Gummy Bear

Ingredients

Fruit juice - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 1 TBSP
Honey - 2 TBSP
Gelatin - 3 TBSP

Steps

1. In a small saucepan, add juice, lemon juice, honey, sprinkle on gelatin powder, let it sit for 5 minutes.
2. Heat up mixture in saucepan until gelatin is all melted.

3. Fill molds using a syringe. Err on the side of over-filling rather than under-filling.

4. Place filled molds in the freezer for five minutes. Carefully remove pieces from molds and place in an airtight container. Store completed gummies in the refrigerator until ready to eat.

Orange-roasted Rainbow Carrots

Carrots now come in all sorts of colors. They taste the same, but look more appealing.

Ingredients

Rainbow carrots - 2 lb, unpeeled
Olive oil - 3 TBSP
Salt - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Grated orange zest - 1 tsp
Orange juice - 2 TBSP, freshly squeezed
Garnish (optional)
Salt or fleur de sel - 1 tsp

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. clean and cur the carrots in long diagonal pieces.
3. Place carrots in a mixing bowl, add olive oil, salt, pepper. Toss well and then spread out on a cooking sheet.

4. Roast for 20-30 minutes or until carrots are lightly browned and tender.

5. Sprinkle with orange zest, orange juice, and salt and toss well.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings

The best application of the air fryer is probably chicken wings.

Ingredients

Chicken wings - 8-12
Soy sauce - 1 TBSP
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
optional - add other spices to make different flavor wings

Steps

1. In mixing bowl, marinate chicken wings with all ingredients.
2. Set air fryer to 390°F, and place wings in the frying basket. Cook for 20 minutes; take out to flip the wings, and then cook for another 15-20 minutes.

Note:

• You can cook frozen wings. Just cook the wings 5 minutes longer.
• You can toss the wings with your favorite sauce after they are cooked.

Teriyaki Glazed Chicken

A quick weeknight dinner. Perfect to serve over rice.

Ingredients

Chicken breast or thighs - 1 lb, slice into strips or cubes
Oil - 3 TBSP
Carrots - 4 medium, julienned
Sweet onion -1 medium, julienned
Soy sauce - 1/2 cup
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup packed
Sesame seeds, toasted, optional
Sliced green onions, optional

Steps

1. In a large skillet, stir-fry chicken in 2 TBSP oil until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
2. In the same skillet, stir-fry carrots in 1 TBSP of oil for 2 minutes. Add onion; stir-fry until vegetables are tender, 2-4 minutes longer.
3. Combine soy sauce and brown sugar; add to skillet. Bring to a boil. Return chicken to skillet. Boil until sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

4. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions if desired.

Easy Japanese Curry Lamb

A quick weekday dinner, thanks to the curry sauce mix.

Ingredients

Lamb -  2 lbs, could use Beef, chicken, shrimp

Vegetables - a couple of onion, a few carrots or potatoes, sliced

Water - 5 cups
Golden Curry Sauce Mix - half of the box

Steps

1. Stir fry meat and vegetables with oil in a large skillet on medium heat for approximately 5 minutes.

2. Add water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until ingredients are tender, approximately 15 minutes.

3. Turn heat off, add sauce mix in the skillet. Stir until sauce are completely melted. Simmer for approximately 5 minutes.

4. Serve hot over rice or noodles.

Steamed Scallion Rolls(葱油花卷)

Ingredients

All purpose flour - 5.5 to 6 cups
Milk - 1 cup
Warm water - 1 cup
Active dry yeast - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 TBSP
Green onion - 3 stalks, finely chopped
Olive Oil - 2 TBSP
Salt - 2 tsp

Steps

1. Add milk, warm water, yeast and sugar to bread machine, then add flour. Turn on Dough cycle to let it complete the whole cycle.
2. Divide the dough in halves. Use rolling pin to roll out into rectangular sheet, about 1/4 inch thick. Drizzle 1 tbsp oil, then scatter salt and green onion evenly over the top. Roll tightly to form a log and cut every 2 inch. Put a chopstick over the center and press down. Then rotate the dough by 90 degrees, place it over the chopstick and pinch both ends together. Put it on the counter surface and press the chopstick down to tightly seal the bottom. Remove the chopstick.

3. Place rolls inside a steamer lined with cheese cloth, and let them sit covered for 30 minutes or until volume increases by 50%. Place the steamer pot on high heat. Bring water to a boil, then steam the rolls for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stand for 3 more minutes before opening the lid.

No knead Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread

Tried this recipe. I baked 25min+20min. Next time I should bake longer with open lid to have a thicker crust.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 tablespoon honey
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup plain Greek yogurt

Steps

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the water, yeast, honey, flour, salt, and yogurt. Using the dough hook, mix until the flour is completely incorporated. Alternately, you can mix the dough with a wooden spoon until it comes together. Cover the bowl with a wet towel or plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature 2 hours or until it doubles size.

2. If time allows, punch the down, cover the bowl, and transfer the bowl of dough to the fridge and let sit overnight. This will help develop a stronger "sourdough" flavor.
3. Generously dust a work surface with flour. Scrape the dough out of the bowl. It should be loose and sticky. Form the dough into a ball and place in a parchment lined 4 quart or larger dutch oven. Allow to rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.

4. Preheat to 475 degrees F. Bake, covered for 20-25 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove the hot lid and continue baking until the bread is a deep, golden brown, about 20-30 minutes more. Remove from the oven. Carefully lift the bread out of the pot and place it on a rack to cool completely, about 2 hours. Don't slice into the bread right out of the oven, the bread continues to cook as it cools.