Liquorice (Licorice) Root Drink

Liquorice root drink

This is another scheduled post while I am away. Thanks very much for visiting and your lovely comment. Happy reading and cooking. Hope you have a wonderful day everyday.

Liquorice root is one herb that my parents introduced to us when we were very young. It is one of the most prescribed herbs in Chinese medicine, apparently second only to ginseng. It’s used widely in many Chinese medicine for various types of cure. It’s also added to many Chinese herbal mix for making tonic and therapeutic soups. It’s also known as a sweet root as it adds sweetness to soup.
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Butter Cereal Tiger Prawns

Butter cereal prawns

First of all thanks very much for visiting my blog and for all the lovely comments in my previous post, Soba Noodles In Chicken Soup. I’m away at the moment and there’s no internet access! The mobile broadband that I bought was not compatible with my Mac….so sad. Managed to borrow a laptop to use to type this paragraph. There’s no mouse and the letters somehow jump all over the place….arrrgggh! Taking me ages just to type this. My sincere apology for not being able to visit your blog. Will catch up when I get back.

This dish here  is a scheduled post. Happy reading! Hope everyone is having a great day everyday!
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Soba Noodles in Chicken Soup

Soba noodles in chicken soup

Soba noodles is one of my family’s favourite noodles. I introduced this noodles to my family when we came here to Scotland. I bought it out of curiosity because of its dark colour. On checking out, I found that it’s a popular Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour mixed with wheat flour. Buckwheat flour is made from a non-gluten grain and is more nutritious than wheat flour or rice. It is good for health.
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Ribbon Carrot Stir Fry

Ribbon carrots stir fry

Carrots is one of my top favourite vegetables. It’s such a delicious and healthy vegetable. I eat it very often, either in freshly made carrot juice with apples or in stir fry and soups.

Carrots are sweet and high in vitamins and minerals and they make great juices. My best is still carrot and apple juice. Carrot juice is widely used in natural healing for diseases like cancer. My whole family has benefitted greatly from it. You can read more about it by clicking on the links below.
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Spicy Lamb Tofu Miso Soup

Spicy lamb tofu miso soup bowl

Miso is fermented bean paste and is beneficial for health. It’s used widely in Oriental cooking, especially in Japanese cuisines. I cooked Braised Pork In Miso Paste recently and it was very delicious. I have been wanting to cook tofu miso soup for a long time. Finally I did it…..with lamb and vegetables. It was very delicious. My family really liked it. The weather is getting cold very fast here in Aberdeen and a good spicy, healthy soup keeps me smiling! I used Korean hot bean pastes to make it spicy. It’s another of my favourite pastes.
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Purple Majesty Potatoes

Purple majesty potatoes with spring chicken and asparagus

How very exciting when I found purple potatoes at Sainsbury last Wednesday, the very day it came into the market! I seldom buy potatoes except for curries so I must really give myself a pat on my  back for sharp eyes….for once! It’s called Purple Majestic Potatoes….the king of all potaotoes! It really looks like as if I have not had enough of the royal food when I posted the Buckingham Palace Shortbread and Blueberry Pound Cake (blueberry is the king of fruits for health) last week….haha. Wonder what’s next! 
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Buckingham Palace Shortbread

Buckingham Palace Shortbread

I love shortbread very much with all its buttery smell. Just imagine how thrilled I was when I discovered that there’s such a shortbread called Buckingham Palace Shortbread…..whao! It was buttery, rich, crumbly, crunchy and lovely with a layer of sugar on top. I read that this was the shortbread made for the Queen’s tea everyday. Now I think I should make this all the time…for my family and also for my friends. We can eat what the Queen eats!!
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Blueberry Pound Cake

Blueberry pound cake (3rd attempt)

Blueberries are not only very delicious but also very healthy. They come with a lot of health benefits. A friend just told me recently that it’s known as the king of fruits. He said it’s like eating a combination of several other fruits. Blueberries have the highest antioxidants of all fresh fruits and rich in vitamins and minerals.
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