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天氣寒冷，大家都會想喝杯薑母茶暖身，但試試看薑母澡，它會帶給筋骨前所未有的酥軟，聽說它還是個瘦身的好方法。

通常準備薑澡需要大把的老薑拍碎再煮水，最少要煮個三十分鐘才能將老薑釋放。

這是我準備薑澡的快速辦法，老薑大約300克與1000克的滾水一起放入食物處理器裡〈例如：Vita-Mix〉，高速打約一分鐘。

再把這鍋老薑精油完全釋放的薑水加入浴缸裡的熱水，除了用它泡澡還要洗頭，這所有的薑氣在身體循環，如同在做老薑精油療程，我會感覺肩頸腰部深度放鬆，連皮膚都做深呼吸，心跳的聲音更取代了雜想，老薑泡澡不止暖和僵硬的身體，也淨化了疲憊的身體。

備註：

如果天氣太冷，可以在浴室放暖爐，保持泡澡時的溫度。

薑澡可能不適用於皮膚過敏者。

當蕃茄產季的時候，價格便宜品質又好，我通常會買回來很多蕃茄給它放在室溫，待蕃茄紅透成熟，再好好地給它燉個一大鍋的蕃茄醬。

沒去籽也沒去皮，直接用食物處理器〈例如：Vita-Mix〉打碎，完全不加水溫火燉煮一個多小時，這期間蕃茄的水份會漸漸蒸發，蕃茄的酸度也會轉低甜度因而釋放，蕃茄的油脂會浮在鍋面，蕃茄醬的顏色會愈來愈深紅，原本生味嗆鼻的蕃茄香氣逐漸濃郁，最後只要海鹽、黑糖與橄欖油調味就是最到味的蕃茄醬了。

燉好蕃茄醬是義大利料理的入門，蕃茄醬可用來做蕃茄義大利麵、千層麵、蕃茄羅宋湯、蕃茄海鮮湯、批薩醬、蕃茄火鍋湯底、蕃茄豆腐湯等。它就好像濃縮咖啡在義大利咖啡的地位，可以變化成卡布奇諾、拿鐵或是各種花式咖啡。

宣傳蕃茄美學更是令人快樂的事一件，最有成就感的莫過於建議賣菜的阿姨處理賣不完的蕃茄，她說燉過的蕃茄連孫子都愛吃，嘴巴裡原本破了一個小洞吃了蕃茄也好了， 賣菜的阿姨也變成一位蕃茄達人，她利用蕃茄搭配各食材做成不同菜色。

In Taipei's many vegetarian buffet restaurants, you'll find tables covered with delicious dishes. Many of them are almost perfect re-creations of non-vegetarian dishes, in both appearance and flavor – so don't worry about getting tasteless, warmed-up salads. The buffet style makes it easy if you don't speak Chinese. Just take a plate and sample anything that looks good.

If you like walking and you want to visit Danshui, this is a great day trip. You will see amazing views of the river, the ocean, the mountains, and the city, and you can enjoy shopping, sightseeing and a delicious meal at one of the many great restaurants in Danshui before taking the Metro home.

Jodie　小姐

在日本大家都知道台湾的捐款活動。
那麼多的捐款讓我們非常感動。
我們日本人非常感謝你們的愛心。


Yoko

Yoko小姐很喜歡到台灣玩，愛上台灣的小籠包手工麵條，2011年初還特地來上了台灣料理的課程。

Taipei's 228 Memorial Museum provides an introduction to one of the most important events in Taiwan's recent history, which continues to have a strong influence politics and culture today.

Sichuan flower pepper oil combines the spicy hotness of chili with the unique numbing sensation of flower pepper to give almost any dish an authetic Sichuan (Szechuan) flavour. It's very simple to make, taking only five or ten minutes - although flower pepper can be difficult to buy in some places.

This is the tea ceremony as traditionally conducted in Taiwan and China. It's different from the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

This is a list of some of the morning markets in Taipei

The wet markets of Taiwan usually are not on the regular tourist schedule. Most guides or local people would never think of bringing their customers or friends anywhere near them. The floors are wet, vegetables are still dirty with the mud from the fields, slabs of meat are cut open on the stands, all kinds of smells float in the air.