Memories in the Cooking

We accidentally bought some apples that my boys described as 'mushy'. The elder boy decided to make them into apple sauce for this Apple Sauce Trifle.  Ingredients: - 5 apples  - 2 tablespoons of honey  - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder  - instant cereal - yogurt  Procedures: 1) Slice the apples and place them in a pan. Add honey, cinnamon powder and some water. Cook until the sauce reduces and thickens.  2) In tall transparent glasses, assemble the apple sauce, yogurt and cereal in layers. Drizzle some honey on the last layer. 

This is another blanched dish with a yummy sauce. You can choose any vegetables for this dish.  Ingredients: - 1 head of iceberg lettuce  - 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce  - 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce  - 1 tablespoon of sesame oil  - fried shallots  Procedures: 1) Blanched the vegetables. 2) Prepare the sauce with light soya sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and fried shallots (half).  3) Mix vegetables with sauce. Top up with the other half of the fried shallots. 

This is a simple cold dish with lotus root slices.  Ingredients: - Lotus Root Slices (I bought it in sliced form)  - roasted peanuts  - parsley  - 1 tablespoon of minced garlic  - 1 tablespoon of minced ginger  - I tablespoon of sliced chili  - 1 tablespoon of sesame oil - 1 tablespoon of white vinegar  - 1 tablespoon of sugar  - 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce  Procedures: - Blanch lotus root slices until cooked.  - Prepare a sauce with minced garlic, ginger, chili, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar and light soya sauce.  - Mix lotus root slices with sauce. Top up with parsley and peanuts. 

I am experimenting with a number of poached dishes that taste different due to the unique sauces. This poached chicken with sesame sauce is very satisfying.  Ingredients:  - 5 boneless chicken thighs  - 2 tablespoons sesame sauce  - 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce  - 1 tablespoon of minced garlic - 1 tablespoon of sugar  - 1 teaspoon of salt  - 2 tablespoons of vinegar  - 4 ginger slices  - 1 stalk of spring onions - chopped parsley  - roasted peanuts  Procedures: - Poach the chicken thigh until cooked in boiling water with ginger slices, spring onions and salt.  - Chop the chicken thigh into bite-sizes  - Prepare a sauce with sesame sauce, light soya sauce, minced garlic, sugar, salt and vinegar.  - Mix chicken with the sauce.  - Top with chopped parsley and roasted peanuts.