MATCHA TANG ZONG HOKKAIDO Soft Bread

This is one of my favorite recipe I enjoy.   Sometimes when I am really tired I want to just grab a bread at the store and just bite into it.  But considering how my body has been reacting to some of the processed food, I restrain myself often.   I wished the manufacturer would wear a new thinking hat and start new processing method with less preservatives and modify their sales coverage to think "local".

This is basically the HOKKAIDO MILKY LOAF that I learned from one of the bloggers.  I tested it by adding Tang Zong - 65' Roux and added Matcha,

Interesting part of this bread is that when it baked, the natural green color oxidized just like when drinking tea and is brownish light tan in color.  But after several days in refrigerator, the color looked more greener.  Can't quite figure that out.  Maybe because of my camera's filter setting.  

One slice of this bread would fill you up.   It's light, but it's equivalent to three slices of regular store bought breads.

Cooking with O REN JI Magazine - Gyoza in Baton Form...

It's fun to cook out of Japanese Magazine called Orange - "O REN JI"

There are varieties of recipes of pastries and main dishes that normally would had been just purchased from the stores (back in the old days).  I made the meat filled dumpling in the shape it described and into couple of other familiar shapes. It was fun.  What I liked about this recipe is the result of the skin.  It turned out really nice.   It's another keeper.

I normally cook only one side, but for the test I fried the other side a bit.

And while rolling out another batch, an idea came and I cut the baton shaped dumpling with Ravioli cutter.  Voila! A bite size GYOZA.  

New Lai Wah Restaurant Adventure in Sacramento

It's rare that I venture into a restaurant by myself in Sacramento area, unless recommended by my friends.  Opportunity came last Friday when we had a welcoming late dinner for one of our visiting Kendo Sensei (instructor) from New York.  Whoever could make it attended the 11 pm party.  Yo my surprise, the dish is well prepared.   I did not eat much as it is 11 pm, but all the dish my friends ordered looks good and everyone enjoyed them well.   I tasted this eggplants with cod in claypot, braised TOFU, they were delicious.  It reminds me of New Yong Kang restaurant in Fremont (our family's favorite restaurant in the Bay area.) New Lai Wah is located in 5912 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822 they are open from 11am - 1 am!!

Egg FuYong?!

I want go back there for lunch.