Crafts and Life

Ingredients 1 Duck 6 to 7 pounds 1 tbs Soy sauce 1 tbs Plum sauce 1 tbs Oyster sauce 2 tbs Sweet vegetable sauce 2 tbs Brown bean sauce 1 tsp Hot sauce 1 tsp salt 1 tsp Honey 1 pinch Chinese 5 spice powder 1 dash pepper Duck giblets…

Okay still nothing else finished BUT I am up to 31 new recipes out of 50 and more post-crossing has been done, I need to get back on track with stitching as that is really the sticking point (oh along with my diet which seems to be going up not…

Ingredients 3-4 tbs olive oil 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced good thumb sized piece fresh root ginger, peeled and shredded 1 bunch spring onions, sliced 1 red chili, de-seeded and thinly sliced 1.5kg/3 lb 5 oz braising beef cut into large pieces 2 tbs plain flour, well seasoned 1 tsp…

Eeep! I am up to day 102 and nothing else has been finished off! Mind you I am up to 29 out of 50 new recipes AND all my daily "stuff" is getting done so that is better than nothing! Hmm maybe I should contact the local flooring people and…

Ingredients 350g fresh or canned bamboo shoots 3 tbs oil 1.5 tbs lard 100g minced pork 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 spring onions, finely chopped 2 tbs soy sauce 1.5 tbs Hoisin sauce 1 tsp chilli sauce 1 tsp sugar 1.5 tbs tomato puree 4 tbs stock 2 tbs dry…

Ingredients Stir fry mixture of choice Par-boiled noodles Quarter cup stock Half tsp sugar 1.5 tbs soy or oyster sauce Method Prepare any stir fry mixture; leave it in the pan. Then add quarter cup stock and heat. Arrange the par-boiled noodles over the top or the stir fried mixture.…

Ingredients 4 to 6 dried black mushrooms Half a pound of shrimp 1 or 2 slices fresh ginger root 1 tbs cornstarch 2 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs sherry 1 cup Chinese cabbage 1 cup bamboo shoots 2 tbs oil 2 tbs oil Half tsp salt Method Soak dried mushrooms.…

Ingredients Quarter lb broccoli Quarter lb string beans Quarter lb cabbage Quarter lb fresh mushrooms 1 large onion 1 garlic clove 3 tbs oil Half tsp salt Half cup stock 1 tbs soy sauce Method Break broccoli into florets. Cut string beans in 1 inch sections and par boil separately.…

Ingredients 2 lbs pork 1 scallion stalk 1 slice fresh ginger root 1 garlic clove 2 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs sherry 2.5 tbs oil 1 tbs sugar 5 tbs soy sauce dash of pepper Method Cut pork in 4 equal parts. Cut scallion in 2 inch sections. Mince ginger…

Ingredients 4 celery stalks 2 carrots 2 slices fresh ginger root 2 tsp salt 4 to 6 cups ice water 2 tbs soy sauce half tsp sesame oil Method Shred celery stalks. Peel and shred carrots. Shred ginger root. Dissolve salt in ice water and add vegetables. Let stand 30…