润肠玉米羹 Corn Soup

功效 Effects：
滋润
润肠
材料Ingredients：
玉米粒 Sweet Corn Kernel 250g
十谷米 Whole Grain Rice 100g
班兰叶 Pandan Leaves few pieces
冰糖 Crystal Sugar 2 tbsp
水 water 1700ml
做法 Making Procedures：
用SOYLOVE煮出4-5人份的玉米羹。

预先将十谷米浸4小时。
Soaks the whole grain rice in advance for 4 hours.

1. 把玉米粒和十谷米放入网内。
   Put the sweet corn kernels and whole grain rice into the filtering barrel. Lock the filtering barrel at the lower part of the main unit. (Fig 1 above)
   
   
2. 把1.7ml的水、班兰叶和冰糖放入桶内。
   Add 1.7ml of normal temperature of water, pandan leaves and crystal sugar in the pot. Pull the grip forward to lock the device. (Fig 2 above)
   
   
3. 连接电源线到主机的上部。
   Connect the power cord to the upper part of the main unit. (Fig 3 above)
   
   
4. 按"粥" 按钮开始操作。
   Press the "Porridge" button to operate the unit. (Fig 4 above)

25-30分钟后润肠玉米羹就大功告成了。

健康十谷米汤 Healthy Whole Grain Soup

材料 Ingredients：
十谷米 Whole Grain Rice 200g
番薯 Sweet Potatoes 50g-80g
班兰叶 Pandan Leaves few pieces
冰糖 Crystal Sugar 2 tbsp
水 Water 1700ml

做法 Making Procedures：
用SOYLOVE煮出4-5人份的十谷排毒汤。

1. 把番薯切成丁， 将十谷米和番薯放入网内。
   Cut the sweet potatoes in small cubes (approx. 1cm). Put the sweet potatoes, whole grain rice into the filtering barrel. Lock the filtering barrel at the lower part of the main unit. (Fig 1 above)
   
   
2. 把1.7ml的水、班兰叶和冰糖放入桶内。
   Add 1.7ml of normal temperature of water, pandan leaves and crystal sugar in the pot. Pull the grip forward to lock the device. (Fig 2 above)
   
   
3. 连接电源线到主机的上部。
   Connect the power cord to the upper part of the main unit. (Fig 3 above)
   
   
4. 按"粥" 按钮开始操作。
   Press the "Porridge" button to operate the unit. (Fig 4 above)
   

25-30分钟后十谷排毒汤就大功告成了。

排毒南瓜浓汤 Detox Pumpkin Soup

南瓜的价值不贵但却营养丰富。南瓜含低热量(low in calorie)，丰富的胡萝卜素(beta-carotene)和维生素B(vitamin B)。

功效 Effects：
降血糖 reduce blood sugar
排毒 detox
减肥 lose weight

中医认为：南瓜具有治疗调理肠胃(recuperates the stomach)、肺痈(pulmonary abscess)，能驱虫解毒、补中益气的功效。《本草纲目拾遗》说：南瓜色黄味甘，多补元气，不得以贱而忽之。” 因此，吃南瓜餐能有效缓解宝宝的便秘。

材料Ingredients：
南瓜 Pumpkin 500g
燕麦 Oatmeal 2-3 tbsp
薏米 Barley 2 tbsp
冰糖 rock sugar 1 tbsp
水 water 1700ml

你也可以用鸡汤来取代部分的水; 用胡椒粉和盐来取代冰糖; 加入少许洋葱也行。

做法 Making Procedures：
用SOYLOVE煮出一碗南瓜浓汤。
http://soylove.com/english/pumpkinsoup.asp?left=5

没有用的朋友也可以传统的方法把南瓜切成块，和洋葱、鸡汤一起煮到南瓜软， 再将南瓜块搅成泥，煮开后加入胡椒粉和盐提味。

Soylove – An Easy Way to Prepare Natural Soup/Baby Foods

Soylove IOM-201A is a soymilk maker which designed in USA, made in Korea with Japanese parts. It is a popular food maker in US and Korea, and it is becoming a hot model selling in Malaysia, getting more popular in Singapore.

What is so good about this machine? I personally like its features as follow:

• Speedy food processor - Make soymilk, bean curd and various types of soups in 20-30 minutes with raw bean/vegetables and water
• Easy to make food - Automatic process
• Quality of Food - Use natural ingredients to make creamy/thick soups. Cereals are well blended for easier digestion

Comments:

• It is an easy way of making your own soymilk, soups or teas. No hassle – Just put all ingredients in the bucket and push a button.
• Thick whole grains soup is tastier than what I expected. Thick soups prepared by Soylove are also good for people with digestion problem as well as kids.
• Consume ROUGH FOOD in FINE METHOD – I do not used to favor food like sweet potato, whole grains, pumpkin even though these are healthy foods but I just like them when presented in soups. Now I cannot wait to explore more recipes on rough food.
• My husband was not really supportive when I decided to buy Soylove but now he would ask me to make soymilk and black glutinous rice dessert for him frequently.

To mummies...
You can send me private mesasge if you are interested in this machine. I can pass you the contact distributor in M'sia or Singapore

iGoogle Experience

Besides dealing with the daily household stuff, a modern homemaker should also keep herself acknowledged with the technical step as far as possible. Just wandering whether you have tried the iGoogle page creation facility.

What is iGoogle anyway?

Google offers the ability to create a personalized iGoogle page that gives you at-a-glance access to key information from Google and across the web. On this self-designed page, you can choose and organize content such as:

• Your latest Gmail messages
• Headlines from Google News and other top news sources
• Weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes
• Bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer
• Your own section with content you find from across the web

Besides the above things that you can do with your own iGoogle page, you can also choose a theme for each of the tab (category) created. Some of the themes are very lovely – The background of each theme will change from time to time. I have provided the screen shots of my iGoogle as follow:

Fig 1: 'Home' tab theme.

Fig 2: 'News' tab theme.

I personally find it quite useful. You may want to visit the following page to find out how to personalize your own iGoogle:
http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=25551