Snowing outside, what an April weather! Hot coffee inside the room ;))
I drink green tea for ages, only reason I drink Coffee is keeping myself awake in boring meetings (embarrassing snooze during meeting). It works very well for me... I remembered I went to Starbucks Coffee located in Manhattan (NYC); I was like an old countryside lady putting myself in a fancy world ;) I could see all the pipelines inside the huge store, even the elevator and washroom were so unique, I had no clue where I should press… ;) Of course, one cup of Coffee is $12.5 USD… After making my own coffee for a year during pandemic, I was bored with the taste I made at home, searched and studied for a while, here comes the solution:
Bought “Baratza Encore Conical Burr Coffee Grinder”, tried different Coffee beans, Zavida Coffee Roasters is my favorite so far, made the customized Coffee for myself (How many stirs, how long staying in hot water, water temperature, a bit sour or a bit bitter... ;))) Every time, starting from grinding the Coffee beans... the whole house is full smell of fresh Coffee :))
The photo was taken on my deck with a bit sun passing through with snowflake in between. Coffee beans inside of Baratza. ;))
Stay safe and take care my dearest friends!
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We post our best photos or “masterpieces” from our captures, have you ever remembered the daily chores and errands in our daily life? 😉
Do you know how to cook the delicious dishes…?
Do you know how to make the laundry clothes fresh and neat…?
Do you know how to keep the house clean and tidy…?
Do you know how to clean the toilets properly…?
Do you know how to trim the bushes…?
Do you know how to do dish-washes quickly...?
Do you know… ?
You would be an “expert” if you do it days and years in daily life… 😉
Do you remember the embarrassing moments - you sent kid to school with clean clothes and you rushed to work with stain clothes ?
Do you remember you just cleaned the floor then it was covered with paintings again…?
Do you remember you did not sit down for 5 hours, the chores was still not done…?
Do you remember… ?
You need to have “passion” or “passions” to calm your emotions whenever that moments happened… 😉
We have Valentine's day... this day and that day, should we have "Happy Chores Day" to appreciate these invisible housework 😉 It happens every day and it affects everyone's and every family's life daily...
Have a wonderful weekend my dear Flickr friends!
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Nerd's Recipe: Pork and Chive Dumplings with Raw Shrimp (40 dumplings) ;))
The Chinese dumplings are delicious either steamed or fried. When fried, they're called "pot stickers." Though the dough is easy to make, if you're short on time you can use premade round dumpling wrapper.
Main ingredients: Pork, Chive, Fresh Shrimp
For dough
•2 cups all-purpose flour
•3/4 teaspoon salt
•1 cup warm water
For filling
•1 pound ground pork
•1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, cut into 1cm pieces
•1 pound of Chinese Chives, finely chopped
•1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
•1 large egg
•2 teaspoons Chinese cooking wine, such as Shaoxing wine
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•2 tablespoon vegetable oil
•3 tablespoons soy sauce
•1 tablespoon oyster sauce
•1 tablespoon sugar
•1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
For dipping sauce
•1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
•1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
•1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
Preparation
Make dough
Stir the salt into the flour. Slowly stir in the warm water, to form a smooth dough. Knead the dough into a smooth ball. (Alternatively, mix and knead using electric mixer fitted with dough hook; kneading time will be shorter.) Wrap lightly in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature 20 minutes.
While dough rests, make filling
Add all the ingredients, such as the ginger, soy sauce, salt, cooking wine, vegetable oil etc. into the meat and shrimp, stirring in only one direction. Add the chives, stirring in the same direction, and mix well.
Roll out wrappers
Divide the dough into 40 pieces. Roll each piece out into a circle about 3-inches in diameter.
Fill and pleat dumplings
Place a small portion (about 1 level tablespoon) of the filling into the middle of each wrapper. One way is to pleat the edges (to get that gorgeous crescent effect), another is to press the edges firmly with your fingers (and get a simple semi-circle). The wonderful thing about wrapping with homemade, fresh dough is that there is no need to wet the edges with water. The wrappers are naturally adhesive. For premade round dumpling wrapper, wet the edges of the dumpling with water. Fold the dough over the filling into a half moon shape and pinch the edges to seal. Continue with the remainder of the dumplings.
Cooking the Dumplings
To cook, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add half the dumplings, giving them a gentle stir so they don't stick together. Bring the water to a boil, and add 1/2 cup of cold water. Cover and repeat. When the dumplings come to a boil for a third time, they are ready. Drain and remove. If desired, they can be pan-fried at this point.
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Spinach with Peanut
Prepare spinach: Pick fresh spinach and wash with salt water (or water); Cut spinach into sections (10cm or your preference); Boil the water in the pot and pour the spinach for 30 seconds ~ I minutes; Remove the spinach from the boiling water and put in cold water and dry water out of spinach.
Prepare dressing: add soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, minced garlic (option), pepper oil, sesame oil, chili oil (option), and mix together for the sauce. You can add and subtract the seasoning according to your taste.
Mix the sauce and spinach well, and set the shape whatever you like, and set the plate with sesame seeds and salted peanuts.
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