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Banana Bread

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The yogurt makes all the difference, so healthy and moist. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 100g vanilla yogurt 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 egg 4 medium sized overripe banana  DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.  In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.  In a separate bowl, hand mix egg, yogurt, and brown sugar, stir in mashed bananas.  Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.  Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, spread evenly. Sprinkle a handful of chopped walnut on top. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.  Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. 配料: 2杯         通用面粉 1茶匙     小苏打 1/4茶匙  盐 100克     香草酸奶 1/3杯    ...

Raisin Bran Cereal Muffins

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Ingredients: 4 cup raisin bran flakes cereal 2 cup milk 1/2 cup salad oil 2 eggs 2 cup flour 1/3 cup sugar 6 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1cup chopped walnuts Directions: Add milk to soften cereals. Add oil and eggs. Blend well. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix dry ingredients with bran flakes mixture. Mix in walnuts. Line muffin tins with paper liner, and fill with one scope of batter each cup. Bake in 400 degree oven 18 minutes. Yield: about 22 muffins.

Pizza

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Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup water, microwave for 30 seconds 1/2 tsp brown sugar 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 725g 1 tsp salt Directions:  Add warm water, brown sugar, and yeast into bread machine pan. Let it sit for 10 minutes; Add olive oil, flour, and salt to pan. Turn to "Dough" setting, usually 1 1/2 hours; Oil spray 2 standard pizza pan. Divide dough in two and gently roll out to a circle, add to pan. Cover with cloth, and let rise for 20 minutes; Spread pizza sauce on the dough; Spread shredded cheese; Add your favorite toppings. Heat oven to 400F, bake 2 pizzas for about 18 minutes. 原料: 1 1/2 杯水,微波炉加热1分钟 1/2 茶勺 黄糖 2 1/4 茶勺 发酵粉 2 汤勺 橄榄油 3 1/3 杯面粉 1 茶勺 盐 做法: 1. 将温水,黄糖,和发酵粉放入面包机中,静置10分钟; 2. 加入橄榄油,面粉,和盐; 3. 开和面档,大约1个半小时; 4. 2个披萨烤盘刷油,发面分2份,轻轻擀成2个圆饼放烤盘上,盖上布,静置20分钟; 5. 涂上披萨酱,撒上奶酪,放上你喜欢的蔬菜和肉; 6. 烤箱加热到400华氏,2个披萨一起放入,烤18分钟。

10 inch Sponge Cake

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This cake is the base for many variations of fruit cakes. Let your creativity takes you where ever it lands! Ingredients: 8 egg yolk 1/4 cup sugar 80ml oil 80ml orange juice/soda 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp cake flour 8 egg white 2-3 drops of white vinegar pinch of salt 1/4 cup sugar Directions: 1. Separate 8 eggs into 2 large bowls; 2. Mix egg yolk with sugar, oil, orange juice, and flour; 3. Beat egg white until soft peaks form, mix in white vinegar, salt, and sugar; 4. Fold egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture, pour into a 10 inch spring/round pan; 5. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes; 6. Cool cake upside down, rest on the edge of 2 bowls. This prevents the cake from falling back; 7. Whip 500ml 35% heavy cream until stiff peaks form, add 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar;  8. Slice into 2-3 layers, assemble it with whipped cream and your favorite fruits. Super fresh, super healthy, and super delicious!  ...

Banana Walnut Muffin

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This classic muffin has a healthy cut on sugar and butter! Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 egg 3 banana 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp soda 2 cup flour 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Directions: Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, mix well; Smash banana in a bowl, add it to the large bowl; Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and soda in a small bowl; Alternate flour mixture and milk into the large bowl; don't over mix. Add walnut. Bake at 400F for 18 minutes, makes 12. 原料: 1/3杯 黄油 1/3杯 白糖 2 个鸡蛋 3 个香蕉 1 茶勺 香草精 1 茶勺 盐 1 茶勺 泡打粉 1/2 茶勺 苏打 2 杯 面粉 1/2 杯牛奶 1/2 杯核桃粒 做法: 1. 大容器里混合黄油和白糖, 加入鸡蛋和香草,搅拌均匀; 2. 香蕉压烂,加入大容器里; 3. 小容器里混合面粉,盐,泡打粉,苏打; 4. 把干料和牛奶轮流加入湿料里,搅拌到刚好均匀; 加入核桃; 5. 做12个muffins, 烤箱开到400华氏, 烤18分钟。

Cranberry Pecan Rice Cake

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These nutty and chewy little squares are too good to resist! Ingredients : 2  eggs 2 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup oil Hand mix the above in a small bowl 1 bag (400g) sticky rice flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tsp  baking powder Hand mix the above in a large bowl Directions : Preheat oven to 350F Add the liquid mixture into the large bowl, hand mix to a consistent creamy batter; Pour into a 9x13 baking dish, lined with parchment paper; Sprinkle with 2/3 cup dry cranberries and 1 cup chopped pecan; Bake 70 mins, cool on rack, then cut into 48 squares. Note: Do NOT use a hand mixer, which will create too many air bubbles in the rice cake.

爬山记

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             Adirondack 一共有46座4000英尺左右的山峰,它们连绵起伏,其中湖泊星罗棋布,形成了纽约州独特的地貌。很久以前就听朋友说过,开车3小时去爬山。当时孩子们还小,根本不考虑,还觉得“爬山有什么好玩?还要开那么远的车去?”赶上五月长周末,和朋友一家一起开车去爬山。         我们爬的山排名36。因为顶峰360度的全景颇受人青睐,所以也小有名气,并且公认为是最容易爬的一座山。那我们就从最容易的开始吧!今年的夏天来迟了,上山的路很泥泞,而且全是大大小小的石块,全天然,没有修建的路道。为了避免淤泥和打滑,大家踩着石头前行。这种爬法,我第一次经历。坡度还挺陡的,有时候需要手脚并用。爬到人人都满头大汗的时候,走在最前面的人忍不住询问下山的人“我们离山顶还有多远?” “还不到1/3。” 姥姥很明智的放弃了。孩子们开始抱怨了,怪妈妈长周末带他们到这么困难的山道上,搞不好会迷失,会丧命。让妈妈打电话叫直升机把他们空运到山顶。“这里没有信号哦。。。” 再走一段,又询问下山的人,“快到1/2了”,弟弟扔下一句话,掉头就走了,“I quit." 妈妈鼓励着弟弟的朋友和哥哥,“我们都走了快一半了,放弃了就是白努力了。坚持下去我们就可以到顶峰了,一定要看过山顶的风景才对得起自己的努力。我们拍张照片,给你们的朋友看看,你们曾经爬上了这么高的山。” 这两个小朋友折回来接着爬。         下山的人有一个使命,就是当上山的人询问顶峰还有多远的时候,永远用同一句话结尾,“很值得的!” 2/3的时候,我已经一身大汗,太阳穴有点发痛,腿酸的没有感觉了。只听见哥哥碰上一拨人就问同一个问题,微笑着我也尽力跟上他们。          快到山顶的时候,植被消失了,裸露着大块大块的岩石。手脚并用,我也终于站到了山顶。给孩子们记录下精彩瞬间,我开始环视山顶全景。“值得。”是我唯一的感受。突然间有种征服的满足,因...