Natural Remedy for Cough and Sinus

SMALL FAN have been coughing for a while every time he sleeps. I think it's due to his sinus. Lucky for him, he seems to be able to fall back to sleep after coughing but it's so heart wrenching to hear him cough. So tried searching the net for some natural remedy to cure his sinus and stumble upon this website, Earth Clinic. A really really cool website that contain posting of different people using natural food to cure their illness. For example, using Apple Cider Vinegar for Hairloss, Apple Cider Vinegar for cough and sinus, and even for reducing blood pressure, using Honey for pimples and many more. I'm going to try out the Apple Cider remedy for SMALL FAN and see if it works. Here's the recipe:

Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) Remedy for Cough & Sinus

• 1 tbs ACV (use pure ACV rather then those artificial ones if possible)
  
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 tbs honey (try to use pure honey)

1. Mix all ingredient together and drink it for twice a day until symptoms gets better or cure. The ACV is suppose to help loosen the phelgm.
   

Apple Cider for General Health

• 2 tsp ACV
• 1 cup of warm water (8 oz)
• Some honey to taste

1. Mix all ingredients together and drink it every morning before you eat. It's suppose to detox the body.

Well, going to buy a good ACV and try out the ACV for General health recipe myself and see if it works...hi hi....

Steam Egg Tofu

As Baby FAN don't drink milk, I have to constantly think of calcium rich stuff for her, here's one simple one which I serve her as snack in the afternoon. Enjoy.

Steam Egg Tofu

Ingredients & Directions

• Half a package of Egg Tofu
• A handful of Wolfberries
• Some Japanese Seaweed Seasoning

1. Cut tofu into about 1.5 cm thick and place it in a steamer or a metal plate.
2. Wash the wolfberries and put a few of top of each piece of tofu.
3. Then sprinkle some Japanese Seaweed Seasoning on top and steam the tofu in a steamer for about 10 to 15 minutes. If you don't have a steamer like me, I use the rice cooker steamer instead.
4. Let the tofu cool slightly before serving.

Verdict: My Baby FAN loves it...yum yum...she finished the entire plate.

Salmon Onigiri

Got this inspiration from Happy Home Baking when she made Salmon Onigiri for her kids. Ok, her's was definitely more professional looking then mine.


Kid's Meal

Adult's Meal

Ingredients & Directions

• Pearl Rice (1.5 cup)
  
• 1 salmon fillet (about 200g)
• 2 tsp Japanese Seaweed Seasoning (I used Yamaiso Sarukani Kassen)
• 2 tsp Japanese Seasoned Soysauce (I used Unagin No Tare)
• Pinch of Salt
• Pinch of Sugar
• Japanese Mayonese
• A few green peas
• Dried Shaved Bonito (I used Hana Kaisoo)
• Pork Floss
  

1. Cook pearl rice with equal portion of water in a rice cooker, add a pinch of salt and sugar. Leave rice to cool slightly
2. Clean salmon, cut into cubes, then stir fry it with the Japanese Soysauce until cooked through. Then flake the salmon.
3. Cooked a few Green peas in boiling water and leave it to cool.
   
4. Mix salmon to the rice and add some Seaweed Seasoning to taste.
   
5. Put rice mixture into rice shaper until half full, put some pork floss and mayonese in the middle. Then cover it with more rice to form into a tight ball and shape accordingly.
   
6. To decorate the rice ball, put some cook green peas to make the eyes of the bear and seaweed for the mouth.
7. For the kids portion, I actually put some mayonese and pork floss on the bottom of the plate and then put the rice ball on top.
8. For the adult portion, I simply squeeze some mayonese on top of the rice ball, then sprinkle the dried bonito on top.

Verdict: I must say I like it a lot, tasted yummy although my boy don't really like it, he got put off by the green peas and the black spot (caused by the Japanese Seaweed) on the rice...sigh...Not sure I will make it again though...maybe when there is special occasion.