Why I said YES

A woodcutter, while cutting trees dropped his axe into the river. But God was gracious and went into the water and reappeared with a silver axe. The Lord asked: Is this your axe?" "No," the woodcutter replied. The Lord again went down and came up with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" Again, the woodcutter replied: "No." The Lord went down again and came up with an iron axe. "Is this your axe?" The woodcutter replied: "Yes." The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep. The woodcutter went home happily. One week later, while helping him chop wood, his wife fell into the river. The Lord was gracious and went down into the water and came up with Christy Chung. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked. "Yes!" cried the woodcutter. The Lord was angry: "I'm disappointed with you. Your told a lie!" "God, let me explain," the woodcutter pleaded. "You see, if I said 'no' to Christy Chung, you would come up with someone like Jennifer Lopez. Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would come up with my wife, and I would say 'yes', and then all three would be given to me. But Lord, I am a poor man and I will not be able to take care of all three wives. So that's why I said yes this time."

For more and latest updates, pls follow my blog with bloglovin.  Simply click and follow :

Braised Chicken with Beet

Beet has many benefits.  It is delicious and nutritious when make it into juice.  To know more about its benefits, go to Beetroot + Grape Juice.

Beet can be braised with meat or also make it into soup.  The gravy or the soup itself is very delicious..  Here, I have chicken braised with beet.  Do give it a try and you will love it ^_^

Ingredients : (no exact measurement)

- 1/2 chicken (cut into bite sized and blanched)

- 1/2 beet (peeled and cut)

- 2 tomatoes

- 2 carrots

- 1 big onion (cut into chunks)

- 1 whole garlic (lightly crushed)

- 1 thumb sized garlic (crushed)

- 1 star anise

Seasonings :

- salt

- 6 white peppercorns (crushed)

Method :

1)  Add all ingredients into a medium-sized pot.

2)  Add enough water to cover all the ingredients. (To make soup, just add more water).

3)  When boiled, add seasonings and simmer until chicken is soft and tender. 

4)  Serve hot.

The gravy itself is already very yummylicious!!

This dish is simple and when you are busy, just dump everything into the pot and simmer it.  When I have no time to cook, this will be my one dish pot!  My children like to 'banjir' (mix lots of gravy with rice) their rice with the gravy...  Isn't it easy peasy??

For more and latest updates, pls follow my blog with bloglovin.  Simply click and follow :

Braised Chicken with Fresh Huai Shan (鲜淮山)

  

Wild Yam or Huai Shan (淮山) is a chinese herb which is sweet and has neutral properties. It is used for treating the kidney, lung and spleen.  Chinese sinsehs also use it to promote urination, lower blood sugar, lower blood pressure, antibiotic, anti aging and improves digestive system. 



Ingredients :

- half chicken (washed and cut into bite sized)

- 1 stick of fresh huai shan (washed, peeled, cut)

- 2 carrots (peeled and cut)

- garlic (crushed)

- ginger (crushed)

- 1 small cinnamon stick

cooking oil

Seasonings :

- salt

-caramelized sauce

- soy sauce

water

Method :

1)  Heat oil in a wok and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.

2) Add chicken, huai shan, cinnamon stick and carrot.  Stir fry for a while.  Add enough water to cover the chicken if you like more gravy. Otherwise, less water will do.   

3)  Add seasonings and mix well.  

4)  Cover and let it simmer until the chicken is soft and tender or until the gravy is thickened.

5)  If you like, drizzle some rice wine and serve hot.

For more and latest updates, pls follow my blog with bloglovin.  Simply click and follow :