Thursday, 9 April 2020

Homemade Herbal Jelly & Red Yeast Rice Wine Chicken Soup

Today is the 23rd day MCO and by tomorrow (Friday), we will know whether the MCO will be further extended.
Yesterday, 22nd day MCO
Went out of the house to catch the sunrise at 7:20 am.
7:21 am
7:22 am
A bird perched high up on a mango tree opposite my house.
Sunrise at 7:26 am
7:27 am
7:27 am
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Breakfast
My breakfast: hot cocoa drink, 2 pieces of bread with peanut & marmalade jam and a piece of ang koo kuih. Husband took his breakfast early, so no photo to show.
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Homemade herbal jelly (gui ling gao)
We blessed our neighbour with some herbal jelly.
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Dinner
Red yeast rice wine chicken soup
Ingredients: free range chicken, wood fungus, red dates, goji berries, red yeast rice wine)
Blanched the remaining green veggie (siew bak choy) and drizzled with garlic oil and soy sauce.
Steamed rice for hubby and I prefer noodle in chicken soup for me.
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Sunset
Sunset at 6:20 pm
6:23 pm
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Dessert
Chilled herbal jelly for dessert.
This is soothing to the throat, helps to cool down the body heat and has many health benefits.

When we ask the Lord's blessing upon our drinking
from the cup of wine at the Lord's Table, this means,
doesn't it, that all who drink it are sharing
together the blessing of Christ's blood?
And when we break off pieces of the bread
from the load to eat together, this shows that
we are sharing together in the benefits of his body.
(1 Corinthians 10:16, The Living Bible-TLB)

47 comments:

  1. I LOVE the gui lin gao in the hot humid summer days :-)) Miss them!! Beautiful sky shots, Nancy.

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    1. Thank you, Angie. Chilled gui lin gao very good for the throat. We enjoyed it very much.

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  2. I have never heard of this jelly. What is the pretty decorated red item on the plate? Did it come out of a mold?

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    1. The red item is a sweet cake. We call it "ang koo kuih". The skin is made from glutinous flour and it has lotus seed or bean paste filling.

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    2. Yes, it came out of a mold before steaming.

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  3. very nourishing chicken soup to go with rice/noodles!

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  4. OOOH.. I want the herbal jelly! See whether the fella can deliver or not.. must buy a few things...

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    1. Your area is very convenient to order and have them deliver to your house.

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  5. What a nice sunrise photos 😊 thanks for your sharing 😊

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  6. I like your Red yeast rice wine chicken soup. It looks delicious. I am afraid I don't like herbal jelly although it is good for us.

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    1. Thank you, PH. I don't like herbal jelly when I first tasted it but after that, I started to like it.

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  7. Apetitoso este "café da manhã".
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  8. ...I'd like the red yeast rice wine chicken soup please!

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    1. Thank you, Tom. You are welcome to enjoy the soup.

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  9. I love gui ling gao but never make it before. Easy to make??

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    1. Very easy to make. Just follow the instruction on the package.

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  10. Such pretty skies! We need to learn to make that jelly.

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  11. Wow home-made herbal jelly?!

    That chicken soup looks so delicious.

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  12. I would love to know about the herbal jelly and what herbs you use. Beautiful sunrise and sunset. Stay safe.

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    1. For info about this herbal jelly and recipe, you can search for "guilinggao powder" and "guilinggao recipe" on google.

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  13. I got up real late and have not eaten yet, so your food is making me hungry. I am cooking as I type this...but still...yours looks good.

    Love that you got both morning and evening sky shots...love the clouds in the evening sky.

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    1. Latest update, our MCO has been further extended another 2 weeks to 28th April.

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  14. I never had herbal jelly before but it looks soothing just as you said! Those bok chois look super green and cool to the eyes!

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    1. With sugar, its slightly bitter. Can be sweetened with sugar or eat with honey.

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  16. The jelly look so good and healthy!
    Ang koo kuih is so delightful and attractive, yummy!

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  17. Pyszne jedzenie pomaga przetrwać trudne chwile. :)

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  18. Very clear and beautiful skies. You eat so well nancy, even at home. All made of love by you.

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    1. Thank you, Libby. My mind very active, thinking of what to cook.

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  19. What wonderful meals. I want the noodles too. Hubby always goes for the rice.

    Have a fabulous day, Nancy. ♥

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  20. Wow! I just love your meals during this stay-home time. So much better than your meals outside before. How do you make gui ling gao? Do you buy the gui ling gao powder from herbal shops to buy them? thanks.

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    1. Thank you, Mun. Yes, I buy the powder and follow the instructions on the packet. Very simple.

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  21. Siempre tienes muy buenas comidas. Muchos besos.

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