凱旋回歸

星期天剛轉換成Daylight Saving Time, 也代表春天來臨. 寒冬漸遠,萬象更新.加上朋友B凱旋回歸,不易亦樂乎.

空氣淨化器

部份空氣淨化器對臭氧層有害,和可能加深哮喘病患者病情: Hazardous Ozone-Generating "Air Purifiers"

Senator Boxer: National Weekly Radio Address on Global Warming

“Good morning. I’m Senator Barbara Boxer from California and Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Next week, the Senate will begin debate on one of the most important issues of our time – global warming.

“Senators have come together across party lines to write a law that will not only enable us to avoid the ravages of unchecked global warming, but will create millions of new jobs and put us on the path to energy independence. Other benefits of our legislation will be cleaner air, energy efficiency, relief for consumers and the alternative energy choices that American families deserve. And, by acting wisely, America will regain the leadership we have lost these past seven years.

“There are some in the Senate who insist that global warming is nothing more than science fiction. These are the same kind of voices who said that the world was flat, cigarettes were safe and cars didn’t need airbags – long after the rest of us knew the truth.

“The fact is that the overwhelming majority of scientists say that the earth is in peril if we don’t act now. They’ve told us clearly that more than 40 percent of God’s creatures could face extinction if we don’t act now. They’ve told us of more intense weather events if we don’t act now. Health experts have told us that infectious diseases will increase due to warmer waters. And military leaders have told us that unchecked global warming will lead to severe conflict and war as droughts, floods and rising sea levels create huge numbers of desperate refugees.

“I hope you will help us convince the negative voices that we must act now to avert these dangers. Tell the Bush administration to help us, not fight us. Tell your Senators that action now will have positive results for our families and our nation. Tell those skeptics who say ‘wait for China and India to act’ that the America we know and love doesn’t hide from a challenge and wait for others to lead.

“Right now, many of our states, including my home state, are leading. They have the will. Our mayors are leading. They have the will. Religious leaders have urged us to act now as well. They reminded me of a wonderful quote that motivates me to work as hard as I can for as long as it takes to responsibly address global warming. These words stay with me: ‘When God created the first man, he took him around to all the trees in the Garden of Eden and said to him “see my handiwork, how beautiful and choice they are. Be careful not to ruin and destroy my world, for if you do ruin it, there is no one to repair it after you.”’

“I truly hope that you will support our efforts on the Senate floor. Please join our fight, and thanks for listening.”

再見 CL

今天剛賣了筆者人生的第一部「新車」。

此車對筆者頗有意義：二千年的一、二月發生了兩件不尋常的事。

首先是在一個大雨滂沱的晚上發生車禍，舊車被「total」。對方是駕 Corvette 的醉酒司機，幸好筆者及時閃避，迎頭相撞恐怕會很嚴重。(那晚實在經典，二十分鐘內與同一警察打兩次交道。)

第二是在公司轉到現職，是筆者職業的轉捩點。

買此車除了因為舊車報銷，也是慶祝新職。

時間轉眼過去，回看八年公私也很順利。此車似給筆者帶來很多好運（可能有一個很好的VIN吧?)。

雖然有點不捨，但筆者慶幸給車子找到好的「新居」— 新車主是警察(巧合?)，與筆者的汽車要求一致，也欣賞本田的引擎技術。

現在賣車是一個很好的段落，2008是標誌另一階段的開始。

The end of cheap food

The end of cheap food

回歸地球

很久沒有 update 部落。

是不是已經放棄?

當然不是，熟知行情的好友都知道這兩月發生很多事。

筆者相信二零零七年的十一和十二月是不會忘記的一段時間 —
除了如常的傭碌，有悲嘆，有期盼，有相聚，有歡樂，有新知，有重逢，有感激，有驚喜。

今天，是今年最後的工作天，好像所有事也到了一個段落，正好給筆者停下來，好好休息和珍惜身邊一切。

明天，我與小玲子會到中美貝里斯度假 — 睡，吃，潛水，無限打球。

祝讀者快樂聖誕和新年。明年再見。

孤兒仔蒸肉餅

昨天買了成包免治黑豚豬肉，「豬肉蒸水蛋」只用了少少，留下咁多(圖)，點算好??

打開冰箱，找到鹹蛋和魷魚乾。
鹹蛋較易弄，決定煮「鹹蛋蒸豬肉」。
蒸肉餅其實很多秘訣。因很容易蒸得太實和硬。
正常蒸肉餅應用半肥瘦梅頭，仲要唔可以用機絞碎。

但係...「孤兒仔煮飯，懶得就懶。」™

睇啲免治黑豚豬肉都幾夠肥，蒸豬肉應不會太硬。

言歸正傳，材料需要:

肥瘦豬肉

鹹蛋 (圖）

薑絲

油

蔥粒

醃料:

醬油 1茶匙

幼鹽 適量

糖 適量,1-2茶匙

生粉 1茶匙

麻油 適量

其他醃料(非必要):

胡椒粉 適量

酒 1茶匙

魚露 2-4茶匙

做法 (* = 筆者唔記得落):

肥瘦豬肉 + 鹹蛋 + 醬油 + 幼鹽* + 糖 + 生粉 + 麻油 + 胡椒粉 + 酒 + 魚露* 撈埋一齊。注意要同一方向攪。直至舊肉起膠唔散:

肉餅入碟，放上薑絲*:

猛火隔水蒸8分鐘,將近熟時加入蔥粒，再蒸2分鐘即成。(筆者蒸了7分鐘，無落蔥。)

完成圖:

我的晚餐 (有菜! 其實昨晚也有，相影得唔好)：

後記：

賣相OK，但唔記得落鹽，唔怪得咁甜!

孤兒仔食譜

小玲子遠行，上星期食完預備好的糧草。點算好??

今天挑戰難度，嘗試一道難弄得好的「豬肉蒸水蛋」。

材料: 日本免治黑豚豬肉 (圖)，有機雞蛋 2 隻。
調味: 醬油, 魚露, 澱粉, 酒, 麻油。

步驟:
黑豚豬肉 + 魚露 + 澱粉:

把 2 隻蛋完全打勻。然後加入(蛋　volume x 1.5)分量的水，和少許魚露，攪勻:

找一個玻璃蓋鍋子和陶磁碟子 (鐵碟不是太好)。
鍋子加水，放入蒸架和空碟子。把水煮滾，而碟子也會變熱:

水滾時，加入豬肉，鋪平碟上:

加蛋, 收細火 (不可大火, 因蛋會老):

溫火煮至蛋熟 (因此要用玻璃蓋)。時間大約 4-6 分鐘，時間因火大小而異，用眼決定。

完成後加醬油和麻油:

我的晚餐：

後記：

完成圖的蛋看來過熟，其實那些小泡是加蛋時造成。筆者下次會嘗試把豬肉和蛋加入碟後 settle 一會才蒸。

今次蛋是剛剛熟(很滑)，但筆者想可蒸久一點 (用眼決定)。

ZICAM

這幾天有點「作病」偵兆，於是去買 Zicam。Zicam 用法是噴在喉嚨位置，因喉嚨是病菌的主要生長地方。
Zicam 稱能加快(3x)復原速度。今天喉嚨已經無痛。筆者以前用過幾次，效果不錯。