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Pita Bread coupled with Sautéed Shiitake Mushroom, Avocado Salad and Tomato Carrot Soup

22 Apr

If you’ve seen my hubby’s facebook yesterday, and was curious about how it was done? Here, check out my recipes below:

Tomato Carrot Soup

Ingredients:
1/2 Onions, diced
1 Carrot, diced
3 medium tomato, diced
1 tbsp butter
1 cup water
1/4 cup milk
Chinese Parsley, chopped
1 tsp mixed herbs
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp salt

Method:

1. Fry the diced onion in butter until it is soft and turns brown.

2. Add in carrots and garlic. Cover and cook until tender.

3. Add chopped tomatoes and a cup of water. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Sprinkle some mixed herbs, coriander seeds and salt and pepper to taste.

4. Add some Chinese parsley. Simmer for one minute. Set aside for it to cool off.

5. Once settled, put them into a blender, add another cup of water, and blend it smooth. Then stir in milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Note: Sip the soup if the taste up to your preference.

6. Serve hot and Enjoy!

Avocado Salad

Ingredients:
1 avocado, scoops out the flesh and diced
1 green apple, diced
Few cherry tomato, diced
a butterhead lettuce, chopped

Zesty Mustard dressing sauce:
1 tsp Heinz mustard
1 tsp honey mustard
1 tsp mayonnaise
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 lemon juice

Sautéed Shiitake Mushroom

Ingredients:
10 Shiitake mushroom, sliced
5 Cocktail sausage, sliced
1/2 onion, diced
2-3 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp Salt

1. Heat up the olive oil.

2. Sautéed the mushrooms and the onion in a pan.

3. Once the mushrooms are well cooked, mix in the thin-sliced sausages, then sprinkle some chili flakes and salt.

4. Let it cook for 10 minutes. Serve with toasted pita bread. Yummy!


Apples

23 Aug

Apple trees can range in size from 6 to 30 feet in height, depending on the variety and type of rootstock (dwarf, semi-dwarf, etc.)

It is a fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated fruit tree. The apple is one of the fleshy fruits in which the ripened ovary and surrounding tissue both become fleshy and edible. The apple flower of most varieties requires cross pollination for fertilisation and a desirable fruit set by 2% to 3% bloom.

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