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Monday, June 20, 2011

My Quay Lo calls his Quay Po "LUCY" for a reason

Both Quay Lo and I love donuts. Before I started my food blog last July, I was totally not interested in cooking or baking. Needless to say, when we wanted any bakes, I had to go buy them. One afternoon, I went out to buy some donuts home for afternoon tea. That was not my favorite thing to do because finding a parking space where the bakery is situated is a big challenge. That particular afternoon, I was extremely lucky. I got myself a parking space without making any rounds. Some more, it was just a few door step away from the bakery. Have you ever found yourself walking a mile away from your car and then asked, "Did I lock my car door?" That happens to me so often that now, I had to lock and unlock the car a few times before I walked away from it. I know it sounds irrational but I can't help it. I hope I am not suffering from compulsive behavior but just being "Lucy".

After I bought the donuts and as I was walking back to my car, I saw a little white car looking for a parking space. I thought I could do something nice for the day so I waved my hand at the young driver and gave him a hand signal to follow me to where I parked my car so that he could take over the parking space. I walked quickly to my car and had to used my car key to open the door. I could have used my car remote control if the central locking system was not out of order. My key went into the key hole but the car door would not open. I was puzzled but not sure why. The young driver waited for me patiently but I knew he must have wondered why I took so long to open my car door. He sensed that I had difficulty so he was very kind to come to ask me if I needed help. While explaining to him that the door would not open, something inside the car caught my eyes. OOPS!! that was not my car although it looked like it. Mine was two cars away! Oh my god! fortunately the owner of the car did not see what I was doing otherwise I will be mistaken as a car thief! I thought opening and locking the car a few times before walking away was ridiculous, this is more bizarre right! So now, you know why my Quay Lo calls me "Lucy"? LOL!

For those who may not be familiar with the famous TV character, Lucy, you might want to check this video clip out - I love Lucy - Chicken and Rice.

Did you enjoyed the video clip? Now is time for the recipe but it is not Chicken and Rice, it is Sweet Potato Donuts. You got to try this recipe. It is so easy to make and the donuts were very delicious. It has a crispy outside and a soft cushiony inside. I made a big batch and after giving away some to my neighbors, we still have some left. The three of us could not finish on the same day. I put what was left in the fridge and I was surprised that it still tasted good after two days. I warmed them up for about 10 seconds in the microwave and had two with a cup of hot coffee this morning, does that sound good to you?

Sweet Potato Donuts

Ingredients:

1 C mashed sweet potatoes

2 tbs butter

2 eggs, beaten

1 C sugar

Oil for frying

1 C milk

2 ½ C flour

¼ tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp nutmeg

Method:

Work butter into mashed sweet potatoes. Add eggs, sugar and milk. Mix well. Add dry ingredients. Let dough rest for 10 minutes. Roll dough out and cut out donuts. Fry in hot oil. Drain on paper towel and roll in sugar.

I am submitting this entry to Aspiring Bakers #8 – Bread Seduction (June 2011) hosted by Jasmine from The Sweetylicious.

A LITTLE ABOUT THIS QUAY PO

Before I was married to my "Quay Lo" (Guaylo) husband, I did not know how to bake or cook. Subsequently I learned some baking and cooking Western cuisine from him, and providing his food for him launched an interest in cooking in general. Many of my Chinese friends and family told me that "Quay" is the wrong spelling for devil in Cantonese. The right spelling should be "Kwai" or "Guay". Well, somehow I like the spelling "Quay" better although I have to agree that it does not sound very Cantonese. Try asking a Westerner to pronounce "Kwai" and you will probably hear "Quay" haha. Whether is "Quay" or "Kwai" or "Guay, just know the devil woman is me when you see Quay Po Cooks. My hubby said if people pronounce "Quay" as "Key" is even better because I am the key to his heart. LOL!

Only now, have I started to learn the traditional Cantonese cuisine of my Mum. She cooks fabulously and all her specialties are divine. These two interests, my husband's Western food, and my mother's traditional food, prompted me to document them so they will not be lost.

Here, I wish to share my cooking and baking experience with my readers. I also hope to inspire those who do not know how to cook or bake to do so because, trust me, if I can, you can too.

Something I'd like to mention is that I find that many people are rather unwilling to share their recipes. However, for me, I think differently. I think good recipes should be shared thus allowing as many people to enjoy it as possible. Unless those recipes are for doing business, I don't see why we want to keep them all to ourselves. So if you are generous in sharing your recipes, you are welcome to share on my blog. Send the recipes to me and better still with pictures of the final products and I will be very happy to post them them with credits to you of course.

Our cuisine is a deeply embedded part of our culture. When two cultures come together under the same roof the results in the kitchen can sometimes be comedic, sometimes confrontational, but more often it is a journey full of surprises and discovery. There is joy in our food. If we think upon this, it is intuitively obvious. This blog is a journey of joy and sharing, reflecting what the French like to call "joie de vivre" (joy of living). No one could be more different from one another then my husband and my mother. Yet one thing they share in common is knowing intuitively that food, cooking, and sharing can be avenues of joy in life itself. So herein, help yourself, to a little joy and , if you like it, share it with your own family and friends. Joy is something that should be shared.