Saturday, December 19, 2015

Bay trail to San Francisco




The first ride: DISTANCE 50.3 miles, TIME 04:14:14, MAX ELEV 200 ft, AVG speed 11.9 mph, MAX speed 37.8 mph.
The second ride: DISTANCE 50.2 miles, TIME 3:44:06,  MAX ELEV 156 ft, AVG speed 13.7 mph, MAX speed 36.9 mph.

Bay trail to facebook



This trial is about 14 miles, including Stevens creek trail and part of bay trail. The scene around the bay is wonderful. The ride is enjoyable with biking only roads. The first ride: AVG speed 13.5 mph, MAX speed 31.3 mph, TIME 01:05:00. The second ride: AVG speed 15.5 mph, MAX speed 35.1 mph, MAX ELEV 155 ft, TIME 00:54:27. The third ride: AVG speed 15.6 mph, MAX speed 38.5 mph, MAX ELEV 158 ft.TIME 00:52:54.

Chocolate soufflé


The recipe is copied from Food Network.

Thanksgiving trukey

Before the roasting


30 minutes after the roasting

2 hours after the roasting

The recipe is copied from NYT cooking. 

Baked bread



The recipe is copied from NYT recipes.

Fried tofu with cabbage


Introduction:
It is an easy-to-prepare dish for vegetarians. You can add your favorite spices to adjust the final flavor. The fragrance of tofu and cabbage make it special.

Ingredients:
400g tofu
200g cabbage
30 ml canola oil
10g bunching onion
10g ginger
10g garlic
5g sugar
5g salt
1g five-spice powder (fennel, anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves)

Preparation:
1. Cut the cabbage into 2cm thick floss, and tofu into 2cm X 2cm X 2cm blocks
2. Chop the bunching onion, ginger, and garlic into small pieces
3. Heat the canola oil in a fry pan on the stove over high heat for 1 minute
4. Add the ginger, garlic, and bunching onion into the hot oil and stir for 1 minute
5. Add tofu blocks into the pan and stir for 1 minute, and then add cabbage floss into the pan
6. Add sugar, salt, and spice powder into the pan, and continue to stir for 5 minutes to finish

Baked cod with mushroom


Introduction:
It is an easy-to-prepare dish. You can add your favorite spices to adjust the final flavor.

Ingredients:
400g Cod
10 ml olive oil
5g bunching onion
2g mushroom
5g ginger
5g garlic
1g sugar
1g salt
1g black pepper
1g thyme
1g basil

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 °F
2. Chop the bunching onion, ginger, and garlic into small pieces
3. Mix the ginger, garlic, and bunching onion into the olive oil in a mixing bowel and stir for 1 minute
4. Add salt, sugar, and pepper in the mixing bowel and stir for 1 minute
5. Spread the mixture on the surface of the cod, and put it in the oven dish together with the mushroom, roasted in the oven for 10 minutes to finish

Fried tofu with celery


Introduction:
It is an easy-to-prepare dish for vegetarians. You can add your favorite spices to adjust the final flavor. The texture of the celery and the fragrance of tofu and celery make it special.

Ingredients:
400g tofu
200g celery
30 ml canola oil
10g bunching onion
10g ginger
10g garlic
5g sugar
5g salt
1g five-spice powder (fennel, anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves)

Preparation:
1. Cut the celery into 2cm long fragments, and tofu into 2cm X 2cm X 2cm blocks
2. Chop the bunching onion, ginger, and garlic into small pieces
3. Heat the canola oil in a fry pan on the stove over high heat for 1 minute
4. Add the ginger, garlic, and bunching onion into the hot oil and stir for 1 minute
5. Add tofu blocks into the pan and stir for 1 minute, and then add celery fragments into the pan
6. Add sugar, salt, and spice powder into the pan, and continue to stir for 5 minutes to finish

Three-cup calamari


Introduction:
The recipe is copy of three-cup chicken. The taste and chewing is special with the flavor and hardness of calamari.

Ingredients:
200g calamari
10ml sesame oil
5ml olive oil
25ml light soy sauce
5ml concentrated soy sauce
60ml rice wine (Shaoxing 17%)
10g bunching onion
10g Thai basil
10g ginger
10g garlic
2g sugar
0.5g salt
0.5g dry hot pepper

Preparation:
1. Cut calamari into 4 cm x 4 cm pieces
2. Cut the bunching onion into 5cm long fragments, and ginger and garlic into 0.3cm thick slices
3. Heat the mixture of sesame oil and olive oil in a fry pan on the stove over high heat for 1 minute
4. Add the dry hot pepper and ginger into the hot oil and stir for 2 minutes or until they dark and dry, then add garlic and bunching onion, continue stirring for 1 minute
5. Add calamari pieces into the pan and stir for 1 minute, then add the mixture of sugar, light and concentrated soy sauce, and rice wine
6. Heat over high heat until boiling and continue to heat with stir over mild heat for 20 or until the liquid dries
7. Add the thai basil 1 minute before the finish, with the lid covered


Fried potato and pepper floss


Introduction:
It is an easy-to-prepare dish for vegetarians. You can add your favorite spices to adjust the final flavor. The texture of the floss and the fragrance of pepper (hot or plain) make it special.

Ingredients:
300g potatoes
100g bell peppers (or jalapeños)
30 ml canola oil
10g bunching onion
10g ginger
10g garlic
5g sugar
5g salt
1g five-spice powder (fennel, anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves)

Preparation:
1. Cut the potatoes and bell peppers into flosses
2. Chop the bunching onion, ginger, and garlic into small pieces
3. Heat the canola oil in a fry pan on the stove over high heat for 1 minute
4. Add the ginger, garlic, and bunching onion into the hot oil and stir for 1 minute
5. Add potato and pepper flosses into the pan and stir for 1 minute
7. Add sugar, salt, and spice powder into the pan, and continue to stir for 5 minutes to finish