Rilakkuma & Kiiroitori Onigiri aka Rice Ball 拉拉熊小鸡饭团

Rice Based Rilakkuma & Kiiroitori Theme Food Art - These adorable Rilakkuma and Kiiroitori onigiri are made of rice. Yellow Kiitoitori is made of pumpkin rice filled with furikake, brown Rilakkuma rice is seasoned with soy sauce and ground sesame seeds. 

Pairing these kawaii rice with stir fry vegetables & scallops and salmon tempura to complete a cute, nutritious and delicious hearty meal that children would definitely love! 

How I made it: 

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1. Portion out some rice, mix with cooked pumpkin. Flatten the rice and add furikake of your choice. Cover with cling wrap and shape into Kiiroitori. 

Rilakkuma onigiri: Mix the rice with some soy sauce/ dark soy sauce and ground sesame seeds. Shape into ball, add a small portion of plain rice on top, cover with cling wrap and shape into bear head. Make another 2 small round balls to make the ears. 

I made 2 arms at first, but the boy was too hungry and gobbled up the arms. :D  

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2.  Prepare stir fried vegetables: Click here for Stir Fried Vegetables with Abalone Sauce Recipe 

3. Prepare Salmon Tempura, a quick and easy method:

- Season salmon fillet with garlic salt, pepper and corn flour, let marinate for 15 minutes.

- Mix tempura flour with cold water, dip and coat the salmon, can be deep fried or pan fried. 

4. To serve: 

- Prepare 2 clean bowl, one for salmon tempura, the other for vegetables.

- Place the Rilakkuma onigiri with the salmon tempura. Add facial details using seaweed and cheese, as shown in the picture.

- Place Kiiroitori onigiri on the vegetables. Add facial details using seaweed and carrot, as shown in the picture.

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Homemade Carrot Noodles (eggless recipe) 胡萝卜手工面条

This is my simple recipe making delicious and nutritious noodles from scratch, without noodle machine, no artificial colouring and flavouring. For some reason, people tends to think making noodles from scratch is difficult, but it's actually simpler than you think. 

These noodles are soft and springy, cook quickly and keep very well in the refrigerator. I have added a superfood in these noodles - Carrot. 

The health benefits of carrots include:

• Reduced cholesterol
• Lower risk of heart attack
• Improve vision
• Reduced signs of premature aging
• Prevention of certain cancers
• Boost immune system
• Improve digestion
• Protect cardiovascular health
• Detoxify the body, etc...

... they also provide a well-rounded influx of vitamins and minerals.

I don't have a noodle machine at home, so I use a knife to cut the dough into thin strips.

这食谱不用面条机，做出来的面条Q弹，口感非常好。加了营养丰富的胡萝卜汁，带点甜味，大人小朋友都会喜欢。

Ingredients:
材料

1 medium size Carrot 胡萝卜 1 条

140g Water 水 140克

250g Plain Flour 中筋面粉 250克

1 tsp Salt 盐 1 小匙

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Method: 步骤

1. Peel and cut carrot into chunks.
胡萝卜去皮，切块。

2. Blend carrot with water, pour the juice through a sieve. Reserve the juice.
胡萝卜加水，打汁，过滤。

3. Add carrot juice, flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Knead for 15 minutes.
将胡萝卜汁，面粉和盐搅拌／揉成面团，大概15分钟。

4. Transfer the dough onto a floured worktop.
把面团放在撒了粉的桌上。

5. Cut out about 1/5 of the dough, use cling wrap to cover the remaining dough. 
分割大概五分一的部分，其余的面团先用保鲜纸包好。

6. Roll out the dough, cut into thin strips. Refer pictures. If you have a noodle machine, you can use it to process the noodles.
把面团擀薄，用刀切成面条。家里有面条机的话，可以用。

7. Repeat step 5 and 6 to finish up the remaining dough. 
重复步骤 5 和 6 至用完面团。

8. To serve: Cook the noodles in hot boiling water, stir constantly. 
煮面条：把适量的水煮滚／烧开，加入面条，用筷子迅速搅拌。

Minced Meat Dry Noodles, using my homemade carrot noodles.
Hubby and son gave 2 thumbs up!
家人非常喜欢吃的肉碎干捞面－用的是自家做的胡萝卜面条。

9. These noodles cooked quickly (less than a minute). Rinse noodles, drain and serve with your choice of dressing.
面条煮软后冲一冲水，加上调味料和配料，即可享用。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Michelin One-Star Restaurant - Famous Dish - Culinary Workshop - Photos Archive

31 March 2018 - Spent an afternoon at a Culinary Workshop, so happy that I get to learn the Michelin One-Star Restaurant famous dishes - Bian Rou and Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon. Actually I don't really like to eat Bian Rou, my objective to join this workshop is to reveal the secret recipe of Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon that I have tried cooking it at home but the taste is not 100% same like the one we had at the restaurant. 

Now, I think I know why... Thank you Chef Guang Lin for sharing some really useful tips with us. 

Bian Rou, by the chef.

Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon, by the chef.

Here are some of the photos taken during the workshop:

These are the ingredients used to cook one serving of Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon.
A little bit of everything. 

Me and my cooking buddies of the day. 

Graduated! .....nah, just kidding :D 

It's nearly impossible to cook Bian Rou at home because there's no way we can pound the meat into paper thin wrapper at home. However, I will try to replicate the Heng Hwa Bee Hoon, when the recipe is ready, I'll share the details. To follow for recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page to receive recipe updates. Don't forget to change the setting to 'SEE FIRST' if you wish to see my post on your Facebook news feed. Enjoy!

Fluffy Sweet Potato Pancakes 番薯／地瓜松饼

An excellent source of vitamin A, B6 and dietary fibre, sweet potatoes are a serious nutritional powerhouse. This pancake recipe that I'm sharing here is made with nutrient-packed sweet potatoes. 

These sweet potato pancakes taste absolutely delicious and they are very easy to make, cook quickly and reheat well. You can make these using fresh sweet potatoes or sweet potato powder. It's a perfect low-profile way to sneak some root veggies into the kid's breakfast. ;)

These Sweet Potato Pancakes are made using sweet potato powder by mixing the sweet potato powder and water to form a smooth paste before adding it to the pancake batter.

I print the Pooh Bear pictures on the pancake using Hot Stamp Tool.
Hot Stamp Tool can be purchased from DGZ SHOP.
Choose standard designs from the templates HERE or make your own customised designs/ logo.

Ingredients: Yield 8 pancakes
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110g Sweet Potato Puree or use 30g Sweet Potato Powder + 80ml Water

215g Fresh Milk

1 Egg

100g Self Raising Flour or use All Purpose Flour + 2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Salt

Optional: You may omit these if making for young children

2 tbsp Castor Sugar 

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 

Sweet Potato Pancakes made using fresh sweet potatoes （without ground cinnamon）
Photo updated: May 2023

To prepare the sweet potato puree:  steam & blend or mash the cooked sweet potatoes through a strainer. It can be prepared ahead of time.
Photo updated: May 2023

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Method:

1. In a bowl, lightly whisk together the egg, sweet potato puree, fresh milk, and vanilla extract, if using.

2. Sift in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

3. Lightly grease a nonstick pan with a few drops of oil, use a kitchen towel to wipe off excess oil. Heat the pan over medium heat. Scoop and pour the batter onto the pan, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. 

4. Flip the pancake when starts to bubble. Brown both sides, repeat for the rest and serve warm with your favourite toppings.

Note: the moisture of the sweet potatoes may vary, do adjust the amount of liquid and flour accordingly.

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Kitty Cat Minced Meat Dry Noodle Bento 小猫咪肉碎干捞面便当

Animal Theme Food Art - Kitty Cat Minced Meat Dry Noodle Bento 小猫咪肉碎干捞面便当

This is my family's all times favourite noodles, stir-fry minced meat served with egg noodles added homemade shallot oil, sesame oil and some sauces that made it so fragrant and delicious. For toppings, I made cute little kitty cats from quail eggs, just to make it more appealing for the little one to eat at school. 

Another design using the same ingredients ~ Bunny/ Rabbit Mooncake Festival theme lunch ~
Photo updated: September 2019

这是我家人常年都喜欢吃的肉碎干捞面。鸡蛋面配上香炒肉碎再加入自制的葱油，麻油和酱油，使它香味浓郁。 我用鹌鹑蛋制作了可爱的小猫咪，希望孩子在学校用餐愉快。

How I make it: 

1. Cook and shape the quail eggs into kitty cats. Add facial details using seaweed. 

2. Cook minced meat. 

Click HERE to get the minced meat recipe, I omit the dried shrimps. 肉碎食谱，点击这里。
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3. Cook the noodles as per package instruction. When the noodles is ready, toss with some sesame oil, shallot oil, sugar/ sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and white pepper, add to taste.

4. Assemble - add some spinach and fish cake slices, topped with fried shallot. 

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