Category Archive:   Such Life


Today is about 18 degrees. It feels really nice! The weather just drove me mad in the past two days. Two nights in a row, I was like in half sleep with the body lying on the bed but the mind feeling “it was so bloody hot”  tortured me so badly that I was not [...]

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This is something that even kids can make. I actually got the idea from one of the kid’s cooking books. My husband is not a big fan of sausages, but I get cravings from time to time. I have to say, I am always obsessed with making stuff with puffy pastry. They can create tasty, [...]

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I always like the savoury version of almost everything. I think in my body, there must be something going on and requiring me to provide salt all the time. I was never a fan of sweet food to solve a starving situation in my life. When I was really hungry, I don’t go to a [...]

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今天尝试做了一种新的面食——即所谓的双色馒头,效果还不错,至少看着很象那么回事儿,挺能唬人的。其实想想,也不算是我的烹饪技术提高了,主要是我这个人比较容易厌倦一个固定的东西,普通馒头做得时间长了,就老想换换花样,娱乐自己也顺便娱乐一下“其它大众”。不知道这一点象我们家谁,好象有点我妈的影子,呵呵!

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Two days ago, I went to the clinic and got my H1N1 vaccine done. Initially I thought I could have waited a bit longer then to bring it up until I see my doctor at the next appointment, but I supposed that it’s gotta be done anyway, so getting it done sooner would be better [...]

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IMG_2129做腻了馒头,今天想尝试一下做做发糕。网上有不少菜谱,比较来比较去,其实都差不多,关键是要在蒸时让玉米发起来,变得松软,不要沉底。

所以总结出来有三个要点:一是要水开后上锅蒸;二是装混合物的容器要有透气孔;三是混合物一定要搅拌均匀,无颗粒。

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