WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH GREMOLATA

This is a super fast and easy Mediterranean soup with the great taste of the region's vivid flavors. This recipe is by Ivy Manning from Cooking Light Cookbook. This is a very healthy soup that only contains 227 calories per serving. I love this soup especially now in the cold weather and eat with no guilt as the Holidays is coming soon.

INGREDIENTS :

Soup:

2 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped pancetta
1 cup prechopped onion
1/2 cup prechopped celery
2 tsp minced garlic
2 cups fat-free, less sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 (19-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 bay leaf


Gremolata:

1 tbsp chopped fresh flat leaves parsley
2 tsp grated lemon grind
1 tsp minced garlic



METHODS:

1. To prepare Soup, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pancetta; saute 2 minutes. Stir in onion, celery and 2 tsp garlic; saute 3 minutes or until almost tender.

2. Stir in the chicken broth, water, black pepper, cannellini beans and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce the heat, and simmer for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. To prepare the Gremolata, combine parsley, grated lemon and garlic in a small bowl and mix it well.

4. Scoop 1 1/2 cup of the soup in a serving bowl and sprinkle 1 1/2 tsp of gremolata over the soup and serve.

HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY TO A PHARMACIST

My 1st time making a 3D figurine and sofa with gumpaste and rolled fondant. This is a birthday cake for my brother-in-law who is a Pharmacist in his 65th birthday. He loves to sits in his favorite sofa all the times and all the medicines represent his work at Pharmacy in a hospital.

All these lovely footprints represent his children and grandchildren. The flowers represent his sisters and the love shape in G represent his brother.

Everyone really love the outcomes of my creation on the cakes

BENTO#13

It had been along time I didn't post anything on my blog. My camera was broke down after my son took it to Washington. After been repaired, now I can start posting all my new recipe and ideas to all my blogger friends.

This is just a very simple bento that I make yesterday morning for my son. This is a new vacuum bento that's really keep the food warm by lunchtime at school.



This bento I add a Hot Pocket's Pepperoni Pizza and cut into 3 pieces and 3 pieces of pan-fried chicken dumpling. Together with meal, I also packed him a bag of Caprisun Fruit-Punch juice.

Although is it simple but it really look cute....don't you agree???

CREAM CHEESE CHIFFON CAKE

Yesterday while I was browsing all my favorite blogger, I came across to Beachlover blog with this interesting chiffon cake recipe with cream cheese. I immediately dotted down all the ingredients and methods for today's baking.

These few days it have been very cold in Atlanta, Georgia and I am having the mood of baking to make my house warm. This chiffon cake is so soft and fluffy. It's tastes almost the same like Japanese Cheesecake and I totally love it because it's not so sweet and it goes well with any kind of hot or cold drinks.

INGREDIENTS :

(A)
1/2 cup milk
4 oz cream cheese
3 tbsp butter

(B)
1 cup cake flour
6 large egg yolks
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

(C)
6 large egg whites
1 cup fine granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cream tartar



METHODS :

1. Combine all ingredients (A) in a double-boiler, cook until thicken and incorporated. Then set aside to cool down.

2. Preheat oven at 325 F.

3. Sieve all the dry ingredients (B) in a mixing bowl and stir it with a spatula until well combined. Then add in the eggs and the mixture of the ingredients (A), with a hand mixture (with whisk attachment), whisk until well incorporated and the mixture smooth.

4. In another mixing bowl, beat ingredients (C) in high speed until stiff peak and glossy. Then fold in the egg whites mixture to the cake batter in 3 parts.



5. Pour the cake mixture into ungreased 10" tube cake pan and bake for 55-60 minutes.

6. Invert the cake and let it cool completely in the pan. When it's cool, loosen the edges of the pan with a sharp knife and remove the cake gently. Cut into desired size and served.