媽媽一直都很想成功做到鬆軟熱香餅，因為全家都很喜愛。但一直試，一直失敗，很氣餒。直至近日又再死心不息，再試試不同份量和混粉方法，終於在前日試出兩個頗滿意的食譜。今天，3母女都病了，小公主想吃熱香餅，於是又把握機會試多兩種不同材料和做法，結果試出最滿意的版本，和大家分享一下。經過多次的失敗，發現凍蛋和凍奶對製成品真的有很大影響，所以要早一點取出材料，讓其回復室溫，令熱香餅可以漲起來，更加鬆軟。
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I have been trying to figure out how to make fluffy pancake for a long time. Saw this method on TV from American Test Kitchen and Iron Chef Michael Symon from the Chew, so I decided to give it another try. This recipe requires to separate the eggs into whites and yolks, whisk the whites and fold it in at the end. Sound like should be more fluffy, however, when I used it to make the Hong Kong style egg waffles, I didn’t notice enough different, so I decided not to bother with the extra step. After created 2 okay pancake recipes, I made up 2 other recipes today and one of them using this whisk egg whites method. To my surprise, the pancakes came out really fluffy and soft, much different than the other one. (Compare photos at the very bottom of this post if you are interested)
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Banana is one of my daughters favorite fruits, so nutritious and convenient. It is a great ingredient to add in bread, smoothies or baked goods. This bananas walnuts bread has a sweet crispy crust, I like a dense feel of this bread, if you like a lighter and softer bread, use 1.5 cups of flour instead of 1.75 cups. I used 1.5 cups for cupcakes size banana bread, if you like to try that, cut the cook time in half to 30 minutes, the smaller the bread, the faster it cooked. To make the crust crispy, a cast iron pan is essential, increase the temperature to 375F at the last 5 minutes, will make the crust even more crispy. Rest 10 minutes before serving, the crispy crust only stay for a few hours, overnight baked good never taste as good as it fresh out of the oven.
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Vitamix is really my favorite new toy in the kitchen, I have been making different flavor sorbet every night, sometime make it twice a day. It is just too easy and fast to have fresh, healthy and yummy treat in a touch of a button. I love mango and didn’t have it for a while, threw two frozen mandarin oranges to add some citrus flavor, so delicious.
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Steamed eggs is a very common homemade dish for Chinese, most mom and kids love it because it is nutritious and delicious. Dried Scallops are very flavorful and good for your body. It contains lot of protein, vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin D. Chinese usually serve dried scallops congee to patients to help them recovery faster. Adding it into the steamed eggs, made the dish so rich in flavor with just a touch of salt.
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小公主們每次見到奶奶和媽媽修甲回來，都衝上前來要求看看指甲變成甚麼顏色，然後不斷地說好漂亮。媽媽通常都不讓她們塗指甲，始終年紀太小，偶然還是有咬手指的小毛病，所以怕她們吃進肚子裹。但某天，媽媽心軟讓她們一起扮靚靚美甲，她們竟然真的超聽話，不再咬手指，美甲變相改掉壞習慣，哈哈。雖然有助改善壞習慣，媽媽還堅持只限於生日或特別假期才能塗指甲，讓她們開心一下。
今天，媽媽在塗指甲油，兩位小人兒站在旁邊專注觀看，希望可以幫媽媽塗。肥仔爸爸知道小人兒一定塗出界，自動請纓讓兩姐妹練習，大公主負責左腳，二公主負責右腳，兩人各自選取喜歡的甲油努力塗呀塗。爸爸一邊享受美甲過程，一邊笑說她們應該塗腳甲，而不是塗腳趾呢！（本來打算把小公主的傑作分享，但爸爸腳毛多，不想害大家倒胃口，哈哈！）
她們為爸爸扮完靚靚，立即用水汪汪的眼睛望著父母，請求媽媽准許她們塗甲油。媽媽看著小人兒，想起最近她們都很乖，加上3天後就是大公主生日，就讓她們塗指甲吧！過去的兩星期，晴晴的對答變得很成熟有禮，由”No, thank you.”變成”No, thank you. But thanks for your offer.”超有禮貌又有耐性，即使有脾氣也會聽勸解，突然間長大了很多似的。而嘉嘉簡直愛上洗衣乾衣的工作，每次一見到媽媽洗衣服就搶著做，一聽到洗衣機”叮噹”一聲，會衝到洗衣房將濕衣服放進乾衣機，調較至適當的乾衣設定開機乾衣，然後告訴媽媽衣服在烘乾中，實在是個超級好幫手。
爸爸好專業的樣子，細心地為小公主塗指甲油。
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婆婆煮的嫩滑瑤柱蒸水蛋，是媽媽很喜愛的家常小菜。當年，奶奶老爺來港見親家，媽媽也煮了這道港式菜，奶奶吃過後讚後不絕口，很驚訝雞蛋竟然可以這樣美味。美國的雞蛋不像香港的啡蛋，大部分都是白色蛋，而且水汪汪，沒有雞蛋味。直至買到無機走地雞的啡蛋，才能再次品嚐那啖啖蛋香，吃到那種熟悉的味道。
瑤柱蒸水蛋食譜
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This simple and delicious treat tastes best if you use fresh ground cinnamon and make sure you don’t over-toasted the bread. I came up with this easy recipe because I was too lazy to melt the butter or to spread it on the bread. Crispy caramelized toast is a good way to use the almost stale bread or even a little stale one. Little princesses have tiny hands, so I cut the toast in little triangles, cooked some cinnamon apples to serve with it, just scoop a little apples on top of the toast, yummy snack is done.
Cinnamon Apples and Crispy Caramelized Toast Recipe (Serve 2)
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I love desserts but they are guilty treat. To satisfy my sweet tooth, so do my little princesses, I have to figure out something healthier. Making fresh fruits sorbet at home for less than a minute using Vitamix (loving my new toy), it tastes incredibly refreshing and delicious, even have health benefits that come along. Lemons and limes contain Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and lot of minerals and antioxidants that good for our health and skin. It can also use for household cleaning and remove odor. I added half a banana in the recipe to reduce the amount of agave/ simple syrup needed. At the same time, it boosts the health benefit a little with this high potassium fruit.
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