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粥、粥、粥！我的最愛！ 老實説來到這裏住都快把粥給遺忘了，因爲這裏沒有廣東人（這是事實嗎？），西方化的華人餐廳沒賣粥的。除了偶爾去唐人街吃點心時會點一小碗皮蛋粥過一過粥癮。 好久之前在唐人街的商店買了一盒皮蛋，放置一段時間（皮蛋有沒有臭掉的一天呢？還是永遠保存得好好地？），想説試下煮皮蛋粥吧。吃粥最主要的是粥要夠細綿，煮得稀爛才是王道。本來是要配炸花生的，基於懶的原因下就選用普通的花生。 **話説某天我回到家發現老公竟然獨自把粥給吃完了，我氣得哭了。我指控他怎麽有人可以獨吞全部，這麽大鍋粥我祗吃過一次而已。誰知道他捧腹大笑說從來沒看過爲了粥而哭的人。當時我真的很汗顔 (-｡-;)……我是認真的，鄭曜倫！** Ingredients 1 C uncooked Jasmine rice (any rice will do) 1 T olive oil pinch of salt 13 C water 12 oz mince ground beef 1 egg white 3 t water 2 t corn starch 2 t olive oil salt and pepper, to taste 2 t sesame oil 4 century eggs, chopped coarsely 3 green onions, chopped 1 T peanuts white pepper powder, to taste soy sauce, to taste Directions Wash the rice and drain off the water. Add the 1 T of oil and salt to the rice and let it sit for 20 minutes. Place a large pot with water on high heat. Once it started to boil, add in the rice and reduced the heat to medium. Continue to cook until the rice started thicken, which takes about 1 and half hour. Ma...

我說黃梨，曜倫說鳳梨，到底誰對誰錯？ 在老家，媽媽都會買一整顆鳳梨然後切塊放好在冰箱給我們吃。所以可以說我切鳳梨的經驗指數是一（呃，我好像有切過一顆，不過記憶告訴我不是很棒的經驗）。來到這裏沒有媽媽，也沒有路邊攤的水果檔口，要吃鳳梨就要自己來。Grocery shop有是有得賣切好的，價錢比較貴就是了。 如果你在巴西餐廳里吃Rodizio，大吃一頓豐盛的烤肉后，最後侍者必定端出烤得熱乎乎香甜的鳳梨。鳳梨的外表被一層cinnamon裹住，吃起來很是舒服。這樣的吃法對於我來說是很新鮮。 除了烤好直接吃，也可以加上冰淇淋（我用椰子口味的冰淇淋），一冷一熱，非常棒的結合！ Ingredients 1 pineapple, cut 2 T brown sugar 1 T vegetable oil 1/2 t cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 450 degree. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil. Toss together pineapple, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Place them on the sheet. Roast for 15-20 minutes, until golden. Enjoy!

What can you do with canned tuna other than used them as tuna sandwich? I like this idea of making tuna into a patty and fried them. 3 cans of tuna make 11 patties. I serve them as a side with a salad. They're pretty delicious with the taste of fish sauce. You can also double the recipe and make a bunch of them and eat it as main dish. Ingredients 3 cans 6 oz white tuna, drained 1 jalapeno, sliced 5 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 t grated fresh ginger 3 green onions, chopped 1 bunch of cilantro, finely chopped 1 1/2 T fish sauce 1 T Siracha 2 eggs 4 T oil for frying Directions Drained 3 cans of tuna and put it in a mixing bowl. Add in sliced jalapeno, garlic, ginger, green onions, and cilantro. Then drizzle with fish sauce and Siracha (you can adjust the measure of Siracha depends on your likeness of spicy). Use a fork to mix till there is no visible big chunk of tuna. In another small bowl, whisk the 2 eggs and add it to the tuna. Mix it all well. Scooped the t...

I haven't have cold pasta for a long time. Can't even recall when I had it. The thing with cold pasta is you can eat them straight out the fridge without having to reheat them. That's the perk. This is quite a quick recipe for cold pasta. It can be prepare within 15 minutes time. Suitable for a quick lunch or weekday dinner. The balsamic vinegar and basil really do add flavor to the pasta. Ingredients 1 lb farfalle pasta 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, cut into half 1 can sliced black olive 2 oz feta cheese 8 basil leaves, finely chop 1/4 C balsamic vinegar 1/2 t dried oregano salt and pepper, to taste Directions Cook the pasta according to directions. Cut tomatoes, black olives in the meantime. Drain the pasta and let it cool down by running under cold water before adding other ingredients. Mix in the pasta with tomatoes, black olives, feta cheese, basil leaves, balsamic vinegar, and dried oregano. You can add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

中午臨上班前把豬肉放入慢鍋里悶煮七到八小時，晚上回到家傳來陣陣香味。當下嘗到熱乎乎的湯頭立刻帶我進入熟悉的唐人街，極具華人口味的湯頭。一顆半熟蛋和麵的搭配簡直是畫龍點睛，每次都要留到最後快吃完才把它給吞下，是我最愛的環節。 Ingredients 3 lbs pork shoulder roast 4 C reduced sodium chicken broth 1/4 C soy sauce 1/4 C rice vinegar 2 T fish sauc 2 T Thai red curry paste 1 T fresh ginger 1 T Siracha juice of 1 lemon 1 T Chinese five spice 1 t black pepper 2 T sesame oil 1/4 C brown sugar 2 C sliced baby belle mushrooms 1 pack of Udon noodles 4 soft boiled eggs, for serving sliced jalapeno, cilantro, green onion, for serving Directions Add the pork to slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and fish sauce over the pork. Add the curry paste, ginger, Siracha, juice of 1 lemon, Chinese five spice, black pepper, and brown sugar. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours. Remove the pork from slow cooker and add the mushrooms. Cover the slow cooker and turn the heat up to high. Lightly shred the pork with fork or hands. Heat a large skillet ove...

星期五是春天的第一天，照理來説是春風來迎接我們，結果反而是一場雪。幸虧這場雪是濕的，不至於像氣象報道那樣説的三到五寸厚。 Asparagus（蘆筍）屬於春天的產品，已經可以在市場上看見它們的蹤影。吃蘆筍能把一絲春天的氣息帶進家嗎？ 這個食譜亦算簡單料理，主要把cream cheese、heavy cream、milk、feta cheese煮融化后，和一和pasta和蘆筍就可以端上餐桌了。聽起來很重奶味，檸檬汁卻能令這cheesy的料理變得輕一點。 Ingredients 1 lb spaghetti 1 large bunch asparagus, ends trimmed 1 T olive oil salt and pepper, to taste 2 T unsalted butter 8 oz cream cheese 1 C heavy cream 2 C milk 8 oz feta cheese 1/4 C lemon juice pinch of crushed red pepper 1/4 C flat leaf parsley Directions To roast the asparagus Preheat oven to 400 degree. Place the trimmed asparagus on baking sheet and toss with 1 T olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until tender and crisp. Remove and chop into thirds. At the same time, cook spaghetti according to instructions. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat, add butter, cream cheese, milk, heavy cream, and feta cheese. Bring to a boil and simmer until smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the lem...

Yesterday I came home around 8.40 pm and was so cold. My hand and feet were freezing cold. Hey, isn't tomorrow suppose to be the first day of Spring? Then why do we still get snow? People in NEPA have enough of this miserable weather. Got the ground beef out from the fridge and I'm ready to cook.  Damn Delicious®  has a lot of simple yet delicious recipes. I found this recipe good for a busy weekday. Pasta and everything else cook in one pot for less than 30 minutes? Count me in! Who's ready for some cheesy, warm casserole for this winter? Ingredients 1 T olive oil 1 1/2 lbs ground beef 1 onion, diced salt and pepper to taste 28 oz diced tomatoes 8 oz tomato sauce 2 C chicken broth 1/4 C ketchup 2 t dijon mustard 1 lb rotini pasta 2 C shredded cheddar cheese 1 roma tomato 2 green onion, sliced Directions Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium high heat. Add ground beef and onion to cook until beef has browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Make s...

I have no idea what's Mexican pizza would taste like. I used enchilada sauce, taco seasoning, and lots of hot sauce on the pizza. Does that make it Mexican way? This is a quick and easy lunch for Tuesday. Was suppose to top it with chicken but we had them yesterday with Korean instant noodles. Hence just a vegetarian style pizza. I love the runny egg yolk. Can't wait to take a bit when they just fresh out the oven. Beware, they're hot! The recipe makes 4 servings. 2 for me and 2 for the busy man. Ingredients  4 fajita tortillas 3 beefsteak tomatoes 3 green onions 4 T enchilada sauce 4 eggs hot sauce 4 t taco seasoning Mexican cheese Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degree. Dice tomatoes. Slice green onions. Set them aside. Place 2 tortillas on baking sheets. Pour enchilada sauce on top of each tortilla and spread around. Add the tomatoes on top of the sauce. Carefully crack an egg in the middle. Add some hot sauce, taco seasoning, and green onion...

I always wanted to try this easy basic breakfast muffins. As long as you know the basic, you can always spice things up by adding banana chocolate chips, oatmeal raisin or cinnamon sugar to the batter.  I still have some strawberries left in the fridge. Might as well put them into the batter and bake a dozen of strawberry breakfast muffins. The muffins turned out to be nutty, light and not very sweet. Ingredients 2 C flour 1 T baking powder 1/4 C sugar 3/4 t salt 2 eggs 1 C milk 1/2 C canola oil 1 1/2 t vanilla extract 1 C strawberries rolled oatmeal Directions Preheat oven to 400 F. Line muffin cups with paper liners. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla for 1 minute. Add flour mixture. Beat just until no streaks of flour remain - do not overmix! Stir strawberries into batter. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Sprinkle some oatmeal. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until tops of...

我的媽媽喜歡喝咖啡，卻怕喝了晚上睡不着。她的咖啡方程式是即溶咖啡加一湯匙的煉乳，或者半包方便包裝白咖啡。每次要嘗味道就喝一口媽媽泡的咖啡，口味偏淡，咖啡因少。阿姨總會說我媽怎麽可以喝半包，不夠香濃。有時我覺得我媽衹想過一下咖啡癮，喝爽而已。 我前姨丈曾在Tenang經營自家族的kopitiam，每次回家鄉時必定到他店里渡過一個下午。熟悉的老顧客在店裏悠哉地點一杯他們家親手泡的傳統式咖啡，來一個烤白麵包加kaya，或者阿姨拿手的炒麵。他們熟練地一手舀出滾燙的熱水，一手拿著裝咖啡粉的布袋，經熱水和咖啡粉的結合，泡出來的咖啡香醇可口。我最期待咖啡底部那一層厚厚的煉乳，備用的陶瓷小湯匙和一下，喝下去的咖啡極順滑。 中學時期放學后和好友到Mid Valley逛街，初嘗外國品牌-Gloria Jean's Coffee和The Coffee Bean的fancy咖啡。說fancy是因爲我不知道咖啡可以加一層whipped cream（whipped cream不常出現在亞洲食譜里）。那些ice blended系列的咖啡好甜，就像另一種甜品般。一杯這樣咖啡當然不便宜，對於學生身份的我來說，偶爾點一杯已算奢侈了。 來到美國后，發現差不多走在路上的人都手持一杯咖啡。Dunkin Donut隨處可見；Scranton downtown有一家大學生們常溜達、念書、聊天的 Northern Light （也是我第一次和曜倫見面的地點），甚至於連最小一家加油站都可以購買一杯咖啡。美國人離不開咖啡，我絕對支持這一點。 以前住在host parent家里，John會煮一壺Starbucks的dark Sumatra，然後帶去上班。Anja是不怎麽喝咖啡的，所以我就喝剩下的咖啡。慢慢地我覺得這樣的黑咖啡有著它强烈的個性，無需糖或奶精的襯托，卻散發著獨特的香味。可是我不會操作那咖啡機（我也不想學……有host parent的好處……），所以每次衹能等John有煮才能喝。偶爾Susan和Lee過來過夜是我最期待的事，因爲代表隔天早上就有一壺剛煮好的咖啡。早晨伴著咖啡香味蘇醒是一件幸福的事。 Jian是很愛享受咖啡的咖啡狂，我們在NYC見面時還特地走了好久，就爲了找一家在網上推薦的 Cafe Grumpy 。他帶來了一包ground好的咖啡粉。那咖啡的氣味實在很重，他...

情人節嘛，我衹看到商家在打情人們的主意。所以從一開始我就意興闌珊，沒想到要準備什麽特別。反倒是曜倫神秘兮兮地說他已經計劃好那天要做的東西，這讓我覺得有點内疚呐…… 星期六工作回到家，一開門就聞到樓上轉來的食物香味，瞧他忙著做晚餐的，烤箱已烤好今晚的主角 - 大理石紋分佈均匀，油塊超香的肋眼牛排。老公烤出來的牛排可不是蓋的哦！（他平日的“鄭記隨便炒”也是一流的）放眼一看，我的桌上已擺著一束黃色玫瑰花。去年他從學校回來買了一支紅色玫瑰花送我，那是他第一次送花給我。沒想到今年他爲我買了一束，而且還是黃色的！   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ 愛心大增 ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ   ɞ ʚ 雖然是情人節，對於執著于完成Insanity workout的我可是沒得放假，照做無誤！一邊拖著他完成50分鐘的運動，我一邊鼓勵地說： 你知道嗎？沒有人像我們一樣，情人節還要做運動的！ 我們是情人節里最健康、最性感的一對！ 沒有人像我們這麽努力的！ （快接近軍人式訓練了啦） 他還奢侈地買了一罐caviar，配飯吃（哈哈！）。 當他下午傳簡訊告訴我已買好晚上八點的戲票時，第一部想到的戲就是《American Sniper》。出乎我意料之外他買的是專攻女性市場的《50 Shades of Grey》！！ ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ 呃，沒開我玩笑吧？ 我之前閲讀過這本書，我可以把那本書歸類爲“看了立刻丟掉，還我時間來！”的書。作者寫作能力構造極悶，内容除了煽情也沒什麽好看的。這部戲藉著情人節隆重登場，預告片完全是以兩人性愛的畫面打陣。除了配用的音樂之外（Sofia Karlberg版本的《Crazy In Love》is heaven！！），我找不到任何可喜之處。看在老公那麽有情趣的份上，不妨去看吧。 好久沒selfie了，真不習慣。 我們也有一陣子沒出去看過一場戲了，今天算是我們的date night。 老公好帥氣啊！！ 他還花心思故意穿成灰色和今晚的主題-Mr. Grey一樣。 晚上看完...

昨天家裏的冰箱壞了，沒冷氣。幸虧現在是冬天，可以把食物拿出去放，不必擔心會壞掉。我衹怕有動物聞到食物的味道而把我辛辛苦苦煮好的肉類給偷吃掉。 清理冰箱時發現還有一把上星期買的kale還沒有吃，想説拿來做時下流行的kale chips就好了。這食譜的用料和方法都非常簡單，而且烤好的kale完全不輸給potato chips。Kale chips十分爽脆，我敢保證不到5分鐘就可以吃完整盤烤好的。 Ingredients 1 large bunch of kale 3-4 t extra virgin olive oil several pinches of sea salt Directions Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut stems off of kale leaves. Tear leaves into large pieces, discarding the thick central vein of each leaf. Wash leaves (ideally) in the basket of a salad spinner and spin dry. Since I don't have one, I dry them with a cloth. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and place washed and dried leaves onto the baking sheet. It will seem like there's a lot of kale, and that's fine - it will wilt down considerably during its magical transformation into chips. Drizzle olive oil over kale and sprinkle evenly with salt. Use hands or tongs to turn kale a few times, ensuring it is evenly covered in ...

Grilled chicken salad and chicken rice bowl. 不知是否經期前荷爾蒙作祟（一定是！），差不多每一天都失控地吃超過所需的熱量。唉，用“慘痛”這詞來形容我第三星期的心情最適合不過了。運動有在規律地做，唯有想吃的欲望太多而已。 上星期五臨放工前按捺不了心中想要吃一個 真的 漢堡的欲望，於是和老公提議說去家附近的Loading Dock好好吃一頓。也不是說這星期餐點沒有漢堡（家裏已經預備好牛肉漢堡了），我覺得是好久沒好好在外頭享受一頓脂肪超高的美國食物，所以這壓抑已久的情緒因此爆發。我竟然懷念漢堡和wings（a.k.a 雞翼）！我們點了一道crumbled blu cheese burger (with fries, of course) 和10 special sauce wings。Ryan（我的同事）和那裏的侍者同時推薦Dogfish Head限量版120 Minute IPA加World Wide Stout，簡稱爲Heaven and Hell。 有Major一樣的鹽和胡椒罐子，好可愛！ 平時最多喝過的啤酒ABV (Alcohol By Volume) 少于10，而這一杯大約18，算是我喝過超高ABV的啤酒。也許是三個星期沒喝酒了，稍微酌一兩口已感覺到這杯酒的威力。 星期日Carolina到訪，特別爲我們從Cancun帶來煮熱可可的巧克力塊，加上1公升的牛奶，煮出來的熱可可特別香滑。晚上則買一塊三文魚塊，由《鄭記隨便煮》的大厨-鄭大厨爲我們精心準備sashimi。最後我憶起家裏有時候懶得煮，用剩下的飯加上一粒煎蛋，淋上醬油就是一碗簡單又好吃的家鄉菜（哈哈，這算是家鄉菜嗎？）。我介紹給Caro，她也覺得好吃。 Anyway，以下是我們這星期的餐點。 早餐：berry protein smoothie; peanut butter toast 小吃：protein omelet; nutrition bar 午餐：teriyaki grilled flounder; grilled chicken salad 小吃：- 晚餐：beef burger; chicken rice bowl image 研究回這星期的飲食習慣，看到行程表上有...

我深深瞭解，我和他是不可能的。 尤其是這段黃金時間內，我壓根不想念起他的好。他卻仿佛曉得我內心的秘密般，悄悄地不留痕跡地偷偷溜進我的腦海裏。 “看我一眼吧，一眼就好了。請相信我，”他苦苦央求。 好吧，看在你曾經讓我心情獲得十足滿足的份上，再給你一次機會。看你這次怎麼討好我？ 我只能說：我的選擇是對的！他，確確實實滿足我的胃口。 他就是這次的主角：完美無缺的chocolate chips cookies！ 我覺得最大的成功點是將10湯匙的牛油先用平底鍋融化，再煮個兩三分鐘，讓它變得更金黃香。曲奇週邊烤得香脆，中間鬆軟可口。從烤箱拿出來時吃了一塊接一塊，無法制止。厚，老娘告訴你，這14湯匙牛油不是白加的。偶爾吃些足以爆血管的曲奇不過分吧？*轉手指* Ingredients 1 3/4 C all purpose flour 1/2 t baking soda 14 T unsalted butter 1/2 C granulated sugar 3/4 C packed dark brown sugar 1 t salt 2 t vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1 1/4 C semisweet chocolate chips Directions Heat oven to 375 degree. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour and baking soda together in medium bowl. Set aside. Heat 10 T butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, swirling pan constantly until butter is dark golden brown and has nutty aroma, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and transfer browned but...

Fruit and cottage cheese (homemade granola! =D); Bean ranch wrap (homemade ranch! =D) 在2015的新一年里，我相信每個人的新年志願肯定會有一項是關於減重或健康，而我們也不例外。 去年七月搬到和曜倫一起住時加入離家靠近的UNO健身房會員。那時UNO有學生的優惠價，一年的會員費是$150，平均每個月$12.50。剛開始還有堅持一下去健身和跑步，後來沒什麽特定的目標就沒有繼續。加上年尾的連假，和家人朋友聚餐吃吃喝喝，體重直上到150磅（也是68公斤）。事實擺在眼前，還真接受不了。 對於Shaun T的Insanity計劃初接觸是從電視上看到的。以前當au pair時早上沒事做打開電視就可以看到各頻道在介紹各種不同的東西，如珠寶、家用電器、美妝等，而Shaun T的減重計劃包括在内。熒幕上秀出許多參與此計劃的人，有老有少，他們在電視上述説親身經驗，從第一天的不行做到第六十天的行。Before & After照片爲證，發現他們的差別好大，那時我就覺得那些人好厲害哦。電視有秀Insanity的運動片段，基本上都是用body weight做max interval training。心想哪一天可以試下做這個計劃，沒想到今年總有有機會了。 除了有效的運動，平日的食物也扮演非常重要的角色。他的計劃附送Elite Nutrition Plan，裏面有很多美味的食譜，每一份以300大卡爲主，你可以根據你每一天所需的熱量來做出調整。像我有些餐需要400大卡，我就根據主要食譜爲主，然後加上100大卡的食物。理想的一天是吃五餐：早、mid-morning、午、mid-afternoon和晚餐。由於我工作時間是下午兩點到八點，多數是跳過mid-afternoon snack。 早餐：fruit and cottage cheese; bagel and lox 小吃：yogurt bowl; nutrition bar 午餐：whole wheat pasta with vegetables and feta; chicken ranch wrap 小吃：insanity special sandwich nut butter and jelly; turke...

看了多年漫畫，終于有機會嘗試【 梅おにぎり】和【 唐揚げ】！ Chilling out in Pier C Park.  We started our day by having tasty and simple Japanese food like  おにぎり ( onigiri) and  たい焼き (taiyaki) in Mitsuwa Marketplace. Excited to find all kind of J-fashion magazines which I haven't seen in ages. Then we strolled on Washington St and found "Cake Boss" shop. There was an insane queue in front of the shop where people waiting to get in. From the outside, it's a small, plain bakery. People got out their tablets, phones, cameras taking pictures in front of the shop. Later, we walked along Hudson riverside parks and enjoyed breathtaking Manhattan skyline. It was a nice day except we had fight that day. We're all good now =)

這是我和Suemi最後一次的旅行。 自上次和大夥去Washington D.C.旅行后，我深深贊同【旅行最能看出每個人的品性】這句話。我和她個性相近，平時相處或旅行都能和平相處，沒起衝突，是我最佳旅行同伴。 一早到美國Ivy League之一，在學術上具有卓越聲譽的Cornell University跑5.75 miles。最喜歡透過跑步旅行一邊體驗當地風情和感受在此就學大學生的生活步伐，一邊欣賞湖光山色及許多古早維多利亞式的校舍。 休息洗澡后，接著到Ithaca Farmers Market逛一逛買早點吃。 楓糖口味的棉花糖。 Pink dye-hammock. The lady behind me is making the hammock. Cuban sandwich and fried sweet plantains.  @ Buttermilk Falls State Park 雖然衹是0.65 miles，一開始完全是很陡的上坡步道。而且早上跑步的關係，雙脚特累，衹能走走停停地慢走。 40尺高的Pinnacle Rock獨自站立在山岩邊。 Having fun in the middle of West King Road 跟著Bear Trail走0.67 miles來到了Lake Treman。體力不支的我們選擇在這裏拍照留念，不繼續走Lake Trail。 @ Taughannock State Park 在歷史悠久的Purity ice-cream吃了完美的sundae恢復體力后，再次出發！ 可以聞到海水般的咸味。 神奇的是人們可以走在15尺寬的河流里，被一旁高聳的峽谷包圍著。 在平坦的步道行走0.7 miles后就看見了高300尺，氣勢非凡的Taughannock Fall。它其實比著名的Niagara Fall高多33尺。 @ Cayuga Lake 和K...