Wednesday 9 July 2014

饮料瓶底部可怕的秘密, 一定要看!

PET聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇脂

  常见矿泉水瓶、碳酸饮料瓶等。耐热至70℃易变形,有对人体有害的物质融出。1号塑料品用了10个月后,可能释放出致癌物DEHP。不能放在汽车内晒太阳;不要装酒、油等物质!

HDPE高密度聚乙烯

  常见白色药瓶、清洁用品、沐浴产品。不要再用来做为水杯,或者用来做储物容器装其他物品。清洁不彻底,不要循环使用。

★聚氯乙烯

  常见雨衣、建材、塑料膜、塑料盒等。可塑性优良,价钱便宜,故使用很普遍,只能耐热81.高温时容易有不好的物质产生,很少被用于食品包装。难清洗易残留,不要循环使用。若装饮品不要购买。

PE聚乙烯

  常见保鲜膜、塑料膜等高温时有有害物质产生,有毒物随食物进入人体后,可能引起乳腺癌、新生儿先天缺陷等疾病。保鲜膜别进微波炉。

PP聚丙烯

  常见豆浆瓶、优酪乳瓶、果汁饮料瓶、微波炉餐盒。熔点高达167℃,是唯一可以放进微波炉的塑料盒,可在小心清洁后重复使用。需要注意,有些微波炉餐盒,盒体以5PP制造,但盒盖却以1PE制造,由于PE不能抵受高温,故不能与盒体一并放进微波炉。

PC聚苯乙烯

  常见碗装泡面盒、快餐盒。不能放进微波炉中,以免因温度过高而释出化学物。装酸(如柳橙汁)、碱性物质后,会分解出致癌物质。避免用快餐盒打包滚烫的食物。别用微波炉煮碗装方便面。

PC其它类

  常见水壶、太空杯、奶瓶。百货公司常用这样材质的水杯当赠品。很容易释放出有毒的物质双酚A,对人体有害。使用时不要加热,不要在阳光下直晒。

Monday 14 April 2014

chicken Tikka Masala

INGREDIENTS

1kg of boneless skinless chicken cut into chunks

Marinade for Chicken:

  • 200g non-fat greek yogurt
  • Juice from ½ lemon
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 
  • ¼ tsp black peppe
  • a pinch of salt

Ingredients for the sauce 

  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 3 cardamom pods, smashed lightly
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 inch stick of cinnamon
  • 1 large onion, blended into paste
  • 1 tsp salt 
  • 1 tbs grated ginger
  • 1 tbs crushed garlic
  • 1 tbs ground cumin
  • ½ tbs ground coriander
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 plum tomatoes, puréed
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 tbs brown sugar
  • 2-4 tbs heavy cream
  • small handful of coriander, chopped for garnish

METHOD

  1. Combine ingredients for marinade in a large glass bowl, add chicken and allow to marinate while you get on with the sauce.
  2. In a large pot, heat oil and butter over medium heat and add the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Cook for 20-30 seconds or until lightly fragrant.
  3. Add the onion and salt. Cook over medium heat and stir frequently. Cook until the onions are a light to medium brown color.
  4. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute over medium heat, or until lightly fragrant.
  5. Add the coriander, cumin, cayenne, tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook until the fat starts to leave the spice paste (you will see little pools of liquid on the top or on the sides). Some of the liquid from the tomatoes should have evaporated leaving a thick mixture.
  6. Add the chicken to the same pot and cook until the outside is no longer opaque. Add brown sugar and enough water to cover the chicken. Cook covered on medium low for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is meltingly tender. The sauce should be the consistency of a pasta sauce. Add water or turn up the heat to reduce the sauce as necessary before going to the next step.
  7. Turn heat to low and add cream. Check the seasoning. If it is flat, add more salt, brown sugar or cayenne.
  8. Remove cardamom, cinnamon stick and cloves.
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with Basmati rice. 

Friday 24 January 2014

Almond Cookies

Chinese Almond Cookies
3 cups (375 g) flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (60 g) ground almond
12 oz. butter, softened
1 cup (210 g) sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 oz. water
Slices of almonds,
blanched1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)

Method
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground almonds together in a bowl.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Add the egg, water, and almond extract and beat until incorporated. Beat in the dry ingredients until just combined.
Form 1-inch balls of cookie dough, placed a few inches apart (for spreading) on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Top each dough ball with a slice almond and brush the top of the cookie with egg wash.
Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes. Baked for about 20 to 25 mins.