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Recipe: Lemon Yogurt Cake +++++

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Lemon Yogurt Cake Yield:  2 small paper bakeware or 5 LC mini cocotte Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup Sugar or replace with good honey 1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt 1 cup for cake 1/3 cup sugar for glaze (optional) 3 room temperature extra-large eggs 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons) 1 Tsp of Honey 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional for glaze) Preparation Instruction: Preheat oven at 350F Grease the baking utensil if needed Leave eggs in room temperature Grade the lemon zest as it takes time to do so Note:  Use a sharp fruit knife to un-skin the lemon (yellow skin only; white flesh is bitter), then fine chop is much easier for hands and shoulder when using grader or zest peeler =) Method: Sift together the 1 1/2 cups of flour, 2 tsp of baking powder, and 1/2 tsp of salt into 1 small bowl In another bigger  b

My Favorite Wines

Domaine Bourillon D’Orleans Vouvray Sec 2005 La Coulée d’Argent -tasted at Fringale in SF -paired with Beacon wrapped Pork Tenderloin -dry and steady Saviah Cellar, Walla Walla The Jack Cabernet Sauvignon

Recipe: Tailgating Asian Wings+++

Tailgating Asian Wings Ingredients 1 pound chicken wings, cut into segments, tips removed and discarded 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper Asian Sauce: 2 Tsp Soy Sauce Paste 1/4 cup Honey 2 tsp Lime Zest 1 Lime Juice 1/4 cup Orange juice, from 1/2 orange 1 thumb size freshly grated Ginger 1 tsp Chili garlic paste 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil 1/2 tsp dried Oregano 1/2 tsp ground Cumin 1 tsp granulated Garlic 1 Tsp Oyster sauce 2 Tsp Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce Some Tobasco Sauce Some Chopped Cilantro Directions At home: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Season the wings with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken wings on a baking sheet in a single layer. Put in the preheated oven and cook for 45 minutes. Remove the wings from the oven to a bowl and allow to cool. Cover and refrigerate until ready to finish at the event on the barbecue. Combine all of the ingredients in a resealable gallon-size plastic bag and combine well. For the wings ta

Recipe: Salsa ++++

Salsa Ingredients 6 Roma tomatoes, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 seeded and minced jalapenos, plus 2 roasted, skinned and chopped jalapenos 1 red bell pepper, fine dice 1/2 red onion, fine chopped 2 dry ancho chiles, seeded, cut into short strips and snipped into pieces 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 lime, juiced Chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste Fresh scallions, cilantro or parsley, to taste Directions In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Place in refrigerator for up to 12 hours for flavor infusion. Serve with tortilla chips.

Soup: 花生雞腳豬骨湯++++

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   花生雞腳豬骨湯 1 花生浸泡過夜 2 雞腳去爪尖洗淨 3 豬骨&雞殼洗淨 4 雞腳&豬骨&雞殼用滾水燙透/飛水 5 洗淨紅棗 6 紅棗去核 7 生薑去皮免切 8 Add 1 1/2 Papaya 1 用半鍋水 (太多水會太淡) Note: -所有(except 雞腳)材料齊水落來保持來材料的營養 2 放入花生、生薑和紅棗,豬骨&雞殼 猛火煲至水滾 3 水滾後改變文/慢火 4 Add papaya cubes 5 1小時後放入雞腳 用慢火續煲1個小時 6 放入鹽調味,再滾,即可以食用

Soup: 紅棗杞子龍眼水+++++

紅棗杞子龍眼水. 紅棗有 補血 作用,適合手腳冰冷的人(無咩血氣) 杞子則有 明目 作用,適合長期對著電腦的人士 此茶有舒肝解鬱、行氣活血、生津益氣、養肝明目 排毒 養顏及健胃消積的作用 中午與黃昏各飲一杯,每天飲用,保證你白天精神奕奕,夜晚則能 睡得安寧 。 材料: 龍眼肉10粒、 杞子30粒 做法: 將以上材料一同放入一個暖水壼內,加入兩杯滾水,浸12小時後飲用。

Blending - Aloha Cocktail or Pineapple Drink (Summer)

Summer Drinks Aloha Pineapple Juice Pineapple 1/2 can Peach 1 Lime/Lemon 2 slices Soy Milk 1 cup Chia Seed 1 Tsp Celery 4 stalks