蘿蔔糕 （菜頭粿/好彩頭）Radish Cake

1 pound rice flour
3 c water
3 pound shredded radish 
6 oz dried squid ( finely diced)
ground white pepper
salt

You won't believe how easy is to make this dish, beside water and flavoring, you only need 3 ingredients.

I didn't purposely pick the dried squid as one of the ingredients. The other day I happened to buy one pack of dried squid and not knowing what should I do with it. Then it came the Chinese new year day, so I thought why don't I use it for the radish cake!? It came out really good. Make sure to wash the dried squid and then soak them in the water for at least one day prior of using it.

Stir fry the squid and radish with salt and ground white pepper until it's fully cooked, while cooking you can mix the rice flour and water smoothly in a bowl. When the radish is cooked, pour in with the flour and water mixture, mix them together really well.

Transfer the mixture into a lightly greased inner pot, add 2 cups of water in the outer pot, steam with Tatung Multi Cooker and Steamer, when done, insert a chopstick into the cake. If it comes out clean, then it is ready.

You can either eat the radish cake warm right after it's cooked or pan fry it. 

If you are going to pan fry it, then you have to leave it until completely cool (best overnight in the refrigerator), so that the radish cake will firm up. For it will be easier to cut it, as it will not stick to the knife when you cut them into thin slices.

New year day

(穿新衣戴新帽和圍巾) Wearing new clothes and a new hat and scarf, they are all from my dear friends, plus the sweater knitted by my beloved grandmother long ago.

Three Little Lobsters (with garlic butter)

Unlike the three little pigs, this three little lobsters were all eaten at Lunar New Year Eve.

I first steam the lobsters, while it's cooking, prepare the garlic butter. When the lobsters were done, cut the lobster down the middle, spread the garlic butter evenly on them then bake them.

Make sure you save the juice from steaming the lobster and or save shells after done eating boil them all together, they the best base for cooking noodles.

Gifts

The past year, I have been receiving tons of gifts from friends.

It can be as small as a candy or cookie, but what matter is, the love, caring, appreciation and being recognized even it just a "thank you or warm greeting".

In the soon coming new year, I pray God help me to give love more, include the unlovable.

2018 clean up

Just did a huge clean up for the contacts in my email, finally.

This is one of my to do list from long time ago.

We just need to do it one at a time, and remember it'll probably never end, until, the day to come.

Writing skill

Hoping that my English will improve both in speaking and writing.

So I would be able to write more stories about myself and my elderly friends.
I have too many drafts of my blog, need to finish them as much as I can.

Also may the Lord open the heart of my younger one, and receive the Lord as his personal savior, as he soon will go into another stage of his life.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.