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Birthday Noodles 长寿面

1 dish 1 day No.7 一日一食

The tradition in China is that birthday girl/boy has to eat noodles on her/his birthday. Noodles are called “longevity noodles”. “Longevity noodles” are long and thin noodles that represent the longevity of the birthday girl/boy. In China, eating longevity noodles has a history of more than one thousand years. The main reason is that “noodes (面mian)” is similar to “life（命ming）” in pronunciation. And long noodles means long life. Wish me a healthy and happy long life！

在中国，过生日的传统是寿星要在生日那天吃面，面条被称为“长寿面”。“长寿面”是一种细细长长的面线，手工制作只有一根，代表寿星长命百岁。在中国，吃长寿面已经有了上千年的历史。主要是因为“面”跟“命”发音接近，面长则意味着命长，寓意长命百岁。祝愿我健康快乐长寿！
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Season food 当季食品

1 dish 1 day No.6 一日一食

This year is a strange year. All activities have stopped since March. Koninklijke Industrieele Groote Club is normally a socially active place for the members. It has suddenly disappeared from my calendar. Every May in Koniklijke IGC have traditional dinner parties, such as herring night and white asparagus dinner. It seems that this year can only be self-reliant. Last weekend, my friend from the south came to visit me and brought fresh white asparagus. So, I put on my apron and doing the cooking. Finally I enjoy my own Slow Food.

今年是个奇怪的年度，从三月开始一切活动都停止了。原本皇家大工业俱乐部KIGC是会员们进行社交活跃的一个场所，现在突然从我的日历中消失了。每年五月在KIGC都有传统的晚宴活动，尤其是鲱鱼之夜和白芦笋晚宴。看来今年只能自力更生了。正好上周末好友从南部到访，带来新鲜白芦笋。我开始带上围裙，下厨完成自己的作品。最终，享受我自己的“慢食”。
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Cooking with no rules 自由烹饪

1 dish 1 day No.5 一日一食

I don’t like cooking according to recipes. Modifying the rules is the norm. I made a cake today and halved the butter and sugar. Soy milk is used instead of milk. Add eggs, lemon, shredded coconut and Xinjiang raisins. Such a big change did not fail in the end. So I have enough reason to continue my own judgement.
最不喜欢按方子做菜，修改规则是常态。今天做了个蛋糕，黄油和糖都减半。家里没有牛奶了就用豆浆代替。加上鸡蛋、柠檬、椰丝和新疆大葡萄干。如此大变最终也没失败。所以我又有理由继续我行我素了。
In addition to changing the routine, I also like creativity. I used Mexican tortillas to spread the eggs and then smeared my own pasta sauce. Bake in the oven for three minutes. And take out, roll all kinds of fresh vegetables in. Isn’t this a Turkish pizza!
除了改常规，还喜欢创意。我用墨西哥饼摊上鸡蛋，然后抹上自己独家的意面肉酱。放烤箱里烤三分钟，从烤箱取出后出后卷上各种生鲜蔬菜。这不就成了土耳其pizza卷饼了嘛！
Butter becomes vegetable oil, and halved the dosage. Reduce sugar in half. Fresh carrot cake successfully baked！
黄油变成植物油，用量减半，糖减半。新鲜胡萝卜蛋糕成功出炉！
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Fresh Juice 鲜榨果汁

1 dish 1 day No.4 一日一食

Raspberry, blueberry, orange, strawberry 覆盆子，蓝莓，橙子，草莓
Banana, apple, orange 香蕉，苹果，橙子
Mango, orange, kiwi, banana 芒果，橙子，猕猴桃，香蕉
Milk Shake: Bananas, tangerine, oranges and Greek full-fat plain yogurt
香蕉，橘子，橙子，希腊全脂原味酸奶
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Egg pancakes 蛋饼

1 day 1 dish No.3 一日一食

The beautiful colors make people appetite. Simple recipes can be delicious and nutritious. In fact, it uses just a little fantasy, which can make your daily life a little exciting.

颜色好看让人有食欲。简单的菜谱一样可以美味又营养。其实只是一点小幻想，能让你每日的生活有点精彩。

Vegetarian egg pancake: Stir fry mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach and sun dried tomatoes briefly. Stir the eggs and pour in.
五彩蔬菜蛋饼
Egg pancake: Stir fry ham, mushrooms, spinach, sun dried tomatoes and zucchini briefly. Stir the eggs and pour in.
五彩火腿蔬菜蛋饼
Egg pancake: Stir fry Spanish salami, cherry tomatoes and sun dried tomatoes briefly. Stir the eggs and pour in.
五彩西班牙腊肠蔬菜蛋饼

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Fried noodles 虾仁炒面

1 dish 1 day No.2 一日一食

Fried noodles with shrimp 虾仁炒面

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Spinach Salad 芝麻酱拌菠菜

1 dish 1 day No.1 一日一食

Spinach Salad 芝麻酱拌菠菜
Water cooked spinach with sesame paste, sesame oil and balsamico vinegar. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.

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Easter Greeting 2020

复活节问候 2020

Photographer, Chef, Piano, Film all by XiaoJia Xu 摄影，厨师，钢琴演奏，影片拍摄剪辑由 XiaoJia Xu 完成。

The first attempt. Although a bit slow at the beginning, but it is always good to have results. 第一次尝试。 虽然开始创作时有点慢，但是能取得结果总是好的。