Crafts and Life

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…

Ingredients 4 dried black mushrooms 1 fish (2 lbs) cornstarch half cup bamboo shoots 1 garlic clove 2 slices fresh ginger root 1 scallion stalk half cup stock 2 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs sherry 1.5 tsp brown sugar half tsp salt 4 – 5 tbs oil 1 tbs oil…

Ingredients 1 chicken breast Quarter pound lean pork 4 tbs soy sauce half pound Chinese cabbage half pound fresh mushrooms quarter cup bamboo shoots 2 or 3 slices fresh ginger root 1 tsp cornstarch 1 egg white 2 tbs oil 2 tbs oil half cup stock 2 tsp cornstarch 2…

Ingredients 1 chicken breast half cup bamboo shoots quarter pound fresh mushrooms 1tsp cornstarch 2 tsp stock 6 cups stock 1 tbs sherry/rice wine three quarters to one tsp salt few drops sesame oil Method Skin and bone chicken breast; then slice. Slice bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Blend cornstarch and…

Woot another couple ticked off 🙂 all spices etc are now fresh and last night Dr Tempe put the pin board up, tonight two more new recipes will be tried and they are both Oriental so that ticks off another couple on there as well! This week I want to…

Wow! three months in already! Just a quick check in to say another thing ticked off the list – so 30 down and 71 to go!

Crafts 1. Finish stitching Map of Durham 2. Finish stitching cat ornaments 3. Finish stitching The Hikers 4. Finish stitching Perfect Pets 5. Finish stitching The Aerodrome 6. Get at least the border area done on Green Man 7. Finish Woodland Sampler 8. Stitch Medieval Sampler 9. Finish stitching freebie…

You're Cat's Cradle! by Kurt Vonnegut You believe quite firmly that free will deserted you long ago and far away. As a result, it's hard to take responsibility for anything. Even though you show great potential as a leader of a small 3rd world country, the choices are all made…

29 items ticked off! The latest being "make wine/mead" well a Young's Elderberry wine was started this afternoon :-), this should take about a week to three weeks to ferment – then another couple of weeks to clear – so I am looking forward to this! When I meet a…