈妈说“Guacamole!”,两个孩子立马两眼放光,并兴冲冲地过来帮忙。

墨西哥牛油果蘸酱Guacamole
准备材料:
熟透的牛油果    3
青柠       1
番茄    1
香菜     1
小葱   1
      适量
现磨黑胡椒 适量


制作步骤:
1.  牛油果切两半,去核,取出果肉放大碗里,挤少许青柠汁防止氧化变色,用叉子把牛油果压碎,不用压的太细,稍微带些小块口感更好。

                               
                                     2. 番茄去籽,切小丁。香菜切碎。小葱切碎。
               3.番茄香菜和小葱倒入牛油果中,加少许盐和现磨胡椒调味,拌匀。(喜食辣的,可以再少许辣椒粉)

       
          就这么简单,五分钟不到,营养又美味的墨西哥牛油果蘸酱就做好了。


               接下来就是开吃开抢的时候啦


   用风卷残云来形容一点也不夸张,十分钟不到,一大碗Guacamole和一大盘Corn                 chips  all gone,连碗底的残余都被刮得干干净净


Guacamole
Ingredients:
3 medium avocados, peeled and mashed
1 lime, juiced
1 tomato seeded and diced
1 coriander, chopped
1 spring onion, chopped
Salt
Ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1.       In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados and lime juice with a fork.
2.        Mix in onion, tomatoes, and coriander.
3.       Stir in salt and black pepper. If you like spicy flavour, stir in some paprika or cayenne pepper
4.       Serve immediately with corn chips or rice cracker.


2015年8月20日星期四

迷你蔬菜挞 Mini Veggie Frittata---yummy and healthy


宝妮学校六年级部的一位老师即将生宝宝要离开学校,周五在校的最后一天,六年级三个班的学生老师们一起share lunch她送行,按照以往聚餐的传统,一个班带sweets甜食,一个班带fruit and vege水果和蔬菜,宝妮班被安排带savory咸味食品。

女儿带回通知的当天就说,“妈妈,你做school holiday做过的那个veggie  frittata吧。我们有两个同学是vegetarian,两个同学是gluten-free,这个veggie frittata 大家都能吃。”学校假期间,一帮小朋友来家里玩并一起吃午饭,其中一个女孩是vegetarian,自己特意为她做了纯素的迷你蔬菜挞,小朋友大赞好吃,连非素食的小朋友都抢着吃呢。
迷你蔬菜挞Mini Veggie Frittata
准备材料:
土豆 1个,红薯 1个,南瓜  1块,洋葱 1个,青瓜 1根,甜玉米 1杯,欧芹  1小把,
鸡蛋 6个,鲜奶油 ¼杯,奶酪丝   1杯,橄榄油 适量,盐  现磨黑胡椒 适量
做法:
1.  烤箱预热190度。
2. 土豆  红薯  南瓜去皮,切小块,放在铺了烤纸的烤盘上,淋上少许橄榄油,撒少许盐和现磨黑胡椒,放入预热好的烤箱,烤15-20分钟变软后,取出,稍微放凉。

                             3.  洋葱切碎,青瓜擦丝或切碎,欧芹切碎。

            4.  烤好的土豆红薯南瓜大约各一杯,加青瓜丝洋葱碎和欧芹碎,加玉米,拌匀。


                               5.  鸡蛋打散后加奶油拌匀,加少许盐和黑胡椒调味。

                            
6. 用勺子把蔬菜分盛到马芬模具里,倒入鸡蛋奶油液,撒适量奶酪丝。

                              7.放入预热好的烤箱,烤约20-25分钟至颜色变金黄熟透。

和预料的一模一样,女儿放学一进门就兴奋地告诉妈妈,“all the frittatas were gone,同学们都说yummy!”
岂止是yummy,还 healthy呢迷你蔬菜挞Mini <wbr>Veggie <wbr>Frittata---yummy <wbr>and <wbr>healthy


Mini Veggie Frittata 
Ingredients:
Spray oil to grease
1 cup each: diced potato, diced kumara, diced pumpkin
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped or grated
1 zucchini, diced  or grated
1 cup corn kernels
2-3 tablespoon parsley, chopped
6 eggs
1/4cup cream( or milk)
1 cup grated cheese
Methods:
1.       Preheat the oven to 190°CGenerously grease 12 standard muffin pans with the spray oil.
2.       Place the diced potato and kumara and pumpkin in the base of a baking pan, Drizzle oil over and season with the salt and pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20minutes, until tender. Set aside to cool.
3.       Put the chopped onion, zucchini and corn into the roasted vegetables ,toss through, then spoon the vegetable mixture into the muffin holes.
4.       In a separate bowl whisk the egg and cream until well combined, season with salt and pepper.
5.       Fill each muffin hole almost to the top with the vegetables,top with the egg mixture , then top with grated cheese.
6.       Bake the bites in the preheated oven for about 20-25minutes, until golden and cooked.


2015年8月10日星期一

柠檬大蒜迷迭香烤鸡Lemon Garlic and Rosemary Roast Chicken---简单却经典


冬夜的餐桌,
一大盘金黄油亮香气扑鼻的柠檬大蒜迷迭香烤鸡,
让大小食客们两眼放光食指大动胃口大开,
一会儿功夫就被瓜分殆尽。
皮脆香,肉嫩鲜,连鸡胸肉也不干不柴,
除了鸡自身的香气,
还充斥着柠檬的清香和迷迭香的独特香气。。。

 柠檬大蒜洋葱等配料都是家里常备的食材,迷迭香是自家院子里种的,随吃随采。天冷的缘故,百里香最近的长势不好,只摘了几片小叶子和迷迭香一起做点缀,长势好的时候,和迷迭香一起同烤,味道更丰富。
柠檬大蒜迷迭香烤鸡(Lemon Garlic and Rosemary Roast Chicken
准备材料:
走地鸡   1只(1公斤左右)
新鲜迷迭香   一小把,切碎
(若没有新鲜的,就用干迷迭香代替)
柠檬  两个,切半
大蒜 两头,切半
洋葱  两个,一个切半,一个切碎
黄油 60克,软化(或者橄榄油 3大勺)
 现磨黑胡椒 适量
做法:
1.   烤箱预热 180度。
2.  鸡洗净,用厨房纸擦干,放到铺了烤纸的烤盘上。
3.  半个柠檬和半个洋葱塞进鸡腹里,用厨房绳把鸡腿捆起来。(柠檬和洋葱个头小的就直接塞进去)
4.  软化黄油(或橄榄油)加迷迭香碎和洋葱碎,加盐和现磨黑胡椒,拌匀,均匀抹在鸡身上并充分按摩。
5. 把切半的柠檬和大蒜放在鸡周围(还可以加切块的土豆南瓜红薯等)。
6.  把烤盘放入预热好的烤箱,烤大约一个半小时,期间时不时把盘子里的汤汁淋到鸡身上,直到表面呈金黄色熟透。
这次的
  这次的火候刚刚好,肉非常嫩,连肉汁gravy都懒得做啦柠檬大蒜迷迭香烤鸡---简单却经典

其实做Gravy非常简单:把烤盘里的汤汁和大蒜倒入平底锅,加适量鸡汤chicken stock,用中火熬到汤汁变浓,加少许盐和黑胡椒调味,加少许水淀粉勾芡,吃之前浇在切块的鸡肉上即可。
烤里就切块瓜
分啦,连肉Ingredients:
1 whole free-range chicken (about 1 kilo)
1 bunch fresh rosemary  ,finely chopped,(if don’t have fresh one, use 2 tsp dried one)
2 lemons, halved
2 garlic bulbs, halved
2 onions, one of them  finely diced
60g softened butter (or 3 tablespoon olive oil)
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Method
gr1. Preheat oven to 180 °C.
2.   Line a deep roasting dish with baking paper, arrange the chicken in the lined dish and pat dry with paper towel.
3.    Put a whole lemon and one onion to fill the cavity, and secure the legs with kitchen string.
4.    Combine the soft butter with the rosemary and finely chopped onion, seasoning and mix wellrub the chicken generously with the herb and butter mix.
5.    place the halved garlic bulbs and lemons around the chicken.
6.  Put the dish into oven, baked for approx. 11/2 hours, basting occasionally with pan juices until cooked through and golden.avy都省了

2015年8月7日星期五

培根奶酪土豆浓汤Bacon and Cheese Potato Soup---可以代代相传的美味


土豆是我们家一年四季的常备菜,或煎或炒或煮或烤,亦饭亦菜,怎么做都爱,奶香浓郁的土豆浓汤更是孩子们的大爱。每次听到妈妈要做Potato soup,孩子们会兴奋夸张地大喊大叫,吃饭时更时不时地“More, please!”,两张甜甜的小嘴巴也没忘了不住地谢妈妈,宝丹甚至说“Mum, I am so lucky that your hobby is cooking, not watching TV.培根奶酪土豆浓汤---可以代代相传的美味

上次孩子们又在幸福地喝土豆汤的时候,宝妮突然冒出一句“妈妈,将来我也要做Potato soup给我的孩子喝”。宝丹则加了句“妈妈,我还要做给我的grandchildren”。孩子们的话逗乐了妈妈,也提醒了妈妈,把方子为孩子们写下来,将来,妈妈做不动啦或者妈妈不在身边的时候,孩子们就可以照着方子自己做啦。再将来,我的great-grandchildren津津有味地喝着Potato soup的时候,他她们的妈妈会自豪地说,这个Potato soup啊,是妈妈的妈妈的妈妈传下来的培根奶酪土豆浓汤---可以代代相传的美味

培根奶酪土豆浓汤(Bacon and Cheese Potato Soup)
材料:中等大小的土豆5-6个、胡萝卜2根、芹菜 2根,洋葱1个,黄油  一小块,鸡汤 6-8杯,面粉 3大勺,牛奶 1杯,奶油 1/2杯,盐 黑胡椒 适量,培根6片,欧芹 一小把 ,擦碎的奶酪  1

居家常备的蔬菜

肥瘦适中的培根
过程
1、土豆去皮切小块、胡萝卜 芹菜 洋葱切小块、培根切碎,备用;
2、中火加热煎锅,放入培根煎至两面颜色加深,体积变小,肉质变脆,盛出,控油,备用;

3、汤锅里放一小块黄油加热溶化,加洋葱炒香,放胡萝卜芹菜翻炒,放土豆块稍微翻炒;
4、加6-8杯鸡汤,没过土豆的量,中火煮至土豆变软;
5、面粉牛奶混合搅匀后,倒入汤锅,再煮几分钟;
6、用手动料理机把汤打碎,光滑细腻程度依自己喜欢; (我不喜欢太细,会故意留些lump)
7、加奶油小火慢慢熬制到自己喜欢的浓稠度,撒欧芹碎,加盐和胡椒粉调味 ,关火。
(最后几步最好时不时用勺子搅动防止沾锅底)

香气四溢的土豆汤出锅啦,别急着开喝哦,下面几步才是锦上添花之笔呢:
撒切碎的新鲜欧芹(或小葱或香菜随你喜欢),
撒奶酪丝(任何你喜欢的奶酪),
加煎的香香脆脆的培根碎, 
香气扑鼻而来,稍微搅拌,奶酪丝迅速融化在热热的浓汤里,舀一勺入口,香浓润滑,清新鲜甜,真的是无敌美味啊!

配橄榄油烤面包片,蔬菜沙拉,就是一顿美美的大餐啦,看着孩子们一脸的幸福和满足,妈妈的心比灌了蜜还甜。

愿妈妈的爱,融入每一粒米,渗进每一碗汤里,伴随着孩子们成长的每一天。愿妈妈的饭菜,妈妈的味道,温暖着孩子们的心和胃,和孩子们一生相伴,代代相传。
Bacon and Cheese Potato Soup
Ingredients:
6 slices thin bacon
6 whole medium potatoes
1 whole medium onion
2 whole carrots
2 stalks celery
small piece of butter
8 cups chicken or vegetable stock
3 tablespoons  flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cream
Salt n Black Pepper to taste
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 cup grated cheese of your choice
Preparation Instructions
1.      Cut bacon into small pieces. Peel potato and dice. Clean and dice the onion carrot and celery.
2.       Add bacon pieces to a fry pan over medium heat and cook bacon until crisp and fat is rendered. Remove the bacon from the pot and set it aside.
3.       Heat soup pot and melt butter, add onions then carrots and celery. Stir and cook for 2 minutes or so, then add the diced potatoes, cook for a few minutes.
4.        Pour in the stock and bring it to a gentle boil. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are starting to get tender.
5.        Whisk together the flour and the milk, then pour into the soup and allow the soup to cook for another 5 minutes or so.
6.       Use hand blender to blend the soup until smooth.  Adjust the soup consistency according to your like.
7.       Stir in cream, then stir in parsley, reserving a little for garnish. Seasoning with salt, pepper, 
8.       Serve in bowls garnished with parsley(or spring onion or coriander), grated cheese and crisp bacon pieces.