Taiwanese shiitake & garlic chicken soup 香菇蒜頭雞湯

冬天來上一碗香味十足的雞湯，全身都暖呼呼的，連冰冷的手腳都熱起來喔！我做這湯品有參考阿基師的食譜，就是將蒜頭炸過，如果嫌麻煩可以不用。我還有加小顆馬鈴薯(不用去皮，去皮的馬鈴薯煮熟後容易散掉)，幾顆紅棗。看自己喜好。如果不喜歡軟爛的蒜頭把湯給弄濁了，也可以放入布包，或是熄火後將雞移出，然後將蒜頭取出。

What is the better way to warm your body in a cold snowing day than having this shiitake garlic chicken soup? Try this Taiwanese chicken soup and recharge yourself for this winter.

PECAN PIE 胡桃派

對我來說，感恩節大餐最棒的不是火雞全吃，而是胡桃派呀，超愛的。這個食譜是我的心頭好，比較傳統，但是就是比較好吃啊。
I know people think the turkey is primary dish in thanksgiving feast; However, in my opinion, PECAN PIE is what I am going for. This recipe is my favorite recipe, I would say it's more traditional, but it definitely tastes better than any recipe you can find.

Easy Lavender Shortbread 超完美薰衣草酥餅

我超愛薰衣草的。家裡種好幾盆，有紫色，白色還有粉紅色；有傳統種，英國種還有西班牙哦。只是每次只有拿來泡茶而已，真的辜負這樣的好物。後來做了幾次薰衣草餅乾，都有點小失望，直到這次。真的是完全沒有遺憾之超完美薰衣草小甜餅。吃過的朋友也很讚賞(就連不喜歡薰衣草的朋友也可以勉強吃一塊 ....%$##*.... 這算正面嗎？)。喜歡薰衣草的朋友真的要試這個呀。
Lavender is definitely one of my favorite flower`s. I have several types of lavender growing in pots such as, original colour purple, pink, light green, English Lavender, Spanish, and of course the original French variety. I love the beautiful fragrance and have tried to co-operate it into my baking a few times, but have found it hard to get a nice balance until this time. It perfectly combine the sweetness and lavender scent. If you are a lavender lover like me, try this Lavender Shortbread recipe and you won't be disappointed.

Banana Buttermilk Cupcakes 香蕉杯子蛋糕

杯子蛋糕很簡單，所以想吃甜食又不想太麻煩，馬上做很快就可以享受啦。
It's simple and easy to make the cupcake, especially when you are craving for something sweet but don't have enough time to prepare, this would be a great choice.

Tomato and Cheddar Pie 番茄巧達派

每次我做這個番茄巧達派，大家都很喜歡，一下就掃光光。然後沒吃到的就很扼腕，吃到的就一直催我要食譜，真的是派對上超受歡迎的鹹點呢。被催了好多年，我真的快不好意思，所以終於給他一股作氣寫好分享給大家，試試看哦!
This Tomato & cheddar pie has been the most popular dish I have ever made. I always get compliments at party and people ask me for the recipe consistently. I hope you do take time to make this pie, enjoy a wonderful savory dish with your friends !!

果醬升級版 Upgrade UR Jam

一般來說，果醬都很甜，吃久了很容易膩，如果拿來改一下，馬上好吃升級喔。我這次用水蜜桃+芒果+杏桃綜合果醬當例子。

I bought a big jar of Mango / Peach & Apricot jam from Costco, I like it, but it's way too sweet for my liking, I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to finish the whole jar of jam any time soon, so I decided to do a little experiment to make the jam taste better.