Red Bean Dessert (Tong Sui)

Red Bean Dessert (Tong Sui)

 

The weather is so hot that my husband's butt can sweat! Hahaha!
With our hot weather these past weeks, it is good to drink some

tong sui (dessert).  Early in the morning, I cooked this dessert

so that my family can scoop it up anytime of the day.

If you want to drink it cold, just place it in the fridge.

Bon Appetit! :)

 

Saw these cook books? :)
Yesterday while I was having my vegetarian lunch with my
lovely colleagues, my son called me asking me what kind of cook
book that I want? Told him none cause his question was
so random.  And then suddenly he said that it is ok,
I know what you wanted!  When I reach home after my work,
saw a hard copy cook book "Delia Smith's Cakes" on top
of the coffee table and my mouth wide open with surprise.
Ask my son "You bought it for Mummy?" "Why?"
His reply "Because I Love Mummy and Yun (his sister)",
he also bought for her an enrichment book.
What a lovely gift from him for us especially for my collection
of cook books from famous chefs.  
Delia Smith was introduced by Zoe for Bake For Happy Kids
and my son saw me loading Delia Smith
website couple of times from my ipad.  How thoughful of him.
Love him very much from Mummy and Sis.
Back to my recipe:

Red Bean 240g (wash a few times)
Screwpine Leaves 6 pieces (wash and clean)
Water 3750 liter

Place the Red Beans and Screwpine Leaves inside a cooking pot.

Pour in all the water into the cooking pot.

Boil for 30 minutes with high fire and then lower to medium fire.
While it was boiling, my whole kitchen smell of screw pines
leaves and red beans.  What a nice smell.  I just love it.

Cook another 1 hour or more or until the red beans have soften.
Pour some caster sugar or sugar cane sugar into the cooking pot.
Check for the sweetness before you turn off the fire.
Let it cool before eating or placing into the fridge if you wanted it cold.
The choice is yours.

I just love to drink red beans dessert.  Don't you?
:)

15 Minutes - Cantonese Style Fried Flour Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

15 Minutes - Cantonese Style Fried Flour Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

My daughter and I love this dish.

Both of us are never tired of it.

It is very easy and cheap to cook. I am sure your family will give

you thumbs up if you cook this dish!

One beaten egg.

One handful of Romaine Vegetable (wash and drain).

6 pieces of cleaned Prawns.

3 pieces of cleaned Fish Balls.

Few slices of Fish Cake.

One tablespoon of Corn Flour and mix with 100 ml of cold tap water.

Note : This dish yield for 2 persons.

1,400 ml Seafood Broth (Soup) - Click here for the recipe.

Two of this Fried Flour Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

Pour 700 ml of the Seafood Broth (Soup) into cooking pot and boil

for one minute.

Pour in the Prawns, Fish Ball and Fish Cake and boil for another minute
or until cook.

You have to thicken the Seafood Broth (Soup) by using the Corn Flour

mix with 100 ml tap water and slowly pour into the broth (soup) and

stirring frequently until it is thicken.

Then slowly pour in the half of the beaten egg and stirring frequently.

Pour in the vegetable and stir quickly (you don't want to over cook the vegetable)

and turn off the fire.

Pour in the broth (soup) into the Fried Flour Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

My daughter said I can open a restaurant.......told her it is not easy

to open restaurant.  For the time being, I just cook for family and friends only.

:)

Seafood Broth (Soup)

Seafood Broth (Soup)

This broth is very flavourful.  

I like it compare to the Dried Anchovies Broth (Soup).

You can use this broth (soup) for your other cooking.

One handful of Dried Anchovies.  Wash and drain.

25 pieces of prawns.  Wash and drain.

(I need only the head and shell for this broth).

Use the prawn for other cooking.

Heat up one table spoon of cooking oil and 

stir fry the dried anchovies until slightly brown.

 Then pour in the shell of the prawns and stir fry further.

Once you noticed the shell of the prawns turn reddish, pour in

two liters of water.

Boil for 45 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper.

Now you can use this broth (soup) for your other cooking when in need.

If you have extra, keep it in the freezer.

15 Minutes - Meatless Fried Flour Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

15 Minutes - Meatless Fried Flour Vermicelli

(Mian Xian or Mee Suah)

Today is Wesak Day and I cook this dish for my beloved daughter's breakfast.

She woke up quite early in the morning and told her that I am cooking this

dish, she told me that today she is on diet and I said huh! Are you sure?

I have all the ingredients ready to cook for you to eat since it is Wesak Day,

if you are not eating, then I will put back into the freezer and to eat it

another day.  Maybe the temptation of those glorious delicious noodle

awaiting for her is too great and then at the end, she succumbs to it.  

Hehehe....on diet also cannot because the mother is throwing all the wonderful

food in front of her.

Today is Wesak Day (marking the birth of the Buddha).

Those celebrating this Wesak Day will refrain from eating meat

for the day or half of day or maybe longer.  The choice is up to the individual.

Happy Wesak Day to all Buddhists and Have A Happy Long Holiday! 

700 ml Seafood Broth (Soup) - Click here of the recipe.

or Dried Anchovies Broth (Soup) - Click here for the recipe.

One Fried Vermicelli (Mian Xian or Mee Suah).

1 beaten Egg.

1 tablespoon Corn Flour and mix with 100 ml tap Water.

Heat up any of your favourite broth.

 

Mix in the Corn Flour Mixture (mix the Corn Flour with tap water)

and pour in slowly and stirring frequently.

 

Lastly, pour in slowly the beaten egg (to avoid wastage I use the whole

egg) instead of half of the beaten egg and stirring frequently.

One the egg look cooked, turn off the fire.

And pour in the finished broth onto the noodle.

At the end, my dear daughter had a satisfied stomach.

My husband asked me why I did not cook for my son, told him

that I have bought Nasi Lemak for him.

Happy Wesak Day

Foo Yung Tan (Egg with Onion, Spring Onion and Prawn)

Foo Yung Tan (Egg with Onion, Spring Onion and Prawn)

Whenever we have Chinese dinner outside, 7 out of 10 times, we will definitely

order this dish.  We won't be tired of it.  It is very easy to cook

and it's cheap also.  Do try it out.

This late morning, while resting after going to the morning market and cleaning

up those vegetables, meats and fruits that I bought, I came across an article in

the newspaper written by a guy I found I agree with.

Sharing with you as follows his article (it is quite lengthy but try to read it) :-

By Rathi Thevi Pragasam, Manchester

Please, count our blessings.......

I AM writing all the way from Manchester, England, not to illustrate the inclination of my political support nor am I objecting to anybody’s right to vote for whichever party they prefer. However, I do feel duty-bound as a Malaysian to ask my fellow countrymen to count their blessings.

All the meaningful Merdeka and Petronas advertisements over the years seem to be redundant when all Malaysians do nowadays is complain.

I watched and read about people complaining before, during and after the elections regarding a variety of issues ranging from how they just want to see a change because the ruling party has been around for too long to the issue of the elections just being corrupted in general.

It used to interest me when the rakyat asked for betterment but in the run-up to the elections, some people began asking for change just for that – a change. If I were the interviewer, I might be tempted to ask them, by the same reasoning, if they would consider changing their parents or spouses because they too might have been around for far too long.

The human race prides itself upon using reason and logic, but I find no logic in asking for a change unless it is for the better. Believe it or not, some Malaysians actually said they want change to just see what happens when another party takes the helm.

For people who regard the country as an experimental guinea pig, I say their voices in such a serious matter as governance should not be heard at all.

Much is being said about the suspected corruption in the elections but nothing has been proven in a court of law. One can make YouTube videos and blog about all the unfairness until the cows come home but I say that unless an authority that is guaranteed to investigate and determine the veracity of all these allegations can be found, it is healthier for us to accept the results as they stand.

Many Malaysians told me before and during the elections about how they “witnessed” unfair practices but I am puzzled as to why they must wait until the results to start the chaos, if the same people had doubts even before the elections. I cannot and will not suggest remedies for the unsatisfied citizens but it is common sense that one should not cry over spilt milk.

I am not any holier than thou. I admit I have complained about the many weaknesses of Malaysia but only over a teh tarik. At the end of the day, I am grateful for the public schools I attended and thrived in, the general hospital which has ensured the longevity of a dear uncle, the robust civil career of my mother, as well as a country to call home, not having to worry about war.

For those complaining about racism, do take a look at how the black slaves were mistreated in America. In the present day context, it is impossible to walk on the streets of some countries where a person is stabbed solely because of his skin colour.

When some things are constant, we just have to vary our methods and efforts to get what we want. There are many among the minority who did make it and are continuing to do so.

In some countries, there are children dying of starvation and people not ever having seen the inside of a hospital because of their governments’ corruption. We Malaysians not only boast about state-of-the-art hospitals but also world-class sports figures.

Malnourishment and fear of having a bomb dropped on our roofs at any time is a thought beyond most of our comprehension.  

Striving for betterment is a purpose of living but to complain and not count our blessings will only make us bitter, which is counter productive.  Wake up and smell the roses, Malaysia.

~ End ~

As usual, when I am cooking, I'm always lazy to weigh

the ingredients but the result will always turn out great in the end!

Do not be put off whenever there are some recipes without any

measurement for you cause like our mother's cooking, they also

do not have the exact measurement...all agak-agak (estimation).

Just have a good and sharp ability to smell and taste and it will turn out

great and wonderful.

Ingredients for this recipe :-

4 Eggs / 1 Medium Size Yellow Onion / Around 20 pieces of Prawns /

Few Spring Onion

 Eggs - Put a dash of salt and pepper and beat with fork.

Spring Onion - Clean and chop chop roughly but not fine.

Yellow Onion - Clean and chop rougly but not fine.

Prawns - Clean.

Beaten Eggs - Put in the chopped spring onions and stir well combined.

 Heat up your wok or non stick pan with cooking oil.

 Once your cooking is heated up, pour in the chopped yellow onion

and stir fry until half cooked.

 Then pour in the prawns.

 Once your notice that your prawns is half cooked or turn reddish.

Pour in the beaten eggs with spring onion and cook further.

Once you notice that the egg batter is cooked, 

flip over to the other side and cook further until done.

Cooked and Done.

When I turn over to my serving plate, it broke into three pieces...

Aiyoh! Tak Cantik (not pretty to look at) haish BUT 

it does not bother me at all because the taste is great.

Tomorrow is Mothers' Day and Wishing All of You A Very Happy

Mothers' Day and May You Have A Wonderful Day With Your

Family.  As for me, I don't think I want to celebrate it because

my son will be having his 2nd Year LLB exam this coming

Monday... I don't want to stress him out (haish it is the same time

as previous year....never ending exam for my son and daughter).

As long as they did good in their exam, 

THAT IS THE GREATEST PRESENT FOR ME!

Water Chestnut and Red Date Drink

 Water Chestnut and Red Date Drink

Isn't it is refreshing and mouth watering?

These past few weeks, the weather is either hot or wet,

just like our coming 13th General Election schedule on

Sunday, 5 May 2013 (wink)

In my house, I have 3 voters except for my daughter who have

yet to reach her compulsory age to vote.

In this house earlier, there were 2 against 1 and now,

1 against 2.  You decide the answer...he he he.

Anyway, no matter what your choice is, just choose

wisely and not from your heart.  For me, I just want

harmony and peace for Malaysia.

This so called dessert or herbal drink is nutritional for our body.

I have forgotten to weigh all the ingredients but no worry, 

by seeing those picture on top, you will be able to have a rough 

estimation (agak-agak).

Put the clean and cut out seed from the red dates into a pot with

2 liter of water and boil.

Once you noticed your red dates are not dried and fluffy,

pour in the clean and cut water chestnuts into the boiling water.

Boil for another 15 minutes.   If you noticed that the water is getting

lesser, just pour in more.

Lastly, pour in honey rock sugar or any sugar that you desire

or available inside your kitchen.

Boil until the sugar has dissolved.

Switch off the fire and let it cool at one side.

Different people has different taste, some like to drink it lukewarm or cold.

To me, both also I like it.

This pot of drink was gone within three hours.

See, it means it is sedap!

Happy Cooking, Happy Eating & Vote Wisely.