清爽豆腐羹

材料：滑豆腐一块， 冷冻小豌豆和玉米粒，枸杞子15粒， 香菇
调味料：素食清高汤 （罐装），生粉

做法:

1. 豆腐切小块，枸杞子洗净，香菇泡发切小片
2. 取一杯高汤，加水调到咸淡适中，烧开，放香菇，再放入所有其他材料，小火煮大约5 分钟
   
3. 生粉勾芡，即可
   

清蒸豆腐盒子

原料：豆腐300克，香菇3只，枸杞子10粒（泡软，榨菜，淀粉适量
调味料：酱油、糖、香油

作法：

1. 将豆腐切成四方小块，中心挖空；
2. 将洗净泡软的香菇剁碎，榨菜剁碎，加入调味料及淀粉拌匀即为馅料；
3. 将馅料酿入豆腐中心，放一颗枸杞子在上面， 摆在碟上蒸熟；
4. 淋上香油、酱油，放一点绿叶装饰，即可食用。
   

功效：香菇可降低胆固醇，豆腐有利减肥。

佛手黄瓜

从网上看到这个好听的名字，其实做法是多年前在上海时就知道的。

材料：嫩黄瓜2支
调味料：盐，白糖，麻油，米醋
做法:

1. 将黄瓜切成所谓佛手状，就是前面四刀下去不要切断，第五刀再切到底部，这样就有五个薄片连在一起，吃时好看也好夹。
2. 将切好的黄瓜与适量盐拌一下，放置大约20分钟， 这是为了使之更入味，并除去一些水分。
3. 将腌过的黄瓜在流水下冲掉多余的盐分， 加入所有调味料，便匀即可。
   

新的：

1. 且黄瓜是要切薄一些，易入味也好看。

toasted chestnut

One day I was browsing the frozen food isle in Trade Joe's while I spotted a package of chestnuts. From the instruction, it seemed that those chestnuts were from Italy and ware already roasted. The only thing need to do is to reheat 15 minutes and then they are ready to serve. I am always curious to try something new. So that is it, toast-oven-heated-frozen-Italy-style chestnut. It looked a little over-burned, but that make it easier to peel off. It doesn't taste quite like those fresh-roasted, still it is a hit for a sunday morning snack. It is very joyful to see Jun and Forrest so eager on picking and eating them.

脆皮豆腐

材料

嫩豆腐1块 ,地瓜粉半杯，淀粉半杯

调味料

番茄酱2大匙、酱油1大匙、白糖半大匙、麻油2小匙

作法

1.豆腐先用盐水浸泡20分钟。

2.将地瓜粉和淀粉混合，将豆腐切成1cm厚的长方块，每块沾一层干粉，放置2分钟使干粉固定在豆腐上。

3.锅内放油， 大约一寸高，要没过豆腐，烧热，放入豆腐炸酥，捞出沥油，摆放盘内。

4．将上述调味料放入小碟内，调匀，作蘸料吃

心得

1.浸过盐水的豆腐不易散，拿放豆腐也要小心轻柔，以保持豆腐较好的形状。

2．先将混合好的粉放入一个大碗内，粉量要充足，以方便将豆腐放入沾裹。

2.也可将调味料加适量水烧热，放入一小把小豌豆，在用生粉勾芡，淋在豆腐上，红中嵌绿，也很惹眼。照片中的就是这种吃法。

1杯 = 240 c.c.
1大匙 = 1 Tablespoon = 15 c.c.
1小匙 = 1 Teaspoon = 5 c.c.

fresh corn muffin

I made these muffin using 6 fresh corn cones and muffin powder. It tastes very good with the flavor of fresh corn, except I feel too sweet. Maybe it is because there contains suger in the muffin powder, next time I will try to find the recipe of muffin powder and make less-sweet muffin from scrach.

The recipe is from yeqiang.com

豆花汤

在美国，早餐的花样很少，无外乎面包，牛奶一类， 经常想起国内五花八门，方便实惠的早餐大排挡。 总是特别喜欢喝一碗豆腐脑，白嫩嫩，热腾腾，看着诱人，吃着舒服。"there is a will, there is a way". 我在韩国超市看到一种特别嫩的豆腐，可以拿来充当豆腐脑，没有那末正宗，也足以调剂肠胃，慰思乡之情。

材料1：特嫩豆腐一盒，切小块备用
材料2：榨菜切碎， 紫菜撕小片，香菜切细
调味料：酱油， 麻油

做法：

1. 水烧开， 放入豆腐块，煮5分钟
2. 将材料2 放入准备好的碗里，待豆腐煮好后，将豆腐和汤一起盛入碗中，即可。

雪菜毛豆百页

问了金山超市的师傅,才知道他们是用新鲜的大芥菜来做所谓"雪菜豆干". 我也买了一包回来尝试.

1. 雪菜 :芥菜洗静切碎,撒盐, 不要太咸,腌一天, 挤干水,备用
2. "豆百页": 因家中没有百页,因地制宜,我用了豆包. 用温水加1tea spoon baking powder, 浸泡大约1/2 小时, 切小片
3. 毛豆:解冻
4. 炒: 油热后, 加姜丝, 下雪菜炒,入毛豆, 最后放百页
5. 稍加翻炒, 熄火
6. 可即时吃,也可存入冰箱作冷菜. 和其他生菜搭配一起吃

心得：腌制雪菜时， 所用盐量和时间需要再研究，以保持雪菜的翠绿和鲜嫩

红烧腐竹

其实我是用卤菜的方法做的，
材料：干腐竹一包，压缩干木耳一块
调料：酱油(1/2 杯)，冰糖(1/4 杯)，olive oil ( 1/4 杯)
香料:八角2颗 , 花椒 10

1. 用凉水浸泡腐竹,用热水泡发木耳, 发至饱满后, 撕成小块备用
2. 将发好后的腐竹, 木耳,上述调料和香料, 放入锅内,加少量水, 水量不要没过腐竹
3. 大火煮开后转小火, 煮至入味,腐竹口感软硬合口即可停火.
4. 我个人喜欢将腐竹留在锅中,第二天再取出, 这样,腐竹更软嫩可口
   
5. 将腐竹连带汤汁一起放入冰箱,随吃随取,是不错的冷菜

注:调料用量仅作参考.

picnic in a sunny day-June 18, 2006

Today is Father's day. It is a nice sunny day but a little hot. We dicided to go to Lawrence park for a picnic this afternoon. Lawrence park is pretty close where we live and there are lot of big trees giving cool shade from the sun.With the trees and meadow, the picnic area looks very neat in a green world. Forrest loves to look for some fish in the water lily pond, pick some small rock and throw into the water.

For the picnic, I prepared as the following,

• for Forrest, soy nuggets,of course with ketchup
• salad: soy bean thread with celery and carrot(凉拌干丝)
• rice roll(with chinese cabbage, soy bean sprout, basil) and peanut sauce(越南春卷)
• drinks: apple cider sprinkle, water
• fruits mix: peach & pear

After lunch, I laid down on the grass and almost dozed off while Jun was playing with Forrest around. That is a very beautiful afternoon.

daily menu

June,12,2006 Monday

Dinner menu:

• good-wife Tofu soup (recipe from Chaihai vegi food)

• fresh cucumber and carrots
• french bread
• dried-tomato sauce served with bread(from Trade Joe's)

----Evaluation: easy to make. All of us like it. Tian ate almost the soup given to him and half of bread.

June,13,2006 Tuesday

Jun's lunch box:

• Two vegi-burger (frozen vegi-pattie from Trade Joe's, )
• cut tomato and fresh carrots

Rubing&Tian 's lunch (ar Kim Sam)--four small cool dishes:

• 红烧腐竹(with mushroom,taste good)
• 雪菜毛豆(with bamboo shoot)
• 凉拌干丝(with a little bit shredded carrot & celery,look good)
• 芽菜海带

-----Those dishes taste good especially in summer. I will try make some of them and store in frige. There are two important points to get best taste : proper cooking time to have the soy protein taste not too soft or too hard; the source mixture.

Dinner:

• deep-fry green bean seasoned with vegi-seasoning powder
• extra-soft tofu salad(with picked vegitable, seasoned seaweed, soybean sauce,seasame oil, chinese parsley)
• chinese bread(ManTou) and rice soup
• picked radish

-----I forgot to take picture. The green-bean is really a seccess which looked and tasted nice. The rice soup is also yum, because this time I mixed right quatity water and rice. The rice soup tasted really good with the picked radish.

June 14,2006 Wedesday

Jun's lunch box

• extra green bean
  
• smoked bean curd soaked in sauce
• ManTou

小菜：红烧腐竹（I would store it in fridge for several days. We can eat it as appetitzer of some meal,or as a substitute when there is no enough dish ）

June 15,2006 Thuresday

Picnic-- Today we (Forrest and I) packed a very simple picnic and went to Lawrence park.

• two small bagels, baked bean curd, water

With very nice breeze and lots of greens, we had fun although our food was very simple.

Dinner

• 红烧豆腐（酱油，花椒粉，糖，tomato sauce, 九层塔.)
• stir-fry cabbage
• steamed rice
• steamed sweet corn
  

June 16 Friday

Dinner


凉面：（modified northern-china style ）

• 腌香椿, 酸甜胡萝卜,黄瓜丝
• 豆腐百页

光阴的故事

光阴的故事

词 曲:罗大佑
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春天的花开秋天的风
以及冬天的落阳
忧郁的青春年少的我
曾经无知的这么想

风车在四季轮回的歌里
它天天的流转
风花雪月的诗句里
我在年年的成长
流水它带走光阴的故事
改变了一个人
就在那多愁善感而初次
等待的青春

发黄的相片古老的信
以及褪色的圣诞卡
年轻时为你写的歌
恐怕你早已忘了吧
过去的誓言
就像那课本里缤纷的书签
刻划着多少美丽的诗
可是终究是一阵烟
流水它带走光阴的故事
改变了两个人
就在那多愁善感而初次
流泪的青春
----
遥远的路程昨日的梦
以及远去的笑声
再次的见面我们
又历经了多少的路程
不再是旧日熟悉的我
有着旧日狂热的梦
也不是旧日熟悉的你
有着依然的笑容
流水它带走光阴的故事
改变了我们
就在那多愁善感而初次
回忆的青春

明天会更好

明天会更好 - 群星

轻轻敲醒沉睡的心灵
慢慢张开你的眼睛
看看忙碌的世界
是否依然孤独的转个不停
春风不解风情
吹动少年的心
让昨日脸上的泪痕
随记忆风干了

抬头寻找天空的翅膀
候鸟出现它的影迹
带来远处的饥荒
无情的战火依然存在的消息
玉山白雪飘零
燃烧少年的心
使真情溶化成音符
倾诉遥远的祝福

唱出你的热情
伸出你的双手
让我拥抱着你的梦
让我拥有你真心的面孔
让我们的笑容
充满着青春的骄傲
为明天献出虔诚的祈祷

谁能不顾自己的家园
抛开记忆中的童年
谁能忍心看那昨日的忧愁
带走我们的笑容
青春不解红尘
胭脂沾染了灰
让久违不见的泪水
滋润了你的面容

唱出你的热情
伸出你的双手
让我拥抱着你的梦
让我拥有你真心的面孔
让我们的笑容
充满着青春的骄傲
为明天献出虔诚的祈祷

轻轻敲醒沉睡的心灵
慢慢张开你的眼睛
看看忙碌的世界
是否依然孤独的转个不停
日出唤醒清晨
大地光彩重生
让和风拂出的音响
谱成生命的乐章

唱出你的热情
伸出你的双手
让我拥抱着你的梦
让我拥有你真心的面孔
让我们的笑容
充满着青春的骄傲
让我们期待着明天会更好