Old Cucumber Soup

Hi Everyone, I believe most Chinese drinks this soup before, you even can see them in almost Singapore's Food Court.
So, I will just give a brief intro of the benefits of this soup.
Old cucumber, which is considered to have 'cooling' properties in traditional Chinese medicine so it is believed to aid detoxification, and ease throat pain.

Is a easy prepared soup, just get ready your slow cooker that you need.

 

 Ingredients:
 

• 400 gm Pork Spareribs
• 1 Medium size Old Cucumber, De-seeded,
• 2 - 3 Medium Dried Scallops, raise and soaked for 4 hours (keep the soaked water)
• 1/2 of 1 Dried Squid, cut into small bite size
• A Handful of Small Red Dates
• One Honey Dates
• Dried Oysters, raise and soak for 1 hour (keep the soaked water)
• Handful of Sweet Almonds
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Bring a pot of water to boil for blanching of the spareribs.  Once the water boils, place the spareribs into the water and remove once the surface changes to white.  Remove, drain and set aside.  Discard the water.
2.  Prepare a slow cooker pot of water, I used 1.8litres pot for the above ingredients.  
3. Add the dried squid, red and honey dates, sweet almonds, dried scallops and dried oysters (pour in the soaked water) and spareribs. and bring to high heat.  Once boiling, add in the old cucumber wedges continue to boil for least 4hours.
4. Turn heat to low and add salt.
5.  Serve hot with with steam white rice.

Baguette Pizza

Me and hubby got a small fight because he disagreed that I had slice the whole baguette in pieces without eating them and also leave them uncovered in a dish while I was out for a moment, therefore I thought of a way to settle all the cut baguette. luckily I had my reminding half jar of tomato spaghetti sauce and some white button mushrooms.

Ok let me share with you this simple baguette pizza :)

Ingredients :

• One long baguette (slice them in half length wise)
• 1tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic clove, minced
• 10 baby carrots, slice thin
• 1 stalk celery, slice thin
• 1cup white button mushroom, slice thin
• 1cup tomato pasta sauce or pizza sauce
• Bacon or ham, cut in small pieces
• 1cup shredded mozzarella cheese 
• Italian Herbs to sprinkle 
• Pinch of salt

Method :

1. Preheat oven in 200c
2. Saute garlic in olive oil till slightly golden, add in carrots, celery and continue to saute for 5mins, lastly add in mushrooms and sprinkle salt saute until tender set aside.
3. Placed aluminum foil on a large baking tray and put all slice baguette on it, spread tomato sauce evenly on each baguette, top with cooked mushrooms, celery and carrots, add in ham or bacon, sprinkle Italian herbs and lastly covered mozzerella cheese on each baguette.
4. Bake for 15mins or until cheese are melted and golden.