紅酒燉牛肉 (Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon)

今年圣诞大餐的主菜是Julia Child 的紅酒燉牛肉。这紅酒燉牛肉不单香浓，配上薯泥更是绝配!

材料（二人份)：

• 500g 牛肉
• 4片 烟肉
• 250ml 紅酒
• 300ml 牛高汤
• 1个 洋葱
• 1个 胡萝卜
• 少许 盐
• 少许 胡椒粉
• 1 汤匙 面粉
• 1 汤匙 蒜米
• 1/2汤匙 百厘香 (Thyme)
• 1/2汤匙 西洋香菜叶 (Parsley)
• 2片 香叶 (Bay Leaves)
• 1/2汤匙 蕃茄膏 (Tomato Paste)
• 10个 珍珠洋蔥 
• 12粒 蘑菇
• 牛油
• 橄榄油

做法：

1. 热锅加1汤匙牛油 ，把蘑菇炒香备用。
2. 沸水加1汤匙牛油 ，把珍珠洋蔥煮約20分钟备用。
3. 热锅把烟肉煎香，取出烟肉。
4. 用烟肉油把牛肉煎至金黄色，再撒上少许面粉。
5. 再把牛肉煎牛肉表面微微焦香，取出。
6. 把切好的洋葱和胡萝卜煎約5分钟。
7. 放入煎好的牛肉，烟肉，蕃茄膏，紅酒，牛高汤，蒜米，百厘香，西洋香菜叶，香叶。
8. 再加入少许盐和胡椒粉调味。
9. 盖上锅盖，放入烤箱170度，焖煮3小时，再加入蘑菇和珍珠洋蔥，煮多1小时即可。

凯撒沙拉 (Caesar salad)

食谱请看这里

墨西哥薄饼 (Quesadillas)

Ingredients for Quesadillas:

• Tortillas
• Grated Cheese (Monterey Jack)
• Sliced mushrooms
• Fresh tomatoes, diced
• Large Onion, diced
• Green Bell Pepper, diced
• Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into small slices

Method:

1. Marinate chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika
2. Heat 1 tablespoons butter/olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
3. Cook the chicken until slightly brown.
4. Layer half of each tortilla with the chicken, vegetable mixture, then sprinkle with cheese.
5. Fold the tortillas in half and place onto a baking sheet.
6. Bake Quesadillas in the pre-heated oven 180C until the cheeses have melted (about 10 minutes).

栗子焖排骨(Braised pork ribs with chestnut)

材料：

• 排骨 
• 栗子 
• 酱油
• 姜(切片)
• 南乳
• 水
• 蒜米

做法：

1. 热锅加少许油，爆香姜蒜。
2. 排骨炒到5分熟，加入栗子继续炒香，加酱油和南乳调味。
3. 最后加适量水，焖至排骨和栗子熟透，酥软，即可上碟。

咸蛋黄炒苦瓜 (Bitter Gourd with Salted Egg Yolks)

Ingredients:

• 1 Bitter Gourd
• 2 Salted Egg Yolks
• 1 cup Corn Flour (for coating)
• Vegetable Oil (for deep frying)
• 1tbsp Butter
• 1 Bird's Eye Chili
• Some Curry Leaves
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method:

1. Steam the duck salted egg yolks for 8-10 minutes. Crush the egg yolks with fork, set aside.
2. Cut the bitter gourd into half, remove the seeds and slice thinly.
3. Coat the sliced bitter gourd evenly with corn flour.
4. Heat oil, fry the bitter gourd until golden brown, set aside.
5. Melt butter, add in crushed salted egg yolks, bird's eye chili and curry leaves.
6. Add in salt and pepper.
7. Stir fry the salted egg yolks until light and fluffy.
8. Add in fried bitter gourd, stir well with the salted egg yolk and serve immediately.

蘑菇汤 (Mushroom Soup)

材料：

• 1粒 洋葱(切小丁)
• 1汤匙 牛油
• 少许 香菜片
• 少许 盐
• 少许 胡椒粉
• 250克 白蘑菇(切粒)

做法：

1. 用牛油将洋葱碎炒香，加入已切粒的蘑菇炒香至金黃色及收乾水。
2. 再倒入牛奶，最后加入香菜片，盐和胡椒粉调味即可。

奥利奥芝士蛋糕 (Oreo Cheesecake)

乐高主题公园今年在柔佛开张了。今年老公的生日，就去乐高主题庆祝吧！老天爷一定是知道我们要到乐高主题去，不但没下雨，天气还特别好，感恩感恩！正日没在家，生日蛋糕最后才补上。他喜欢芝士蛋糕，就来个简单的免烤奥利奥芝士蛋糕。这蛋糕冷藏2天更好吃！

Ingredients:

• 500g Cream Cheese
• 60g Castor Sugar
• 240g Heavy Whipping Cream
• Oreo Biscuit (original or crushed) to decorate

Methods:

1. Crush the Oreo biscuit into fine crumbs. Press gently over the base of round cake tin. Place in the freezer to set while making the cream cheese mixture.
2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add in sugar, mix until smooth.
3. In another bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peak.
4. Mix the whipped cream with cream cheese. Spoon the mixture over the biscuit base.
5. Place in refrigerator and chill overnight.

烤马铃薯 (Baked Potato)

材料:

• 2个 马铃薯
• 少许 盐
• 少许 胡椒粉
• 适量 美乃滋酱
• 适量 柴魚片(Katsuobushi)
• 适量 海苔粉(Aonori)

做法:

1. 马铃薯洗净、去皮切成两半，洒上少许盐和胡椒粉。
2. 放入已预热的烤箱中，180℃烤约30-40分钟直到呈金黃色，取出。
3. 加上美乃滋，再洒上少许柴魚片和海苔粉即可。