绽放在寒冬-Mahonia Aquifolium

整个严寒的冬季路过图书馆时都能见叶子如冬青HOLLY的长绿植物开着一串不起眼的黄绿色小花.靠近细闻似有似无淡淡冷冽清香.

原产于北美西北部, 一些印地安部落用其治疗消化不良, 皮肤病. 近年发现可减少细菌抗药性.
果实蓝紫色,形似葡萄被称Oregon-grape. 太平洋西北土著将其少量加入其它水果酿酒.
 毛茛目 Ranunculales, 小檗科 Berberidaceae, 十大功劳属 Mahonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahonia

How to Bake Sweet Potato with Microwave in less than 10 minutes

A great healthy dessert/snack in winter!

No need to turn on the oven at all which consumes a lot of electricity.

1. Put a small size sweet potato on a microwavable plate, and place the place in the microwave. You can also place 2-3 or more sweet potatoes instead of one.
2. 3 to 4  minutes at high heat (or select frozen pizza, hot beverage, etc).
3. Turn the sweet potato around, let the other side face down to allow even heating.
4. Another 3-4 minutes at high heat.

You will hear water sizzling out of the sweet potato. Let it cool down a little. Now it is soft and there is a little molasses at the bottom of the sweet potato. Use a scoop to eat it. 

If the size is larger, you may need to microwave it a little longer (5-6 min) until it is soft.

宴会(banquet)

次日，众猴果去采仙桃，摘异果，刨山药，斸黄精，芝兰香蕙，瑶草奇花，般般件件，整整齐齐，摆开石凳石桌，排列仙酒仙肴。但见那:
金丸珠弹，红绽黄肥：金丸珠弹腊樱桃，色真甘美；红绽黄肥熟梅子，味果香酸。鲜龙眼，肉甜皮薄；火荔枝，核小囊红。林檎碧实连枝献，枇杷缃苞带叶擎。 兔头梨子鸡心枣，消渴除烦更解酲。香桃烂杏，美甘甘似玉液琼浆；脆李杨梅，酸荫荫如脂酥膏酪。红囊黑子熟西瓜，四瓣黄皮大柿子。石榴裂破，丹砂粒现火晶珠； 芋栗剖开，坚硬肉团金玛瑙。胡桃银杏可传茶，椰子葡萄能做酒。榛松榧柰满盘盛， 桔蔗柑橙盈案摆。熟煨山药，烂煮黄精。捣碎茯苓并薏苡，石锅微火漫炊羹。
人间纵有珍羞味，怎比山猴乐更宁?

(明朝的水果已经非常丰富了, 上面提到三十多水果加坚果,很多在现代超市也见不到.更不用说是有机的而且不分时令地点同时出现.)

The next day the monkeys set out to pick magic peaches, gather rare fruits, dig out yams, and cut

Solomon's−seal. Magic fungus and fragrant orchid were collected, and everything was set on the stone benches and the stone tables, with fairy wine and dishes. You could see:

Golden pills and pearl pellets,

Bursting red and plump yellow.

The golden pills and pearl pellets were winter cherries, beautiful and sweet;

The bursting red and plump yellow were ripe plums, tasty and sharp.

Fresh, sweet−fleshed longans with thin skins.

Fiery lichees with tiny stones in a red sack.

Branch after branch of crab−apples,

Yellow−skinned loquats with their leaves on.

Rabbit−head pears and chicken−heart jujubes

To quench your thirst, remove your cares, and sober you up.

Fragrant peaches and tender apricots,

As sweet and luscious as jade wine.

Crisp plums and arbutus,

As sharp as glistening yogurt.

Ripe melons with red coats and black seeds,

Big, four−sectioned persimmons with yellow skins.

Bursting pomegranates:

Cinnabar pips shining like fire−crystal pearls.

Opened water−chestnuts

With firm round flesh like golden agate.

Walnuts and gingko fruits to eat with tea;

Coconuts and grapes to make into wine.

Dishes loaded with pine cones, yew−nuts, filberts, and crab−apples;

Tangerines, sugar−cane and oranges covering the table.

Hot roast yams,

Tender boiled Solomon's−seal.

Pounded china−root and Job's tears.

Simmered in soup in a stone−pot.

Although we humans have rare delicacies to eat, We are no happier than those monkeys in the mountains.

 西游记
 

Journey to the West

菜名

Produce 农产品
amaranth 苋菜
asparagus 芦笋
bamboo shoot 竹笋
basil 罗勒(芳香的草本植物)
beet 甜菜; 甜菜根
bitter melon 苦瓜
brussel sprout 抱子甘蓝
celery 芹菜
chayote 佛手瓜
cilantro 芫荽叶；香菜
cucumber 黄瓜
dill 莳萝,小茴香
garlic 蒜
ginger 姜
kale [keɪl] 羽衣甘蓝
konjak 魔芋；蒟蒻
mustard green 芥菜
okra 秋葵
onion 洋葱
oregano 牛至
spinach 菠菜
sweet potato 红薯; 地瓜; 甘薯; 白薯
zucchini  西葫芦;茭瓜;美洲南瓜

Fruit 水果
avocado 鳄梨, 牛油果
cantaloupe 香瓜；哈蜜瓜；罗马甜瓜
cranberry 蔓越橘
coconut 椰子
grape 葡萄
honey dew melon 白兰瓜; 哈蜜瓜
kiwi 猕猴桃
loquat 枇杷
lychee 荔枝
mango 芒果
papaya 木瓜
passion fruit 西番莲果
persimmon 柿子
pineapple 菠萝; 凤梨
pomegranate 石榴
pomelo 柚子
pumpkin 南瓜
raspberry 覆盆子
strawberry 草莓
watermelon 西瓜

Seafood 海鲜

abalone  鲍鱼
bass 鲈鱼
catfish 鲶鱼
eel 鳗鱼
fluke 比目鱼
flounder 比目鱼；鲽
jackfish 狗鱼(尤指幼鱼或小鱼),鱼参鱼
mackerel 鲭鱼
pomfret, butterfish 鲳鱼
porgy 鲷鱼
salmon 鲑鱼,大马哈鱼 ,三文鱼
tilapia 罗非鱼
trout 鳟鱼
tuna 金枪鱼
abalone 鲍鱼
clam 蛤
cuttlefish 墨鱼,乌贼
mussel 淡菜,贻贝
octopus 章鱼
sea cucumber 海参
scallop 扇贝
shrimp 虾
squid 鱿鱼

Meat
pork belly 五花肉
ox tail 牛尾
pork spare rib 带肉的猪肋骨
lamb 羔羊肉
chicken drumstick 鸡腿
tenderloin 嫩腰肉, 里脊
 

快速健康无油烟炒菜法

快速健康无油烟炒菜法

之 西红柿炒西兰花

1.将切好的两种菜放入锅中;

2.加入少许油(任何植物油如橄榄油, 一茶匙或一汤匙或根据自己喜好), 加少量水(小半杯或刚没锅底);

3.加盖大火,出蒸气后转中火,几分钟后加少许盐搅拌;*

4.西兰花颜色变为翠绿,可出锅.







  

黑木耳炒豆腐

1.将切好的两种菜放入锅中;

2.加入油(任何植物油如橄榄油, 一汤匙或根据自己喜好),洒适量盐,油盐用量比上一个菜略多,豆腐本身含水分;

3.加盖大火,出蒸气后转中火,几分钟后搅拌;*

 4.中小火略煮几分钟,完成!

 主食：糙米饭（brown rice)

*根据自己喜好加其它调味料如胡椒粉

How to make healthy milk tea-如何制作健康美味奶茶

Material: black tea bag, whole milk
optional material: sugar, condensed milk, ginger, masala spice powder, etc.

Black tea was bought from WMT for $1, which means 1 cent for each tea bag.
1.Put 1-3 black tea bags in a tea pot (depending on how many cups you want to make).
2.Make 1-4 cups of boiling water in an electric kettle or any kettle that can do the job.
 *Add a piece of fresh ginger, masala spice, or other spice into the water if you like.
3.Add whole milk to a cup according to your preference(1/4 -1/2 cup of milk).
* Add sugar or condensed milk if you prefer.
4.Pour the boiling water into the pot with tea bags. Steep for a few minutes.
5.Pour the hot tea into the cup with milk (normally it is cold out of the refrigerator).

6.Milk tea is ready!
If it is not hot enough, microwave it for 10 seconds or longer.

Cost:1 tea bag-$0.01, whole milk-less than $3 per gallon
1Gallon=3.78541 liters=3785.42 ml=16 cups=128 oz(quart)
Total cost <$1

Black tea is ideal for winter. Almost 0 calory, fat burning. Rich in antioxidants, good for the teeth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tea

梅菜扣肉 Braised Pork with Dried pickled mustard greens

One of my favorite dishes.

主料（Ingredients）： 

五花肉（Streaky pork）、梅干菜（Dried pickled mustard greens)

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于(containing but are not limited to)：  

姜（Ginger）、八角(Star anise)、盐（Edible salt）、酱油(Soy sauce)、糖(Sugar)、料酒 (Seasoning wine)。

Translation of １００％ healthy Chinese dishes 中餐- hot dishes 热菜肴 - vegetables 蔬菜类 2

8.豆豉鲮鱼油麦菜 Sauteed Leaf Lettuce and Diced Fish with Black Bean Sauce

主料（Ingredients）：罐装鲮鱼（Diced Fish）、油麦菜（Leaf Lettuce）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于(including but not limited to)：植物油（Vegetable oil）、葱（Green Chinese onion）、蒜(Garlic)、盐（Edible salt）。

9.萝卜干炒腊肉 Sauteed Preserved Pork with Pickled Turnip

主料（Ingredients）：萝卜干（Pickled Turnip）、腊肉（bacon）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于(including but not limited to)：植物油（Vegetable oil）、葱（Green Chinese onion）、姜（Ginger）、蒜(Garlic)、干辣椒(Dried chili)、盐（Edible salt）、酱油(Soy sauce)、糖(Sugar)、料酒(Seasoning wine)。

 

10.虎皮尖椒Pan-Seared Green Chili Pepper

主料（Ingredients）：尖椒（Green Chili Pepper）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于：植物油（Vegetable oil）、盐（Edible salt）、酱油(Soy sauce)、醋（Vinegar）、糖(Sugar)。

   

11.栗子扒白菜 Braised Chinese Cabbage with Chestnuts

主料（Ingredients）：白菜（Chinese Cabbage）、栗子（Chestnuts）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于：植物油（Vegetable oil）、盐（Edible salt）、高汤（Soup stock）。

 12.木耳炒山药Sauteed Chinese Yam with Black Fungus

主料（Ingredients）：山药（Yam）、木耳（Black Fungus）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于：植物油（Vegetable oil）、葱（Green Chinese onion）、香油（Sesame oil）、盐（Edible salt）。

 

13.清炒豆尖 Sauteed Bean Sprouts

主料（Ingredients）包括但不限于：豆尖（Bean Sprouts）

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于：植物油（Vegetable oil）、盐（Edible salt）、香油（Sesame oil）。

14.松仁玉米Sauteed Sweet Corn with Pine Nuts

主料（Ingredients）：玉米粒（Sweet Corn）、松仁（Pine Nuts）；

辅料（Accessories）包括但不限于：植物油（Vegetable oil）、葱（Green Chinese onion）、盐（Edible salt）、糖(Sugar)、淀粉（Potato starch）。

百分百健康素菜。