Onions

I was watching this program called 美Happy (read: "be happy" but the Kanji 美literally means Beautiful) on TV and today's theme was about Onions and Brocolli.   A simple tips to share:

* onions are very good for beauty because it has an anti ageing elements, also

* it is best to cook brocolli using microwave to keep its vitamin C intact, rather than boiling

* and a funny tips when chopping onions: bite a wooden chopstick (keep it in you mouth) while chopping your onions, well.... that way you don't have teary eyes... try! it really worked! 

An onion recipe taken from "Healthy Recipe For Children" by Makuuchi Hideo-san.

COOKED ONIONS

Ingredients:

2 onions

1 cup of dashi (or broth)

1.5 tbsp of soy sauce

1.5 tbsp of sugar

How to make:

1. Slice onions into very small pieces edible for children (5 mm length)

2. Put onions in the pot with dashi, soy sauce and sugar and bring to boil

3. Cook until the onions becomes soft.  Serve with warm rice and other dishes.

4. For those not allergic to eggs, you can also add egg to the onions and cook them well together.

ONIONS WITH MINI TOMATO

Ingredients:

300 gram of mini tomato

1 small onions

3 tbsp of dried baby sardines (shirasu) or alternative dried small fish

salt and pepper

How to make:

1. Wash the mini tomatoes and chop onions very finely

2. Put all ingredients in a pot with a little bit of water and bring to boil

3. Cook until onions becomes soft enough, then add salt and pepper for taste.

Please note that for children it is best to cook with no oil/little as possible, fresh vegetables and basic seasonings like salt, pepper, sugar, soy sauce or miso, instead of using instant seasoning with additives.    Also it is best not to feed children below 1 year old: eggs, raw fish, too much soy beans products or dairy products, as it may cause allergy when they get older.