Cantaloupe Smoothie Recipe

This is my first smoothie made with Vitamix, my hubby bought a sweet cantaloupe, yogurt and a lot of fruits for me to try out the new machine. He is just as excited to play with the blender or I should say enjoying the drinks and food from it. For a well trained home cook who always have to cook with random and not at all go together ingredients (guess who train me for that?), I put this smoothie together as a tester and thought it should taste good. Thanks for all these trainings, it turned out just the way I like it – refreshing and sweet. I will definitely buy some more cantaloupes next time they are on sale, cube them and freeze them, so I always have some on hand for this yummy drink. By the way, this is a healthy drink, cantaloupe provides lot of antioxidants, vitamins and carrots are good for eyes. Something tastes good and actually good for you – priceless.

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Homemade Almond Milk Recipe

Now, I can make one of my favorite drinks almond milk at home because I have a new toy -Vitamix 5200 blender. Almond milk is a healthy choice because it contains less calories and fat than milk but high in antioxidants and vitamins. Also, it is a good substitute for milk  since it is lactose free.

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冰糖紅豆食譜

紅豆又名相思豆,含有豐富鐵質,蛋白質,維他命B和多種礦物質,具有健美排毒,去水腫,利尿,補血和催乳的功效。紅豆絕對是平民補血之選,價錢便宜又容易煮,配紅糖煮更滋潤,用冰糖煮味道更清甜。女生閒時吃一碗美味的冰糖紅豆,臉色也變得紅粉菲菲,嬌俏可人。煮好的紅豆很飽滿,可以配湯圓、牛奶刨冰或涼粉一起吃,又可以做成紅豆冰、紅豆糕和紅豆包等美食,怎樣做也很好吃,愛美愛健康的女生一定要試。

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Homemade Guacamole Recipe

Super bowl is a few days away, buy or make some chips, serve with this homemade guacamole, good time guaranteed. It is healthy and tasty, totally vegetarian friendly too. Make it fresh in front of your guests, entertain them and serving food at the same time, you will be the best host ever.

This recipe is so easy, even little kids can help. My daughters love to add all the ingredients in the pestle, try to mesh them with the mortar and lick them off the mortar after it is done.
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二公主首次踢躂舞表演

2014年1月25日,早上10時正,表演正式開始。

感激好朋友仔的媽媽送我們多出的門票,讓爺爺也可以一起看表演,否則他要獨留在家,好可憐啊!晴晴和一班同學仔,第一次在台上表演踢躂舞,小朋友們都可愛活潑,順利完成。

據說,二公主一直都沒有練舞,但演出前一星期,很自覺地不斷練習,要求媽媽重覆播放她在學校舞台練習的片段,每天練習10次才罷休。媽媽和姐姐都陪她一起練舞,肥仔爸爸看著我們三母女不斷跳舞,發夢也記得音樂和歌詞,最後甚至可以陪我們一起排舞,好好笑。經過多日的練習,晴晴真的完全記得舞步,連沒有音樂的情況下,也會記得所有舞步,媽媽為她這麼努力很自豪呢!

今次表演,家長們只需按指示買或自製舞衣即可,二公主需要穿白色舞衣,黑色tutu,白襪褲和踢躂舞鞋。媽媽為晴晴做了黑色飛碟芭蕾舞裙,好漂亮,很企身,與想像中的一模一樣,超有成功感。舞衣沒有時間訂購布料,最後上網買了現成的。除了飛碟裙,媽媽做了一個超大的白色花球頭飾,讓她更可愛一點。

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小人兒的好朋友也是她的跳舞拍檔,媽媽多買了布料打算送一個頭飾給小妹妹,讓她們做孖公仔。表演綵排日,二公主戴著新頭飾排舞,朋友仔媽媽說頭飾好可愛,問是否出自媽媽之手?媽媽答是,告訴她小公主要求送一個給朋友仔,若她不反對會做一個給小妹妹。

綵排完畢,二公主上車後說,好朋友讚她的頭飾好美,想請媽媽做一個給她。晴晴拍心口保證:”我告訴媽媽,她會送一個給你”,果然夠老友。小孩子的純真友情,好可貴!簡單、直接。大小公主和這位小妹妹,每次見面都不捨分離,2位公主會送她上車,然後又擁抱又揮手。某天媽媽冷得發抖,她們仍然沒有意欲上車,因為要看著好友關好車門才安心。這時,朋友仔媽媽已經安坐車中,取笑媽媽要吃西北風,說坐在車子上好溫暖呢!哈哈哈!她們每次放學都要3人行,自顧自地手拖手走出學校,完全沒有理會落後的媽媽們,真的是…..

三個好朋友,演出前一起拍照留念。 CAM01367

好朋友是金髮小美人,很會擺甫士。CAM01368

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大公主知道妹妹要表演,較她更興奮,一早起來催促妹妹更衣出門去。
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晴晴又變成公仔模樣,她這個表情實在太似公仔了。CAM01371

鬼馬二公主出場啦!CAM01376

兩個妹妹在玩,媽媽們狂拍照。朋友仔知道影相立即望鏡頭,晴晴就照玩可也…鏡頭?玩完先啦!CAM01378

好啦!俾面望一次鏡頭咁多。CAM01380

媽媽已經追住她影,只有幾張見到正面。拍完這張入後台,她太心急跑住去,未入到後台就跌落地,好彩無事。CAM01385

表演啦!整左一排都搞唔掂影片問題,或者遲D放在私人 Picasa,再俾link大家睇啦!真係好搞笑,好想分享,尤其唔齊整的踢躂舞鞋聲好好笑。沒有影片,大家睇相頂下癮先啦!  (二公主是右二的小妹妹,朋友仔是左二)
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晴晴跳了頭一分鐘,然後突然口擘擘叫”媽咪,媽咪”,一邊揮手,一邊頭仔周圍望,但腳仔仍然跳舞。因為媽媽坐的位置唔同左,她企的地方由左邊變了右邊,所以媽媽立即向她揮手,讓她安心表演。她知道媽媽一直在看著她,由不安地找媽媽揮手,變成好興奮地不時揮手。朋友們見狀,大家都向家長們揮手,引得全場大笑。CAM01386-003

其實仲有好多小朋友,但媽媽一心諗住坐第二行,不用單反相機,電話拍片就可以。但現在好後悔沒有用相機,下次不會再犯同樣錯誤。
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除了晴晴和朋友仔,同班的另外兩對朋友仔被分開了,不知道要如何做,好傍徨。小妹妹們沒有哭起來,真的很了不起。
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表演完畢,每位同學都單獨拿著一支紅色康乃馨謝台,二公主未謝台就想找朋友仔,要由老師引領回台前,媽媽才有機會拍到這張照片呢!
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好長的花莖!
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大家都離開之際,媽媽趁她未換衫,抱她上台拍幾張單人照。CAM01405

超喜歡這張相,好像和花花在跳舞一樣。IMG_20140125_214154 CAM01408
電話套令閃光燈變成矇矓藍光,好有夢幻氣氛。CAM01409
怎麼單獨拍照時,更似在表演?CAM01411 CAM01415
這位美女是晴晴的跳舞老師,也是舞蹈班和戲劇班的藝術總監。晴晴很喜歡她,她也很喜歡晴晴,因為眾多學生中,二公主上堂最興奮又最活潑(老師靜雞雞話媽媽知),哈哈哈!CAM01416

數天後,她們會開始排練6月大型表演的芭蕾舞,3星期內要為她們訂舞衣。今次不能自製,全部都要經學校訂造,看過舞衣圖片,好可愛呢!很期待5個月後的表演,一定更精彩。

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港式雞蛋仔食譜

媽媽讀中學的時候,最愛放學後買雞蛋仔做小食,怎樣也抵不住那遠遠也聞到的香味,由買半底變成買一底,實在太好味。一直很想做雞蛋仔給小公主試,但奈何在美國買不到模。最近,終於買到雞蛋仔模,懶得計數就立即跟著附送的食譜做了幾底,味道不錯卻有點過甜,蛋味很濃,但可惜外層完全不脆,沒可能撕開一粒粒來吃,有點失望呢!最失望是洗模的時候,竟然發現易潔表層剝落,要寄回去換貨。

等了兩星期,終於收到新模可以再試做這美味小食,自己計數試做了一底,大成功,哈哈!牛油改成菜油,少一點飽和脂肪;用水代替牛奶,減少糖份和脂肪,雞蛋仔味道仍然充滿蛋味,外脆內軟,可以用手撕開一粒粒來吃,肥仔老公和小公主試過後,都大讚較第一次做的好吃,媽媽好開心呢!

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Hong Kong Style Egg Waffles Recipe

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One of my favorite street food in Hong Kong is egg waffles (you may called it bubble waffle). They are tiny ball-shaped waffles, fluffy inside but crispy on the outside, you pull them apart and eat them one by one, yummy. I used to buy them everyday after school for snack, the hawker made them fresh to order, so I got to watch and learn how to make it and observed the flipping technique.

I am so glad to find the Egg Waffle Pan(buy it here) in the USA finally, making this yummy street food at home, serving my girls my favorite treat. The best part , I got to see their happy faces when they stuffed their mouth full of little waffles. They enjoyed watching mommy make the cute yummy waffle balls, just like I used to watch the hawker cooked them in the street, like mother like daughters. They learned stories about mommy’s school life in Hong Kong, and how to say egg waffles in Cantonese (雞蛋仔,which pronounces “kite down jei “), it was so much fun.

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Hong Kong Style Egg Waffles Recipe  (Make 4)
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蔴蓉包食譜

媽媽兒時最愛的茶樓點心,並非蝦餃燒賣,而是蔴蓉包,這是公公的好介紹,亦是他的至愛。嫁到美多年,唐人街的茶樓或超市也買不到蔴蓉包,唯有自己在家研製,憑著記憶中的味道去嘗試自製蔴蓉,一次就成功,好開心呢!今次做的蔴蓉饀較以前在酒樓吃的杰身,可以吃到蘑成幼粒的芝蔴,不是流沙狀的。如果喜歡流沙狀的蔴蓉,可參照食譜做法下的流沙饀做法。

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Steamed Chinese Sweet Sesame Buns Recipe

Steamed sweet sesame bun is my favorite bun in Dim Sum restaurant since my dad introduced it to me when I was young. It is so sweet and flavorful in one little cute bun.

I hadn’t been able to locate them anywhere nearby in USA (restaurants or frozen products). So I tried to create it with the memory of my taste buds, it turned out really good. When I had it back in Hong Kong, the sweet sesame filling was lava-like and really smooth. This recipe makes a crumbly filling (I like the texture) instead of creamy and lava-like filling. If you like a smooth texture, follow the tips below the recipe.

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Steamed  Chinese Sweet Sesame Buns Recipe (Makes 16)
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牛奶小饅頭食譜

牛奶小饅頭,剛剛蒸好時又香又軟,小公主可以不停口地吃,微微的甜味,雪白的外表,好可愛呢!這個饅頭食譜,也可以用來做其他中式包點的外層,只要包不同的饀料就成為不同的包包,好簡單易做。不怕手軟又想鍛練搓麵包技巧,或者己經是搓揉達人(應該也不會看到這篇),可以用手搓麵糰。有直立式或手提攪拌器的朋友,當然可以用機器代勞,配上粉糰鈎用最慢速(1-2度)不停攪拌至成糰亦可。

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