Chef Chan

I was to prepare 6 dishes for video making purpose. 

So this whole week, I bought 3 sets of ingredients, cook each dish twice. 

I have no idea whatsoever about what to prepare for cooking video taking. Shall I chop the carrots before hand or shall I show the original carrot? Or shall I prepare 1 complete carrot and also a bowl of chopped carrots?

From carrots to chicken, from rice to red bean, from cooking utensils to other decoration props, I was completely exhaused, let's not mentioned the result or the process.

Let's look at my trial dishes. (Most of) them are delicious! 

Japanese vege curry inside a bread 

Shitaki and chicken rice

preserved eggs, dried oysters and lean pork congee

Thomas Keller easy roast chicken

green tea steam cake with red bean (i forogt butter!)

Apple cinnamon danish braid

steam ginger flavor egg white and milk

(i forgot to add sugar!)

To Market

Manman and I were selling things in Mapopo Market today. My first selling experience started with a quiet day, but it was fun to know other sellers. I like it, but I will definitely like it more if I have more customers :)

I made some coasters and placemats. Manman was selling some vintage Shanghai products. This is the poster of her shop. Cool eh?

I got 3 business from 11am to 5pm and I got $75. Manman got $400. 

Looking at other stalls' performances, we knew we were NOT the worst.

A woman made many zip pouches and tote bags for sale. She had good skills but she used not very beautiful fabrics. She said she wishes to buy a high tech Singer sewing machine in 5 years, with the profit of selling her stuff. But she didn't make any sales today.

Another woman making delicious jelly cakes with red bean, green bean, water chestnut and black sesame. she also made some cranberry cookies. She was a very relaxed person. She said she spent 2 nights to prepare all these and she even had to call a mini van to take her to the market with all her products.

I could barely see the cookies when she opened the tin can because she put so-o-o-o many cranberries on each cookie. "You gonna make a loss even you sell them all! Too generous your ingredients!" I told her. But she smiled and said " Never mind."

And so it was a market with a bunch of not-so-talented or unrealistic crafters. They sell not to make money, but to spend time.... zen style.

I became one of them. Or more correctly, I have no choice but to become one of them :)

Mapopo Market, a market for sellers losing their minds.

Playing ukulele to pass the hot afternoon.

不會輸給繁忙

不要因為一句繁忙就放棄運動
不要因為一句繁忙就躺著不動
不要因為一句繁忙就放棄文字

我要保持清醒，把身心平衡的目標維持著。
書讀慢了但是要繼續看，圖書館最多續借五次我知道的。
步跑疏了但是要繼續走，目標是連鰂魚涌公園也要跑過夠。
blog打少了但是要繼續發，即使只有那麼三個朋友看。
友見少了但是要繼續交，人生苦短誰知明天我或他她它會先死去。
要做的事，就是再忙都要做。六四也是，這是再久都不會放下的。