Cheng Can Cook: Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipe ★★★

Came Up with My Own Recipe. Brussels Sprouts is my all-time favorite appetizer. It could go $8-$15 at restaurants. It is about $4 at grocery stores. Perfect snack. Can explore with different toppings such as Pancetta and chopped Macadamia Nuts.

Ingredients:
Brussels Sprouts – about 8 pieces
Shaved Cheese (such as Parmesan, Ricotta, Blue Cheese, Cheese Blend, etc.)
Oil – about 2.5 Tablespoons
Vinegar – a light splash
Salt – a big pinch
Furikake (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to Broil (High-heat baking)
2. Wash, dry, and halve Brussels Sprouts
3. Toss Brussels Sprouts with Oil
4. Top with Vinegar and a pinch of Salt, then Broil with the inside faced up
5. Broil till it turns brown, then turn and have the outside faced up (so that outside skin cures up and creates nice texture)
6. When the outside turns brown like picture above, it's done. Add cheese and can bake for 1-2 minutes additional for the cheese to melt
7. Serve and add Furikake on top (optional)

Cheng Can Mix: Matcha Latte ★★★

Great Mixture. Bought Matcha Latte Mix and Soy Milk from Tokyo Central (Japanese grocery store) in Gardena. The Matcha Latte Mix is a special fro Tokyo Central's Fukuoka Fair 1/26-2/22, 2023. Replacing Milk with Soy Milk will make the drink last longer for the day. This is a great affordable comfort drink fix instead of spending $6-7 for a drink outside regularly.

Matcha Latte – Great Comfort Drink

Yama Matcha Latte Mix ($6.99) & Japanese Soy Milk (~$4.29) bought from Tokyo Central Gardena

Ingredients:
3 teaspoons or 10g of Yama Matcha Latte Mix
180mL or 3/4 cup of soy milk (or milk)
Add a splash of water to make it less sweet

Directions:
1. Mix Yama Matcha Latte Mix with Soy Milk.
2. Taste it. If it's too sweet, add a splash of water and mix to make it less sweet.
Can be served cold or heat it up to serve warm.

Notes to self:
• Mixing it hot might eliminate the dark green floating powder better
• One of these days, I will test it using real matcha powder instead of the pre-mix package
• One of these days, I will try to spike this up