Cream of Mushroom Soup (Vegan version with tofu)

Cream of Mushroom (Vegan version with tofu sauce)

Ingredients

5 med Portobello mushrooms (remove gills and rough chopped)

1/2 small white onion (diced)

2 cloves of garlic (minced) 

2 bay leaves

1/4 tsp basil and oregano (as desired) 

1/2 tub silken tofu 

1 cup water 

Olive oil

Method 

Saute onion ,garlic and bay leaves in olive oil. When onion is translucent and fragrant , add in chopped  mushrooms and herbs and water. Simmer till mushrooms soften.

Put tofu and some water (from the mushroom soup) in a food proceesor and blend until creamy. Slowly add tofu sauce to pan and simmer on low for 2 minutes.

At this point,  the soup is done and you can choose to serve it as it is but 

my LO has only 1 tooth so I blended the 

mixture before serving. I added home made croutons to the soup too.

Rosti Pancakes

Mummy was craving for Rosti so LO has crunchy Rosti Pancake for breakfast!

Rosti Pancake

Ingredients (makes 6 small pancakes)

1/2 potato (grated)

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup vegetable puree (I used my frozen batch of roasted veg soup)

1/4 cup water

Olive oil 

Cheddar cheese (optional. I omitted it)

Method

Grate the potato and mix all the ingredients together to form batter.

Add some olive oil to a heated pan and pan fry the pancakes at medium heat till it is cooked or brown.

There is no seasoning or aromatics added in the batter as my vegetable soup was flavorful with herbs and spices so if you intend to use pure vegetable puree, you may like to add in some onions, parsley or even herbs.

Happy Baby finished 4 pancakes leaving only 2 for mummy.

Mango & Yoghurt Steam Cake

Inspired by a fellow mummy's sharing on steam Dragon fruit cake so I decided to attempt my own fruit cake for LO's breakfast before I scoot off to work this morning. 

I omitted sugar as I am still trying to hold it off for my 14 month old girl and since she likes yoghurt, she enjoyed the mildly sweet and sourish cake.

Mango & Yoghurt Steam Cake

Ingredients (makes 3)

1 egg (beaten)

1/2 cup flour (I used cake flour)

1/4 cup fruit/veg puree (I used mango)

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp vanilla essence 

1 tbsp sugar (I omitted this) 

1 tbsp olive oil 

2 tbsp Greek yoghurt/milk

Method 

Sieve the flour and baking powder in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, lightly beat the egg,vanilla essence and sugar (if you opt to add) . Add in yoghurt and mango puree and mix well.

Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture, mixing well and adding in the oil.

Scoop into cups and steam for 10 min

Plain Steam Buns (Mantou)

It is another cold afternoon and what's better than piping hot mantou to go with my coffee! LO will have her share after her nap.hehehe

Obviously mummy needs more practice with her mantou designs. :P

Plain Steam Bun

bIngredients (makes 8)

200g Hong Kong Pau Flour

10g sugar (original recipe of 15g)

1/4 tsp baking powder 

3/4 tsp instant yeast 

100ml lukewarm water 

1 tsp olive oil

Method 

Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and transfer it to a lightly flour dusted baking sheet and knead for 5~8 min until the dough is smooth.

Transfer the dough back to the mixing bowl,coat it with some olive oil and keep it covered for 10 min.

Divide the dough into small balls or whichever design you prefer and leave it covered for another 30 min for it to double in size. Since I have reduced the sugar, I added lil sunshine's favourite raisins in the mantou.

Steam for 18-20 min and it's done!

She loves it! Especially looking for the hidden raisins!

Baked Veggie Balls

Baked Veggie Balls

Ingredients (makes 9)

1 potato 

4 broccoli florets

1/2 small carrot (diced)

1/4 cup frozen peas 

Handful of parsley

1/4 cup shredded cheddar

Method 

Steam the potato,  broccoli, carrots and peas. I did this as my LO has only 1 tooth so I wanted to be sure everything is soft. 

Mash the potato and mix in all the ingredients.

Form into balls, placed on a baking tray  and drizzle some olive oil over it.

Bake for 15-20 min at 180 degrees.

You can choose to coat the balls with crushed oats, breadcrumbs or flour for a crunchy texture.

LO finished 4!happy mummy 

Baked Salmon in Rosemary & Oregano with Yoghurt Mash

I was planning to bake salmon for lunch and was thinking an oat crumble will add some crunch and variety . 

Baked Salmon in Rosemary & Oregano with Yoghurt Mash

Ingredient

Salmon

2 tbsp blended oats

1/2 tsp cold unsalted butter

1/4 tsp rosemary 

1/8 tsp oregano

Sprinkle of black pepper

Method 

Sprinkle rosemary, oregano and black pepper over the salmon and coat it well.

For the oat crumble,rub in chopped cold unsalted butter into the oats till it resembles breadcrumbs.

Place the salmon skin down on a baking tray and add the oat crumble on top.

Bake for 20 min at 180 degrees. The baking time is dependent on the size of salmon.

Yoghurt Mash 

Ingredient 

1 small potato 

1 sweet potato

Some yellow onions (chopped)

1 sprig of spring onion (chopped)

3-4 tbsp Greek yoghurt

Method 

Steam the sweet potato and potato.

Mash them and add in the greek yoghurt ,spring onion and onions. You can adjust it accordingly based on LO's preference.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Here's another quick breakfast of whole wheat pancake with raisins and sweet potato pancakes.

Sweet Potato Pancake

Ingredients (Makes 8)

1 small sweet potato

1/2 cup milk

2-3 tbsp whole wheat flour

Method

Steam and mash the sweet potato.

Mix the milk, wholewheat flour and mash ed potato into a batter.

Scoop the batter into a heated non stick pan and cook till nicely brown on both sides.

Serve warm

 *Depending on the sweet potato you use, the amount of liquid will vary.