I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

As the saying goes, osmanthus flowers bloom everywhere in August.

The osmanthus tree in the yard has indeed bloomed. It is full of pale yellow flowers, which are crowded together in clusters, as if pieces of gold are dotted among the green leaves, and the air is filled with an intoxicating fragrance.

When the breeze blew, the flowers fell to the ground, covering the ground with golden color.

Recently, Dahuang and Xiaobai especially like to take a nap under the osmanthus tree, which looks very warm.

I remember someone once used the title "Osmanthus cat under the osmanthus tree" and asked netizens to follow up with the sentence "Osmanthus dog under the osmanthus tree".

Forgive her lack of literary literacy, she can't pick up the answer anyway.

Thinking it would be a waste if the osmanthus flowers were not picked and would eventually fall, everyone spent the entire afternoon picking several baskets, and in an instant half of the flowers on the tree were gone.

When picking the fruits, I also found a small beehive on the tree, but it was only the size of a palm, and bees were constantly coming in and out of it.

Everyone also carefully avoided it, on the one hand because they were afraid of being stung by the bees, and on the other hand because they did not want to damage the beehive.

It is said that if bees come to build nests in your home, it means that this place is a Feng Shui treasure land and can bring blessings and wealth to the owner.

Although they only have temporary use rights here, they can be considered temporary owners.

Some people say that fresh osmanthus cannot be eaten directly. We don’t know what toxic substances may be contained in it, but it is better to be careful anyway.

Pick out the impurities from the plucked osmanthus flowers and keep only the petals.

This process really tests one's patience. Qi Ning stopped playing and instead picked up the trash seriously with everyone else.

Finally, wash the petals clean, spread them out in a basket, dry them at night, and store them in a jar.

The next day, Xu Si started to tinker with the dried osmanthus flowers early in the morning.

When it comes to cooking osmanthus, osmanthus honey is indispensable.

It can be soaked in water or used to make snacks. If stored properly, it can be kept for at least one year.

Add rock sugar to water and simmer over low heat until melted. Then add osmanthus and cook for a while and then turn off the heat. After it cools down, add honey and pour it into a container for storage.

Honey is weakly acidic and is easily oxidized when it comes into contact with metal, so she chose a ceramic jar.

They hung a basket in the well specifically for storing food, put the prepared osmanthus honey in it, and kept it in a cool and dark place.

The remaining liquid in the pot naturally cannot be wasted, so pour some water into it and share it with everyone to sweeten their mouths.

Looking at the many osmanthus flowers left, Xu Si put his hands on his hips and asked, "What else can I do?"

"Can I make candied lotus root with osmanthus?" Su Jinyue looked at her expectantly.

"Of course you can, but you've been eating a lot of sweets lately, so you can only eat a little this time."

Su Jinyue had eaten a lot of the top scholar cake made before, and she also ate more than a portion of the cake yesterday. The extra ones were naturally left by Shen Jingchuan to please his wife.

Eating too much sweets is not good for your health. In addition to making you fat, it will also accelerate skin aging and induce various diseases.

It is especially easy to damage teeth. Under the conditions in ancient times, it was difficult to clean them properly, and it would be terrible if you got a toothache.

After all, toothache is not a disease, but it is really painful when it happens.

They had already made the toothbrush, and asked Butcher Li to help get some pig bristles, which they embedded into the end of a thin bamboo stick during a break from making cakes.

It's quite convenient to use, but it's a bit hard and a bit painful when you apply force.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Su Jinyue nodded excitedly.

She didn't object, as she knew Xu Si was doing it for her own good.

Soak the glutinous rice in water for one and a half hours, then take it out and add brown sugar to mix it.

There are also requirements for the lotus root used. There should be no holes at both ends, and it is best to have a round shape.

Peel the lotus root, cut one end, carefully pour the glutinous rice into the hole, cover it and secure it with a skewer.

Put it in a pot, add red dates, brown sugar, osmanthus, rock sugar and water, and cook for one hour.

While waiting, Xu Si decided to make a nutritious dessert for the two little ones, which was osmanthus stewed milk.

Crack two eggs and separate the egg whites.

Add milk to the egg white, beat until evenly combined, then sieve the mixture. Pour the mixture into two small bowls and cover them with a plate to prevent water vapor from entering.

Steam over low heat and drizzle with osmanthus honey at the end.

Qi Ning ate without even raising her face, "It's so tender, like egg custard."

Xu Si teased him, "Which one is better, the egg custard or this?"

"Everything my second aunt cooks is delicious."

After hearing the little guy's reply, Xu Si couldn't help but pinch his face and smiled from ear to ear.

If it was an adult saying this, it would inevitably be seen as flattery, but when it was a child, coupled with his serious tone, it was incredibly cute.

The two kids just had food to eat, but the adults also needed to have some food of their own.

After thinking about it, she decided to make some glutinous rice dumplings with osmanthus wine.

She had originally planned to buy the fermented glutinous rice from the owner of the shop next door, but the other party saw that she didn't want much and they had a contractual relationship, so he just gave her some.

Add steamed pumpkin and purple sweet potato to the glutinous rice flour, pour in boiling water, knead into a ball, and roll into small balls together. After the water boils, add the balls and cook until they float.

Put some fermented rice in a casserole, add water and bring to a boil, then add wolfberry and small dumplings, and finally sprinkle with osmanthus.

It’s done. It looks very colorful and tastes slightly sweet. It’s very suitable for women and won’t make you drunk.

Xu Si also gave a bowl to the tavern owner as a token of his gratitude.

This is how people get along with each other, there is give and take, and no one is a fool.

There was still some milk and osmanthus flowers left, so she planned to make some osmanthus mochi as a snack. Qinghuan would usually eat one after taking her medicine to suppress the bitterness.

Add corn starch to glutinous rice flour, put in appropriate amount of sugar and milk, add osmanthus, and stir into a paste.

Steam it when the water boils, add butter and knead it into a dough, sprinkle some cooked glutinous rice flour to prevent it from sticking, and finally cut it into small pieces.

Xu Si took a bite and nodded, it was perfectly made, soft, chewy and stringy, and he invited everyone to come and eat.

Seeing that she had finished her work, An Yu asked the question that had puzzled him just now, "Master Xu, you just said to add corn starch, so can we add other starches?"

Xu Si thought about it, took out all the starch at home, and explained it to him in detail.

"Look, this is sweet potato starch. Its characteristic is that it is highly viscous and becomes hard after cooling, so it is more suitable for making vermicelli and rice paper.

This is potato starch, which is fine and pure white and can be used for thickening.

This is tapioca starch. After boiling in water, it becomes transparent and tastes very chewy.

The last one is corn starch, which is highly absorbent and can keep its shape after cooling, so it is generally used to make snacks. It is also very crispy after frying, and can also be used to coat batter.

Do you understand what I mean?"

An Yu opened his mouth, a look of confusion on his face, as if he understood something but not quite.

Xu Si comforted him, "It's okay if you don't understand. Don't worry. When we cook, we only need to thicken and coat the batter. The most commonly used ones are corn starch and potato starch. They can also be used to make fried food, but the results are different."

I think she didn't understand it at first, but gradually she got used to it.

After the sweet osmanthus sugar lotus root is cooked, let it soak for a while, just in time for lunch.

Cut the prepared glutinous rice lotus root into slices, drizzle some soup on it, and finally sprinkle with osmanthus flowers. It tastes sweet and soft in one bite.

Su Jinyue stopped after eating 5 slices, but her eyes were still on other people eating.

Shen Jingchuan looked at her and wanted to give her another slice, but was rejected, which surprised him.

Su Jinyue shook her head and said firmly, "I promised Ah Si that I would eat less."

An Yu has been practicing his knife skills recently. After cutting the cucumbers and other ingredients needed, he will cut some potatoes to practice, since he can stir-fry them at home anyway.

Therefore they must have one dish in the evening, which is fried shredded potatoes.

Xu Si looked at the two extra egg yolks in the bowl and decided to eat the shredded potatoes in a different way.

After washing the shredded potatoes, blanch them for a few minutes, drain the water, add a little salt and pepper, and arrange them into a honeycomb shape.

Put egg yolk on two of them, fry them slowly over low heat, and brush them with chili sauce when they are cooked.

The one with egg yolk is a potato omelette, and the one without egg yolk is a potato pancake.

Shen Anyi sighed with emotion, "No matter how you eat it, it tastes good. The person who discovered potatoes is really a hero."

People ate one after another. Potatoes were not expensive anyway, and they were very refreshing when paired with porridge.

It’s a pity that they have opened a shop now, otherwise they could set up a stall to sell shredded potato cakes. The cost is not expensive and the technique is simple.

Xu Si personally likes to fry the skin for a little longer. It tastes better when it is crispy, but it doesn’t matter if it is burnt.