Black Chicken with Black Bean Soup 乌鸡黑豆汤

My confinement lady made this soup for me during my confinement. She is a really nice lady from Malaysia. She called me recently when she was in Singapore and made me crave for the confinement food she cooked for me. Since we have all been sick recently. I thought it's a good idea to make this soup - very nourishing!

Ingredients:

• 1 Black Chicken, cut into half
• 100g Black Beans, roasted for a minute on pan without oil
• 10 - 15 Red Dates, pitted
• 2 Slice of Ginger (optional)
• 2 Whole Chicken bones (optional)
• Salt to taste

How to do it:

1. Blanch chicken and chicken bones.
2. Boil a pot of water.
3. Add all ingredients except salt and boil.
4. Lower heat and simmer for 3 to 4 hours.
5. Add salt to taste.

Note:

• I did not add ginger here because my kids didn't like it. But ginger is great to get rid of wind in the body.
• The extra chicken bones makes the soup extra sweet. Since I'm brewing the soup for 3 - 4 hours I didn't use broth but bones instead.
• For a healthier choice, remove chicken skin.

Chocolate Crepe with Banana and Ice Cream

What do you do when you are hungry at night? We eat! This was our late night supper yesterday. Sinful! No wonder my tummy is getting rounder. All the fats have gone there.

Ingredients:

• 60g Top Flour, shifted
• 20g Powder Sugar
• 120g Milk
• 1 Egg
• 10g Butter, melted
• 1 Banana or any other fruits, sliced
• 1 scoop Ice Cream

How to do it:

1. Whisk all ingredients except banana and ice cream till well mixed.
2. Oil the frying pan with little butter.
3. Pour some mixture to the pan and swirl it to cover the whole pan.
4. Cook for about 1 minute then turn over to cook for another 1/2 minute.
5. Remove.
6. Add banana and ice cream.
7. Serve with or without sauce.

Note:

• My crepe is dark brown because I used chocolate milk instead of regular milk.
• Make sure you don't put too much mixture otherwise your crepe will be too thick.