Recipes

Carrots, Celery, Cod Fish Porridge/ Congee

Coconut Flour Sesame Cookies Crackers

Chinese Steamed Chicken - Gojiberry, Mushrooms, Ginger, Green Onions

As I write, I am pleased to tell you that I am into the last 25% of my…

Sour and Spicy Potato Stir-Fry - 酸辣土豆丝

Sour and Spicy Potato Stir-Fry 酸辣土豆丝 (pronounced Suan La Tu Dou Si) is common in regions of China (particularly…

Butternut Squash Soup - "pumpkin" season, never too early for it

While fresh figs are almost disappearing, pumpkins and squash are coloring…

Chayote Salad - Squash, Buddha's Palms (Hands), Longevity Gourd - so many names

The texture of chayote is lightly crisp and crunchy - similiar to asian…

Spiced Okra with Tomatoes

Turmeric is definitely a spice that I have used more often now, because of my likes all around Indian food. Remember Spicy Green Beans, Spicy Green…

Kale: Stir Fry Kale with Garlic (Chinese Style)

I should be ashamed of myself that despite living in the US of A for more than 2 years, I have not tried KALE.…

Quail Eggs in Soy Dressing, and a misconception

Due to ignorance and lack of the urge to seek it out in the past, I have tried to shun quail eggs (this is not…

Chayote (Chokos), Cabbage with Willow Mushrooms

I said TWO renditions. I re-constructed a new dish a week later, using the same three ingredients without any…

Cabbage and Tomato Soup or Cabbage Stir-Fry...again?

Don't rub your eyes. You ARE seeing cabbage repeats here weeks after weeks because I enjoy this vegetable as…

Chinese Okra Egg-Drop Soup, 丝瓜蛋花汤

Of all the names I have used to introduce loofah/luffa - a type of melon/gourd, I did not mention anything…

Stir-Fry Whole-Wheat Spaghetti

These days, I am able to whip up a one-dish noodle quite easily. I tend to use more Indian spices such as cumin, fennel and turmeric; than Chinese…

Napa Cabbage with Minced Meat - 烂糊肉丝

This is definitely not one of the most appealing dish in terms of "appearance" but when my friend cooked it, I…

Collard Greens Stir-Fry with Cabbage and Carrot

Ventured out to Collard Greens only recently, after dealing with kale (recipes include Stir-Fry Kale, Kale…