Chinese 1A/1B 4/9/2014

Hello everyone,

The following video is very useful for learning pinyin.  Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wV8B4bx1lM&list=UUSJyGe2H0C9q6QH0-hH04zw

Chinese 1B 3/4/2014

Hi everyone,

Donald found a video that is fun to watch. It is "10 Chinese Food Slang Words That Are Not About Food" Take a look.  Thanks Donald.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdC4EUCO2YY

Also, we will be learning money this week.  This is a great video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD_FUKpLQ5M

Chinese 1B 2/18/2014

da4 jia1 hao3,

If you like shopping, you will like the lesson this week. Check out this video to learn more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B6sB2TyXS8

Chinese 1A 2/18/2014

da4 jia1 hao3,

I found some pinyin videos for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGSQ_ccKexE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCigK7YwcPY

http://www.nychineselearning.com/resources.html

Chinese 1A/1B 2/11/2014

Hi everyone,

This is the link for Chinese New Year in Taipei.  Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnAkbB-IYs

Chinese 1B 2/4/2014

xīnnián kuàilè! gōngxǐ fācái! wànshì rúyì!

I hope you all have enjoyed your Chinese New Year.  This is the New Year's Eve dinner I made because my mother in law has been sick.  She usually helps me with the cooking and she is a great cook.  We could have had more dishes, but I had to work the whole week.  Well, the good thing is we still have a lot of left over for the next day. :)

Donald is very kind to share the following website for us.  Please take a look.  There are some useful phrases to learn directions.  See you all soon.

http://www.standardmandarin.com/Chinese-Phrases/Travel/directions

Nian gao recipe

Hello everyone,

I'm so glad that you like the "nian gao" I made today.  Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

Rice glutinous flour     1 bag  (it is also called sweet rice flour, see the following picture)

Rice flour                   1 cup

milk                           3 cups

egg                            3

Butter                       1/2 cup

sugar                         1.5 cups

baking powder           2 tsp

vanilla extract             1/2 tsp

1. Mix well all the ingredients, and pour the batter into a large baking pan.

2. put 1 can of red bean paste evenly into the batter (don't stir), then sprinkle walnut on the top.

3. Bake 350F for 40-50 minutes.

The top and bottom are the same.

This is the rice flour.