Perfect Soft-boiled eggs

Soft-boiled eggs seems simple, but it's the most difficult simple thing.
Before I come to Canada, I never try to cook a soft-boiled eggs myself. Because we can always buy a ready Soft-boiled eggs from 7-11, and there are many delicious food in Taiwan. So I never think to cook a soft-boiled egg by myself.

sometimes, we will see a  green things between yolk and egg white of the soft-boiled egg, that's because the egg is overcooked and the ferrous is vulcanized. it is not good. So cook a perfect soft-boiled egg is really not simple at all.

Basically, there are 3 kinds of soft-boiled egg: Soft-cooked, Medium-cooked and Hard-cooked.



The soft-cooked is about 80% of yolk are still liquid state and the egg white is just cooked, which has soft and smooth taste.
The hard-cooked is both yolk and egg-white are fully cooked, but its not overcooked. If the yolk is overcooked it will taste like  powder and no flavors.
The medium-cooked is in-between which is depends on the temperature of the heat and time.

Here is some tips for cooking a perfect soft-boiled egg:
Medium size egg,soft-cooked 3 min
Medium size egg,medium-cooked 5 min
Medium size egg,hard-cooked 10-12 min

Large size egg,soft-cooked 4-5 min
Large size egg,medium-cooked 6 min
Large size egg,hard-cooked 11-13 min

Extra Large size egg,soft-cooked 5 min
Extra Large size egg,medium-cooked 7-8 min
Extra Large size egg,hard-cooked 15 min

When the time is up, pull out all the hot water and put those cooked egg into an ice water.
wait for few minute and the soft-boiled egg is ready to eat!!

Japan Fair

I and my friends went to the Japan day fair this Sunday.
it is host by a Japanese club and my friend is their member.
I was planning  to see the cherry blossom in the  garden, but the weather is too cold and we didn't see much flower there. But there is alot of Japanese food booths there, so we had try alot of Japanese food.

This is not cherry blossom.

they are not either.

This one should be Lily

where is the cherry blossom???

The only cheery blossom we found in the garden is this.>"<

New member is growing up

Those baby poodles are growing up and change their hair color.
Before they are dark red color, but now their color turns lighter and looks like mocha chocolate.
Most of time, they are sleep, and Chuka will feed them every 3~4 hours, such a good mother. ^^
Hope these puppy will grow up healthfully.

Mocha chocolate puppy<3<3<3

she looks so unreal!

Everyone engaged today.

Today, when I go on my Facebook, everyone is engaged.
I was like (=_=").... and  one of my friends just message me and ask how come everyone is engaged today. She has 26 people on her Facebook change their status to engaged.  Is today a good day for married?
And on my facebook there are over 50 people change their status to engaged.....

I will say Happy April Fool~

iPad2

The new version ipad is selling today.
One of my friend's father line up for whole afternoon and got two black iPad2.
another friends order them online, but it shows the availability is 3 weeks later.
My boy friend asks me to bring two iPad2 to his dad when I go back to Taiwan next month.
Everyone is getting new iPad.....

I tell this to my dad in Taiwan, and he says he want one too.
The apple store in Asia will not sell the ipad2 until the middle of May.
And the parallel import iPad2 is now about $1800CAD......which is crazy high.

My dad wants to buy a iPad because he say he can use facetime to talk with me.
But...But....>"<  the only apple product I have is iPod nano.....which is impossible play the facetime app in it.

Japan Earthquake donation

Today all my Japanese friends are absent from class.
They made lots of donation boxes last night.
I guess they all went to the Japan earthquake donation things.

Home made Cranberry chutney

Today I went to my friend's house and her grandma is making the chutney in her kitchen.
It looks interesting, and it seems a really useful sauce. so she teach me how to make it.

its kinda complicated because we have to prepare alot of ingredients.


this ingredients can make two 1/2 liter jars.

Ingredients:

350g fresh (or freeze)cranberries
1 large bramley apple ,chopped into small chunks.
3 shallots, sliced.
20g fresh ginger, grated.
Zest and juice of 1 orange.
50g sultanas and raisins
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp ground allspice
1 tsp sea salt
120 cc cider vinegar
250g light brown sugar












Methods:
Place all the ingredients in a large sauce pan. 
Gently heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
Reduce heat once it starts to boil. 
Continue to simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes until the mixture has thickened and no watery juice remains.
Spoon the chutney into sterilised jars and seal . 
Store the chutney in a cool, dark place. 




The chutney can keep for up to 6 months.