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Sunday, September 14, 2008

自得其樂過中秋

和煦的陽光在枝頭上閃耀, 蔚藍的天空偶爾飄著幾朵慵懶的白雲, 戶外也如同往常一般安靜, 截然就是週日最佳寫照。太平洋另一頭的台灣遇上滯留的颱風,不知道大家的中秋佳節是否因為如此平淡無味呢? 好久沒有過中秋的我, 和媽媽決定今晚來個三人套餐, 沾沾過節的氣氛。
來來排桌子!

每年中秋節最期待的活動非"烤肉"莫屬。中國的節日最有意義的特色就是家族團圓, 一家和樂融融的氣氛總讓我覺得自己無比的幸福。自己小時候過的中秋節甚是有趣,希望接下來還有機會再嚐嚐中秋架爐升炭烤肉 賞月的滋味喔!下午媽媽心血來潮捲了壽司, 我也藉此設計了簡單健康的幾道小菜, 成了東洋風味的中秋餐:


涼拌黑木耳
濃濃花生亞麻子菠菜
韓式辣醬茄
日式彩椒紫洋蔥
綜合壽司兩吃
鮭魚豆腐味增湯
Whittard 檸檬風味茶

其中比較想跟大家分享的食譜是從理論廚師的實驗廚房 改良的韓式辣醬茄, 小孩子都會做的簡易程度, 不過很下飯, 無油煙既健康又美味喔!


材料:

1條 茄子 切成兩段後再從中切開
1/2根 綠蔥 切碎
2顆 蒜頭 切非常碎
1根 朝天椒 切碎
1 1/2大匙 醬油
1小匙 韓國辣椒醬 (作辣年糕的就可以啦)
少許 香油
少許 白芝麻

做法:

1. 茄子放在淺盤子裡, 在盤子裡倒入大約蓋過茄子一半的水, 用保鮮膜包住盤子後, 放到微波爐兩分鐘, 取出用筷子刺穿茄子看看, 要是可以輕易穿過就是熟了
2. 茄子冷卻後用手撕成長條, 淋上醬汁拌勻, 再加入少許炒香的白芝麻就可以上菜了

加上魚卵裡面包有小黃瓜 酪梨 胡羅蔔 蝦子 酸黃瓜的壽司捲, 媽媽跟弟弟吃得不亦樂乎
我的是素食壽司, 事先用香菇以及胡蘿蔔和薑絲拌過的五穀飯包著沒有蝦子的料, 也很美味呢!
很清爽的料理, 我媽媽突然發現今天晚餐完全沒用到炒菜鍋!偷偷加了黃豆粉跟亞麻子 一點有機花生醬 少許味霖跟和風醬調出來的醬汁更濃喔! (媽媽超愛)
今晚用的是媽媽心愛的典雅餐具 仔細看外圍的小花非常優雅

今晚我們三個吃得很開心, 能夠跟家人相聚 煮些小東西一起享用就是最幸福溫馨的時光。

親愛的大家,中秋節快樂喔!!

Friday, September 12, 2008

Tuna Salad Sandwich 滿滿回憶鮪魚三明治

三明治以不同的模樣出現在全世界各個角落。我個人對三明治的定義很簡單: 凡是麵包夾上"內餡"的食物,都可以叫做三明治。或許正因為如此,三明治在我的世界裡才會如此變化無窮
去年暑假我在我愛的Montreal 遇上了久久無法忘懷的小店 Café Santropol這家店的裝潢別出心裁外牆完全被深綠色的藤蔓覆蓋著一進店裡除了鼻而來的麵包香 咖啡豆的醇之外懷舊的傢具在昏暗的燈光陪襯之下瞬間耀眼了起來我跟Allison第一次造訪時如願以償在炎炎夏日"搶"到戶外的座位 這家店後面有個別有洞天的小花園,從外面是看不到的。但是如果你想像它是那種有假山流水百花齊放的艷麗花園那麼你會相當失望 ; 它像是一個能讓我們在都市叢林中找到一抹寧靜愜意的,樹上有吱吱叫的小鳥,飛舞著的蝴蝶玩著捉迷藏的小松鼠,還有一隻雪白又胖嘟嘟的小貓咪在其中穿梭少了精緻但多了很多分溫馨。在傍晚微微的夕陽下,金黃陽光照在身上,讓我又更愛Montreal 好幾

以"超大"的三明治遠近馳名的小店是"在地人"都知道的好所在。第一次去我們偷偷觀察了身旁用法語聊地正開心的幾位好友,看他們吃的都是兩片吐司但是份量以及相當"大"的三明治,我們也不遑多讓地開始仔細鑽研Menu翻著翻著映入眼簾幾個大字: Monstres--Sandwichs 3 étages字面上意思就是怪獸三層三明治Allison跟我狠下心,想著: 好吧! 老娘跟你拼了

點了Yelapa Moon,一個上面有Hungarian Cheese 蕃茄跟雞肉的"東東"

餐點一到我們兩個嚇傻了!天啊! 好~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~大啊! 這是三明治嗎?! 怎麼吃啊!? 我們愣愣地像土包子一般,瞧著這盤菜究竟有什麼端倪。重點是.........麵包真的好新鮮好好吃喔!厚實的雞肉夾在塗滿拌有醃漬小洋蔥的東歐起司與乳酪起司的特製吐司上,再層層鋪上萵苣及番茄,就成為這個巨無霸但是超級好吃的三明治我們最後邊用手邊用刀叉才順利享用這個豐盛的晚餐。大快朵頤時也不忘聊天,嘻嘻哈哈中不知不覺也解決了它,大家突然都佩服起自己的胃了我們的共識是: 蒙特婁人真的比較好命

吃完了三明治不吃點甜的心裡總覺得不踏實。所以我們點了這個招牌胡蘿蔔蛋糕,覺得蒙特婁仁怎麼會這麼幸福啊! (我們吃它吃到要去機場前還打包回去最後一刻也要吃到它!)

這家小店我們之後又光顧了兩三次,它也成了我們告別蒙特婁的餐廳

上星期Linda阿姨來我家閒話家常,到了晚餐時間,媽媽提議用姨媽宅配到台北又空運回加拿大的特級鮪魚罐頭來做料理。我想著想著決定做一次不同於以往傳統式的鮪魚三明治


這道菜人人會做,沒什麼特殊技巧,裡頭只有加入了我小小的創意 玩心,以及美味的回憶


鮪魚三明治


材料﹕

多穀物吐司

鮪魚罐頭

蘋果切丁

蔓越莓乾 稍微剁細

葵瓜子

南瓜子

亞麻仁子

美生菜

Monterrey Jack Cheese

低卡美乃滋

自製酸黃瓜芥末香草優格醬*

黑胡椒


作法:


1. 打開鮪魚罐頭,把油瀝乾後取出鮪魚肉放入另一個碗或容器 (帶一點點油也沒有關係,因為鮪魚肉質較乾澀,需有油脂來潤滑口感。)

2. 鮪魚肉弄碎,加入蘋果丁稍微拌勻加入優格醬以及美乃滋拌勻,此時再加入所有瓜子類和蔓越莓

3. 用黑胡椒調味鮪魚醬就完成了!

4. 把1片土司的夾面抹上適量的優格醬再挖入調製好的鮪魚醬抹平均勻。鋪上生菜蓋上一片吐司。再重複上敘步驟並加入起司,送入烤箱烤至起司融化。取出壓一下下成型就大功告成啦!

配菜則有醋番茄 烘烤蔬菜(紅黃椒以 綠黃節瓜 洋蔥及胡蘿蔔) 現做的三明治一 口咬下層次分明,媽媽也說好吃喔!

Saturday, February 23, 2008

簡易豐盛加健康的洋食套餐

這是我週六的晚餐.....

很簡單、很快速就料理完成....只是準備食材比較麻煩一些 不過我倒也樂在其中 每天在計畫菜單的時候 希望每一餐都能攝取均衡的營養 包括很多五顏六色的新鮮蔬菜水果 澱粉類 蛋白質等等 都有列入考量 我喜歡一道一道的菜 吃起來很滿足呢

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一人份洋食套餐
湯 --- 鄉村烤花椰菜蔬菜""
配菜 --- 小黃瓜萵苣沙拉佐自製香料杏子酸甜醬
主食 ---海鮮蘑菇墨魚麵
甜點 --- 香吉士一顆
除了這些之外...還可以搭配例如烤箱的木棍麵包片 等等


●●● 鄉村烤花椰菜蔬菜"" ●●●

蔬菜湯頭

大蔥 (leeks)
胡蘿蔔
芹菜
洋蔥
紅蔥頭
迷迭香(rosemary)

1.把全部材料通通丟進已裝水的鍋子裡 煮滾之後轉中小火熬約40分鐘 迷迭香以及蔬菜本身的甜味自然散發出來的香氣令人食慾大開喔!
2.花椰菜抹一些橄欖油 放進烤箱裡烤約20分鐘至顏色有一點點金黃
3.花椰菜加上蔬菜湯打成泥 最後加入一些刨絲的mozzarella cheese (我用的是fat-free) 再放回烤箱加熱至起司融化
4.食用之前加上適量的鹽巴 黑胡椒調味即可!

沒有用奶油的濃湯 喝起來有濃濃的蔬菜味 有一點點甜 很清爽 起司增添了些許奶香 有意外的驚喜!

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小黃瓜萵苣沙拉佐自製香料杏子酸甜醬 ●●●

蔬菜
萵苣 切絲
小黃瓜 切丁

醬料
Apricot jam
杏子果醬 (我用的: Triple-fruit jam, no sugar added) 有很多果粒的那種
Dijon Mustard 黃芥末醬
Thyme 百里香
檸檬汁
一些檸檬皮
黑胡椒

1.
準備好的蔬菜 鋪盤備用
2.拌勻醬料 可以個人喜好斟酌
3.將醬料淋在蔬菜上就大功告成啦!

很開胃的一道清爽沙拉 ...酸酸甜甜的口感 溫暖的色調很討喜吧!


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海鮮蘑菇墨魚麵 ●●●

到這墨魚麵就必須回溯我的倫敦之旅 Boxing Day隔了幾天 我跟阿慈以及朋友們搭火車到倫敦 準備大肆採購...狂吃狂喝狂買是我們的計畫吧.... 不過我最後什麼也沒買...肚子餓扁的我們在要回坎特伯里Canterbury之前決定在倫敦用餐.. 在Covent Garden附近晃了許久 似乎沒有找到中意的餐廳...直到我們駐足於這家義大利館...Carluccio's

一樓是個小商店 裡面賣的是義大利的食材 各式各樣的義大利麵條 橄欖油 香料 還有甜點 餅乾 熟食區等等 我們在等待的時候稍微瀏覽了一下 也沒有多留意 看了menu...我發出了不可思議的聲音: 天啊 真是太神奇了! 令我魂縈夢牽的墨魚麵的倩影居然出現在菜單上! 那一剎那我以為自己要喜極而泣...大家可能覺得我有點誇張 因為在台灣要吃到墨魚麵並非難事 可是這是我第一次在國外吃到墨魚麵呢!(~~~~~~)

期待的麵終於上桌啦! Tonnarelli Al Frutti Di Mare是它的名字 我們四個人當中有三個點了這道麵 麵很彈牙 不負期望的一盤!

吃完了晚餐
突然想到一樓的商店碰碰運氣 不知道有沒有墨魚麵這個玩意可以空運回"加"....找找找 就當我要放棄的時候再櫃子最下層不起眼的一腳看到了一袋裏面似乎是黑黑的麵條...終於被我找到了!!!! 哇哈哈 我笑的真的是闔不攏嘴啦!快快快 馬上包回家...我跟阿慈都買了麵(她買了貝殼面跟粗粗的fettucine) 我則是抱著我情有獨鍾的墨魚麵踏著開心的步伐回到了Canterbury... 今天突然想吃義大利麵的我 終於逮到機會煮它了!

材料

墨魚麵
一人份
(依照包裝上指示煮麵)

醬汁

E.V.O.O.橄欖油
大蒜
2粒,切碎
洋蔥
,切小丁
蘑菇
,切小丁
米酒
(因為我沒有白酒)
蔬菜高湯
羅勒

新鮮的香芹
Parsley (應該就是我們的香菜)
燙好的海鮮
(我用的是squid跟鮮干貝)
燙好的蘆筍
檸檬汁少許

一點檸檬皮
黑胡椒

1. 熱鍋後加入少許橄欖油 放入大蒜 炒香(不要炒焦)後把洋蔥丁加進去 適時加些高湯避免沾鍋 然後再加入磨菇

2. 炒至洋蔥和磨菇都軟化為止 加入酒跟海鮮 蘆筍 羅勒 拌勻

3. 最後加入檸檬汁

4. 把醬汁鋪在煮好的墨魚麵上....灑上檸檬皮跟香芹 喜歡重一點味道的人可加黑胡椒

將將將將! 晚餐好了!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

輕食 皮蛋涼麵

上上禮拜正好遇到皮蛋特價 興沖沖地買了一盒 除了萬年不敗的吃法: 皮蛋凍豆腐 之外 我也開始想做些簡單的皮蛋料理
雖然最近天氣很冷 我卻突然好想好想念涼麵的滋味
靈機一動 動手用了皮蛋製作涼麵醬 愛吃蔬菜的我當然加了好幾種不同的菜 脆脆涼涼的口感 配上QQ的蕎麥麵 和濃郁的醬汁 有"吸吸囌囌"的感覺

皮蛋涼麵

材料
小黃瓜切絲
洋蔥切絲
紅蘿蔔切絲
紅甜椒切絲
海苔少許
蔥花 香菜少許
皮蛋一顆
皮蛋蛋白切絲
喜歡蛋的可以煎蛋皮
蕎麥麵 (煮好後 泡冰水再瀝乾)
調味料
香油
醬油膏

味霖

皮蛋去殼 放入果汁機中加入一點水以及所有調味料打成泥狀 就完成了

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Cauli-fredo 白花椰菜青醬?!

Sometimes I do not know what I am getting myself into. Fettuccine Alfredo? I haven't had it in a few months, but I was not about to make it at home simply because I know what goes into the sauce. Then I came across a recipe from the Fatfree Vegan Kitchen which seemed to be perfect for replacing the creamy but extremely unhealthy Alfredo. And the answer is a sauce made from cauliflower! YES, c-a-u-l-i-f-l-o-w-e-r!
Cauliflower makes a good, creamy sauce with no fat, no soy, no gluten, no "bad carbs," and is a great way to "hide" vegetables in a meal. I decided to test the recipe last night. I cooked the cauliflower with garlic, oregano, and sautéed onion. After the sauce was blended and seasoned to my liking, I tossed it with some spaghetti (since I had no fettuccine at home) and broccoli and topped the whole thing with some carrots.


Cauli-fredo with Broccoli

1 head cauliflower, chopped into small pieces
4 cups vegetable broth
4-6 cloves garlic
1/2-2 tsp. oregano
1/2 onion
pinch cayenne pepper
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Sauté the chopped onions with a pinch of salt until they reduce into a nice brown mass, about 15-20 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another few minutes. Using the lesser amounts of each seasoning, place all the remaining sauce ingredients into a large saucepan and cook, covered, until the cauliflower is very soft, about 15 minutes. When it's completely tender, use a blender to puree the cauliflower to a smooth sauce. Check the seasoning of the sauce, and add more to taste. Allow the sauce to simmer and thicken while you prepare the pasta.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the pasta. Add the broccoli florets about 2-3 minutes before the set cooking time for the pasta. Cook until the pasta is al dente. Drain the pasta and broccoli and return it to the pan. Stir in the cauliflower sauce.

Of course I was not expecting this healthy version to even resemble the taste of the classic fettuccine Alfredo. But it tasted surprisingly good: the cauliflower forms a light yet slightly creamy sauce and to me tasted so much better simply because of the healthy factors : D

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Multi-grain Sushi Roll/ Kimbap: 紫米五穀壽司捲

這幾天在家唸書 突然好想吃壽司 我想應該是綜合日本御飯糰 韓式綜合捲和台灣飯糰等想法 最後把他截長補短變呈現出這個玩意: 我的紫米壽司
除了鋪了一層五穀紫米之外 裡面包著營養的各式配料 不油不膩 清爽沒負擔


I was experiencing another craving for sushi rolls the other day, but I was not planning on going to a sushi restaurant anytime soon. So I took the ideas of Japanese make sushi rolls, the Korean kimbaps, and the Taiwanese rice balls, and "fused" them to make my multi-grain rolls stuffed with healthy and yummy fillings like celery, carrot, egg rolls, lettuce, cucumber, and imitatoin crab meat. Sprinkled with sesame seeds, it has a savory taste and the smell. Then again in my opinion, anything can go into a sushi roll :). Experiment, and it might turn out to be a pleasant surprise!

For a recipe of Kimbap, check out the post on My Korean Kitchen

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Taiwanese Cold Noodles with Sesame Paste 台式涼麵

有家的味道的涼麵

記得今年回台北時特地跑到216巷買了好幾次東區特製涼麵 雖然小小的店面沒有醒目的招牌 也只佔據了路邊不起眼的一角 但是它的涼麵卻是我每次回台灣無論如何一定要嘗到的美食之一
選擇單純的涼麵 有麻醬 肉醬 榨菜肉絲(三鮮) 三種 其中我最喜歡的還是傳統麻醬涼麵 配上味增貢丸湯 然後吃完了再跨越馬路買個東區粉圓


而今天不知道為什麼 突然好懷念台式涼麵 沒有油麵 那就用日式烏龍麵代替吧

一盤涼麵上有雞絲 紅蘿蔔絲 小黃瓜絲 以及豆芽 (我沒有煎蛋皮) 淋上細膩濃郁的自製芝麻醬吃起來很順口 很清爽 配上熱騰騰的花椰菜味增湯 有家的味道
雖然外頭天氣很冷 但是吃著涼麵的時候真的覺得好幸福 好溫暖

Friday, November 23, 2007

Vegan Mini Crustless Tofu Quiche 迷你蔬菜豆腐派

I managed to get a few packs of tofu on sale at the Asian supermarket last week, and since I am cooking only for one, I get to try a variety of tofu recipes in small portions. I love tofu so much not only because it is healthy, but also because it is so versatile. Basically I can cook it with anything, and it will usually end up tasting alright. But I wasn't expecting this recipe from the Fatfree Vegan Kitchen to turn out so well; the crustless tofu quiches are light yet packed with flavour, and resemble more of vegetable fritters than the ordinary quiches. And the small size makes them a great side dish and an extra something something for the lunchbox. I served them for dinner along with wasabe broccoli, multi-grain rice, and pan-seared tuna steaks. So here is my version of the quiches: (I basically omitted the cashew butter/tahini in the original recipe)

Mini Crustless Tofu Quiches
olive oil spray

1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup bell pepper
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 tablespoon minced fresh chives (or one green onion) or spinach, thawed
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary (or 1/2 tsp. dried, crushed)
1 12.3-ounce package light firm tofu, drained of water

black pepper to taste
1/4 cup plain non-fat soymilk
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon cornstarch (may sub another thickener such as arrowroot or potato starch)
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Spray 12 regular-sized muffin cups well with non-stick spray.
Lightly spray a non-stick skillet with olive oil and sauté the garlic, bell peppers, and mushrooms over medium heat until the mushrooms just begin to exude their juices. Stir in the spinach, rosemary, and freshly ground black pepper, and remove from the heat.
Place the remaining ingredients into a food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth and silky. Add the tofu mixture to the vegetables and stir to combine. Spoon equally into the 12 muffin cups: it will fill regular muffin cups about halfway.
Put the muffin pan into the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 350 F. Bake until the tops are golden and a knife inserted into the middle of a quiche comes out clean--about 20-25min. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for about 10 minutes. 4 mini-quiches contain: 96 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 11 g Protein; 8 g Carbohydrate; 0 mg Cholesterol; 459 mg Sodium; 2 g Fiber

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Tomato salad with Cucumber Slaw

這道菜的誕生是一件還蠻奇妙的際遇. . . 記得那天天氣有點炎熱 想吃點清爽的口味 但又不想做沙拉 所以就開始翻冰箱裡的蔬菜: 找到了番茄 胡蘿蔔 小黃瓜 還有芥蘭 和一些零碎的調味料 所做出來的就是這個:(將將將將)


Tomato Salad with Cucumber Honey-mustard Slaw


1 tomato, sliced

1/4 cucumber, cut into cubes

1/4 carrot, shredded


For the tomato:

1/3 tsp olive oil ( just for the flavour of olive oil that's all)

1/2 tsp basalmic vinegar

a pinch of rosemary


Mix the olive oil and basalmic vinegar. Thoroughly coat the slices of tomato with the mixture. Let sit (for soaking up flavour) then add the pinch of rosemary


For cucumber and carrot:

Fat-free honey mustard dressing

When I made this, i didn't have it, so:

2 tsp honey (melted)

1 tsp mustard

Mix well honey and mustard, then add to the carrot and cucumber mixture in a bowl; continue to mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste


This salad is my own invention; so simple and easy, but refreshing and cool.


To serve:

place a slice of tomato on a place. Add a spoonful of cucumber slaw, then top off with another slice of tomato. Drizzle some remaining basalmic vinegar/olive oil mixture around the tomato for presentation!


Bon appetit!

Oh-so-easy Japanese Cold Noodles

我最愛的食物非日式料理莫屬了 那天剛好買了些蕎麥麵 冰箱裡也恰好有從台灣千里迢迢帶回的日式醬汁 就決定做久違的日式冷麵 再簡單不過了


在台灣的時候 從來沒有特別想念這道麵 可是在Vancouver 家裡就覺得別有一番說不上來的味道 最近常常"突然" 想吃ㄧ些以前在台灣隨手可得的東西 自己做好了 就又覺得特別幸福



Japanese Cold Noodles

sauce
3 tablespoons usukuchi shoyu (Japanese light soy sauce)* light or regular
if you are using the condensed version, add water accordingly
1tsp rice vinegar
a bit of mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine) *optional, or can use lime juice
Green onion, chopped
wasabi! and a bit of chili powder if you like
2 bundles of somen ( or any other kind of Japanese noodles you prefer)
Bring water to a boil over moderately high heat. Add noodles and 1 cup more water. When water returns to a boil, add 1 cup cold water and bring back to a boil. Simmer noodles until just tender and slightly translucent, about 2 minutes. If noodles are not tender, add 1 cup more water and return water to a boil.
Drain noodles and rinse well under cold water. so it's more chewy!
Mix all ingredients for sauce
To serve:
Divide noodles among bowls/ plate
Divide sauce among small bowls
Dip each mouthful of noodles in sauce and ENJOY!! In Japan, people make loud noises (meaning it's delicious) when eating cold noodles, in order to suck up the flavour of dipping sauce accompanying the noodles!