Sweet Rice Cake

Servings: For 10–12 servings (two cakes of 8″ x 8″)

Ingredients:

1) 2 cups Sweet rice power (You can buy this product at the Asian market.)

2) 1 cup Sugar

3) 3 Eggs

4) 1 ½ stick Butter (melt before mixing)

5) 1 ½ cup Milk

6) 1 tbsp Baking powder

7) 1 tsp Vanilla extract

* Recommend electric mixer

Direction: 

Mix all of the ingredients in a big bowl well. It is easy to mix together if you use an electric mixer.

Pour the mix into the bakewares.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 °F (175 °C) for 45 minutes.

Kids like to garnish with powder sugar, sweetened condensed milk, M&M’s, and chocolate chips on the top.

Biscotti

Servings: for 10 servings

Ingredients:

1) 8 cups Flour (sifted)

2) 2 cups Sugar

3) 1 dozen (12) Eggs

4) 1 cup Crisco (a brand of shortening)

5) 2 sticks Butter (no need to melt)

6) 2 tbsp Vanilla extract

7) 8 tsp Baking powder

Direction:

Mix flour and baking powder, and sift into a mound.

Add butter and Crisco, and cut into the mound with fork.

Mix with hands till its corn meal consistency.

Add sugar to mixture in the mound and mix well.

Make a well in middle of mound, and put the egg and the vanilla (Start with 10 eggs).

The dough should not be dry.

Form loaves about 2 or 3 inches wide (not more or they won’t cook right).

Put loaves end to end on a cookie sheet.

Bake in preheated oven at 375 °F (188 °C) for 20 minutes.

Slice while hot on a cutting board.

They have to be put in the oven after cutting.

They should not be browned or split when done.

Spaghetti Pie

Servings: for 6 servings

Ingredients:

1) 6 oz Pasta noodles (You may use long or short pasta. e.g., Linguine, Fettuccine, Penne, Macaroni)

2) 1 lb Ground beef (You may use chopped meatballs or sausage.)

3) 2 tbsp Butter

4) 2 Eggs

5) ¼ cup Parmesan cheese

6) 1 cup Cottage cheese

7) ½ cup Chopped onion

8) ½ cup Chopped green pepper

9) 8 oz Chopped tomato (You may use the can type of tomato.)

10) 6 oz Tomato paste (You may use spaghetti/pasta sauce.)

11) 1 tsp Sugar

12) 1 tsp Garlic salt

13) 1 tsp Dried oregano

14) 1 cup Mozzarella cheese

Direction:

Prepare cooked noodle and ground beef.

Mixing item 1–5 first, and add 6–13 and pour the mix into a bakeware.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (175 °C) for 40 minutes.

Add the mozzarella cheese on the top.

Bake for 5 more minutes.

Cool down for 5 minutes before serving. 

Cheese Cake

Servings: Two Cheese Cakes for 12–14 servings

Ingredients:

1) 16 oz (two 8 oz) Cream cheese

2) 1 cup Sugar (You may add more sugar if you really like sweet taste.)

3) 2 tbsp Flour

4) 1 tsp Vanilla extract                               

5) 3 Eggs

6) 8 oz Sour cream

7) ¼ cup Milk

8) 2 Graham cracker pie crust (You may just use a Pyrex bakeware if you don’t like the crust or can’t buy/make it.)

Direction:

Mixing well item 1–4 first, and add 5–7. If you use  an electric mixer, set up to medium speed.

Pour the mix into the crusts.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 °F (175 °C) for 50 minutes.

To garnish, use colored fruits (e.g., strawberry, kiwi, blueberry) on the cheese cakes and cover with Knox gelatin. 

How to make Korean BBQ easily for young students and busy moms

I decided to release my secret simple recipe for college students (and busy moms) because so many people like to cook Korean BBQ but it is really not easy to make. I hope my recipe is helpful.

This recipe is my style (easy-make), so traditional recipe is a little different from my recipe.

Beef (sliced or short/long rib eye-any style will be fine): 6 lb

Soy sauce: 1 cup (I am using Yoshida sauce to reduce strong flavor of soy sauce and better taste in my experience)

·          Soy sauce: 1/2 cup

·          Yoshida sauce (we may buy it at Costco): 1/2 cup

Sugar: 1/2 cup (you may use sugar and honey together)

Sesame oil: 2 tablespoon

Dried onion (chopped or minced): 1/2 cup

Garlic powder: 1 tablespoon (you may adjust depends on your taste)

Ginger powder: 1 teaspoon

Spring onion (chopped): 1/2 cup (if do not have it, you may use onion-fresh onion for alternate) (even don’t have fresh onion, add some more dried onion)

Pepper: 1 teaspoon

Wine (or cooking wine): 1 tablespoon (but I’m not using when I use Yoshida sauce)

Secret: Kiwi less than 1/4 piece (great meat tenderizer but do not put it whole kiwi to small amount. if meat is ok, no need to use it) 

Mix all ingredient in a bowl and stir well.

Dip the beef meat in the mixed sauce and marinade well. I use gloves or tongs because I wear contact lenses.

Keep it in the refrigerator one night or more than 24 hours. I usually let the marinated meat more than 1 day. The meat won’t be rotten because of seasoning.

There are many type of soy sauce (mild, normal or strong), so should not put all of soy sauce at once.

Do not need to follow these amount exactly. You can make seasoning by your own taste.