Saturday, June 20, 2009
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 黃薑雞 (TANGINE CHICKEN)
Ingredients :-
½ cup water
½ cup evaporated filled milk
60g almonds without skin, toasted
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large white onion, sliced
12 pitted prunes
20g golden raisins
Marinade
500g chicken breast, remove skin, sliced 2cm thick
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Spices
1½ teaspoons ground cumin
1½ teaspoons sweet paprika or chilli powder
½ teaspoon tumeric
1. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil, sauté onions and garlic for 1 minute. Add in chicken slices and pan fry for 5 minutes over high heat to slightly brown chicken.
2. Put in spices, prunes and raisins and stir well. Add in evaporated filled milk, water and bring it to a boil.
3. Lower fire and simmer for 20 mins or until chicken is tender. Season with salt.
4. Just before serving put in some toasted almonds over chicken.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 彩虹沙拉 (RAINBOW SALAD WITH SOY-SESAME DRESSING)
彩虹沙拉 (RAINBOW SALAD WITH SOY-SESAME DRESSING)Ingredients :-
1 package of mixed salad leaves
1 ripe mango, diced
10 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
Dressing
1 tablespoon garlic chopped
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
6 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
¾ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
¼ cup vegetable oil
1. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing until they are well-blended.
2. Place mixed salad leaves, mango and cherry tomatoes in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss just before serving.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 麝香草烤雞翼 (GREEN JERK WINGS)
Ingredients :-
25-30 chicken wings
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped finely
Salt and pepper to taste
Marinade
2 cups vegetable oil
2 medium yellow onions
4 spring onions
5 green chillies or jalapeno peppers
3 tablespoons fresh ginger root
6 cloves garlic
½ cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground all-spice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Pinch of ground cloves
1. Season the chicken with thyme, salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Blend all the marinade ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Pour 1½ to 2 cups of marinade onto the chicken; rub well. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.
3. Grill for about 8 to 10 mins per side or till cooked. Serve with Rainbow Salad.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 亞洲風味羊拷 (ASIAN-STYLE LAMB RACK)
Ingredients :-
1 rack of lamb, membrane and fat removed (get your butcher to do this for you)
Marinade
½ cup hoisin (seafood) sauce
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
2 tablespoons dry sherry or orange juice
1-2 tablespoons black beans, rinsed
1 teaspoon orange zest
½ teaspoon curry powder
1. In a blender, blend the marinade ingredients until smooth.
2. Place the lamb in a Ziptoc bag and pour the marinade over. Seal the bag and refrigerate for 24 hours.
3. Before grilling, let the meat stand at room temperature for at least one hour and cover the bones using aluminium foil.
4. Spray the grill with cooking oil and place the lamb meat side down. Grill the lamb for about 25-30 mins or until the meat thermometer reads 60°C to 65°C for medium-rare. If possible, place a cup of water in a small pan or tray, and place the pan under the grill while the lamb is cooking. Make sure there is enough.
5. Once the lamb is cooked, move it to a resting board and cover tightly with a piece of foil. Let it rest for about 5 to 10 mins for the juices to distribute evenly back into the meat.
6. Carve into individual chops and remove the aluminium foil from bones before serving.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 辛辣香料蛋 (SAMBAL EGGS)
Ingredients :-
6 fresh eggs
2 bowls water
Sauce Mix
120gm (6 tablespoons) fried chilli sauce
30gm (3 tablespoons) cooking oil
50gm (1) onion - peel and dice
10gm (2 teaspoons) sugar
½ cup water
2 kaffir lime leaves (daun limau purut) - cut into 4 strips each
Garnishing
Mint leaves or peas
2. Remove eggs from saucepan, shell them and place in a serving plate.
3. Heat cooking oil in frying pan. Add diced onions and fry till soft and transparent.
4. Spoon in fried chilli sauce, sugar and fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add ½ cup water, kaffir lime leaves and simmer for 2-3 minutes.6. Pour sauce mix over the eggs, garnish with mint leaves or peas. Serve.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 消暑茶 (HEAT CHASERS)
甘蔗馬蹄茶 (Sugar Cane & Water Chestnut Tea)
1. 600g sugar cane, washed and cut into 10-cm lengths (available from wet markets)
2. 100g cogon grass root or bai mau gen (buy from wet market)
3. 100g sugared winter melon strips
4. 20-25g water chestnuts, peeled (available at supermarket)
5. 8 bowls water (preferably water that has been boiled and left to cool for a while)
Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer over a low fire for up to 3 hours. Serve warm.
珍珠薏米水 (Pearl Barley Water)
1. 50g pearl barley, washed and drained (available at supermarket)
2. 12-15 pieces sugared winter melon strips
3. 10 bowls water
4. 100g rock sugar
Combine pearly barley, winter melon strips and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and continue cooking for 45 mins. Add sugar, boil for 15 to 20 mins more. Serve warm or cool.
羅漢果 (Buddha's Fruit)
Wipe the outer shell of this dried fruit with a wet cloth, and break into halves or smaller pieces to cook into a sweet brew. Known to alleviate ulcers, boils and an over-heated body.
菊花茶 (Cyrysanthemum)
Boil these fragrant dried flowers with rock sugar to make a tea. These yellow flowers are said to reduce internal heat and soothe headaches.
綠豆沙 (Mung Beans)
Boil with rock sugar until the grains of these green beans break to make a sweet dessert. Counteracts heat in the body and is good as a detox.
珍珠薏米 (Pearl Barley)
Best boiled into a drink. When boiled, pearl or hulled barley produces a milky substance that's known to soothe sore throats and fevers.
馬蹄茶 (Water Chestnuts)
Peel off skin and eat raw or boil with sugar cane to make a sweet tea. Relieves fever and sore throat caused by internal heat.
雪耳茶 (White Fungus)
Boil with rock sugar for a drink or cock with lean meat over low fire for a delicious savoury dish. Also called snow fungus, this yin tonic ingredient alleviates heaty coughs by lubricanting the lungs.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 燉雞湯 (DOUBLE-BOILED CHICKEN SOUP)
Ingredients :-
800g chicken
1 packet (100g) mixed Chinese herbs
1 tablespoon wolfberries
6 red dates
2 litres waterSalt to taste (optional)
1. Cut chicken into large pieces, each about the same size. Place chicken and herbs into the smaller, inner pot. Add water until ¾ full.
2. Fill half the outer port with water.
3. Place smaller pot inside. Over medium fire, bring water to a boil. Simmer for 2 hours. Check the level of water after 1 hour, adding more boiling water to outer pot. If using a slow cooker, double the cooking time and cook at high.
4. When chicken is tender - flesh comes off the bone easily - use a spoon to skim impurities off the surface of the soup. Season with salt. Serve hot.
TIP : For healthier soup, remove skin. Always use hot water for outer port.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 通心粉烤雞肉與花椰菜 (BAKED MACARONI WITH CHICKEN & BROCCOLI)
Ingredients :-
150g Macaroni, cooked as per packet instruction
1 piece chicken breast, steamed and cut into cubes
60g grated cheddar cheese
30g grated parmesan
15g fresh breadcrumbs
40g butter
400g milk
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 small head broccoli, cut into small florets
1. Blanch broccoli in hot boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove and drain.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan and add in flour. Stir-fry for 1 minutes. Whisk in milk and simmer for 4 minutes and keep stirring until sauce thickens and bring it to a boil. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off fire and set aside.
3. Combine macaroni, broccoli, white sauce, chicken and cheddar cheese in a large mixing bowl. Spoon into the ovenproof dish.
4. Combine parmesan and breadcrumbs and sprinkle over the pasta mixture. Place the ovenproof dish in the oven and bake until top is golden and crisp. This will takes around 5 - 10 minutes. Served hot.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
About Crystal 關於水晶體 - 水晶知識 各种水晶的用途 (Crystal Knowledge : The Use of Variety of Crystal)
各种水晶的用途 (The Use of Variety of Crystal)
白水晶 (White Crystal):有聚焦、集中、擴大記憶的功能,是所有能量的綜合體,稱晶王。可鎮宅、辟邪、擋煞,淨化全身,去除病氣,趨吉開運。 白水晶可使個人頭腦清晰、精神爽利。若在辨公桌或書台附近,擺放 較大支的白水晶柱,更可幫助提高工作效率。以「白水晶」做靜坐冥想、或經常配戴白水晶的飾物,將會加強個人的靈感泉源,和思想更為敏捷。應盡量避免將白水晶放近床頭,為,牠會令人精神振奮,難以入睡。
紫水晶 (Amethyst):開發智能,平穩情緒,提高直覺力、幫助思考、集中念力、增加記憶能力,增進人際關係,給人勇氣與力量。代表高潔堅貞的愛情,常做為情侶的定情石。紫水晶在西方國家也代表著「愛的守護石」,能賦予情侶、夫妻間深厚之愛、貞節、誠實及勇氣。 開發眉心輪,從而增加智慧及思考創作力。平衡體能智能,廣結人緣,加強記憶。紫水晶最適宜放在工作台和書桌上,有助個人的思考力和創作力,甚至記憶力。亦會加強身體各部的健康。多接近紫水晶,例如用以靜坐和經常配戴紫水晶飾物,能得以增進人緣、多遇貴人。
紫黄晶 (Ametrine):象徵著智能與財富,換句話說就是具備紫水晶及黃水晶的雙重功效;更可加強第六感。有化解小人的作用。具有調合兩種極端能量的功能,最適合合夥事業、親子溝通、長官部屬、情侶、夫妻間的溝通寶石。
紫龍晶 (Charoite):主智能,帶來靈感、創意,教人開放心胸,加強對美的鑑賞力。
黄水晶 (Citrine):屬理智體,增強個人自信,聚財、主偏財運,常帶給人意外之財, 屬財富水晶。有助於心境情緒平緩,教人按步就班的實際做法。強化肝腸胃及消化器官,尤治胃寒。又名商人之寶,放在財位,有催財之功,主偏財,亦有助消化系統。是一種頗為罕有,和產量較少的水晶。多配戴黃水晶的飾物,即可增強自信和自我立場堅定,亦有助促進腸胃健康,也是西曆十一月份的生辰幸運石。多接近黃水晶,可提升個人「氣場」裏的黃光部份。因此黃水晶能加強財運。
幽靈水晶 (Phantom):別稱“鬼佬財神”,原因是它的色彩跟美金很相似,而且更名符其實擁有吸引財富的能力,所以它能成為生意人的寵物,有助提高思維,開放心靈,具有招財和高度凝聚財富的力量,屬正財,是代表因辛勤努力而累積的財富。強化心臟功能,平穩情緒(緊張、失眠、憤怒、妄想)。對心、肺、免疫系統、胸腺、淋巴腺,心髒病、高血壓、呼吸困難有輔助治療功效。綠幽靈代表著事業的財富。它能使個人胸懷廣闊,更容易接受新事物,並積極地創造和開發新的途徑。所以,對於個人的事業,不論以攻或以守,皆有極大的助力,「財富」便自然地會積聚起來了。
鈦晶 (Gold Rutilated Quartz):鈦晶也是髮晶族群裡能量最為強大的,常象徵大吉祥、富貴、如神佛加持。一般鈦晶皆具有六大主能量,主財、偏財、人緣、避邪、健康、防小人。 (注:身體較虛弱或本身氣場虛者,建議不要佩戴)
髮晶 (Rutilated Quartz) :具有強大能量,可加強氣勢,帶給人積極旺盛的企圖心、衝勁、膽識,加強一個人的信心及果斷力,能帶給人勇氣,可助人投射出權威的能量,有助於領導人命令的貫徹與執行。招主財、偏財;可去病氣,對筋骨、神經系統有幫助。
紅髮晶 (Red Rutilated Quartz):招主財、偏財;可加強活力,自信心,主健康。調整女性荷爾蒙,幫助治療婦女病,治療虛弱、低血壓、皮膚沒有光澤,脆弱敏感等。止經痛,氣血調和,對荷爾蒙失調也有療較效。
綠髮晶 (Green Rutilated Quartz):(加力髮晶)主正財運,增加事業運,令工作事業順境,更可促進身體健康,提高人的運勢。
金髮晶 (Acicular Rutilated Quartz):擁有最強能量,乃開運水晶,可促進健康,消災解厄,加強財運,擋煞之力,給人積極旺盛的企圖心、衝勁、膽識。
黑髮晶 (Black Rutilated Quartz):加強自信,可避邪,治病、改運。
粉晶 (Rose Quartz):可開發心輪促進情感發達的寶石,可幫助追求愛情,把握愛情,享受愛情的寶石。協助改善人際關係,增進人緣,並招生意緣,開門做生意的服務業最佳的利器。可以協助深入內心,發現自我提高悟性。亦被叫做"芙蓉晶" 能加強心、肺的健康,鬆弛緊張的情緒。多接近或經常配戴芙蓉晶的飾物,可增強個人的氣場裏的粉紅光,因而會特別受到異性的關注,即增加了對異性的吸引力,感情運會特別順利。「玫瑰晶」亦能幫助兒童保持開朗的心境,減低頑劣性。可放在書桌和床頭或枕下,「玫瑰晶」的能量柔和舒服,不會影嚮睡眠。亦可幫助舒緩煩燥心情,使心胸廣闊,易體諒別人,和易於感應到別人的內心意欲。
茶晶 (Tea Quartz):促進再生能力的發達,使傷口癒合更快,增進免疫力,活化細胞,恢復青春,有返老還童的功效。能助事務分析及掌握能力,助品味的提升。尤其是吸收濁氣,避邪效果最佳。強化海底輪,所以對男性的性功能有顯著的增強效果;對女性來說,也可調解血氣,對婦女病有強化療效的功能。 茶晶的能量,沉實安定,對於一些精神活躍,和有點神經過敏的人仕,茶晶將可助其保持平靜。茶晶可幫助個人精神安定,不再胡思亂想,並能清晰地落實主見,加強行動的力量。在身體方面,能增強肉體的生命力。還可減輕或預防失眠症。茶晶亦可助個人的能量隱定,因而可減底出現神魂飄忽,或走火入魔的毛病。
粉玉髓 (White Carnelian):意謂著溫柔的戀情、浪漫相遇和愛的醒覺。令愛情保持動力,時刻處於戀愛幸福之中。能提高雙方的愛意,促使戀人永結同心。增進皮膚光澤、消除情緒不穩。
紫玉髓 (Violitde):能令頭腦及心境清爽,時刻明媚動人,激發深層內在美,提升個人氣質,有助建立和諧、融洽圓滿的人際關係,突顯動人美貌。
藍玉髓 (Blue Jasper):有對應喉輪,可增加自我表達及溝通協調能力,避免負面能量的侵害,有開辟邪化煞的作用。有助喉部健康,可增強呼吸道的免疫能力。
閃靈鑽 (Herkimer Diamond):使願望促成,俗稱“幸運石”。增強個人氣場,促進能量流動,增加自我保護作用,對皮膚有益。同時更可提高其它水晶功效。
托柏斯 (Topaz):有助增強表達能力及說服力,增強個人信心,使人冷靜處事。可改善呼吸道及氣管的疾病,平衝及調節淋巴腺機能。
太陽石(Sun Stone):能成為眾人焦點,加強凝聚力,有助人際關係及工作事業。散發強大生命能量,提高健康及增強生命力。可驅走暗黑思想及悲觀情緒,帶來正確積極觀念和光明前景。
白晶簇 (White Quartz Cluster):柱向四面八方放射可避邪擋煞,能量隨時獲得補充,具自動充電自動化解負能量的功能。水晶簇為一能量淨化隨身的水晶寶石,更可防輻射。放在公司或家中財位一定又旺又發。 亦被叫做「白水晶母體」。完美的白晶簇,是潔白無瑕,晶瑩通透的。白晶簇的能量場非常廣闊、活躍,而且生生不息。因此,能夠淨化附近地方的氣場,和淨化其他晶石。更可用於風水擺設,調整室內的磁場達至平順統一。
紫晶洞 (Amethyst Geode):紫晶洞內部晶柱密集,彼此能量共振有強大的凝聚作用,可凝聚屋內正氣改善屋內風水,是最佳的風水石。放在家中財位,可避邪防煞又凝聚財氣。
綠東陵 (Aventurine(green)):打開心結,安撫不安情緒及有助開啟智能及真愛。青龍可招貴人。亦主正財,可化解不安情緒,帶來正面思想能量,是企業家、創業者、冒險家、先鋒者的幸運石。
紅兔毛 (Red Crystal):又稱維納斯水晶,發散溫暖的女性動人氣質,在溫婉中透出自信與積極的行動力。可調整女性生理,安撫情緒,美容養顏,促進血液循環與內分泌。
橄欖石 (Peridot):有助舒緩緊張情緒,令人心曠神怡,也可使睡眠安穩,與外界更加融洽。綠色能量有助於聚財。可辟邪當護身符及防邪,對肝病的改善有助益。 可平伏心 情,睡眠安穩
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黑曜石 (Obsidian):(紅曜石)能量強勁剛烈,可避邪、鎮宅,可消除病氣、濁氣、霉氣,帶給人健康、快樂、正常的人生,有「黑金剛武士」之美譽。 是一種火山溶岩,也是水晶家族之一員。黑曜石是所有晶石之中,吸納性最強的一種晶石。可以很快便將附近的雜氣或負性能量,吸進牠內在的無形空間裏。所以,有很多西方的「術士」,都喜歡用牠來作為驅邪的工具。因為,邪氣遇到了牠,都會自動迴避。 此外,「黑曜石」更有化病的功能和治療失眠症,非常有效。
石榴石 (Garnet):可讓人擁有難以抗拒的魅力,招來幸福與永恆的愛情,增加自信,對抗憂鬱,可加強生命力、活力與耐力,有益生殖系統與相關器官的健康;促進再生能力和血液循環,有養頻美容返老還童的功效。能改善皮膚的毛病,防止傷口惡化。增加人思考時的靈感,避邪化煞,成為不受外力侵犯的護身石。 有旺血強心的特效,最適宜體弱畏寒的女仕使用或配戴。睡覺時,亦可以配戴。此外,亦可加強個人的自信心,和工作的幹勁。
瑪瑙 (Agate):是最具療效的寶石之一(如:消化系統、胃痛),可平衡正負能量,消除精神緊張及壓力。維持身體及心靈和諧,增強愛、忠誠、及勇氣,可促進富足、幸福及長壽,有保平安功效。能發揮如王者的力量,令事件容易達成協議,名成利就,有避邪招財及聚財的作用。能激發勇氣,帶來信心使人勇敢的寶石;做事能貫徹始終,做人能堅守原則;亦可加強肉體生命力,適合體弱多病、或剛痊癒的人配戴。 能量沉穩,平伏精神緊張,是七寶石之一。瑪瑙是屬於水晶家族成員之一,不論任何顏色的瑪瑙,牠的能量都有著沉厚、安定及柔和特性。所以,牠能幫助個人平伏緊張的情緒。「瑪瑙」更是佛教的七寶石之一,可作辟邪用。
電氣石(碧璽) (Tourmaline):又稱願望石,有極大的落實力能幫助願望達成,亦能改善人際關係。紅綠碧璽還聚財納富幫事業發展。有助血液循環關節毛病是一種健康的晶石。碧璽又名電氣石,是一種非常漂亮的寶石,顏色很多,甚至,在一塊原石裏,也能發現同時有著多種顏色,俗稱西瓜碧璽。碧璽最能幫助身體疏道血氣,可治療風濕及關節炎。 此外,可找些較大塊的碧璽原石,擺在電腦和電視機附近,以化解對身體有害的「幅射」磁場。至於有使用手提電話習慣的人仕,則應配備一些以「碧璽」制作的小飾物,繫於手提電話的近天線部份,以幫助化解強烈的幅射或電磁波。
紅色碧璽 (Rubellite):能吸引友情、愛情。激發慈悲心、同情心,帶有火熱的親和力,增進人與人知間的情誼。
黑色碧璽 (Jet Stone/Electric Schorl):可吸收消除負能量,增進人體活力、體力,及整體的生命力,是健康長壽的代表寶石。
紅紋石 (Rhodochrosite):有“愛神”之稱號因為它可幫助你吸引到合適的異性。建立自我價值觀,培養出高貴情操。嬌嫩、可愛、十分稀有。可改善皮膚、美容,令愛情、家庭、社交等完美圓滿,有助平緩激動的情緒及過濾負能量。紅紋主要產地在阿根庭,所以亦稱為阿根庭紅紋。紅紋是一種美麗的紅色寶石,間中會有灰白色的條紋狀出現,但總以純紅色,和較通透的品種最受歡迎。紅紋可助消解憂鬱,並助蜜運。此外,亦可加強個人的衝勁及行動力。
月亮石 (Moonstone):亦稱“戀人之石”,能改變人的飲食習慣,達到減肥效果。可助人安然入睡,改善皮膚有美容功效,是愛情石的一種。有助吸引異性。增進情侶雙方了解,使感情更加融洽、幸福,快樂。
班彩石 (Ammolite):具愛情、事業、財富、健康的多功能寶石。
鱷魚水晶 (Skeletal Crystal / Skeletal Quartz / Alligator Crystal):亦稱骨乾水晶,特殊的顏色與結構,有助於消除疾病、促進健康、增加體力,且因價廉物美,廣受醫護人員、氣功界及出家師傅們的喜愛。
孔雀石 (Malachite):能鬆弛緊繃的神經,平衡情緒,保護旅行者平安,能聚財,也是業務員去談判、做生意時的幸運寶石。主喉輪,美化音質,消除口角爭端,可吸引愛意,亦有助寬恕他人的錯誤。
螢石 (Cann/Flourite):亦稱彩虹水晶,所有顏色的功能都是一樣,能去除人體的煞氣、潔靜全身磁場,可防別人的病氣、霉氣或蓄意的搭訕、勾引及性騷擾。
方解石 (Cobalt Calcite):可化解心中懷疑嫉妒報復等的負能量,亦可吸收空氣中的怪味道,適合擺在浴室、庫房、車內或隱密不通風之處。
捷克隕石 (Moldavite):可消除憂鬱症,有助貫通中脈,可聚財,可避邪,是帶來好運的幸福寶石。
泰國隕石 (Tektite):對應海底輪,可激活拙火,帶出生命靈力,驅除病魔,避除邪靈,增強禪定功夫的穩定性,是修行練\功者的最佳朋友。
鎳鐵隕石 (Meteorite/Iron-nickel) :即天鐵,帶有強大能量,可用來袪魔除邪、鎮宅、開運,亦是修行中的絕佳法器,是保護所有善良靈魂的守護神。
黃鐵礦 (Pyrite):可增強記憶,改善健忘、失意等毛病,有助於博聞強記、背誦、考試,是莘莘學子理智體的大補帖。
黃銅礦 (Chalcopyrite):可加強理智體,可健胃整腸,剛勁的能量有助於去風濕、邪寒,改善手足關節的疼痛。
青金石 (Lapis Lazuli):對應第三眼,可開啟靈魂之窗,加強洞察力及透視事物內在的本能,有助頭腦清晰,帶來靈感,是幫助創作人員「無中生有」的「發明寶石」。也有冷靜、降低衝動、替熱情降溫的作用。在青金石的藍色石面上,會看見有金閃閃的,非常吸引。青金石可幫助平行情緒,讓個人在平靜的狀態之中,仍可增強智力和體力,並提升牠們敏銳的反應特別適合教師和報導員使用。
水膽水晶 (Water Bile Quartz):包括帶水瑪瑙,帶有水的特質,讓人聰明、靈活、懂得進退應變之道,教人長袖善舞、八面玲瓏。亦可增加夫妻、情侶間的漁水之歡。
海藍寶 (Aquamarine):可改善呼吸系統的毛病,加強表達能力、說服力、企劃能力,亦可保護旅行者平安。含地、水、火、風四大元素,具強大的治療、淨化、靈通力量,是最具療效的水晶。 推動能源有巨大動力,能增強自信心,有避水險能力,對喉痛者尤有療效。海藍寶相應喉輪,可治療各種喉部及甲狀線的問題。
綠寶石 (Emerald):主心輪,財富的象徵,可消除眼睛、肝臟方面的疲勞,帶有富足、豐盛、美好的幸運能量。
血石 (Blood Stone):帶來生命中的積極力量,鼓舞士氣,振奮人心,促進運動時的爆發力;可聚財;可保護產婦、胎兒及各種新生生命的安全。
澳洲玉(綠色石髓)(Heliotrope/Green Chaceldony):開心的寶石,教人常保持新奇、興味,易教新朋友,可聚財,有助新事業的開創。
黃玉 (Yellow Topaz): 可帶給人活力及樂觀極向上的心;可防火災及意外。可吸引愛情接近,可治胃寒及消化不良的腸胃問題,也可協助減肥。可加強分析力及推理能力,增加聰明才智、敏感度和反應力。
沙漠玫瑰 (Desert Rose/Impala Lily):帶有唯美情懷,加強對美的鑑賞力,促進聯想力、想像力,有益於藝術創造者,亦可當成少年男女互表鍾情、傳達愛意的禮物。
翠銅礦 (Dioptase):能消除心靈上的迷思,化解懷疑、不信任,可開闊心胸,廣結善緣,帶來各種好運到。
蛋白石 (Argenon/Opal):能激發靈感、想像力,帶來突破性、躍進式的思想與觀念,是有專才、天才型人士們的寶石。強化個人能力與才華,有果斷執行能力,能聚財及招財。招來客人,商戶必備。
蜜臘 (Mila):鎮靜神經,排除消極情緒,有巨大吸納病氣的功用。土耳其石:聖石,可聚財、療病、避邪、防止意外、增進心理、生理的健康,是世所公認的幸運石。
舒俱涞石 (Sugilite):亦被譽為「千禧之石」,可提高靈性,加強慈悲心,開發智能,助人於身心靈中取得平衡與協調,有助於個人的靈性進化。 是一種非常罕有的寶石,由很多種礦物元素組成。牠的能量,能夠超越肉體,直達「靈脈」。因為「靈脈」就是將能量供應給人體七輪的一個大站。亦是通往精神次元的一個大管道。疏通「靈脈」,即有如喚醒你心中已沉睡的巨人。個人的潛能,將迅速增長、靈感無限。心靈智慧亦相應提升,達至無憂無懼。
堇青石 (Cordierite/Iolite):具有極強招財能力,幫助提高靈性和保持頭腦清醒,更有助平衡身。
白水晶 (White Crystal):有聚焦、集中、擴大記憶的功能,是所有能量的綜合體,稱晶王。可鎮宅、辟邪、擋煞,淨化全身,去除病氣,趨吉開運。 白水晶可使個人頭腦清晰、精神爽利。若在辨公桌或書台附近,擺放 較大支的白水晶柱,更可幫助提高工作效率。以「白水晶」做靜坐冥想、或經常配戴白水晶的飾物,將會加強個人的靈感泉源,和思想更為敏捷。應盡量避免將白水晶放近床頭,為,牠會令人精神振奮,難以入睡。
紫水晶 (Amethyst):開發智能,平穩情緒,提高直覺力、幫助思考、集中念力、增加記憶能力,增進人際關係,給人勇氣與力量。代表高潔堅貞的愛情,常做為情侶的定情石。紫水晶在西方國家也代表著「愛的守護石」,能賦予情侶、夫妻間深厚之愛、貞節、誠實及勇氣。 開發眉心輪,從而增加智慧及思考創作力。平衡體能智能,廣結人緣,加強記憶。紫水晶最適宜放在工作台和書桌上,有助個人的思考力和創作力,甚至記憶力。亦會加強身體各部的健康。多接近紫水晶,例如用以靜坐和經常配戴紫水晶飾物,能得以增進人緣、多遇貴人。
紫黄晶 (Ametrine):象徵著智能與財富,換句話說就是具備紫水晶及黃水晶的雙重功效;更可加強第六感。有化解小人的作用。具有調合兩種極端能量的功能,最適合合夥事業、親子溝通、長官部屬、情侶、夫妻間的溝通寶石。
紫龍晶 (Charoite):主智能,帶來靈感、創意,教人開放心胸,加強對美的鑑賞力。
黄水晶 (Citrine):屬理智體,增強個人自信,聚財、主偏財運,常帶給人意外之財, 屬財富水晶。有助於心境情緒平緩,教人按步就班的實際做法。強化肝腸胃及消化器官,尤治胃寒。又名商人之寶,放在財位,有催財之功,主偏財,亦有助消化系統。是一種頗為罕有,和產量較少的水晶。多配戴黃水晶的飾物,即可增強自信和自我立場堅定,亦有助促進腸胃健康,也是西曆十一月份的生辰幸運石。多接近黃水晶,可提升個人「氣場」裏的黃光部份。因此黃水晶能加強財運。
幽靈水晶 (Phantom):別稱“鬼佬財神”,原因是它的色彩跟美金很相似,而且更名符其實擁有吸引財富的能力,所以它能成為生意人的寵物,有助提高思維,開放心靈,具有招財和高度凝聚財富的力量,屬正財,是代表因辛勤努力而累積的財富。強化心臟功能,平穩情緒(緊張、失眠、憤怒、妄想)。對心、肺、免疫系統、胸腺、淋巴腺,心髒病、高血壓、呼吸困難有輔助治療功效。綠幽靈代表著事業的財富。它能使個人胸懷廣闊,更容易接受新事物,並積極地創造和開發新的途徑。所以,對於個人的事業,不論以攻或以守,皆有極大的助力,「財富」便自然地會積聚起來了。
鈦晶 (Gold Rutilated Quartz):鈦晶也是髮晶族群裡能量最為強大的,常象徵大吉祥、富貴、如神佛加持。一般鈦晶皆具有六大主能量,主財、偏財、人緣、避邪、健康、防小人。 (注:身體較虛弱或本身氣場虛者,建議不要佩戴)
髮晶 (Rutilated Quartz) :具有強大能量,可加強氣勢,帶給人積極旺盛的企圖心、衝勁、膽識,加強一個人的信心及果斷力,能帶給人勇氣,可助人投射出權威的能量,有助於領導人命令的貫徹與執行。招主財、偏財;可去病氣,對筋骨、神經系統有幫助。
紅髮晶 (Red Rutilated Quartz):招主財、偏財;可加強活力,自信心,主健康。調整女性荷爾蒙,幫助治療婦女病,治療虛弱、低血壓、皮膚沒有光澤,脆弱敏感等。止經痛,氣血調和,對荷爾蒙失調也有療較效。
綠髮晶 (Green Rutilated Quartz):(加力髮晶)主正財運,增加事業運,令工作事業順境,更可促進身體健康,提高人的運勢。
金髮晶 (Acicular Rutilated Quartz):擁有最強能量,乃開運水晶,可促進健康,消災解厄,加強財運,擋煞之力,給人積極旺盛的企圖心、衝勁、膽識。
黑髮晶 (Black Rutilated Quartz):加強自信,可避邪,治病、改運。
粉晶 (Rose Quartz):可開發心輪促進情感發達的寶石,可幫助追求愛情,把握愛情,享受愛情的寶石。協助改善人際關係,增進人緣,並招生意緣,開門做生意的服務業最佳的利器。可以協助深入內心,發現自我提高悟性。亦被叫做"芙蓉晶" 能加強心、肺的健康,鬆弛緊張的情緒。多接近或經常配戴芙蓉晶的飾物,可增強個人的氣場裏的粉紅光,因而會特別受到異性的關注,即增加了對異性的吸引力,感情運會特別順利。「玫瑰晶」亦能幫助兒童保持開朗的心境,減低頑劣性。可放在書桌和床頭或枕下,「玫瑰晶」的能量柔和舒服,不會影嚮睡眠。亦可幫助舒緩煩燥心情,使心胸廣闊,易體諒別人,和易於感應到別人的內心意欲。
茶晶 (Tea Quartz):促進再生能力的發達,使傷口癒合更快,增進免疫力,活化細胞,恢復青春,有返老還童的功效。能助事務分析及掌握能力,助品味的提升。尤其是吸收濁氣,避邪效果最佳。強化海底輪,所以對男性的性功能有顯著的增強效果;對女性來說,也可調解血氣,對婦女病有強化療效的功能。 茶晶的能量,沉實安定,對於一些精神活躍,和有點神經過敏的人仕,茶晶將可助其保持平靜。茶晶可幫助個人精神安定,不再胡思亂想,並能清晰地落實主見,加強行動的力量。在身體方面,能增強肉體的生命力。還可減輕或預防失眠症。茶晶亦可助個人的能量隱定,因而可減底出現神魂飄忽,或走火入魔的毛病。
粉玉髓 (White Carnelian):意謂著溫柔的戀情、浪漫相遇和愛的醒覺。令愛情保持動力,時刻處於戀愛幸福之中。能提高雙方的愛意,促使戀人永結同心。增進皮膚光澤、消除情緒不穩。
紫玉髓 (Violitde):能令頭腦及心境清爽,時刻明媚動人,激發深層內在美,提升個人氣質,有助建立和諧、融洽圓滿的人際關係,突顯動人美貌。
藍玉髓 (Blue Jasper):有對應喉輪,可增加自我表達及溝通協調能力,避免負面能量的侵害,有開辟邪化煞的作用。有助喉部健康,可增強呼吸道的免疫能力。
閃靈鑽 (Herkimer Diamond):使願望促成,俗稱“幸運石”。增強個人氣場,促進能量流動,增加自我保護作用,對皮膚有益。同時更可提高其它水晶功效。
托柏斯 (Topaz):有助增強表達能力及說服力,增強個人信心,使人冷靜處事。可改善呼吸道及氣管的疾病,平衝及調節淋巴腺機能。
太陽石(Sun Stone):能成為眾人焦點,加強凝聚力,有助人際關係及工作事業。散發強大生命能量,提高健康及增強生命力。可驅走暗黑思想及悲觀情緒,帶來正確積極觀念和光明前景。
白晶簇 (White Quartz Cluster):柱向四面八方放射可避邪擋煞,能量隨時獲得補充,具自動充電自動化解負能量的功能。水晶簇為一能量淨化隨身的水晶寶石,更可防輻射。放在公司或家中財位一定又旺又發。 亦被叫做「白水晶母體」。完美的白晶簇,是潔白無瑕,晶瑩通透的。白晶簇的能量場非常廣闊、活躍,而且生生不息。因此,能夠淨化附近地方的氣場,和淨化其他晶石。更可用於風水擺設,調整室內的磁場達至平順統一。
紫晶洞 (Amethyst Geode):紫晶洞內部晶柱密集,彼此能量共振有強大的凝聚作用,可凝聚屋內正氣改善屋內風水,是最佳的風水石。放在家中財位,可避邪防煞又凝聚財氣。
綠東陵 (Aventurine(green)):打開心結,安撫不安情緒及有助開啟智能及真愛。青龍可招貴人。亦主正財,可化解不安情緒,帶來正面思想能量,是企業家、創業者、冒險家、先鋒者的幸運石。
紅兔毛 (Red Crystal):又稱維納斯水晶,發散溫暖的女性動人氣質,在溫婉中透出自信與積極的行動力。可調整女性生理,安撫情緒,美容養顏,促進血液循環與內分泌。
橄欖石 (Peridot):有助舒緩緊張情緒,令人心曠神怡,也可使睡眠安穩,與外界更加融洽。綠色能量有助於聚財。可辟邪當護身符及防邪,對肝病的改善有助益。 可平伏心 情,睡眠安穩
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黑曜石 (Obsidian):(紅曜石)能量強勁剛烈,可避邪、鎮宅,可消除病氣、濁氣、霉氣,帶給人健康、快樂、正常的人生,有「黑金剛武士」之美譽。 是一種火山溶岩,也是水晶家族之一員。黑曜石是所有晶石之中,吸納性最強的一種晶石。可以很快便將附近的雜氣或負性能量,吸進牠內在的無形空間裏。所以,有很多西方的「術士」,都喜歡用牠來作為驅邪的工具。因為,邪氣遇到了牠,都會自動迴避。 此外,「黑曜石」更有化病的功能和治療失眠症,非常有效。
石榴石 (Garnet):可讓人擁有難以抗拒的魅力,招來幸福與永恆的愛情,增加自信,對抗憂鬱,可加強生命力、活力與耐力,有益生殖系統與相關器官的健康;促進再生能力和血液循環,有養頻美容返老還童的功效。能改善皮膚的毛病,防止傷口惡化。增加人思考時的靈感,避邪化煞,成為不受外力侵犯的護身石。 有旺血強心的特效,最適宜體弱畏寒的女仕使用或配戴。睡覺時,亦可以配戴。此外,亦可加強個人的自信心,和工作的幹勁。
瑪瑙 (Agate):是最具療效的寶石之一(如:消化系統、胃痛),可平衡正負能量,消除精神緊張及壓力。維持身體及心靈和諧,增強愛、忠誠、及勇氣,可促進富足、幸福及長壽,有保平安功效。能發揮如王者的力量,令事件容易達成協議,名成利就,有避邪招財及聚財的作用。能激發勇氣,帶來信心使人勇敢的寶石;做事能貫徹始終,做人能堅守原則;亦可加強肉體生命力,適合體弱多病、或剛痊癒的人配戴。 能量沉穩,平伏精神緊張,是七寶石之一。瑪瑙是屬於水晶家族成員之一,不論任何顏色的瑪瑙,牠的能量都有著沉厚、安定及柔和特性。所以,牠能幫助個人平伏緊張的情緒。「瑪瑙」更是佛教的七寶石之一,可作辟邪用。
電氣石(碧璽) (Tourmaline):又稱願望石,有極大的落實力能幫助願望達成,亦能改善人際關係。紅綠碧璽還聚財納富幫事業發展。有助血液循環關節毛病是一種健康的晶石。碧璽又名電氣石,是一種非常漂亮的寶石,顏色很多,甚至,在一塊原石裏,也能發現同時有著多種顏色,俗稱西瓜碧璽。碧璽最能幫助身體疏道血氣,可治療風濕及關節炎。 此外,可找些較大塊的碧璽原石,擺在電腦和電視機附近,以化解對身體有害的「幅射」磁場。至於有使用手提電話習慣的人仕,則應配備一些以「碧璽」制作的小飾物,繫於手提電話的近天線部份,以幫助化解強烈的幅射或電磁波。
紅色碧璽 (Rubellite):能吸引友情、愛情。激發慈悲心、同情心,帶有火熱的親和力,增進人與人知間的情誼。
黑色碧璽 (Jet Stone/Electric Schorl):可吸收消除負能量,增進人體活力、體力,及整體的生命力,是健康長壽的代表寶石。
紅紋石 (Rhodochrosite):有“愛神”之稱號因為它可幫助你吸引到合適的異性。建立自我價值觀,培養出高貴情操。嬌嫩、可愛、十分稀有。可改善皮膚、美容,令愛情、家庭、社交等完美圓滿,有助平緩激動的情緒及過濾負能量。紅紋主要產地在阿根庭,所以亦稱為阿根庭紅紋。紅紋是一種美麗的紅色寶石,間中會有灰白色的條紋狀出現,但總以純紅色,和較通透的品種最受歡迎。紅紋可助消解憂鬱,並助蜜運。此外,亦可加強個人的衝勁及行動力。
月亮石 (Moonstone):亦稱“戀人之石”,能改變人的飲食習慣,達到減肥效果。可助人安然入睡,改善皮膚有美容功效,是愛情石的一種。有助吸引異性。增進情侶雙方了解,使感情更加融洽、幸福,快樂。
班彩石 (Ammolite):具愛情、事業、財富、健康的多功能寶石。
鱷魚水晶 (Skeletal Crystal / Skeletal Quartz / Alligator Crystal):亦稱骨乾水晶,特殊的顏色與結構,有助於消除疾病、促進健康、增加體力,且因價廉物美,廣受醫護人員、氣功界及出家師傅們的喜愛。
孔雀石 (Malachite):能鬆弛緊繃的神經,平衡情緒,保護旅行者平安,能聚財,也是業務員去談判、做生意時的幸運寶石。主喉輪,美化音質,消除口角爭端,可吸引愛意,亦有助寬恕他人的錯誤。
螢石 (Cann/Flourite):亦稱彩虹水晶,所有顏色的功能都是一樣,能去除人體的煞氣、潔靜全身磁場,可防別人的病氣、霉氣或蓄意的搭訕、勾引及性騷擾。
方解石 (Cobalt Calcite):可化解心中懷疑嫉妒報復等的負能量,亦可吸收空氣中的怪味道,適合擺在浴室、庫房、車內或隱密不通風之處。
捷克隕石 (Moldavite):可消除憂鬱症,有助貫通中脈,可聚財,可避邪,是帶來好運的幸福寶石。
泰國隕石 (Tektite):對應海底輪,可激活拙火,帶出生命靈力,驅除病魔,避除邪靈,增強禪定功夫的穩定性,是修行練\功者的最佳朋友。
鎳鐵隕石 (Meteorite/Iron-nickel) :即天鐵,帶有強大能量,可用來袪魔除邪、鎮宅、開運,亦是修行中的絕佳法器,是保護所有善良靈魂的守護神。
黃鐵礦 (Pyrite):可增強記憶,改善健忘、失意等毛病,有助於博聞強記、背誦、考試,是莘莘學子理智體的大補帖。
黃銅礦 (Chalcopyrite):可加強理智體,可健胃整腸,剛勁的能量有助於去風濕、邪寒,改善手足關節的疼痛。
青金石 (Lapis Lazuli):對應第三眼,可開啟靈魂之窗,加強洞察力及透視事物內在的本能,有助頭腦清晰,帶來靈感,是幫助創作人員「無中生有」的「發明寶石」。也有冷靜、降低衝動、替熱情降溫的作用。在青金石的藍色石面上,會看見有金閃閃的,非常吸引。青金石可幫助平行情緒,讓個人在平靜的狀態之中,仍可增強智力和體力,並提升牠們敏銳的反應特別適合教師和報導員使用。
水膽水晶 (Water Bile Quartz):包括帶水瑪瑙,帶有水的特質,讓人聰明、靈活、懂得進退應變之道,教人長袖善舞、八面玲瓏。亦可增加夫妻、情侶間的漁水之歡。
海藍寶 (Aquamarine):可改善呼吸系統的毛病,加強表達能力、說服力、企劃能力,亦可保護旅行者平安。含地、水、火、風四大元素,具強大的治療、淨化、靈通力量,是最具療效的水晶。 推動能源有巨大動力,能增強自信心,有避水險能力,對喉痛者尤有療效。海藍寶相應喉輪,可治療各種喉部及甲狀線的問題。
綠寶石 (Emerald):主心輪,財富的象徵,可消除眼睛、肝臟方面的疲勞,帶有富足、豐盛、美好的幸運能量。
血石 (Blood Stone):帶來生命中的積極力量,鼓舞士氣,振奮人心,促進運動時的爆發力;可聚財;可保護產婦、胎兒及各種新生生命的安全。
澳洲玉(綠色石髓)(Heliotrope/Green Chaceldony):開心的寶石,教人常保持新奇、興味,易教新朋友,可聚財,有助新事業的開創。
黃玉 (Yellow Topaz): 可帶給人活力及樂觀極向上的心;可防火災及意外。可吸引愛情接近,可治胃寒及消化不良的腸胃問題,也可協助減肥。可加強分析力及推理能力,增加聰明才智、敏感度和反應力。
沙漠玫瑰 (Desert Rose/Impala Lily):帶有唯美情懷,加強對美的鑑賞力,促進聯想力、想像力,有益於藝術創造者,亦可當成少年男女互表鍾情、傳達愛意的禮物。
翠銅礦 (Dioptase):能消除心靈上的迷思,化解懷疑、不信任,可開闊心胸,廣結善緣,帶來各種好運到。
蛋白石 (Argenon/Opal):能激發靈感、想像力,帶來突破性、躍進式的思想與觀念,是有專才、天才型人士們的寶石。強化個人能力與才華,有果斷執行能力,能聚財及招財。招來客人,商戶必備。
蜜臘 (Mila):鎮靜神經,排除消極情緒,有巨大吸納病氣的功用。土耳其石:聖石,可聚財、療病、避邪、防止意外、增進心理、生理的健康,是世所公認的幸運石。
舒俱涞石 (Sugilite):亦被譽為「千禧之石」,可提高靈性,加強慈悲心,開發智能,助人於身心靈中取得平衡與協調,有助於個人的靈性進化。 是一種非常罕有的寶石,由很多種礦物元素組成。牠的能量,能夠超越肉體,直達「靈脈」。因為「靈脈」就是將能量供應給人體七輪的一個大站。亦是通往精神次元的一個大管道。疏通「靈脈」,即有如喚醒你心中已沉睡的巨人。個人的潛能,將迅速增長、靈感無限。心靈智慧亦相應提升,達至無憂無懼。
堇青石 (Cordierite/Iolite):具有極強招財能力,幫助提高靈性和保持頭腦清醒,更有助平衡身。
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 葡萄乾曲奇餅 (ROCK COOKIES)
Ingredients :-
280g self raising flour
120g butter
110g castor sugar
100g raisins (black or golden)
2 tablespoons mixed peel
80ml evaporated creamer
1 egg
A pinch of salt
1. Preheat oven to 200°C and lightly grease baking tray.
2. Sift flour and rub butter in lightly, then mix in sugar. Add in raisins, mixed peel and mix well.
3. Beat egg, add in evaporated creamer and then mix in with flour mixture to form a stuff dough.
4. Drop small tablespoonfuls in little rough heaps on the baking tray.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Small small small tips 小小小秘訣 - 泡一杯完美的茶 (Making the perfect cuppa)
1. Fill the kettle with fresh cold water to maximise the oxygen in the water. It's the oxygen that draws the flavour out of the tea.
2. Warm the pot or mug with hot water. This will ensure the tea stays hot for longer.
3. When making a pot, use one teaspoon of tea (or tea bag) for each person and one for the pot. When preparing infusions, use only one tea bag per person.
4. Pour water on to the tea as soon as it boils. Don't allow the water to over-boil. This leaves the tea tasting flat and dull.
5. Let the tea stand and brew for 3 to 5 minutes. Once brewed, stir and serve.
6. If you want a full-bodied blend, try Twinings Traditional Afternoon tea. This blend of African, Assam and Ceylon teas comes with a rich creamy finish when served with milk.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 春捲蝦 (SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS)
Ingredients :-
3 tablespoons oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped finely
2 large onions, sliced thinly
300g shrimp, shelled and chopped coarsely
1 small yam bean (bangkuang), cut into thin strips
1 carrot, shredded
2 packets frozen spring roll skin (125-mm squares)
1 cup oil for deep-frying
Spring onions for tying (optional)
Seasoning
1 tablespoon sugar
1½ tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
1. Heat oil in a pan over medium fire. When hot, stir-fry garlic and onions for 1 min or until fragrant. Add shrimps and stir-fry until they turn pink.
2. Add the yam bean, carrot and seasoning ingredients. Mix for 1 min. Do not overcook. Remove vegetable mixture and place in a large colander or sieve. Allow to cool slightly as it drains.
3. To prepare a spring roll, place 2 pieces of spring roll skin on top of each other. Put 1½ tablespoons of vegetables diagonally across the squares, leaving a 2cm gap on each end. Fold both ends over the filling and roll up. Brush tip of spring roll with egg white to seal. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients, until everything i used up.
4. Heat oil in a wok over medium-high fire. When smoking hot, add spring rolls in batches and deep-fry for about 15 mins, until crispy and golden. Drain on paper towels.
5. Use one spring onion stalk to tie around each spring roll for a pretty finish. Serve spring rolls with chilli sauce.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 紅白蝦 (RED AND WHITE PRAWNS)
Ingredients :-
500g Medium sized prawns (remove shells)
150g Snap peas
Red Sauce
1½ tablespoons Tom Yam paste
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 Kaffir lime leaves, sliced
White Sauce
200ml evaporated filled milk
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Blanch snap peas in boiling water. Remove and drain.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry the Tom Yam paste until fragrant. Add in half the prawns and stir-fry until just done.
3. Add in fish sauce, sugar and kaffir lime leaves.
4. Spoon it onto one side of the serving plate.
5. Heat butter and fry garlic for half a minute.
6. Add in flour and fry till mixture bubbles, then add in evaporated filled milk and stir till mixture thickens.
7. Put in remaining prawns and cook until just done.
8. Spoon prawns onto the serving plate with the snap peas in the centre.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 迷你沙丁魚蛋麵包 (EGG & SARDINE MINI BITES)
Ingredients :-
425g can sardines, drained
2 red chillies, seeded and chopped finely
3 shallots, sliced thinly
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
4 sesame hot dog rolls
50g butter, softened
1 small iceberg lettuce torn into 6cm pieces
1 small cucumber, sliced thinly
2 small tomatoes, sliced thinly
3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced thinly
1. Combine sardines, chillies, shallots, lime juice and mayonnaise in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Use a scone cutter (about 6-cm diameter) to cut out bread rounds from the hot dog rolls. Slice each bread round in half to get a mini “burger” bun.
3. Spread butter thinly on one side of a bread round. Top with a piece of iceberg lettuce, and a slice each of cucumber, tomato and hard-boiled egg.
4. Spoon a teaspoon of sardine mixture over and cover with another bread round.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 薄荷巧克力方片 (CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT SQUARES)
薄荷巧克力方片 (CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT SQUARES)
Ingredients :-
150g unsalted butter, melted
360g icing sugar
¾ teaspoon peppermint essence
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2-2½ teaspoons fresh milk
200g dark chocolate, melted
2 teaspoons vegetable oil, extra
1. Grease a 20 x 30cm lamington pan.
2. Using a food processor or a blender, process the biscuits until fine. For the base, combine the biscuits crumbs and butter in a bowl. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 mins or until the mixture is firm.
3. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl, then stir in the essence, oil and enough of the milk to make a firm, spread able paste. Spread the paste evenly over the base. Leave in the fridge until set.
4. Spread combined melted chocolate and extra oil evenly over peppermint layer. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into about 24 squares with a knife that has been dipped in hot water and wiped dry.
TIP : If the chocolate topping is too firm to cut, stand mixture at room temperature for about 10 mins before cutting.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 即溶香草餅乾 (MELT-IN-THE-MOUTH VANILLA BISCUITS)
Ingredients :-
180g unsalted butter, softened
3 teaspoons vanilla essence
160g icing sugar, sifted
1½ tablespoons milk
260g plain flour, sifted
2 tablespoons corn flour
1. Preheat the oven 160°C. Grease the oven trays.
2. Beat butter, vanilla essence and half the sifted icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add milk, beat until combined.
3. Add sifted plain flour and corn flour; beat on low speed until combined.
4. Refrigerate biscuit dough for about 10 mins or until firm enough to roll. Roll the dough on baking paper into a 4-cm diameter log (about 30cm long). Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
5. Cut the dough into 4-cm slices. Place slices on prepared trays about 3cm apart. Bake for about 10 mins or until just golden. Stand the biscuits on trays for 3 mins; transfer to wire racks to cool slightly.6. While still warm, dust the biscuits liberally with the remaining icing sugar. Cool completely on wire racks.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 檸檬杏仁蛋白餅 (LEMON & ALMOND MERINGUE CAKE)
Ingredients :-
150g butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
110g caster sugar
30g almond meal
150g plain flour, sifted
395g can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
80ml lemon juice
3 eggs, separated
110g caster sugar, extra
25g finely chopped toasted flaked almonds
2 tablespoons toasted flaked almonds, extra
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20 x 30cm lamington pan. Line the pan with a strip of baking paper to cover the base and overlap the two long sides.
2. Beat butter, vanilla extract and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Stir in almond meal and sifted flour. Press mixture evenly into prepared pan and bake for 25 mins. Remove and leave aside to cool. Keep the oven on.
3. Combine milk, rind, lemon juice, and egg yolks in a small bowl. Spread lemon mixture onto pastry base; refrigerate for 30 mins or until just set.
4. Meanwhile, beat the egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add the extra sugar and beat until dissolved between additions. Fold in the chopped almonds. Spread meringue over set filling and sprinkle with extra almonds. Bake for 15 mins or until lightly browned.
What is Almond Meal? Almond meal or almond flour is made from ground sweet almonds and has the consistency of corn flour. It is one of the two main ingredients of marzipan and almond paste. It adds moistness and a rich nutty taste to baked goods, but packs in more calories.
What is Lamington Pan? A non-stick baking pan used to make a lamington cake - a sponge cake that's cut into squares and dipped in chocolate, sugar and coated in desiccated coconut. These days, the rectangular pan is used to bake a variety of flatter cakes.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 小杏仁蛋糕 (LITTLE MOIST ALMOND CAKES)
Ingredients :-
6 egg whites
185g butter, melted
240g icing sugar, sifted
125g almond meal
75g plain flour
2 teaspoons finely grated lime rind
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
Rose petals to decorate, optional
Glace Icing
160g icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon butter, softened
1-1½ tablespoons orange juice
1-1½ tablespoons lime juice
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease 36 mini-muffin pan holes.
2. Whisk egg whites lightly in a bowl, until just frothy. Add butter, sifted icing sugar, almond meal, flour and lime and orange rind; whisk until combined.
3. Divide mixture among prepared pans. Bake in oven for about 15 mins. Turn cakes onto wire racks, top-side up, to cool.
4. To prepare glace icing, place half the sifted icing sugar and half the butter in a small heat-proof bowl. Add enough orange juice to make a firm paste. Stir over a small saucepan of gently simmering water until the icing is of spreading consistency; do not overheat. Spread half the cakes with orange glace icing. Repeat with remaining sifted icing sugar, butter, and lime juice and remaining cake.
5. Decorate with rose petals, if desired.
What is Almond Meal? Almond meal or almond flour is made from ground sweet almonds and has the consistency of corn flour. It is one of the two main ingredients of marzipan and almond paste. It adds moistness and a rich nutty taste to baked goods, but packs in more calories.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 四川辣椒幹雞 (SICHUAN PEPPER CHILLI CHICKEN)
Ingredients :-
400g chicken breast, diced small
1 teaspoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon fine salt
1 tablespoon ground Sichuan pepper (fa chew), available at supermarkets
100g dried chillies, sliced lengthwise
2 tablespoons Sichuan pepper
1 large onion, diced small
2 stalks spring onions, cut into 2cm lengths
1. Marinate chicken breast with light soy sauce, salt and ground Sichuan pepper for ½ hour.
2. Deep-fry dried chillies until crispy and remove to a plate.
3. Mix in 1 teaspoon oil to the marinated chicken. Fry chicken in the oil used to fry the chillies. Cook chicken until it is lightly golden in colour, about 2-3 mins on each side. Remove to a plate.
4. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a wok over medium fire. Fry Sichuan peppers for 30 secs, then add diced onions. Fry for another 2 mins or until fragrant.
5.. Add fried chicken, dried chillies and spring onion. Mix well and turn off fire. Serve on a platter with steamed rice.
TIP : This dish tastes best when cooked just before serving, as the chillies are crunchy and full of flavour.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 橙汁雞 (ORANGE-GLAZED CHICKEN)
Ingredient :-
1kg chicken pieces, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon ginger juice, available at supermarkets
1 heap tablespoon corn flour
Orange Sauce (combine)
1 orange juice
1 orange rind
1 tablespoon white vinegar
4 tablespoons caster sugar
4 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon salt
Thickening mixture (combine)
1 tablespoon corn flour
3 tablespoons water
1. Marinate chicken with salt, soy sauce and ginger juice for 1 hour. Sprinkle corn flour onto the marinated chicken. Use your hands to mix all ingredients together.
2. Heat enough oil for deep frying over medium fire. When hot, deep-fry chicken in a single layer until golden, about 5 mins each side. Remove to a plate.
3. In a saucepan, pour in orange sauce mixture and bring to a slow boil. Add thickening mixture. Once sauce thickens, add fried chicken and toss till chicken is well coated with orange sauce.
TIP : You can also cook the chicken in the oven as a healthier alternative. Simply put marinated chicken in oven and bake at 200°C for 30 mins or until cooked. Then toss chicken in cooked orange sauce, as in Step 3.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 泰國式烤雞翼 (THAI-STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS)
泰國式烤雞翼 (THAI-STYLE GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS)
Ingredients :-
10 chicken wings
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon caster sugar
Marinate paste (blend finely)
30g coriander with roots, chopped
4cm old ginger
6 cloves garlic
1 onion
1. Combine chicken wings with fish sauce and sugar. Add blended ingredients and marinate chicken for at least 2 to 3 hours.
2. Lightly brush chicken with oil, and place onto a greased wire rack.
3. Grill in oven over medium heat for 20 mins, and lightly brush oil over chicken. Turn over and brush again with oil. Continue to cook for another 20 mins or until chicken is cooked and golden brown in colour. Serve hot, straight from the grill.
TIP : Never undercook chicken wings. To test if it's cooked, remove one when it's nearly cooked and cut it open. There should be no pink flesh inside and the juices should run clear.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 綠咖哩雞 (GREEN CHICKEN CURRY)
Ingredients :-
400g chicken fillet or boneless chicken breast, cut into 1cm strips
300ml water
1 round brinjal, diced
200ml fresh or packet coconut milk
Small bunch Thai basil
3-4 red bird’s eye chillies, crushed
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Salt and sugar to taste
Juice from 1 kaffir lime
Spice Paste (finely grinded)
10 green bird’s eye chillies
10 cloves garlic
8 shallots
5 green chillies, deseeded
3 stalks lemon grass
3 kaffir lime leaves
2cm galangal
2cm shrimp paste
½ kaffir lime rind
1. Heat 3 tablespoons oil and sauté spice paste until fragrant. Add chicken and stir-fry for 2 mins.
2. Add water and brinjal, and bring to a boil. Lower fire and simmer for 15 mins until chicken is tender.
3. Add coconut milk, Thai basil and bird’s eye chillies. Season with fish sauce, salt, sugar and kaffir lime juice. Cook, stirring, till just about to boil. Turn off fire and serve hot with rice.
TIP : You can also use a packet of green curry paste (100g). If you want it less spicy, don’t use bird’s eye chilli in the spice paste, just add 3 extra green chillies. Once coconut milk is added, don’t over boil or it will curdle.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 菠菜乳蛋餅 (SPINACH QUICHE)
Ingredients :-
250g cold butter, diced
480g flour
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
¼ cup cold water
1 yellow onion, diced small
1 carrot, diced small, blanched in hot water
300g spinach, wash and chopped finely
100g cheddar cheese
Milk Mixture (Combined)
250ml milk
4 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1. Rub butter into flour until it resembles bread crumbs. Add egg yolk and cold water, a little at a time and combine the mixture until it forms a soft dough. Put dough into a plastic bag and leave in refrigerator for at least ½ hour.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan over medium fire. Saute onions till fragrant. Add carrots and stir-fry for 1 min. Then add spinach and stir-fry for another minute. Leave to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C and lightly grease two 21cm quiche pans.
4. Roll out pastry and line quiche pans. Bake blind pastry for 15 mins or until lightly golden in colour. Fill baked quiche pastry with vegetables and cheddar cheese.
5. Pour in milk mixture and bake for 30 mins or until filling is firm.
TIP : To bake blind, cover unbaked pastry shells with baking paper and fill evenly with baking beads, so the pastry will not puff up. You can get baking beads from specialty cake shops or you can use dry green beans (mung beans) instead.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 雞肉蘑菇派 (CHICKEN MUSHROOM PIE)
雞肉蘑菇派 (CHICKEN MUSHROOM PIE)
Ingredients :-
1 can cream of mushroom soup
50ml milk
200g chicken fillet, diced small
1 cup mixed vegetables
1 teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
Salt to taste
Pastry Ingredients :-
250g cold butter, diced
460g plain flour
1 egg yolk
¼ cup cold water
8.5cm pastry cutter
1 egg, lightly beaten for egg wash
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. In a pot, combine can of mushroom soup with milk and cook till heated through. Add diced chicken and cook for 3 to 4 mins or until the meat is just done. Add mixed vegetables, pepper and salt to taste. Leave to cool. (Cooled chicken mixture would be thick in consistency).
3. To make the pastry, rub butter into flour with the tip of your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg yolk and cold water a little at a time to make it into a pliable dough. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 teaspoons cold water. Put dough into a plastic bag; place in refrigerator for ½ hour.
4. Roll out dough into 0.5cm thickness. Cut out rounds with a pastry cutter. Put chicken filling into the centre of the pastry, leave a 0.5cm edge. Cover with another piece of pastry. Use a fork to press down the edges. Repeat the process to make more pies.
5. Place pies onto a lightly greased tray, 2cm apart. Bake for 15 mins. Remove and coat pies with egg wash. Return pies to oven and cook for another 5 mins.
TIP : You can also use the food processor to process the dough. The dough can be kept for a week in the refrigerator until needed.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 咖哩牛肉蘑菇派 (BEEF CURRY MUSHROOM PIE)
Ingredients :-
2 onions, cut into wedges
400g minced beef
3 tablespoons meat curry powder
2 potatoes, diced small
300ml mater
200ml coconut milk
150g button mushrooms, cut into quarters
8 pieces ready-made puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten for egg wash
1. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a deep pot over medium fire. Saute onions until soft and fragrant. Add minced beef and curry powder to pan. Stir to break up lumps. Cook until beef turns brown.
2. Add potatoes, water and cook for 20 mins (it will boil in the process). Stir in coconut milk and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. When it starts to boil again, turn off fire. Leave to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 220°C. Pour beef filling into four 250ml ceramic pie dishes.
4. Dampen the rim with some water or egg wash. Cover with pastry and press on the rim to seal, then trim away excess pastry using a sharp knife. Use the leftover pastry to decorate the top. Lightly brush egg wash over pastry and make small slits in the top with a sharp knife. Bake for 20 mins or until pastry is browned.
TIP : Ready-made puff pastry can be bought either chilled or frozen. Thaw frozen pastry sheets at room temperature for 20 to 30 mins before gently unfolding, wrap unused sheets in plastic wrap or foil and return to the freezer.
Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 漁夫派 (FISHERMAN'S PIE)
Ingredients :-
400ml Milk
1 yellow onion, diced small
½ teaspoon dry drill, optional
600g white fish fillet without bones
Some freshly grated black pepper
50g butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup frozen peas
4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
100g packet mashed potatoes, follow packet instructions
1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. In a saucepan, heat milk over medium fire. Add onions, drill (if using), fish, pepper and cook for 3 to 4 mins or until fish is cooked. Remove fish and flake it with a fork. Reserve the milk.
3. Heat butter in a pan over medium fire. Add flour and stir for ½ min. Pour in the reserved milk mixture and stir until smooth. Bring it to a boil and turn off fire. Season with salt. Mix in peas and flaked fish.
5. Combine cheese with the mashed potatoes. Put mashed potatoes into a piping bag and pipe over the fish mixture or just spoon mashed potatoes over mixture and layer it with a fork.
6. Bake for 30 mins or until heated through and lightly golden brown.
TIP : The white fish can be substituted with salmon, if preffered.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Small small small tips 小小小秘訣 - 清潔工具 (Cleaning Tools)
Small small small tips 小小小秘訣 - 擺脫香煙或難聞的氣味 (Get rid of odour)
Small small small tips 小小小秘訣 - 自助空氣清新劑 (DIY Air Freshener)
Spray a little perfume on a cold light bulb. When the light is switched on, the heated scent will waft through the room. But do not spray a hot bulb - it can explode.
噴點香水霧在冷的燈泡。當開燈光,香水的氣味會透過房間飄蕩。但是,不要噴在已熱的燈泡-它可以爆炸。
噴點香水霧在冷的燈泡。當開燈光,香水的氣味會透過房間飄蕩。但是,不要噴在已熱的燈泡-它可以爆炸。
Small small small tips 小小小秘訣 - CD杯墊 (CD Coasters)
Do not throw away old CDs. Instead, use the CDs as lovely coasters for your guests. You can even get creative and decorate the CDs to your liking.
不要扔掉舊的CD光盤。相反,使用光盤為您的客人作為可愛杯墊。您甚至可以依個人的喜好創造和裝飾CD。
不要扔掉舊的CD光盤。相反,使用光盤為您的客人作為可愛杯墊。您甚至可以依個人的喜好創造和裝飾CD。
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