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  "Five minutes of cooking and two hours of cleaning" makes me lose the desire to cook. Does anyone have this kind of thought sometimes? I know.. i know..I am kind of over-exaggerating. But the point is, we must eat every meal, but you don’t have to make yourself tired every meal. Today, I will teach you a dish that will make you still enjoy the fun process of cooking and enjoy the comforting pleasure of eating without cleaning up the greasy stove after a meal. Let me show you this easy, slippery and heavenly soft Chinese steamed egg with tofu that requires minimal ingredients yet delivers a delicate look and flavoured dish. Speaking of steamed egg, everyone is familiar with it. This is a kind of delicacy that looks simple if you master the technique. I still remember the first time I asked my mom how to make a steamed egg. It was so funny that she said beat the egg, add water, then steam. No difficulty at all. I am not blaming her, of course. Olders always rely on experience

WHAT’S FOR DINNER is the most asked question in my house! Sometimes dinner is hard to put together and we are always wondering about things to eat for the next meal. At the end of the day exhaustion often pushes you over the edge and into a drive-thru window....   TRUST me, this creamy lemon butter garlic shrimp is a delicious, quick, and easy meal that you need to include in your weeknight dinner meal plan. Shrimp is a go-to for super-fast meals because they cook so quickly.   Lemon garlic butter sauce is tangy, buttery, and creamy. I have based the recipe on the traditional Beurre Blanc sauce, which is a white butter sauce. It is a very quick and fuss-free sauce to make. The consistency should be runny, but thick enough to cling to the food with a light coating. It is a great sauce to serve with fish and seafood, chicken, and pork.   It's ready in 10 minutes with simple ingredients. You will wonder where this incredible sauce has been all your life. (I am kind of over exa

German Pudding Tart is recently one of the most popular desserts in Asia. It is similar to HK classic egg tart, except it is 2x bigger in size. And it's baked in cupcake liners. While Hong Kong egg tarts are small, usually about 3 inches in diameter. If you love egg tarts, you have eaten the classic version of egg tarts, and the Macau version of Portuguese tarts, then you must try this popular German pudding egg tart, which is very different from the egg tarts we often eat.  The thick, crispy tart crust tastes like a cookie! Coupled with the pudding-like texture, it really tastes so good that you want to eat a few more!  You may ask what the difference between German pudding and the classic HK egg tart is? Yes, there is a difference with the filling.  German pudding is using heavy cream while classic egg tart is using milk or evaporated milk.  The filling texture for German pudding is creamy while classic egg tart is silky smooth like a steamed egg. About the crust, there are some

Simplest things are the best—even when it comes to cooking. Do you agree? Whenever I'm in a hurry and just want to whip up a quick dinner, easy roasted vegetables is always my choice. Roasted vegetables are an easy and delicious way to enjoy your veggies and hands down a simple cooking technique. Every home cook should have in their back pocket. I'm roasted my vegetables on the STOVE. One skillet does all the work for this colorful vegetable. It's only take about 20 minutes. Here's the thing, while roasted vegetables are very easy to make, there are a few tips and tricks that you want to keep in mind. Just to ensure that your veggies are cooked to perfection. The first one is to set your skillet nice and hot. The high heat is going to help to char and brown the outside of the vegetables while keeping the inside nice and tender. The next decision to make is what type of vegetables do you want to roast. Well, this is a less of an exact science and more of a basic techniqu

It seems that some dishes finish fast more quickly than others. Yam wrapped with bacon, for instance. They are the first to be eaten when they are served on the dinner table. It truly is too good to resist. If you love bacon, you will enjoy these yam and bacon rolls. There are quite a lot of Chinese dishes using yam as the main ingredients. This yam-flavored meat roll with Western elements still retains the Chinese style will going to make you eat more. I even serve this dish as one of my Chinese New Year dishes. It is crucial to specify how to cook the ingredients when wrapping anything in bacon. When cooking a quick-cooking food, like asparagus or enoki mushroom, you want to be careful not to overcook the vegetable. It is likely that the bacon will not cook through as quickly as the food inside. Should I prepare the yam ahead of time for this recipe? Some people prefer to deep fry their yams, while others prefer to boil them in water to make them softer and easier to cook. No, I do