喝杯香茶，慢慢聊

"要专心"

2008-12-12T05:03:00.000-08:00

某天早上，妈妈正催着儿子赶快出门，校车就要来了，可人家有提出要上厕所。妈妈在门外等的不耐烦，眼看就要赶不上车了，忍不住催，一催，门内答，“OK,快好了”，二催，“在擦PP呢”，三催，很不满的道，“我也要专心嘛！”。嘿，这专心用的真是地方。

中了“大长今”的毒

2008-11-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

上个星期在土豆网上竟然发现有韩剧“大长今”的全集，两年前曾经看过这部剧的上半部，觉得很好看，这次当然忍不住就在网上接着往下看。这下不要紧，不管开车还是做饭，脑子里都是长今的故事，
一有机会就往楼下的电脑边跑，边走还边想，真是中毒了。终于花了一个星期完成任务了。看完了不算，还打算以后有机会买一套DVD收藏呢。喜欢这部剧的音乐，饮食文化，中医养生理论，喜欢看长今和闵大人含蓄深厚长远的爱情，喜欢看长今的勇敢坚强无私聪慧可爱，看了这部剧，很多人都会问，现实中有长今这么完美的人么？有闵大人这样默默守候的爱情吗？总之，是我们可以仰望的典范。

在长今的故事里，我看到了做事的认真和执着，对自己信念的坚持，踏踏实实用心地做好自己应该做的事，这些都是对我自己的拷问。

剧中有很多充满智慧的精彩台词，其中给我启发的是几个有关于饮食的。

长今小时候进宫后成为跟随韩尚宫的小宫女，每天晚上韩尚宫都要长今倒一杯水给她，但是又并不喝下，让长今感到很困惑。有一天她终于想起了什么，当韩尚宫让她倒水的时候，她先问娘娘有没有喉咙痛，胃有没有不舒服，这样才可以决定是要倒一杯温水或是凉水，是在水里加一点盐巴还是放一点蜂蜜。这次韩尚宫满意的笑了，原来，即使奉上一杯水也要用体贴的心，那么在准备膳食的时候才能时时考虑到享用食物的人的身体状况。

这对我正是我所需要的教育，想到我现在每天必不可少的主要工作就是准备家人的三餐饮食，没时间的时候就是瞎凑合，能找到什么就吃什么，有时间做饭的时候往往注重的也只是满足口味，很少想到要先问问家人的身体感觉和需要，也从不觉得自己准备的饭菜会对家人的健康有多么重要的影响，甚至只认为减肥的时候才需要节制饮食。这近一年来，我或多或少听闻了一些中医的养生观念，也渐渐相信每日的饮食对健康关乎重要。看了这个剧情，让我觉得我对饮食和健康的了解太少了，我对膳食的态度也太疏忽了，天天准备家人的食物，却不知道哪种食物会有益于他们的健康，也许无意中就让家人吃了危害健康的食物，这是多么无知啊。以前常常觉得做饭麻烦琐碎，很多时候只是不得不做敷衍了事，现在我却觉得这是一项多么有意义的工作啊。俗话说，民以食为天，作为妈妈和妻子，每天为自己最爱的人准备有益身体的，可口美味又美观的食物，令大家身心愉悦，这是多么令人高兴和荣耀的事啊。

“一个善良无能的人和一个恶毒却能力很强的人都会害人，所不同的是前者是无意的，后者是有意的，但结果却是一样的。”

牛蒡(burdock)的作用

2008-11-02T13:31:00.000-08:00

　　牛蒡又名牛菜，因其从日本引进，人们又称它为“东洋参”，也是人们喜爱的观赏花卉。

　　牛蒡是当之无愧的“蔬菜之王”，其营养价值很高。牛蒡富含菊糖和人体所需的多种维生素及矿物质，其胡萝卜素含量在蔬菜中居第二位，比胡萝卜高280 倍。蛋白质和钙含量为根茎类蔬菜之首。粗纤维含量高于各种蔬菜，其综合营养价值远远超出各种蔬菜。

　　牛蒡还有很高的药用价值。本草纲目称其“通十二经脉，洗五脏恶气”、“久服轻身耐老”。牛蒡根的主要功能是疏风散热、解毒消肿，用于风热感冒、咳嗽、咽喉肿痛、便秘、风火上扰之头晕。耳鸣耳聋、目昏，外用治头面风毒赤肿，热毒牙痛，齿龈肿痛，痈疽恶疮。它还是一种营养价值极高的保健产品，经常食用牛蒡根有促进血液循环，清除肠胃垃圾，防止人体过早衰老，润泽肌肤，防止中风和高血压，清肠排毒、降低胆固醇和血糖，并适合糖尿病患者长期食用。

　　民间牛蒡药用小偏方：

　　◆咽喉痛牛蒡6克，桔梗、甘草各3克，水煎去渣，频频含咽。

　　◆治心烦牛蒡根120克，捣汁分次服用。

　　◆治乳腺炎牛蒡根60克，煮汤服，药渣捣烂敷患处。

　　◆治急性中耳炎鲜牛蒡根捣汁，用汁滴耳朵每日数次。

　　◆治甲状腺肿大牛蒡根洗净去皮，取适量水煎服。

　　◆治老年性血管硬化，预防中风牛蒡根适量煮粥常食。

　　◆治胃痉挛疼痛牛蒡根洗净捣烂绞汁，温饮半杯，每天服2～3次。

　　◆治痱子、湿疹牛蒡磨成泥，涂于患处。

　　牛蒡具有菊科特有的香味，口感滑嫩，风味独特。食用方法很多，可炒、可拌等。

牛蒡

2008-11-02T13:28:00.000-08:00

素炒牛蒡

材料：牛蒡根一支、胡萝卜少量、油、酱油、红砂糖

做法：

1.牛蒡根和胡萝卜去皮，切薄片，牛蒡要泡在加有白醋的水里，以防变黑。

2.油烧熟，先入胡萝卜片翻炒zhi，捞出待用。

3，再放入牛蒡略炒，加入胡萝卜片翻炒，然后依次加入酱油，盐，红砂糖调味,炒熟后盛出.

（胡萝卜主要是为了用来增添一点亮色, 这里炒得比较软一些，容易入味，而且和牛蒡一软一硬，互补搭配，相得益彰。）

不可不知：

1、牛蒡属于碱性植物，表皮破损见空气后易氧化变黑。因此在做菜时，用清洁球或去皮刀快速将外表皮去掉，迅速改刀后投入清水（或滴入几滴食醋）盆中待用，以防变黑。

2、牛蒡与铁接触，会发黑，这一点也与山药相似。蔬菜中，空心菜、蓬蒿菜等，与铁器接触，都会发黑。所以这类蔬菜，用铁锅煸炒的话，要滑油，就是锅烧热后，将锅内的表面都沾上油，使菜与铁隔绝，避免发黑；或者用不锈钢锅子炒。煮汤的话，最好用沙锅。

3、牛蒡富含天然纤维，在炒制时爆炒几下即可。

柠檬蜜水

2008-10-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

一天的辛劳后一人一杯热饮。

今天的晚餐

2008-10-22T18:35:00.000-07:00

猜猜这是什么？

来个近景
答案：小土豆。

材料：小土豆若干，盐，胡椒粉，（或其他喜欢的调味料），香菜末，姜末

做法：

1，土豆洗净，煮熟剥皮，因为我买的土豆个头大了些，所以一切二，呈半球形。

2，平底不黏锅，薄薄一层油，烧热，撒姜末，逐个摆入土豆，中火煎到底部焦脆，散入其他调味料和香菜末，锅铲翻面，再煎一会，盛盘。

3，趁热吃，外焦里嫩，小土豆的口感很糯。

儿子和老公喜欢的：西芹豆干

老公做的水饺

2008-10-22T18:34:00.000-07:00

前一阵我孕期反应厉害的时候，老公周末忙了一下午包了馄饨水饺，放在冻箱里存着，让我想吃的时候拿出来吃。拍个照片做纪念，这水饺捏的比我捏的好看多了。

继续上菜

2008-10-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

地瓜红枣米粥，香甜

茄汁银芽

2008-10-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

这个老师真酷。

2008-10-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

今天在网上看到这样的一篇文章，真是很喜欢这位刘琛老师的性格和思维方式，如果我做老师，希望也能做这样的。

http://news.wenxuecity.com/messages/200810/news-gb2312-722186.html

"刘琛将自己的教学理念概括成“PIE”：Pleasure(愉悦)、Imagination(想象)、Education(解惑)。在她看来，无论是老师教书还是学生上学，最重要的都是从中找到乐趣，“乐在其中”才是长久的动力。为“找乐”，她在最小的细节上也颇费心思：比如用来装学生资料的文件夹，不是褐黄色牛皮纸大信封或者透明塑料袋，而是一个画满了卡通少男少女的夹子。"

快乐煮妇

2008-10-19T17:29:00.000-07:00

这一个多月，自己没胃口，做饭也没力气，经常瞎凑和，他们父子俩也跟着受委屈，好在老公对口味不挑，只要是素的，能吃饱就成了。这两天精神终于好一些了，开始动心眼重操旧业，扒拉扒拉冰箱，弄出几个家常素菜，有心情做饭真好。

小青菜

土豆彩椒饼
清炒菠菜
什锦素炒
烤马铃薯
豆腐煲

又见玫瑰

2008-10-19T17:13:00.000-07:00

那天为了赶交作业，在学校多呆了一个小时。等事情妥当后，那个怪物胃已经忍耐到了极限，我刚刚走到停车场，就抑制不住的翻腾呕吐起来，这时身边竟然找不到一片可以赛进嘴巴里的饼干。好不容易找了家SUBWAY，硬塞了点东西进去。这时儿子寄放在邻居家，一个小时的车程回到家后，竟然邻居家找不到人，又打电话又找人，好一阵折腾，这时邻居开车回来，原来她带了几个小的去接大儿子去了。这时我已经精疲力竭，胃又难受，实在没法做饭了，让他们爷俩去 BURGERKING 吃快餐。过了好久，才注意到桌上有一束新鲜的玫瑰。老公回来后说，是因为我终于把作业做完了奖励我的。再难熬的日子也有令人高兴的事情。

难熬的日子。。。。。。。。。。。也有尽头

2008-10-19T16:23:00.000-07:00

从九月初开始孕期反应，这一个半月过日子的感觉，就只有一个字，“熬”。开始还不时给自己打气，每天晚上会对自己说，“啊，又过了一天了，过一天就好一天了。” 可渐渐的，体力和耐心似乎慢慢给损耗没了。从早上刚刚醒来还未及睁眼，那个怪物胃就开始了对我的控制。空的时候让我抓心脑肺，一阵阵作呕吐酸水，勉强赛点东西进去，又开始堵赛得难受，或者翻腾一阵阵的恶心，已经不知道正常的饿和饱的感觉，也不知道“好吃”是什么意思。白天伺候完这个怪物的间歇，就是躺倒昏睡了，昏天黑地睡得不知身在何处，好像不做挣扎就醒不过了。我觉得自己就像一头猪，除了管肚子和睡觉，脑子里再也不想别的，其实还不如猪呢，猪还吃了不吐，吃得欢睡得香呢。，本来晚饭时间是一天当中和老公儿子坐在一起有说有笑的快乐时光，可我现在勉强塞几口饭，就不得不到一边歪倒在沙发上，经过这一整天折腾的身心疲惫，想到明天一早又要重复这一切，不觉有种恐惧的感觉，心情真是沮丧，这样的日子真是一天都不想过了。这时候，老公总是说，快了，已经过了这么久了，你快好了，睡好觉，你就会感觉好一些。所以，这段时间，倒是总能做到早睡晚起。

令人高兴的是，这两天，我真得觉得好多了。虽然早上还是要吐一次，胃口也还没有振奋人心，但体力已经开始好起来，今天又重新做瑜伽了，味觉也开始恢复了。今天早上一起出去散步，想到终于熬过了最难过的日子，禁不住喜上心头，好久没有这么开心的笑了。

有口无心的甜心

2008-10-08T19:06:00.000-07:00

早晨迷迷糊糊的躺在床上，听到儿子已经在他的房间里唧唧嘎嘎自言自语的说个没完。少会儿，就听到小人走过来，说到，“妈妈，你醒了吗？；妈妈，你还难受吗？妈妈，你想吃点什么，我去给你拿；你要想喝水，我也可以给你倒。” 我仍然闭着眼睛，心中觉得好笑，果然把昨天教他的话整个背了一遍。虽说是小和尚念经，可还是让我这当妈的心里很受用啊，不仅有点得意，昨天给儿子小小的上了一课还是蛮管用嘛。振作了一下精神，我说道，“你先下去吧，妈妈马上起来了。”儿子听了马上说，“我在我的床上和我的小动物们一起等，好吗，谢谢妈妈。”

哈哈，一个不错的早上。

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

2008-10-07T17:13:00.000-07:00

我有两个心跳

2008-10-06T18:46:00.000-07:00

上周五第一次去看我的OB(妇产科)医生。先是填一堆表格，然后是护士给做一些常规检查，又给问了一堆问题后，我被告知一会儿医生就会来，就在我等得差点窒息的时候，医生大人终于露面了。这个诊所总共有五名OB，到生的那天轮到哪位医生当班就哪位上，所以在孕期检查时要轮流见这五位医生。今天的这第一位，是个中年白人男子，个字不高，态度很和蔼，谈吐举止也很有礼，聊了几句之后我竟然被逗笑了。最令人高兴的是在检查室就有一台超声仪，竟然可以看得到BABY，弯弯的象是还有一点小尾巴，可又看得到头和胳膊的轮廓，医生指给我看有闪烁的亮点，那竟然就是BABY的心跳。“眼见为实”，真得有个小生命在我的体内啊，心里涌上一股暖流和喜悦。现在BABY有1.87CM长，顺利的话，明年五月初就可以面世了。一走出诊所的门，就忍不住打电话给老公汇报，我们都感叹生命真是太有意思了。

生人养人的代价

2008-09-24T18:10:00.000-07:00

这两天学了个很值得一提的思维方式。

第一，要明确自己做事的目的，否则，事情做得再多也像是捡来的一堆砖头木块，没有用处。
第二，目的明确了，就要考虑和付出为此所要花费的代价，比如：时间，精力，财力等。

我呢，凡是爱往自己身上联系一下。按这个思维方式，放在我当下的情形，就是：

第一，明确目的：怀胎生子
第二：代价之一：十月怀胎，生子哺乳。

那每天的恶心难受也是必须为达到自己的目的付出的代价了，每吐一次，就是十月征程往前有迈了一小步，这么一想，这呕吐也变得有意义了，不再那么令人讨厌了。

Morning sick

2008-09-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

这个英文短语可真是误导人，或者可以理解为“the sickness starts from the early morning.”应该有一个月了吧。先是嗜睡，特别是下午，一旦睡下好像就醒不过来，直睡得天昏地暗。接着就是胃感觉怪怪的，好像是个无底洞，怎么添也不能舒服。接下来的一个多星期就开始最痛苦的煎熬，早晨4，5点钟一睁眼的恶心，没胃口，一整天这个胃就不让人安宁。不吃也难受，吃了更难受。胃空的时候觉得那边就像个空穴，还烧着火，呼呼的等着添柴火进去。可等小心翼翼吃点东西吧，那个口袋又像打了结扭了几扭。一天到晚就被这个胃折腾得没有一丝安宁，一个星期这样下来几乎都抑郁了。好在从昨天起，情况开始好转了，虽然还是经常恶心，至少胃开始安宁了，心境和精神也好起来，开始着手学习的事情。

好运来了

2008-09-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

本来想在生日前一天测试，又怕会失望，忍住了。结果生日的第二天还是没忍住，飞车到店里，简直是迫不及待，虽然也一直告诫自己，没有也好，这样就轻松了，但是在看到那两天红线时，喜悦和激动仍然在瞬间充满。我看了又看生怕自己弄错了。忍不住打电话给老公，让他猜猜是什么好消息，还能有什么呢？老公下班时带回来一束鲜花的玫瑰花，娇艳妩媚，只是还没来得及拍照片，几天后就枯萎了，真可惜了这么漂亮的花。

什锦面片汤

2008-01-19T10:06:00.000-08:00

材料：番茄1个，菠菜2棵，面粉，嫩豆腐，各式菇类（金针菇，鸡腿菇等），花菜，青江菜（或其他蔬菜），香菜。

调味料：盐，香油，香菇天然味素，酱油，醋，胡椒粉。

做法：

1，将菠菜，番茄用搅拌机（BLENDER）打烂, 分别和入适量的面粉，揉成较软的面团，因为这样可以杆的比较薄。

2. 将揉成的软面团杆平切花，可以用COOKIE CUTTER切成不同的形状，比如：小蝴蝶象照片里的样子。也可以先切成小块，然后用叉子压上花纹，或者更节省时间的，先压上一些花纹再切成菱形小块。要注意，切好后的面皮要撒一些面粉，分开放，以免互相黏在一起。

3. 这是可以开始烧小面片的水，水要多一些，同时准备做汤用的材料，豆腐切小块，其他蔬菜蘑菇洗净也洗净切适当的大小。

4. 待水开后，将面片放入，不时轻轻搅拌，待面片都浮上水面，中火再煮5分钟即可。捞出后，凉水冲过，加几滴香油，拌匀备用。

5. 另烧一锅水，水沸后，加入香菇天然味素，再依次放入蘑菇，花菜，面皮，烧开后入青菜，关火，最后用盐和香油调料，撒上香菜末。

6. 吃的时候，依个人喜好可以加入酱油，醋，胡椒面或者辣椒油，就是一碗生动的酸辣面皮。

小虫注：

1. 如果觉得太清淡了，做汤时，可以先用油炒一下香菇或者耐煮的蔬菜，再加入烧开煮汤。

2. 这样做的面片好看好玩，小朋友会喜欢，如果为了省事，可以只是将面和菜汁调成面糊，直接用筷子挑一点面糊下到煮沸的汤里，就是小面鱼儿，一样好吃。

辣椒炒嫩豆腐

2008-01-14T11:16:00.000-08:00

平时老公喜欢很温和的口味，加上儿子也是一点辣也不沾，所以家里几乎不买辣椒。可前不久，去一个朋友家聚会，朋友夫妻俩都来自湖南，辣味自是免不了的。其中就有这样一盘菜，白白嫩嫩的豆腐吃到嘴里软软的，又带着丝丝火辣辣的感觉，竟然让我一吃上瘾。隔天去菜场，就捎回来几根久违的鲜辣椒，原以为只是给我自己开小灶，没想到老公也很喜欢，过了几天，问还要不要吃，他竟然连声说要，一副迫不及待的样子。

材料：嫩豆腐一块，新鲜青辣椒3个
调味料：酱油，盐
其他：橄榄油，姜末

做法：

1，青辣椒洗净，去籽，剥筋，切丝。豆腐切0.5-1厘米厚的方片。

2. 平底不黏锅内，油烧热，爆姜末，放入青辣椒丝，拌炒片刻至有些变软。

3. 放入豆腐薄片，注意要平放在锅底，待底面煎得有些金黄色，翻过来，继续煎一会儿。

4. 加入调味料，这是可以用锅铲轻轻将调味料拌匀，待入色入味后就可以关火盛盘了。因为豆腐很嫩，不可避免会弄碎一些，也没有关系，一样很好吃。

小虫注：

这个菜真是又好做，又好吃，又下饭，配米饭，馒头，面条都很好。

四菇烩笋

2008-01-13T17:52:00.000-08:00

材料：新鲜鸡腿菇，新鲜金针菇，干香菇（或者茶花菇），滑子菇，孟宗笋，胡萝卜，香菜
调味料：酱油，盐，天然味素（可不加）
其他：橄榄油，姜丝，芡粉

做法：

1. 将干的笋，香菇和滑子菇按照包装上的说明用水发好，香菇和滑子菇去蒂备用。

2. 将金针菇洗净去根部，分成一根根的；鸡腿菇，香菇，和胡萝卜切成薄片，香菜切小段；滑子菇本身很薄，可整朵放入烹饪。

3. 油烧热，爆姜丝，将香菇，笋和滑子菇放入翻炒，加适量水（水量不要没过锅内的材料），待水沸后j加入所有调味料，拌匀，继续煮3-5分钟。

4. 加入金针菇和胡萝卜，拌匀后，倒入备好的芡粉水，拌匀煮沸。

5，最后撒上香菜末，盛盘。

小虫注：

1. 这道菜充分利用了各类蘑菇的鲜香滑爽，加上笋的脆嫩，口感很好。
2. 如果家里有年龄小的宝宝，要注意把金针菇切小段，以免噎在喉咙里。

烤红薯片

2008-01-11T16:05:00.000-08:00

前一阵子，家里刚买了个小烤箱（toaster oven）, 试着用它烤红薯，特棒，可以说色香味都有了，在寒冷的冬日，配上一杯暖茶，是很不错的健康甜点。

材料：红薯（紫皮）2个，橄榄油

做法：

1. 红薯去皮切片，大约0.5-1厘米的厚度。
2. 烤盘底部均匀地抹上一层薄薄的油，喜欢的话可以用黄油，将切好的红薯摆放在盘内，上面再轻轻抹一层橄榄油。
3. 烤箱 375度 10 分钟后，将红薯片翻面，再烤8分钟，待两面都有些焦黄，即可。第一次烤时，一定要时时看一下，以免烤焦。

小虫注：

红薯营养全面，富含胡萝卜素A。据中医说法，其性平味甘无毒，产妇最宜。与红枣茶相配，香甜养胃。

西兰黄花苗

2008-01-10T17:45:00.000-08:00

前两天去超市，看到嫩绿的西兰花菜苗（BABY BROCOLI）, 还带着嫩黄的小花苞呢，毫不犹豫拎了一把回来，端上一盘翠绿。

材料： 西兰花菜苗
調味料：盐

其他：橄榄油，姜末

做法：　
1. 将西兰花菜苗洗净，茎叶分开，茎杆滚刀法切细。

2. 油烧热，下姜末出味后，放入切好的菜苗，淋少许水，翻炒，加盐拌匀翻炒至菜苗变软即可。

小虫注：

多吃些富含纤维素的绿叶菜对肠胃很有好处

什锦豆腐煲

2008-01-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

材料A：油豆腐1包，白豆腐2块

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材料B：花菜，彩椒，包心菜，毛豆，番茄，酌量

調味料：酱油，番茄酱，盐，天然味素，黑胡椒

其他： b橄榄油，姜末，香菜

做法：　

1. 油烧热，下姜丝出味后，将材料A中的白豆腐块放入锅中，煎炒至表面金黄，再加入油豆腐，加水刚刚没过锅里的材料，加盖烧煮。

2. 待水沸后，转中火将调味料加入，调至自己喜欢的味道，

3，再将毛豆，切成小朵的花菜和小片的包心菜放入翻炒，最后放入小块的彩椒和番茄，拌炒均匀入味，即可关火，撒上香菜。

小虫注：　

1. 材料A可用其他素蛋白，如面肠，冻豆腐等

2. 这个做法，有汤有蛋白有各色蔬菜，是忙碌的生活里一顿理想的晚餐。

韩国粉丝

2008-01-09T19:02:00.000-08:00

我们住的地方有很大的韩裔社区，平时也都去韩国人开的大超市采购食品菜蔬，所以饭桌上也就时常有些中韩合并的家常菜。韩国粉丝就是好吃易做的一款，炒炒拌拌一大锅，再配点海带汤，大家就可以开吃了。

材料：韩国粉丝，芹菜，豆芽，红绿彩椒，干素肉（或豆干，素火腿），姜丝
调料：橄榄油，酱油，盐，调味料（五香粉，胡椒粉，香菇调味粉）
做法：

1. 芹菜，彩椒切细丝，干素肉泡软后，加调味料腌10分钟入味。

2. 参考包装袋上的说明，将粉丝煮熟，捞出凉水冲过备用，注意：煮粉丝时的水量要充足，时时搅动以免黏在一起，喜欢吃口感软一些，就多煮几分钟。

3，油烧热，下姜丝，素肉翻炒，再将芹菜，彩椒，豆芽依次加入翻炒，加适量调味料，翻炒入味。

4，转中火，倒入粉丝，和其它菜翻拌均匀，粉丝上色入味后，关火盛盘。

蘑菇小炒

2008-01-08T11:36:00.000-08:00

香芹炒豆干

2006-07-06T12:02:00.000-07:00

每次做这道菜，都很受欢迎，一定是全部吃光。但我却不常做，其中一个原因是我觉得味道太香浓，常吃容易生厌。

材料：西芹，五香豆干
调味料：素食蚝油，酱油

做法:

西芹除去老筋，豆干和西芹切成丝，我喜欢切得薄一些，细一些，好看也好吃。
炒锅放少量油，下豆干丝，煎炒至表面有些金黄色，加入1大勺素食蚝油，翻炒上色
加入芹菜丝，翻炒几下，倒入1小勺酱油，关火，用余热翻炒均匀，盛盘。

细节：

要保持芹菜丝的色泽和口感鲜嫩，不要炒太过。

酸辣土豆丝

2006-07-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

这是我有史以来切的最细的土豆丝了。实际上，我们家基本上只炒土豆片的，图省劲嘛。今天来了兴致，练一下刀工。我们回家的时候吃过先生的姐姐做的，记得我们当时夸了好一阵切得那么细。我想，应该没什么难的，就是需要耐心一些。结果还不错，吃起来脆生生，酸溜溜，看起来也讨人喜欢。这工夫化得还真值得。

我这次只放了一个小干红辣椒，所以吃起来不怎么辣。反正三个人都很喜欢。

材料：土豆（红皮或白皮），干辣椒，花椒
调味料：盐，糖，米醋（或陈醋）

做法：

土豆削皮，切成长的细丝。事先在一个大碗里装足够多的水，滴几滴醋，将切好的土豆丝放进水里，以保持其脆感和色泽。
土豆沥干水待用，炒锅里放油，七成热，放辣椒和花椒，出香味后，关火并将花椒捞出丢掉。（今天我做的时候忘记了这一步。）
放土豆丝，翻炒，如果太干，可淋少量水，加盐和糖，要起锅前加醋，关火，再翻炒几下，盛盘。

另: 可用新鲜的青辣椒或红辣椒代替干辣椒。

爸爸的小猪

2006-07-01T19:41:00.000-07:00

我们在家吃饭时，天天有时只要吃米饭，为了督促他多吃菜，我们总是尽量用形象的看得见的语言跟他说不吃菜会如何如何。

今天，在sunflower 餐馆吃晚饭，也碰到这个状况，天天要求只吃米饭，爸爸便象通常一样尽职尽责地，严肃认真地，自然流畅并且很大声地说到，“不行，你不吃菜会长得像小猪一样。” 我听了，抬头看看周围满座的客人，又看看仍然一脸义正言辞的爸爸，哎，真是习惯成自然哪。幸好讲得是中文，没人听得懂。

剃了一半的头

2006-07-01T19:38:00.000-07:00

下午在车上，老公说到，“明天我们得割草了，今天邻居割了旁边的草，结果整个草地象剃了一半的头，难看死了。”

哎，每次都是这样等到这种时候不得已才去做，我们（其实是我）真是比较懒。

于是，我说，“等我给我们邻居写封信，抗议一下，要么不割，要么帮我们都割掉，别搞得这个样子，用中文写。” 老公听了，就乐得大笑，还起劲地说，“旁边再画幅画，一个人剃了阴阳头的样子，然后写上'do you like this style'”. 这么一起添油加醋一番，我们已经笑得很满意了。

谢谢我们有个比我们勤快的邻居，明早起早割草吧。

清爽豆腐羹

2006-06-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

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:

豆腐切小块，枸杞子洗净，香菇泡发切小片
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
生粉勾芡，即可

清蒸豆腐盒子

2006-06-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

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：

将豆腐切成四方小块，中心挖空；
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；
将馅料酿入豆腐中心，放一颗枸杞子在上面，摆在碟上蒸熟；
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

2006-06-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

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:

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。
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。
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：

且黄瓜是要切薄一些，易入味也好看。

toasted chestnut

2006-06-28T11:01:00.000-07:00

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

2006-06-28T06:48:00.000-07:00

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

2006-06-28T03:05:00.000-07:00

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

2006-06-28T02:54:00.000-07:00

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：

水烧开，放入豆腐块，煮5分钟
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

2006-06-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

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.

雪菜 :芥菜洗静切碎,撒盐, 不要太咸,腌一天, 挤干水,备用
"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
毛豆:解冻
炒: 油热后, 加姜丝, 下雪菜炒,入毛豆, 最后放百页
稍加翻炒, 熄火
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

2006-06-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

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

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
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
大火煮开后转小火, 煮至入味,腐竹口感软硬合口即可停火.
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
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

2006-06-18T19:24:00.000-07:00

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

2006-06-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

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

2006-06-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

光阴的故事

词曲:罗大佑
--------
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

2006-06-03T18:39:00.000-07:00

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

the bad mood

2006-05-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

sometimes I just have a bad mood which makes me lose my self-control and sanity. I will do and talk the bad things while I am totally aware of it. It just feels like some vicious energy clotted together in my stomach, making me furious like a black witch, abject like a slave, helpless like an abandoned infant

My prayer for my parents

2006-04-22T08:51:00.000-07:00

Tonight I called my parents. It's my mom answer the phone and she said my father went outside. I asked about whether my father got well, asked Tian to talk with her for a while. Then I told her briefly about our everyday life. She still sounded flat and negative, but we talked more than before. I let her know more things about my life. That is already a very big progress. I will keep working on it.

Now I can say I have no bitterness to my parents. And I am trying to put myself in their shoes. I try to see them at the same level with me as a human being. They are not happy or they always complain, because they don't know what can satisfy the longing inside. I wish I could do something to help them feel peaceful and blissful.

The mother's day is coming, what kind of gift could I give to her? I pray for the wisdom and courage to show my love to her.

Dear God, I ask you help my mother and my father have peace in heart, I ask you show me how I can give them what they really need. I ask you make all of us to open heart to one another. May you bless all of us.

the rule of communication

2006-04-21T14:07:00.000-07:00

1. Don't just talk about what you like to talk, instead,share what is valuable of others' time and attention.------ That is necessary to keep people focused and the conversation meaningful.
Remember, nobody has time for your blah.

2. Try to find the other's language.
Sometimes, you try very hard but you still cannot go through the conversation smoothly. You should think about to speak their language(not literally). For example, when you speak with youg child, you should find a way to make them listen to you. Then you should use the word and logic that they can understand. I think I have made a lot progress on how to talk with my son.

However, I never try to understand my parents' language. What they want to listen, what they want to talk about, what make them happy and satisfactory, what worry them most. I never try to adjust myself to their level or put myself in their shoes. I will definitely need work this out.

The flying moment

2006-04-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Have you ever experienced a moment of flying in your heart? That is beautiful. At that moment, I just feel I can fly. The feeling is so clear I can even see two beautiful and strong wings are flipping.
At that moment, I was totally relieved from the pain and struggle through all the way. At that moment I understood why I had a heavy heart almost everyday. I was just like a bird with a wing broken falling down to the dirt. He looked up and saw his team flying away to their destiny. He tried uselessly to flip his wings wounded wing was so heavy that he could hardly hop. Looking up,he saw the spacious blue sky, he saw the white clouds and the singing birds. But he himself didn't belong to there anymore. That was me.

I wish I would experience the flying moment again and again.

The first step

2006-04-19T20:00:00.000-07:00

Imagine there is a destination you want to go to. Through the journey, a stark black wall stood in front of you, which seemed topless and endless. Feeling overwhelmed, you never tried to push it, because you believed it was not movable. You never tried to climb it, because there was even not any dent for your nails and toes. So you decided to take another way. You turned your back. While your feet barely touched the ground, you felt a deadly sharp pain in your nose. Through the tears, you fumbled and looked up. What you knocked into was just that exactly same wall.Since then you tried countless times and various direction, however, the wall was always there waiting for you wherever you wentl. For the time being, it has become like your shadow. The wall is called "fear".

Then you gave up. You tried to follow others' steps on their journey didn't make you feel relieved, however. There was a deep longing inside floating through each breath of your life. You wandered day after day carrying the pain of a tearing heart. Finally you acknowledged you could never escape. For the first time you truthfully took your deep desire as your destiny. It is the only path to ease the pain and to find the answer for your life .

But whatabout that wall? You went and found it. You sat down. This time you looked at it in a new way. You wanted to know well about it. Gradually, you saw the wall was not a simple whole. On it you saw the exhaustion , you saw failure and failure, you saw loneliness and desperation, you saw others' scoff and attack, you saw a heavy doubt, and more. And your destiny is behind all of those. That is just the way it is. You were thinking, "I don't know what to do with them, I cannot escape, I cannot push them away. But I know, from the bottom of my heart, that I must go for my destiny. So the only thing that I can do is to accept them and dedicate myself ." Thinking this,you felt your heart lifted from the burden, even a little excited, because you realized you have a purpose in your life to live and die for. Suddenly,you heard a voice from above,"welcome, you have already accomplished the first step. From now on, your life will be full of challenges and tests you need for your eternal destiny. That is the honor given to you. Congratulations on your fruitful journey. " With the voice gone, the big wall in front of you were falling apart. Through the debris, you saw an endless rugged road reaching to an unclear world. There is a light somewhere in that world, small but bright. You took the light in your heart and stepped out.

At that moment, your heart was flying.

the chosen

2006-04-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

"What kind of person you will become is not decided by you ability, but your choice."

-----------Yang, Lan

I quite agree with this. I need think about how I should choose for my future.

Tonight I searched internet and read some about YangLan and Cui Yongyuan. I think I learned something worth the time althoulg I had to stay late.

Now I have some dream which is long term. I will try my best. However, I am not the power to decide its track and its end. I need think about the part that I can decide and get it. Being happy and enjoyable with it and meanwhile working toward the rest part of my dream. So which part is what I must get and what I am designed to do?

about feeling sick

2006-04-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

Do you feel that there is always some pain in your body? Yesterday it was the backpain, today it is the headach, tomorrow maybe neckpain or stiff shoulder, who knows? That is how I feel about my body. That may be the sign of aging. And the problem is I don't know which kind of doctor I should see or trust. I had struggled and felt unhopeful sometimes and doubted what I could afford to do with this weak body. However,With the experience, I have become more released with those pain. Just like you cannot avoid trouble in your life, you cannot avoid pain or other problem with your body as long as this body is still working. Just learn to coop with it, live with it and still do as much as I can do. The illness cannot stop me from doing what I need and I want to do.

I believe today is a turning point in my life

2006-04-10T19:21:00.000-07:00

For such a long time that I can even barely remember since when, I didn't have a dream in my life. But today I am begining to reveal it. In fact, pieces of the dream have been in my heart and soul through my life, scattering here or there. Through a journey of searching, I fumbled,tasted,sobbed,but something there in my soul could not let me give up. Through the searching, I found back my gratitude to what I have, I found my confidence, I found my passion and desire, I have learned how to be truthful to myself, I also got ready for falling down and getting up everyday. Because I know all of these are what I need for my dreamsearching and dreammaking.

Now I have got those pieces for my deam and started to put them together. That is not easy. I need lots of patience, learning, modifying. I will be enjoying this process and I feel happy that I am in my dream-making business. That is so romantic and beautiful.

Next, I will find out a way to visulize my dream and to work hard making it closer and clearer everyday.

You can give yourself a beautiful day

2006-04-10T18:19:00.000-07:00

In the morning, I packed all the books, crafts,snacks and drinks into two bags. Tian was also excited about going to Sean's house. The traffic was not good as usual. After 45 mintes, finally we got there. However,they were not home. The housecleaner told me that the whole family wouldn't be back until Tuesday. And she introduced me to her daughter as Sean's babysitter. "I am not a babysitter", I said in my head.

Not very happily, I took Tian back inside the car. Then I saw a voice message left in my cell phone. That was Stepheny's message from last Saturday. Sean will not have class until Wedesday. I will lose two days to make money, which is not very encouraging.

But I got more time for me and Tian. I brought Tian to the big playground. It's a very nice sunny day. There were lots of kids there that parking was not very easy. I supposed Tian would be excited about being here. You never know. He inclined to climbe that big blue tube slide eventhough I kept encouraging him. He just malingered somewhere and didn't seem have fun. I need do something. Half pushing,half coaxing, I went up there with him, then I insisted on him to slide with me together. Unwillingly he did this with me. He still seemed no happy and refused to do that again, but at least he had one experience. So, after some observing and thinking, when I told him I would wait for him at the end of the slide, he agreed to try once by himself. I wish I could show you what he looked like when he reached out of the slide. Still a little uneasy, he was obviousely proud of his accomplishment. Then he did it another time, again and again. he jumped, laughted, lifted his hands and exclaimed,"I did it. I did it." We hugged,laughed. Both of us had the feeling of big achievment. Of course, for me, as his mom, I am proud of being there with him, encouraging,giving a little push, and sharing his pride and joy. That worths much more than what I can earn. So, in my heart, I gave a thanks for this no-class day.
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