藍梅芝士蛋糕 Fluffy Cheesecake with Blueberries

Peppermint Candy Chocolate Brownie

Frosting:
cream cheese
powdered sugar
peppermint candy
milk
eggs
semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels

我用咗 e 隻 peppermint candy 嚟整架, 好香薄荷味!
將 d 糖 ground 碎晒佢, 然後 mix 落個 cream cheese frosting 度, 焗出嚟有 d pink, 都幾靚架~ ^^

Streusel Topped Banana Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chips

傳統 "Coffee Cake" 係無 coffee 嘅 ingredients 架~

叫佢地做 coffee cake, 係因為件 cake 係用黎送咖啡嗰陣時食嘅, 係咪好得意呢!~

個面我加咗個脆脆面, 類似波籮包個面咁, 不過係再脆 d, and 散 d~ 叫做 Streusel, a crumbly topping.

Ingredients:
bananas
eggs
butter
vanilla extract
flour
sugar
baking powder
salt
chocolate chips

Lava Cake Chocolate Ice Cream Heaven 朱古力心太軟

lava cake + 古古力雪糕 + whipping cream + 銀色 sprinkles

浮吓浮吓咁, 有 d 坐在雲上喺天空度飄飄吓嘅感覺!~

(俾 d 想像力吖唔該!!~ ;P)

lava cake 又叫做 molten chocolate cake~

喺 trader joe's 都有得賣, 係 frozen 嘅~ 叮熱舊 cake, 自己加舊雪糕 and cream 做 plating, vio-la~ 係咪好似出街食咁靚呢?

有時間可以自己焗埋個 lava cake, 都唔係話好難, 不過要時間!!!

Flower Basket Icing Cake 糖霜花籃蛋糕

d 花唧得靚唔靚呀? ;P

Icing decoration 比 fondant decoration 好食 d~

不過都係激甜!

香蕉麵包 Banana Bread

真係真人不露相,
就咁樣 2010 就黎完 lu,
時間過得好快呀! 不過 d 蕉就熟得仲快 wakaka

d 香蕉熟到發黑 lu, 食又淋zi zi, 掉咗佢又好可惜..
而且我又比較鍾意食生 d 嘅蕉~ 即係仲帶有青青地嗰 d~
有人話出咗 "梅花點" 嘅蕉最好食?? 咪搞, 我已經覺得太太太熟 haha.
咁就樣... 不如黎個 Banana Bread 啦!

雖然個名叫香蕉麵包, 不過我覺得佢似蛋糕多 d!
我用咗四大隻蕉, 夠晒蕉味~
我臨入爐前喺面仲灑咗 d 粒粒糖, 出爐即食外面脆脆地, 入面又軟軟熟, 正!~

it's very easy to make 架咋!!~ 真係送禮自奉兩相宜! ^^

~食譜如下~

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter(room temperature)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
4 ripened bananas(mashed)

Directions:
*Put dry ingredients (flour, baking soda and salt) through a sifter.
* In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs, mashed bananas and vanilla extract until well blended. Stir flour mixture in and stir just to moisten. Pour batter into lightly greased loaf pans.
*Bake in preheated 350˚F oven for 35 minutes (for four 3x5 inch pans), or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

提拉美蘇 Tiramisu 意大利芝士餅

Merry Christmas 呀!!~ ^^
唔知大家放假有無去邊度玩呢?
我就喺 LA 放咗個 very relaxing 同好 sweet 嘅聖誕節嘞~

e 邊 d 聖誕燈飾同 HK 係無得比 (HK 嗰 d 靚好多~), 我前嗰幾年返 HK, 都係襯一係 Christmas 一係 Thanksgiving~ Thanksgiving 十一月尾嗰時就最抵, 因為 HK d Christmas Lights 已經著晒, 而機票又無 Christmas 時咁貴, 好 miss HK 嘅 Christmas 呀!!!~

今個 Christmas 我地 e 邊都唔係話好凍, 不過就天公造美, 晴天!!

之前鍾意整生蛋版嘅 Tiramisu, 因為比較正宗, 但係經過咩咩禽流感事件, 大家一聽到生蛋就耍手擰頭, e 個係熟蛋 version Tiramisu, 咁就唔驚啦~^^

Ingredients:
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup low fat milk
1 1/4 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
16 oz mascarpone cheese(room temperature)
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee(room temperature)
4 tablespoons rum
2 pack ladyfingers
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:
*In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Stir in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Simmer for about one minute, remove from heat. Let it cool slightly and put into the fridge for about half an hour.
*Beat mascarpone cheese into yolk mixture until smooth.
*Beat whipping cream and vanilla with an electric mixer till firm peaks form, then add mascarpone mixture; combine well.
*In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum; put onto a shallow dish. Roll ladyfingers in coffee mixture and arrange into a pan/ container.
*Using a large ziploc bag, put mascarpone mixture in and cut a large corner of the bag out, squeeze over ladyfingers; sprinkle cocoa powder with a small sifter. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Ready to serve.

朱古力摩卡迷你蛋糕 Chocolate Mini Cupcakes with Mocha Icing

好朋友 Graduation Show, 當然要賀一賀佢啦!!~ ;D

瑤柱咸瘦肉粥 Porridge with Pork and Dried Scallops

運動員嘅毅力 + 藝術家嘅想像力. 成為咗 e 個 blog 嘅精髓.

一次唔得兩次唔得, 做夠三次就一定得. 我都唔係次次煲到靚靚綿綿粥架. 上次斷估無辛苦, 煲到 d 粥好稀, haha. 今次乖 d, 用番個量杯量吓 d 份量. 就包無搞錯啦! 今次我用咗一比十一(計埋瑤柱水 d 水). がんばって！

材料：
瘦肉一舊、瑤柱三粒、腐竹半塊、薑兩片、米、油、鹽、水

做法：
1. 瘦肉洗淨切件用鹽醃一小時, 飛水備用。
2. 米洗淨，把水倒去，加少許油和鹽浸半小時備用。
3. 瑤柱用清水浸軟，撕開一絲絲備用。
4. 用 1:11 份量的 米:水，即一嘜米對十一嘜水．水煲滾，放瘦肉、瑤柱和薑煮十五分鐘。
5. 加入米和腐竹碎，再放一隻小匙羹，中火煲五十分鐘（要一路微滾），將瘦肉夾起切絲再回煲煲多幾分鐘, 加少許鹽食得。

朱古力爆蛋糕 Very Chocolate Cupcake

Ingredients:
1 1/3 all-purpose flour
2/3 unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk

蒜蓉紅薯蓉 Red Garlic Mashed Potatoes

男朋友仔煮嘅 mashed potatoes!
佢堅持唔用 fat free milk 架~ fat free milk 會無咁香滑 ^^

Ingredients:
red-skinned potatoes
2% milk
butter
garlic
salt
pepper
dried rosemary

食薯蓉又點可以漏咗 gravy 呢?~
我用 Mc Cormick 嘅 gravy mix, 加水煮開佢. 簡單好味!

南瓜批 Pumpkin Pie

e 個 pumpkin pie 最啱 d 唔食 cinnamon 嘅人~

Traditional 嘅 pumpkin pie, 唔單只加咗 cinnamon, 仲會有 nutmeg, ginger, 同埋 cloves 等等好多種香料. 但係 e d 香料陣味呢, 就唔係好啱某 d "香港人". haha.. so 我改咗用煉奶 and 黃糖, 都幾香架!!~ ^^

Ingredients:
pumpkin purée
eggs
condensed milk
brown sugar
ready pie crust

個 crust, 我用咗 Ready Pie Crust 啦, 唔夠時間整咁多野嘛, 頂住檔先啦~

三文魚蛋白奄烈配麥包多士 Smoked Salmon Egg White Omelette with Wheat Toast

男朋友仔又一傑作: 三文魚蛋白奄烈~

前排我跟同事去 costco 買左 pack smoked salmon, 都未用晒, 我都唔知整乜野好, 又俾男朋友仔諗到煮 omelette wor. 咁 e 個重任咪交俾佢 lor! 但我又唔想食咁多蛋黃呢, 所以 request egg white only please. heehee~ e 個大廚真好人!!~ ;P

瑤柱咸瘦肉粥 Porridge with Pork and Dried Scallops

e 幾日病咗呀... >.<
感冒連帶發燒喉嚨痛咳嗽頭痛鼻水齊晒.. 頂唔順請咗日假休息, 係咁 zzz 同埋勁飲水, 希望快 d 好番啦 !

煲左個瑤柱咸瘦肉粥仔食吓..

材料：
瘦肉一舊、瑤柱兩粒、腐竹一塊、薑兩片、米、油、鹽、水

做法：
1. 瘦肉洗淨切件飛水，滴乾水用鹽醃一小時備用。
2. 米洗淨，把水倒去，加少許油和鹽浸一小時備用。
3. 瑤柱用清水浸軟，撕開一絲絲備用。
4. 用 1:10 份量的 米:水，即一份米對十份水．水煲滾，放瘦肉、瑤柱和薑煮十五分鐘。
5. 加入米和腐竹，再放一隻小匙羹，中火煲一小時（要一路微滾），搞掂食得。

Avocado Slush 牛油果冰沙

Very rich, creamy and smooth. Perfect! Here's another way to use avocados - Avocado Slushie~

Ingredients:
1 ripen avocado
1 1/3 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon condensed milk
1/2 cup ice cube

Directions:
* Peel and remove the pit of avocado, cut avocado into pieces and put into a blender. Add skim milk, condensed milk and ice cube; blend until smooth.

M&M's 熱香餅 Pancake with Semi-sweet Mini M&M's

買左一大包粉, 都未用晒. 一於攪攪新意思, M&M's 熱香餅! d batter 加左 M&M's, 煎嗰時有 d 古古力都溶溶地, 同埋產生 rainbow 化開嘅效果!~ 大人同埋小朋友都鍾意 ;D

用嘅係 semi-sweet, for baking 用嘅 mini M&M's bits, 唔係太甜, 啱啱好, 唔洗落 syrup 就咁食都好 perfect 嘞!!~

朱古力米通脆脆 Cocoa Rice Crispy Treat

好味, 又易整到爆!~ ;P

唔洗五分鐘搞掂.

Ingredients:

8oz (about 3/4 bag) Kraft mini marshmallows
1/3 stick of unsalted butter
6 cups Kellogg's Cocoa Rice Krispies Cereal

* Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows melted. Turn off heat, quickly mix the Cocoa Rice Krispies Cereal in; combine well.

* Spread mixture into a square/ rectangular pan using a spatula. Cut into pieces. Done. How easy is that.

我用 e 隻 cocoa rice cereal~


同埋 e 隻 mini marshmallow~

Mini Cupcakes - Tiffany Blue Series

Mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
送禮自奉兩相宜!~ ;D

辣肉腸配薯仔煎雙蛋 Over-medium Eggs with Potatoes and Hot Links

今次最好玩係 d 薯仔! 將個薯仔刨成一片片, 焗盤放錫紙加 d Olive Oil, 再放薯仔片焗佢十令二十分鐘搞掂!~ 如果將 d 薯仔片唔好疊埋, 焗耐 d 至金黃, 就會變成自製脆脆薯片架喇!~ ;D

辣肉腸比薩卷 Salami Pizza Roll

喺 Napa Valley 買左包意大利 salami, 就咁食又會咸左 d, 不如就整個 pizza roll 啦!~ 得意又好味 ;D

此份量可做兩條 roll roll!~

Ingredients:
2 cups self rising flour
50g butter
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
12-16 slices salami
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 cup shredded cheese
a handful dried parsley