3/31/13 Easter Party Tray: Salad, Dessert, home-made pickle

Annual Easter BBQ party in the park. I took the last items on the sign up sheet: salad, dessert, and other BBQ equipments.
Need to do very casual and durable presentation. I have no energy to cook any after such a hash schedule recently. A simple dish means a simple life to me currently.

3/8/13 BF: French toast

Breakfast today: French Toast with fruits and milk/coffee.
Love French toast: simple, quick, good protein with a touch of sweet: egg, milk, and whole wheat bread. Selling the bread loaf so fast :)

3/7/13 Sweet Rice Breakfast: 珍珠丸子，八宝饭

Let's work on sticky sweet rice early in the morning!
For kiddos, their all time favorite steamed meatball coat with sweet rice, half Swiss roll, fruit, yogurt, ad milk.
For us, Treasure Hunt Sweet Rice Bowl ---- varies of dry fruits and sweet red bean. It's a sin to eat, but heavenly good sin.

 也算早春了，昼夜温差大。早上就想要吃养脾健胃的糯米。
小朋友们一贯喜欢珍珠丸子，大人就想润润的一碗八宝饭。

3/3/13 snack: Saseme Ball with Red Bean Paste，红豆芝麻球

Quick afternoon snack: Saseme Ball with Red Bean Paste.

第一次做红豆芝麻球。快，方便，好材质，受欢迎，一贯的我的终极目标。

3/3/13 Sunday Brunch: Silver Dollar Pancake, Smoke Salmon, and more

Love the feeling of be able to make a choice what to cook for brunch 12pm in my bed: waffle - Pancake - Crepe? Berry - melon - citrus? Egg - Sausage - Salmon? If there is anything I don't have enough, it should be "sleep". My only day to have 8 hours!!

There was one night I comforted my little one to get to sleep: "Oh baby, if one day I could be lucky as you and sleep as looong as I wish, then I will be very very happy!"
He sat up in dark and said very worried: " Oh mine! Then we will ALL starving to death! I know only one thing to eat ---- cereal!"

Silver Dollar Pancake, Smoke Salmon, tomato, fruits, coffee, orange juice, milk.

2/27/2013 Breakfast: Coconut Pancake w/Shrimp and Mix Veg

Something not sweet to consider for quick (relatively) morning fest.
Natural sweet from coconut milk, crunch, easy veg choice, and have some protein in need.
No time to do, not eat with lettuce warp nor fish sauce dip though...

2/22/13 After School snack: Over Roasted Sweet Potato "Fry"

Practice cancelled for meet early tomorrow. They want frys (of cause) while playing in the front. This is my healthier (a little bit) version after school snack: Over Roasted Sweet Potato "Fry".

 

2/22/13 Kiddos Lunch Box: BagelThins Sandwich

Find BagelThins works great for both BF & sandwich. This is quick, as my always #1 priority, satisfying, kiddos' #1, and taste good.

Their lunch box today: BagelThin Everything flavor, Maple Ham, Lettuce, peanut butter, baby carrot, pineapple, yogurt, milk & a little surprise treat :)

 

2/18/13 BF: Sweet Creme & Salted Egg Yolk Bun， Sausage Roll 奶黄咸蛋包, 香肠卷

End of an other long weekend. Steam some Sweet Creme & Salted Egg Yolk Bun for next breakfast.

又开始不撞南墙不回头的练习包子啦。我就是从小非但说做面食，吃都很少吃的人，多少年来都记得，小学时要早餐买个包子，那就肉馅自己吃，面皮归爸爸 ---- 甜蜜的受宠的回忆呵。

想来个甜味儿的，小朋友又爱咸蛋，就试试奶黄咸蛋包。当然，不能吃甜食的爸爸有香肠卷。

 

刚包好的模样：其实，也不是那么坏嘀...

 

 

2/17/18 Lunch: Fresh made Noodle Bowl w/Roasted Duck & Cabbage

Tons of social events this year. Luck to have a lot of big dish left over comes handy.
Quick lunch this Sunday before an other big show biz: Fresh made Noodle Bowl w/Roasted Duck & Cabbage.

2/17/13 New Year Morning Snack: Chinese Spring Roll & Shrimp Chip, fruit plate

Long weekend + Lunar New Year (still). Prepare these and share them on bed of my kiddos, before they brush teeth :-)
This is those one of a kind moment, not counting any nutrition numbers. Just family tradition ---- deep in my memory, I shared these snack with my dad all those cold winter midnights when we fried all new year dishes together. Everything is hot, oily, crunch, and yum!

2/1/13 Breakfast: silver dollar pan cake

Wondering what to cook early Friday morning. So, butter, egg, flour, and salt. I need to admit, that no matter how good it tastes when in crepe, it, is good only as crepe ---- when make into pancake, without baking soda & powder, just not right: not airy nor fluffy enough.
(add maple syrup + powder sugar, kids eat well still, no matter what:)

1/28/13 BF: mini crescents

Quick breakfast for all: love the store brought mini crescents: easy to work with!

For kiddos. Something warm & sweet as chocolate can never be wrong in a early Monday morning!

For adults. More cherry tomatoes. (and Hawaiian papaya! My favorite!)

 

 

 

For grandpa. With sugar free strawberry jam.

1/27/13 Kiddo Play date: sushi cake, home-made pizza, chocolate chip & peacan cookie, & all

First kid birthday celebrate phase III: play date at home. His only two wishes: close friends only, all mom's cooking only. Not hard to accomplish at all!

After sooo many cup cakes for his classmates, teammates, and Asian cakes for family this year, third version of b day cake comes!

We do self-made pizza, have tons of fun together. Since he is such a great fisherman & devoted sushi eater, nothing could fit better than my sushi cake! I don't do the chips nor drinks ....lol!

小朋友长大了。不在意热热闹闹的大party了。今年要在学校小意思一下，和队友出城比赛庆祝，再请三两好友来家玩儿。听上去都没什么排场不会太麻烦，一路操作下来才知道，事情一点没少，人还更累：长途出行不说，人家只提一个食物要求：要妈妈做的。
第一个寿司蛋糕就这么赶鸭子上架出了场。他上两年生日请了寿司师傅来家做，小孩光顾着玩，都让我们大人吃了。如今黄粱美梦醒来，人会点菜啦。

甜甜鸡蛋卷是昨晚做好的， 厚厚大大一片，人人都喜欢。牛油果熟透，但一一抹柠檬汁，让我很费事。不过端出来小朋友“哇哇”叫，好开心。就着烤箱热，几秒间烤烤紫菜，脆脆的包了卷了吃，自己做，上好的米上好的肉，又有爱心，吃来就是特别好滋味，还很有成就感。

自己烤pizza. 皮的方子不错，香，软，有咬头。吃吃似法国棍子啦。 做了两个：火腿菠萝，和鲜虾西葫芦。都是白酱。大量的cheese, 简直用手都拿不起来。家人都叹：为什么要去外面订pizza哩？！

 

 

 

这是小朋友们做的。他们开心死了。一边做一边吃，先吃的和烤出来的一半一半！我真欢喜他们这4个怪物脸！

 

他们，特别还有爸爸，还有外婆，特别爱的巧克力胡桃饼干。一种饼，变了两种口感：厚的咬头的，和薄的脆些的。

 

 

 

小寿星的另两个心头好：当然不是家庭工厂的啦。

 

寿司蛋糕看着没什么，吃起来才是扎实呀！原定的晚餐订桌得取消，加个大酱汤和泡菜豆腐锅就在家卷寿司就好了 ---- 那么好的东东，进了冰箱，就全毁了。其实吃得比外面好，又饱，大家很满意，觉得这一天开心又放松。

只有我，心里还暗暗有不舍：那些热闹的上蹿下跳的翻江倒海的意外频发的party,在成长之中，要渐渐的远去了...

 



1/23/13 Breakfast: Crepe

Yeah! This is a big day ----- I finally catch up my blog posts!!!
I always hated the last week of my winter/summer break when I was in school back in Asia: forever catching up those endless assignments!
Nowadays, while have been traveled away for weeks, holidays, and blogspot's horrible upload problem for weeks (again). It seems unreal for me to catch up!
Great! On schedule ever since today!

I was all the way wondering while brushing the teeth, walked in the main kitchen, the catering kitchen ----- WHAT TO COOK FOR BF?!
Truly not like the feeling of no idea.
And it's 630am, ridicules to dig in cooking books!

I reached for egg, milk, flour ----  a dish is always my favorite (yes, I have tons of favorites though). I believe this could be an international BF, who & where cannot use these to begin a magic day? In Asia with lard, we call it egg cake, in a US size & thickness it's pan cake, in France with, of cause with butter, Crepe!

All my memory and energy comes back as soon as there is a direction. Can anything be easier than this?! Glass bowl melt butter, beat eggs, mix in flour + milk, add a bit salt. I pour, I flip, done ---- with maple syrup, powder sugar, peanut butter, chocolate, jam, or just plain. 5 integrences, 3 tools, fantastic eat! Yes, cream spinach or bacon or sausage could be even better, but no matter how low key or fancy you work on it, bake or microwave them to reheat, the flavors, the satisfactions, are always guarantied. All you in need is patient: one by one each time, togather with you love & time...

For kiddos I made a little thicker, save them some effort & time to handle.

1/17/13 Breakfast Noodle Bowl and Kids Lunch Sandwich

Love to use my own bread for kiddos lunch pack. Eventually, they will enjoy Spam, their favorite...

With bread crust, without it. Everyone has favorite, no matter how, I wow them while open the lunch pack at noon.  

 

 

 

 I tried a bit with a little open top. Taste great.

Pan fry egg no matter what, make extra for parents' noodle bowl. not only East or West, they in need for soft yolk and break yolk. I always feel that it's not hard to cook special dish nor try new recipe, the very challenge part is how to satisfy each and every one, every time... 

1/14/13 Breakfast: Pan Fry Pan Cake, Edamame, fruit

It's hard to wake up early in cold morning & prepare BF and lunch packs!
Pair it with yogurt & milk & cheese, make sure they have enough calcium and energy!

1/9/13 Back to School BF Cheese Sandwich, Pancake Egg Roll

It's time to go back to school! Need to do something smell good to wake up the kiddos, on time :-)

 Their all time favorite: Extra Cheese Sandwich, scramble eggs, strawberry. Side with Yogurt & Milk.

Pancake Egg Roll: For simple and little eater.