Iced Matcha Latte

I am using Ten Ren Green Tea Powder from Taiwan because Japanese matcha are just too expensive for my family's pocket and I love to make this drink often. Having found the cheaper alternative also liberated me from using it more often in my other desserts without concerning too much about the cost.

Recipe (makes 1 cup)
-- SimplyFrugalInSG original recipe --

50 ml         warm water
1 1/2 tsp    matcha
1 tbsp        sugar
150 ml       fresh milk
ice cubes

Pour warm water into a cup. Make sure that water is not too hot, preferably not more than 60℃, else matcha will turn bitter. Dissolve sugar and matcha in water.

Add fresh milk.

Lastly, add ice.

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Xiao Bai Cai with Fried Garlic

Really simple and inexpensive to make. You could replace xiao bai cai with gai lan, spinach, broccoli or your favourite vegetable.

Recipe (for 2)
-- SimplyFrugalInSG original recipe -- 

200 g          xiao bai cai
enough water to boil the vegetable
1/2 tsp       salt

enough ice water to soak the vegetable

1 tbsp     cooking oil
2 cloves  garlic, finely chopped

2 tsp     light soya sauce
1 tsp     sesame oil

Add salt to a pot of water and bring the water to boil. Blanch xiao bai cai for about 20 seconds. Quickly remove the vegetable from boiling water and plunge them in ice water. Once the vegetable cool, drain and transfer to plate.

Heat up cooking oil in a saucepan. Fry garlic until lightly brown. Remove saucepan from fire. The residual heat will continue to cook the garlic to a golden brown.

Drizzle light soya sauce, sesame oil, fried garlic and garlic oil over the vegetable. 

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