Crab Bisque 蟹肉浓汤

Crab Bisque 蟹肉浓汤

One of the grocers I visit has canned crab meat on sale occasionally. These are imported products. I don’t know the real price, but the “sale” price is too good to resist the temptation to buy. I used to make crab cakes out of this crab meat, but my kids lost interest...
Pan Seared Mixed Mushrooms 干煸什锦蘑菇

Pan Seared Mixed Mushrooms 干煸什锦蘑菇

Mushrooms are a healthy food (ingredient). More than most people think. They are low in calories, carbs, sodium, cholesterol, and fat. They are rich in vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, B13), vitamin D, dietary fibers, and antioxidants. Despite all the benefits, mushrooms are...
Pan Seared Salmon 香煎三文鱼

Pan Seared Salmon 香煎三文鱼

Thanks to the modern logistics, we have year-round access to a lot of foods used to be seasonal. To name a few, strawberry, blueberry, apple, and salmon, which is either farm-raised or frozen… Even though you could buy salmon from grocers year-round, fresh, and...
Homemade Peanut Milk 自制花生奶

Homemade Peanut Milk 自制花生奶

A few years ago, there was an argument about if all the planted based drinks, such as almond milk, soy milk, macadamiamilk… should be called milk as its definition is “Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals” As a consumer, I...
Gaston Gerard Chicken法式芝士鸡块

Gaston Gerard Chicken法式芝士鸡块

This is an interesting recipe as it could be traced precisely back to the original inventor. Well, not 100% from just the name. This dish was named after Mr. Gaston Gerard, Mayor of Dijon, France at around 1930. It was Mrs. Gaston Gerard who created this dish when she...